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London Games Festival Reveals 2023 Dates & Info

Published Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:13:14 -0500

Last week, the London Games Festival revealed new details about their 2023 event, including the dates happening next Spring. Games London revealed that the event will be taking place from March 29th until April 8th, as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, committed over £1m in funding to help keep the event going not just next year, but for the next three years. You can read snippets from the press release down below as we now patiently wait for them to reveal more info on programming and what else will be taking place next year.

"The funding from the Greater London Authority will support Games London's program of events and activities for the next three years, up to 2025. Games London's program will generate revenue for UK games businesses, create jobs, boost skills and training, and amplify the cultural impact of video games and interactive entertainment. London is now the largest cluster for games studios in Europe, with over 500 businesses in the city making and supporting games across mobile, PC, and console. Since its founding in 2015, Games London has generated over £75m for participants, which has led to the creation of 700 jobs – through flagship one-of-a-kind events like the Games Finance Market, the wider London Games Festival, inbound and outbound trade missions plus agenda-setting programs like Ensemble and the Games London Accelerator."

"With the new funding in place, Games London today also has confirmed dates for London Games Festival 2023 and its related key events: LGF 23 starts on Wednesday, March 29th, and runs until Saturday, April 8th. Highlights for 2023 include another mix of compelling events for games industry professionals and the public, such as:

Games Finance Market 2023, which connects investors with games makers (Thursday, March 30th & Friday, March 31st, co-located at WASD).
PC and indie game expo WASD (Thursday, March 30th to Saturday, April 1st at new venue, The Truman Brewery).
The prestigious video game accolades BAFTA Games Awards (on the evening of Thursday, March 29th, taking place at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank).
Now Play This, a festival of experimental game design (running on various dates starting Friday, March 31st through to Saturday, April 9th at Somerset House)."

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