Celebrating 3rd anniversary with new calendar
Game Conference Guide Insights - October 2023
I want to talk one more time about Showcases. As you may have heard or seen as a regular visitor of Game Conference Guide, the website now tracks Showcases.
All the Nintendo Directs, State of Plays, Xbox Showcases, and small broadcasts coming from various publishers, developers, communities, game premieres but also major updates to upcoming and existing games.
The new feature launched without a calendar, and I am pleased to share with you, that from now on you can add all the Showcases into your favourite calendar app, or you can just add the one you are aiming to watch.
NOTE: For EU visitors, some Japanese or events broadcasted late in the afternoon from Pacific Coast might show a different day, the reason is I am based in Croatia and the calendar is GMT+2.
Calendar of Showcases comes with a reminder, it will pop a notification about upcoming showcase 24 hours before the broadcast starts. And they do have a green colour in the Calendar, where you can find Deadlines and Events as well all in one place.
Now, Showcases are hard to track. Some are added retroactively and those with finished broadcast have updated links to the on-demand version (I am prioritizing YouTube, if possible) so you can rewatch them in full any time you want. Some are being announced day before, which of course makes tracking a bit tricky and very time consuming.
With a full time job, it is almost impossible to be up-to-date with everything. Game Conference Guide is a passion project and I will continue updating it for everyone out there.
If you want to keep it available free of charge to everyone and you are getting value out of it, consider turning your free subscription to paid. And if you are not sure, you can join these amazing people: Jeanette, Kate, Takaaki, Damir, Masatoshi, Erik, Robin, Mateusz, Justin, Tobi & Jay and buy me a coffee on Patreon.
You can cancel after the first month, I won’t get mad. If you are not into coffee, send me a message how you are using website, or how it helped you to find new events. This way I am learning Game Conference Guide is still relevant and it brings value to you.
PARTNER OF THE MONTH
Excitement is building as we draw closer to the Game Days Conference, scheduled to take place from October 26th to 28th in the city of Kosice, Slovakia.
Prepare to be inspired by industry Pros who will share their insights and experiences, including:
Gerald Parel - Principal Visual Story Developer, Riot Games
Wiktor Mazur - Senior Technology Programmer, Techland
Fawzi Mesmar - VP Global Creative, Ubisoft
Immerse yourself in a bustling expo featuring top-notch indie and AA development studios from the Central and Eastern European region. Experience hands-on demos, prototypes, and engaging gameplay from Nine Rocks Games, Games Farm, 3DIVISION and many, many more!
Enhance your expertise through interactive workshops and skill-building sessions tailored for developers, artists, students and designers. Learn from the best in the industry, acquire new techniques, and refine your craft.
Forge meaningful connections with fellow developers, industry professionals, and potential collaborators at our lively social events, including game tournaments & parties. Whether you're a seasoned developer, aspiring designer, or gaming enthusiast, Game Days Conference promises an experience like no other!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
Game Conference Guide is not going away, I am not going to pull Unity on you. Everyone will always have access to the full features on the website, including: Calendar, Deadlines, Reminders & Showcases.
I would like to call all companies, individuals, or brands, that would like to support it by joining the Partner of the Month programme. Many, namely: Pocket Gamer Events, MeetToMatch, Gameye, MIGS, Galaktus, Reboot, Devcom, GameDays, EdgeGap, Marchsreiter Communications, GTR and Raw Fury have been supporting me since the beginning, and I can’t be more thankful for their input and the partnerships.
You can be one of them.
The open call for Partner of the Month for 2024 is already in motion, so far more than half of the slots are gone, so be quick if you want to show your project, services or you just want to support it.
One more thing, 1st of October, 2023 marks the 3rd anniversary of launching Game Conference Guide. More than 1150 events in the database, countless of Deadlines and Showcases on top are being tracked.
Thank you for visiting, sharing and using the website.
Also, if you are planning to visit Game Days in Kosice, Slovakia, DevGAMM in Lisbon, Portugal or GDS in Prague, Czech Republic, let me know, I will be more than happy to meet and chat.
That is it from me this month.
[Game Conference Guide is tracking games industry & game developers events, trade shows, festivals, conferences and events around the world.]
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Pavol Buday, curator @ GCG