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🎮 Early Bird passes for New Game Plus 2026 are live!

80+ new & unreleased games | 16-17 April | Exhibition White City

Limited tickets available now 👉 tickets.games.london

⏳30% Discount - Ends 15 Jan 2026

#NGP | #LGF26

🎮 Early Bird passes for New Game Plus 2026 are live!

80+ new & unreleased games | 16-17 April | Exhibition White City

Limited tickets available now 👉 tickets.games.london

⏳30% Discount - Ends 15 Jan 2026

#NGP | #LGF26

🎉 Congrats to the Game Changer 2025 cohort!

12 workshops, a trade mission to Slush Helsinki & weeks of mentoring, ending with the Game Changer Finance Market in London.

Supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund & @MayorofLondon.

#UKSPF

🎮 Applications Open: Games London Accelerator 2026

The programme returns with a renewed focus on helping UK studios develop new IPs.

🚀 5 studios
👥 Two industry mentors
🗓️ 11 sessions
🎟️ Free Games Finance Market access + showcase at New Game Plus

👉 bit.ly/4oMmbIZ

🎮 Applications Open: Games London Accelerator 2026

The programme returns with a renewed focus on helping UK studios develop new IPs.

🚀 5 studios
👥 Two industry mentors
🗓️ 11 sessions
🎟️ Free Games Finance Market access + showcase at New Game Plus

👉 bit.ly/4oMmbIZ

Games London Game Changer 2023 alumni Reedah El-Saie, founder of BrainsparkGames, is appearing on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den later this week.

Tune in on Thursday, 23 October, on BBC One at 8:00 pm to watch her pitch to the Dragons and share her innovation in the edu games space.

🎉 Cohort announced! 🎉

We’re excited to reveal the studios helping us co-design our new Access to Market: Self-Publishing Toolkit, funded by BFI's National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund.

Meet the cohort👇

Stay tuned for more info on the release of the toolkit in early 2026!

🌟 SAVE THE DATE🌟

London Games Festival returns Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April 2026

Applications NOW OPEN

🕹️Official Selection submissions
💸Games Finance Market submissions
🎉Ensemble nominations
🏙️Side Events

👉 Apply here: festival.games.london

#LGF26

Welcome Game Changers (2/2):

Kenny Price, Laurien Ash, Mairi Nolan, Mingzhen Li, Olesia Zaidman, Phoebe Yemi Ara, Samantha Ebelthite, Shereen Fares, Victoria Lyons, Xanthe Horner

Welcome Game Changers (1/2):

Anna Mill, Beidi Guo, Chiara Santevecchi, Chieze Ihecherenoma, Cody Updegrave, Cuneyd Kahraman, Efe Anidi, Emma Perkins, Fabio Davide, Hege Aaby, Jagjot Hayre, Jennifer Estaris, Julia Mascetti

🎉 Meet the Game Changer 2025 cohort 🎉

We are supporting 23 London-based founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Funded by UK Government and supported by the Mayor of London.

👉 More info: games.london/gamechanger

🎥 youtu.be/2g32kaHauzQ

#GameChanger2025 #UKSPF

🎮 Heading to Develop Conference in Brighton this week?

Make sure to check out the Ensemble exhibit, live from today through Thurs 10 July

Featuring the Ensemble cohort:

Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, Jonas Gawe, Tara Mustapha John Giwa-Amu, Patrick Haraguti, Bulut Karakaya, Zakia Khan, Sarah York

🚨Final chance to APPLY for Game Changer 2025!🚨

Register to take part in our FREE programme of:

💼Workshops and mentoring sessions
✈️Outbound mission to Slush, Helsinki
💵Investor matchmaking

To apply, you must be from an underrepresented background and based in London

👉 bit.ly/4dUAk2k

GAME CHANGER is back for 2025

Register to take part in our FREE programme of:

💼Workshops and mentoring sessions
✈️Outbound mission to Slush, Helsinki
💵Investor matchmaking

To apply, you must be from an underrepresented background and based in London

games.london/gamechanger

10 Years of Games London: Celebrating a Decade of Gaming in the Capital YouTube video by London Games Festival

Check out the 10-Year Recap on YouTube

🔗 youtu.be/EqgYmumZAXM

Last week, we celebrated 10 years of Games London at Coutts! 🎉

In a decade, we’ve:
✅ Unlocked £110m+ in deals
✅ Created 900+ jobs
✅ Made London Europe’s #1 games hub

Thanks to the @MayorofLondon and all our amazing partners, colleagues and Games London community members.

We’ve joined the Sustainable Games Alliance to help build a greener future for games. 🌍

Why it matters: • Shared resources = bigger impact
• United action reduces industry risk
• Data-driven change works
• Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility

🚨 Applications Open! 🚨

Game Changer Open House 2025 🎮 A free one-day workshop (March 31) for London based, under-represented games professionals starting or growing their business.

Limited spots - apply by 21 March, 1 PM!
🔗 gameslondon.typeform.com/gcopenhouse2...

Applications are still open!

Deadline: Monday 27 Jan 2025

Apply: festival.games.london/gfm/registra...

🎻 London Video Game Orchestra Performance 🎻

As part of the London Games Festival’s Side Events, join us on Sunday, 13 April 2025, at Cadogan Hall at 4:00 PM for a brand-new concert celebrating the iconic music of video games!

🔗http://bit.ly/3BYeNaJ

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Screenplay returns, Thursday, 10 April! We are partnering with the @BFI. Its Southbank venue will host Screen Play in its prestigious NFT1 auditorium. Speakers from:

@Story_Kitchen_
@BigFanPresents
@Dotemu

+More to be announced! 🎟️ tickets.games.london

📽️🎮 SCREEN PLAY TICKETS NOW ON SALE 🎮📽️

Join us for Screen Play, a conference celebrating the creative partnerships between games, film, and television. Screen Play takes place on Thursday, 10 April, at the iconic BFI Southbank.

Thats right...Our first Exhibitor Partner has been announced!

Welcome to BitSummit.

The renowned Kyoto-based indie games event will bring its BitSummit Roadshow to London for the very first time, featuring an incredible lineup of Japanese-made indie games.

tickets.games.london

Content Creator?

Apply through our creator form to obtain a creator pass for New Game Plus.

🔗festival.games.london/content-creator/registra...

✉️ Sign up to our mailing list: newgameplus.uk

#contentcreators #indiegames #videogames

📽️🎮 PURCHASE YOUR SCREEN PLAY TICKET NOW🎮📽️

Join us for Screen Play, a conference celebrating the creative partnerships between games, film, and television.

📅 Thursday, 10 April
📌BFI Southbank
📢Story Kitchen, Big Fan Games, Dotemu

🎟️ tickets.games.london

🎟️ Tickets Now Available! 🎟️

The London Games Festival 2025 is back! Here’s your guide to the key events you won’t want to miss this April:

🕹️New Game Plus
🎥Screen Play
🎻London Video Game Orchestra

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📍Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Grn Rd, London E1 6LA
📆 Tuesday 21 January
⏱️3:50 - 5:00 PM GMT

Tickets are required, purchase a ticket to LSFF: lsff2025industry.eventive.org/passes/buy

Jigmé Özer

Founder of Calligram Studio and writer-designer of Phoenix Springs, a mystery adventure game blending noir aesthetics with innovative interactive storytelling.

Meet the Panelists:

James Carbutt and Will Todd

Founders of Coal Supper and creators of Thank Goodness You’re Here!, a comedy adventure game set in a fictional Northern English town.

❗ Games VS Films: Creating in the Short Format❗

We are excited to host a panel at the London Short Film Festival, bringing together some of the UK’s most talented game developers to explore the craft of short-duration video games.

lsff2025industry.eventive.org/passes/buy