Here's everything the GamesIndustry.biz team is doing at EGX 2023
09.10.2023 - 15:13
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/ Sam Lake
/ Peter Molyneux
/ Chris Dring
/ James Batchelor
/ Supermassive Games
/ Rami Ismail
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This week, EGX returns to London's Excel Centre – and GamesIndustry.biz will be there in full force.
As always, we will be hosting the returning Investment Summit in the venue's Platinum Suite on Thursday, October 12, plus four days of presentations and portfolio reviews in the newly interactive GI Academy Zone on the show floor.
And our head of games B2B Chris Dring and editor-in-chief James Batchelor have been involved with the EGX content team, arranging some of the must-see sessions on the various stages throughout the show.
Here's a full rundown of everything the GamesIndustry.biz team is working on at this week's event:
GI Academy Zone
Thursday, October 12 - Sunday, October 15 | GI Academy Zone
The annual careers fair that is the GI Academy Zone will once again return to EGX this week, featuring talks, panels and one-to-one portfolio reviews by experts from PlayStation, Larian Studios, Rare, Media Molecule, Sports Interactive, Rebellion, Splash Damage, and more. You can check out the full four-day schedule right here.
Investment Summit
Thursday, October 12 | 9am - 6pm | Platinum Suite
Once again giving developers what they need to know about getting their games funded, this year's Investment Summit will feature talkies from TikTok, Maverick Games, Square Enix Collective, Creative Growth Finance and more – plus meetings throughout the day with publishers and investors. You can see the full schedule here.
Fable 2: 15 Years Later
Thursday, October 12 | 2pm - 3pm | EGX Theatre
Celebrating 15 years of Lionhead's seminal action RPG, James Batchelor is joined by Peter Molyneux to discuss the development of Fable 2, how it built upon the success and strengths of the original, and how well it stands up today
Pitch your game to developers
Thursday, October 12 | 4.30pm - 5.30pm | Community Hub
James Batchelor is hosting a session in which EGX attendees can pitch your game to a panel of expert developers – Rami Ismail, Interior Night's Caroline Marchal, and Team Artichoke's Moo Yu – who will then just their ideas (nicely).
The Horror! How to terrify gamers in 2023
Friday, October 13 | 12pm - 1pm | EGX Theatre
No Code’s Jon Mckellan (Silent Hill: Townfall/Alien: Isolation), Supermassive Games’ Will Doyle (The Dark Pictures Anthology), Teravision’s Luis “LD” Zambrano (Killer Klowns) and Illfonic’s Jared Gerritzen (FEAR/Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed/Predator: Hunting Grounds) join Chris Dring to discuss making horror games and what it takes to frighten gamers in 2023.
The return of Alan Wake: Fireside chat with Remedy's Sam Lake
Friday, October 13 | 3pm - 4pm | EGX Theatre
Chris Dring will be joined by Sam Lake to