Entries in 'london games festival' (28)

London Games Festival art exhibition raises £30k for SpecialEffect

London Games Festival art exhibition raises £30k for SpecialEffect

UKIE’s games industry art exhibition has raised over £30,000 for charity SpecialEffect, making it the organisation’s most successful fundraiser to date.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on Dec 18th 2012 at 1:16PM in News
Charity games art auction begins

Charity games art auction begins

UKIE has put its entire London Games Festival Art Exhibition collection up for auction for games charity Special Effect.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 12th 2012 at 1:31PM in News
London Games Festival starts today - here's the key events for your diary

London Games Festival starts today - here's the key events for your diary

The London Games Festival was officially launched last night - here's our guide to all the key events taking place as part of this month's long celebration of games culture.

on Sep 28th 2012 at 11:11AM in News
City Hall to host London games art exhibition

City Hall to host London games art exhibition

A free to visit public exhibition of video game art will feature in the closing week of this year’s London Games Festival.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 18th 2012 at 9:49AM in News

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Coders and journos trade places in 48-hour job swap

Coders and journos trade places in 48-hour job swap

A 48-hour Game Jam hosted by UKIE with Mobile Pie, Develop and MCV will see developers and journalists swap roles.
 
Starting at 5pm on Friday, October 5th and running ...

Lauren Wainwright
by Lauren Wainwright
on Jul 10th 2012 at 11:07AM in News
First London Games Festival events confirmed

First London Games Festival events confirmed

Consumer shows, industry events and awards ceremonies are amongst the first events announced for this year’s London Games Festival.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jun 21st 2012 at 11:31AM in News
London Games Festival ready for October return

London Games Festival ready for October return

The UK’s biggest celebration of video games is back.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 3rd 2012 at 10:01AM in News
No London Games Festival in 2011

No London Games Festival in 2011

UK video games trade body UKIE has announced that there will be no London Games Festival this year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 8th 2011 at 12:37PM in News

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London Games Festival draws in 76,000

London Games Festival draws in 76,000

The London Games Festival saw a whopping 76,000 people attend its various games events.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 11th 2010 at 12:29PM in News
LGC 2010: PSP and DS devs are 'in trouble'

LGC 2010: PSP and DS devs are 'in trouble'

Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubert warned that developers of traditional handheld games face a crisis as iPhones and Android devices tempt away their audience.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Nov 5th 2010 at 11:45AM in News
LGC 2010: Bigpoint pours scorn on Facebook

LGC 2010: Bigpoint pours scorn on Facebook

In his opening keynote at the London Games Festival last night Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz shrugged off the Facebook goldfish.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Nov 5th 2010 at 10:46AM in News
London Games Conference: The liveblog

London Games Conference: The liveblog

If you're missing the London Games Conference later today, don't dispair - MCV is providing an updated liveblog throughout the event, starting from 5pm.

by Michael French
on Nov 4th 2010 at 2:09PM in News

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Bigpoint founder outlines London Games Conference keynote

Bigpoint founder outlines London Games Conference keynote

The CEO of Bigpoint has warned that only those publishers with the right spread of browser, casual and mobile games will ride the digital tidal wave.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Oct 7th 2010 at 1:59PM in News
Sonic creator heads to LGF

Sonic creator heads to LGF

The co-creator of Sega’s popular Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will make an appearance at this year’s London Games Festival.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 15th 2010 at 10:57AM in News
LGF kicks off Earls Court next month

LGF kicks off Earls Court next month

Plans for the UK games industry’s fourth week-long celebration of video games are starting to shape up.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 26th 2010 at 11:53AM in News
London Games Festival expands for 2010

London Games Festival expands for 2010

THE FIFTH London Games Festival takes place this October as a month-long celebration of games, targeted at mainstream consumers, mass media and key Westminster figures.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 21st 2010 at 10:42AM in News

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Key speakers confirmed for London Games Conference

Key speakers confirmed for London Games Conference

The programme for the London Games Conference has been announced, with an impressive and eclectic line-up of speakers, panellists and topics.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 24th 2009 at 11:30AM in News
LGF returns on October 24th

LGF returns on October 24th

The London Games Festival is set to return to the capital for its fourth successive year from October 24th.

by Tim Ingham
on Jul 13th 2009 at 12:07PM in News
October games conference to return

October games conference to return

MCV publisher Intent Media is to launch a new games conference this autumn, following its recent swoop for a range of event and magazine assets.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jan 21st 2009 at 4:31PM in News
LGF to grow beyond UK?

LGF to grow beyond UK?

Ahead of London Games Festival 2008, which starts this Saturday (October 26th), the event organisers have told MCV that they want to involve all of Europe.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 24th 2008 at 3:30PM in News
Golden Joysticks spearhead London Games Festival

Golden Joysticks spearhead London Games Festival

The Golden Joysticks is set to become the jewel in the crown of this year’s London Games Festival as MCV can reveal that the Future-organised event is the official awards ...

by Tim Ingham
on May 22nd 2008 at 1:49PM in News
Third London Games Festival announced

Third London Games Festival announced

After a successful second outing last year, the London Games Festival is to return for a third stint later this year, it has been confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 15th 2008 at 11:49AM in News
LGF press was incredible, says EA

LGF press was incredible, says EA

EA boss Keith Ramsdale has hailed the ‘unprecedented’ exposure the firm received after its Be The One event at the London Games Festival – and hinted that it may host ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 12th 2007 at 10:54AM in News
Industry gears up for LGF

Industry gears up for LGF

This Monday October 22nd sees the return of London Games Festival, boasting its biggest and most varied line-up ever seen.
Running right up until Friday November 2nd, London will host ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 19th 2007 at 12:43PM in News
EA to rule over London

EA to rule over London

The most high-profile marketing stunt the UK games industry has ever seen is set to boost the London Games Festival next week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 19th 2007 at 11:28AM in News