london games festival

Taking place at the Old Truman Brewery on 28th and 29th October, the Eurogamer Expo is a feature event of the London Games Festival, and brings consumers face to face with all of the biggest Christmas release on all formats.

The Casual Games Forum is a new one-day conference and networking event designed specifically for anyone involved in or interested in the business of casual gaming. With all the current innovations taking place - casual gaming has become an accepted and integral part of the games industry as a whole.  And with this sector of the market developing at such a rapid rate, it’s more important than even that today’s games industry professionals keep up-to-date with the latest trends and stay ahead of tomorrow’s business opportunities.

Learn about new business models, new market segments and new digital opportunities to drive new revenue streams. Be first to react to new threats to protect your current revenue streams, drive home the competitive edge and exploit changing market conditions Get to grips with the biggest issues transforming the landscape of the video games industry: Uncover and implement profitable new business models Target new growth segments effectively to drive up revenues Protect your organisation against market disrupters Boost sales and profitability from digital opportunities Exploit the social networking revolution to develop innovative marketing campaigns

We have some fantastic speakers lined up who will share their knowledge of ways to make your business a leaner, more profitable organisation. The day will begin with a keynote from Ed Vaizey, Conservative Shadow Arts Minister who will give us an overview of Conservative policy towards helping SME’s in our sector and other cultural industries. We will also hear from the Liberal Democrats Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, Don Foster, who will outline their policies for the games industry.

Video Games Live, the biggest live performance in video games, is back with its 2008 show. Following last year’s smash hit sell-out, the London Games Festival is delighted to announce that there will be two performances at the Royal Festival Hall on 24th October at 4pm and 8pm. The event will launch this year’s festival celebrating all the excitement and variety of the gaming industry.