Accessibility, inclusiveness, and openness as guiding principles for the event The highly anticipated Game Industry Conference (GIC) is thrilled to announce its 18th edition, set to take place in the vibrant city of Poznań, Poland, from October 24th to 27th. GIC has solidified its position as one of Europe’s premier gaming B2B and developer conferences[…..] […]
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Steam Next Fest Participation with Morkull Ragast’s Rage and Bubble Ghost Remake
SelectaPlay Announces Steam Next Fest Participation with Morkull Ragast’s Rage and Bubble Ghost Remake Two exciting new PC demos to add to your playlist ! Global indie publisher and developer SelectaPlay participated in Steam Next Fest with two exciting titles from their upcoming portfolio of releases. Action-arcade adventure game Bubble Ghost Remake and 2D action platformer[…..] […]
Europe’s Premier Game Developer Event announces new venue and call for speakers
– devcom Developer Conference will move to the new Confex Center – – Speakers can now submit their #ddc2024 sessions – Europe’s biggest game developer event, devcom Developer Conference (#ddc2024), is set to take place from August 18-20, 2024, at one of Europe’s most modern Conference and Exhibition Centers, “Confex” – Koelnmesse’s brand new, state-of-the-art[…..] […]
NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Applications are now open for the Spring 2024 Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator: Vertical AI!FEB 12 – MAR 10 We’re looking to partner with startups using AI to redefine categories such as Advertising, Software Development, Cybersecurity, Facilities, Film and Television Production, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Procurement, and more! Applicantion Now:https://lift.comcast.com/accelerator/ Our four-week, equity-free accelerator[…..] […]
Game Developers Conference (GDC)’s 12th Annual State of the Game Industry Survey Results
Game Developers Conference’s 2024 State of the Game Industry Survey Shows Developer Concern About Layoffs, Generative AI Usage, Game Engine Pricing Changes and Return to Office Policies Survey of More Than 3,000 Game Developers Also Shares Frustrations with Twitter/X, an Increased Focus On Accessibility Features and Highlights More Major Game Industry Trends and Changes Ahead[…..] […]
Starting March 15, 2024! The 2nd Niigata International Animation Film Festival
Feature Films Official Selection 12 Outstanding Works Selected / 2.5x more entries than last year The 2nd Niigata International Animation Festival will commence on March 15th, 2024. Our inaugural festival in 2023 received an enthusiastic response from the international animation community. We are an animation festival dedicated to feature length works and aiming to be the largest animation festival of its kind in Asia. Mamoru OSHII served as chairperson of the competition jury and Katsuhiro OTOMO designed the poster. The festival was attended by many luminaries of the anime community. Niigata has become an important destination for lovers of animation. Expectations are high for this[…..] […]
GDC 2024 will take place March 18-22 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.
1) The 26th Annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Finalists The IGF, the longest running festival, summit and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators, has revealed this year’s finalists. Leading the nominations is Venba from Visai Games with four nominations, including Excellence in Audio, Narrative, Visual Art and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize. Venba[…..] […]
Outstanding Contributions shortlist unveiled of UK ANIMATION
UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK are proud to announce the shortlisted nominees for our upcoming awards ceremony, which highlights the outstanding achievements made in our industry over the recent years. As 2024 marks twenty years since UK Screen Alliance was established, we will be honouring this special anniversary and highlighting the outstanding achievements made[…..] […]
Annecy 2024: Get Your Accreditation!
Annecy Festival 2024: It’s time to get your accreditation! The Annecy International Animation Film Festival returns on Sunday 9th to Saturday 15th June, and its Market (Mifa) is on 11th to 14th! Get your accreditation to discover and celebrate the very best of animation film from around the world, meet extraordinary people and get access[…..] […]
Growing sense of gloom in the German games industry
Growing sense of gloom in the German games industry Only 12 per cent of game companies expect positive development in the German games industry in 2024 In contrast, one in two German game companies anticipate a very or rather positive development for their own business For the international games industry, 2023 was a mixed year.[…..] […]