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A brand new talent line-up has been unveiled for Ensemble, a flagship programme of the annual London Games Festival that showcases Black, Asian and underrepresented ethnicities working in UK video…
The tenth annual London Games Festival’s Official Selection will feature its biggest game line-up yet this year – with nearly 60 games showcased and playable between Wednesday 2 April to…
Momentum for 2025’s biggest UK event for video games continues to build – with speakers and side events added to the London Games Festival schedule as tickets officially go on…
The 10th anniversary edition of the London Games Festival will be the biggest yet – with the programme of core events announced today plus applications open for game submissions. London…
The 9th London Games Festival saw its biggest audience yet in April: over 100,000 people took part in person. Visitors flocked to major events including Now Play This, WASD and…
Games London has selected eight London studios for the fourth round of its annual Accelerator programme. The cohort officially convened for the first time yesterday (Wednesday 17 April), during London…
On the opening of the ninth London Games Festival, Games London is delighted to announce this year’s brand new Ensemble talent line-up. A flagship feature of the London Games Festival…
Next month’s London Games Festival will be the biggest event yet for the international showcase of video games – with over 45 events locking into the schedule, a host of…
– Mayor of London-backed programme will support 50 games companies at Slush in Helsinki – Games businesses from the capital and across the UK will be supported by Games London…
London Games Festival returns for a bigger-than-ever showing next year as organiser Games London details the 2024 dates and the first wave of locked-in events. LGF will run for its…
Games London one of our BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund award grant recipients Funding will support creation of a new toolkit built with industry experts and a cohort of…
Leading names across games, film and television will share the stage at London Games Festival next week to discuss the increasingly legitimate connections between their screen industries. Screen Play, LGF’s…
The BFI has announced the 15 UK video games companies selected to attend Slush, Helsinki as part of a trade delegation, delivered in partnership with Games London as part of…
– 40 games business founders from underrepresented groups will be offered an exclusive series of workshops, mentoring and investor pitching events both in London and overseas – Game Changer is…
Applications have opened for two new opportunities to join the Games London team
◾ In-person visitor numbers surpass 58,000 ◾ Digital showcases reach hundreds of thousands more ◾ Events catered to every taste, professional and player alike, from B2B tentpole the Games Finance…
Over 30 games from around the world chosen as part of the festival’s second Official Selection with titles from Europe, North America plus China and Japan Games showcased online, on…
Games London has opened the applications to three key parts of the London Games Festival programming. As announced in October, the London Games Festival 2023 will return next year and…
Mayor of London commits over £1m to Games London; London Games Festival 2023 starts Wednesday 29 March and runs until Saturday 8 April
LGF22 partnership with Microsoft Azure and Gamestream offers free streaming demos to players – no download required
LONDON GAMES FESTIVAL PICKS TOP NEW GAMES AND INTERNATIONAL INNOVATORS FOR ANNUAL OFFICIAL SELECTION A diverse range of over 30 games from around the world chosen as part of festival’s…
Tuesday, October 19 – 10am Renewed funding from the Mayor of London guarantees groundbreaking event returns for its seventh year London Games Festival 2022 runs from Friday 1 April to…
Ensemble is running as a free outdoor exhibition across two key sites in the City of London
Closing Date: Tuesday 10th August, 12pm Status: 1 day per month (max) Film London wishes to appoint one new member to the Board of Film London chaired by Daniel Battsek. In the…
Games London has launched a series of new events and activities in partnership with Taylor Wessing. Games London’s groundbreaking games studio accelerator has opened the call for its second cohort,…
A diverse range of 40 games from around the world have been chosen as part of LGF’s first Official Selection 10 days of free talks and video programming will be…
London Games Festival 2021 runs Friday 19 March to Sunday 28 March Event will include LGF’s first official selection of exciting new games Game creators get the chance to meet…
New initiatives from Mayor of London-backed games programme will pave the way to UK’s biggest celebration of games in 2021 Ensemble Salons to spotlight eight leading BAME games creatives from…
Games London’s Summer Business Hub takes place online July 15 & 16 Special focus on new investors targeting games as interest in the sector continues to rise Event follows on…
Virtual cosplay parade will bring London Games Festival to a climax… and the whole world is invited!
OK, we’ve got an announcement: the closing ceremony for the online-only London Games Festival will be a virtual cosplay parade on the evening of Monday, 6 April. Games fans around the world are…
Eight BAME-background talents from the games industry have been selected for the London Games Festival’s yearly 2020 Ensemble showcase. Ensemble, supported by the British Council, highlights the significant contribution BAME…
As you can imagine, when we started planning the 2020 edition of the London Games Festival things were very different. But in the last few weeks we have quickly changed…
Both EGX Rezzed (26 March to 28 March) and Now Play This (3-5 April) have been postponed. You can find details on Rezzed’s decision here. You can find details on…
Like everyone, we’ve been watching the evolving situation with coronavirus, continually revising our plans, and consulting with partners and other event organisers. The health and wellbeing of all is important…
The London Games Festival has unveiled its GAMES ARE GOOD FOR YOU theme, supported with a city-wide and social media ad campaign, as its full programme goes live for 2020.…
Like many, we have been closely monitoring the news about COVID-19 / novel coronavirus and the impact it is having on the wider world as well as the games sector…
London Games Festival 2020 runs from 26 March to 6 April