Our tenth 12 months of delivering deal-making, career-changing convention experiences for the video games trade acquired off to a tremendous begin with a record-breaking PG Connects London… Now, this week’s San Francisco occasion has confirmed to be equally electrical!
This Monday 18th and Tuesday nineteenth of March, we welcomed over 1000 attendees from greater than 500 corporations to our occasion in what proved to be the proper precursor for GDC week.
We frequently say that our occasions are for the worldwide video games trade and with 1000+ guests from 50 nations, our newest San Francisco occasion was our greatest US occasion but and is certain to develop into one of many greatest gatherings within the video games trade calendar going forwards.
Collaboration was on the very coronary heart of PG Connects San Francisco as we partnered with Sport Connection America to carry a very epic occasion to the US.
Sport Connection is without doubt one of the trade’s oldest and most prestigious conferences and very similar to PG Connects, the occasions have at all times had a robust deal with enterprise networking and data sharing, with key platforms, builders, publishers and repair suppliers all coming collectively in a single place.
Seems like becoming a member of with Pocket Gamer Connects this 12 months powered up the entire expertise for everybody!
A slate of famous person audio system
Lots of these attendees have been there to listen to the newest tendencies and be taught greatest practices in all the things from recreation design to monetisation. The ultimate tally reached 100 world-class professional audio system delivering 10 tracks and 5 Spherical Tables throughout the convention schedule throughout each days.
Others got here for the prospect to fulfill key resolution makers and pioneers from a few of the most enjoyable manufacturers within the trade. With limitless alternatives because of our partnership with MeetToMatch, PGC attendees are at present persevering with their networking for the remainder of the week reserving GDC conferences all around the metropolis organised by way of the official on-line MeetToMatch platform.
This was our busiest present ground but as nicely, bustling with manufacturers demonstrating their services all day, each days.
Worldwide illustration was sturdy this 12 months with regional representations together with organised delegations from Switzerland, Costa Rica and Turkey, to not point out the UK Division of Commerce’s UK Video games Showcase which was a spotlight of day one, presenting a specifically curated expo that includes the perfect of British creativity and innovation.
Dozens of indie builders acquired the unparalleled alternative for real-time professional suggestions, media protection and prizes with our Very Large Indie Pitch occasions.
And the winners are…
The Very Large Indie Pitch (PC & Console version) was received by:
- 1st place – Kohlrabi Starship by Whimsical Wolff Video games
- 2nd place – Floor of Aces by Blindflug Studios
- third place – Zombie Rollerz: The Final Ship by Zing Video games Inc
This 12 months’s San Francisco Very Large Indie Pitch (Cell version) was received by:
- 1st place – Battle Bears Heroes by SkyVu
- 2nd place – Trellis by Crew Trellis
- third place – Zombie Rollerz: The Final Ship (cell) by Zing Video games Inc
A phrase from the boss
Metal Media CEO Chris James mentioned “What an superior occasion! The tenth anniversary of Pocket Gamer Connects continued in excessive model on the swanky Hibernia venue on our return to one in every of cell gaming’s most vital capitals.
“This was the third metropolis we visited again in 2015, the house of the large indie pitch and the host of lots of our greatest ever events over time – so it was solely becoming that in our anniversary 12 months we got here again to do all three!
“Our greatest ever North American PGC was ably complemented by an superior networking social gathering and vigorous pitch occasions. Plus we loaded the bases even additional by way of cooperation with Meet-to-Match San Francisco, Sport Connection America and the UK Division of Commerce guaranteeing our delegates had unbelievable worth.
Was additionally superb to see commerce delegations from Chile, Taiwan, Turkey and Switzerland in attendance and one in every of our greatest ever indie zones!
“I stay as at all times humbled by all of the assist and grateful to everyone who took half, particularly our audio system, sponsors and exhibitors. It looks like we’ve rediscovered our residence in San Francisco and supply an effective way to guide into the unbelievable GDC convention – we will certainly be again, and even greater subsequent 12 months!
Subsequent up Dubai – one other unbelievable metropolis on the planet’s quickest rising video games market, if you happen to’re excited about MENA (and also you REALLY must be) then we’ll see you there!”
Become involved!
Wish to be a speaker at an upcoming occasion?
There’s no higher place than Pocket Gamer Connects occasions to share your data and experience with the worldwide video games neighborhood. We’re accepting functions from famend producers, builders, executives and leaders within the area to guide a session on a subject they’re captivated with and have experience in at our upcoming exhibits.
For those who suppose you’ve got one thing to supply our viewers, full our speaker submission type or get in contact with charlie.scowen@steelmedianetwork.com to debate additional!
Wish to develop into a sponsor?
Nothing breeds success like success – in order for you your model to be related to our main worldwide occasion collection, why not be a part of us as a sponsor? For those who’re seeking to put your model in entrance of the worldwide cell video games trade, get in contact immediately to seek out out extra about our assorted sponsorship alternatives or different methods to become involved with our B2B gross sales crew. Please contact lisa.bisset@steelmedianetwork.com or chris@steelmedia.co.uk for extra particulars.
Thanks and see you quickly!
Our return to San Francisco noticed attendees, exhibitors, builders and publishers come collectively to create an distinctive convention expertise for all!
We’re immensely grateful to all people who made this attainable, as we couldn’t have requested for higher – thanks to each attendee, speaker and sponsor for this occasion. This magnificent success couldn’t have been attainable with out you.
It was our real pleasure to host you in San Francisco – and we are able to’t wait to see you at one in every of our exhibits all year long in Dubai, Helsinki and Jordan.
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