Game Republic will be hosting games legends John Romero (godfather of the first person shooter) and maker of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D, BAFTA award-winning game designer Brenda Romero known best for her work on Wizardry, Ghost Recon and Dungeons & Dragons franchises as well as John Robertson’s The Dark Room on 19th March at WX Wakefield.
The event aptly titled “Dark and Doomy” will include an afternoon event for game developers and creatives from 4pm that will include networking and a fireside chat with the Romeros. Later, the public event will start at 6.30pm where people will get the opportunity to meet the game legends as well as get signed exclusive books and merch and enjoy some outrageous game-themed comedy. People will also be able to play Doom-inspired games and meet the developers during both events.
MD of Game Republic Jamie Sefton says “I am really excited that we are bringing legends from games, a legendary game comedy show and new Doom inspired games together for an afternoon of insights for game developers and creative businesses and a public event too which will really celebrate games past, present and future.”
Tickets are on sale to the public via the WX website https://wxbooking.co.uk/events/42/details
John Romero is considered to be the “father of first-person shooters” having led the design and contributed to the programming and audio design of the iconic and genre-defining games Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Quake, Heretic and Hexen, and his products have won well over 100 awards. His memoir DOOM Guy was launched in July 2023 to critical acclaim. Brenda Romero is a BAFTA award-winning game designer, artist and Fulbright recipient. She has worked on over 50 games, including seminal titles in the Wizardry, Ghost Recon and Dungeons & Dragons franchises.
John Robertson’s THE DARK ROOM has been described as
“An hilarious, sadistic, participatory cult classic” – Neil Patrick Harris
“NOT TO BE MISSED” Guardian, “hilarious game show” Independent
“A Rocky Horror for nerds… reader, I howled” Telegraph
The Dark Room has filled massive theatres, appeared at some of the best-known comic-cons in the world, headlined tents at rock festivals, and garnered a slew of sold out Edinburgh Fringe runs and awards. Clips from various The Dark Room shows regularly go viral on TikTok and Instagram. It has also gained awards and nominations
As seen at: Glastonbury, PAX East, UK Games Expo, MCM Comic-Con, Download, PAX West, Soho Theatre, Leicester Square Theatre, Birmingham NEC, PAX Australia, 2000 Trees, BlueDot, Worldcon, Insomnia Gaming Festival, EGX, Twitch Global Front Page.
Awards and nominations: Won – Best-Reviewed Edinburgh Fringe Comedy 2025, British Comedy Guide, Nominated – Best International Show, New Zealand Comedy Festival 2025, Runner-Up NextUp Biggest Prize in Comedy 2022, Winner- Chortle Award 2020
About Game Republic
Game Republic is the largest games industry body in the North of England with over 2000 developers, educational partners and industry suppliers. The network runs 12 events a year for game developers including the annual Game Republic New Horizons event which attracts national and international guests, GaMaYo, the Game Republic Student Showcase (now in its 18th year) and works internationally on trade missions and at international events supporting games businesses. The network is supported by Official Partners Red Kite Games, Double Eleven and Xsolla.
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