Our tenth yr of delivering deal-making, career-changing convention experiences for the video games business is off to an incredible begin with a record-breaking PG Connects London.
This Monday twenty second and Tuesday twenty third, we welcomed 2,600 attendees from greater than 1,300 corporations – a brand new document. All had been eager to study and do enterprise within the UK capital. We regularly say that our occasions are for the worldwide video games business and guests from 65 international locations gathered in London for our flagship occasion of the yr.
Lots of these attendees had been there to listen to the newest traits and study greatest practices in every little thing from recreation design to monetisation. The ultimate tally reached 290 world-class skilled audio system delivering the 29-track convention schedule throughout each days. Others got here for the possibility to fulfill key determination makers from a number of the most fun manufacturers and pioneers within the business, with over 5,000 conferences organised by our official on-line MeetToMatch platform.
Little question you’ll bear in mind that it’s a difficult time for the video games business, with quite a few studies of layoffs. We needed to help our colleagues searching for new alternatives with a brand new deal with the Careers Zone which helped registered jobseekers match with lively recruiters.
Attendees additionally met their dream enterprise contacts by our curated matchmaking occasions Writer SpeedMatch and Investor Connector, whereas dozens of indie builders bought the unparalleled alternative for real-time skilled suggestions, media protection and prizes with our Very Large Indie Pitch occasions.
This was our busiest present ground but as effectively, bustling with manufacturers demonstrating their services all day, each days.
Making the information
In addition to the very newest business insights and hotly debated matters onstage, this week’s occasion additionally noticed product launches and an awards announcement. Right here’s a fast roundup of a few of our hottest articles that got here out of PGC London this week.
The way forward for Gen AI: “I don’t see how this doesn’t change into a key a part of the workflow”
PGC London panel discusses the way forward for video games improvement with synthetic intelligence and its potential risk to the roles market
The High 50 Blockchain Recreation Firms revealed
The staff at Blockchaingamer.biz have picked their High 50 corporations for 2024, and revealed the rundown dwell at Pocket Gamer Connects London
You had been laid off… What now?
An insightful PGC London panel discusses expertise with layoffs and what to do subsequent
Jesse Lempiäinen of Geeklab delivers the proper recreation launch
Stay from Pocket Gamer Connects London, the ex-Rovio, Geeklab CEO and founder dispels myths and explains why two (or extra) is at all times higher than one…
AI vs NFTs… What’s actually the following massive factor in video games?
Panellists at PGC London talk about the varied applied sciences prevalent lately and the place they might be going subsequent
A phrase from the boss
Metal Media CEO Chris James (pictured above) was delighted with the amount of video games professionals that joined us to kick off the occasion sequence’ tenth yr. This success solely reaffirms the corporate’s plan to assist much more manufacturers and people take their recreation companies to the following stage this yr than ever earlier than.
“I at all times stay up for PGC London and to the chance to kickstart the yr with the nice and good – alongside the upcoming vibrant and good – of the video games business with perception, positivity and a way of exhilaration… and I wasn’t disenchanted in ’24!
“Regardless of the miasma of downbeat headlines and the physique blows from hefty layoffs, our record-breaking tenth anniversary present remained each bit as filled with infectious vitality, new concepts and (whisper it!) resilient optimism as I can bear in mind.
“I used to be notably overwhelmed by the goodwill from all quarters of the two.600 delegates in direction of myself, my staff (who frankly deserve it effectively) and naturally the convention itself. All I can actually say is that the sensation is VERY a lot mutual.
“I am exceptionally pleased with the present and our superior staff, however much more so of the broader video games business – I actually could not consider a spot I would reasonably be than working alongside you all! Greatest needs to everybody else in video games for the brand new yr! It could be slightly bumpy, however the future is unbelievably vibrant, so if we stick collectively we’ll be advantageous.”
Thanks and see you quickly
Our tenth anniversary London version had extra attendees, extra exhibitors, extra builders and extra publishers than any of our conferences earlier than! We’re immensely grateful to all people who made this attainable, as we couldn’t have requested for a greater begin to 2024 – 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 London – and we will’t wait to see you at one in every of our reveals all year long in San Francisco, Dubai and Helsinki.
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