Game Republic

Events Calendar

Very special thanks to our Official Partners for the Game Republic programme of events for 2024: Red Kite Games, Barclays and Escape Technology.

Game Republic Members can attend events for FREE and receive ticket codes via email. If you would like to apply to join Game Republic, please just contact us here 

FINAL EVENTS FOR 2024

3rd December the second in our series of AMA GameDev Insights Talks that happen on the first Tuesday of every month. Dec 3rd – Em Aspinall (@heckin_flop) will be sharing their insights into building healthy, thriving communities around games. Em Aspinall is the Communications and Events Manager at Safe In Our World, content creator and fundraiser, with previous experience as a community manager. They specialise in building inclusive, safe, digital spaces for gamers and devs.The event is free for members of the free to join Great Northern Games Discord – https://discord.com/events/1214316779250122852/1311646422562508800/1313474818867200000

Our final event for 2024 will be the Game Republic Christmas Party and Legendary Quiz on 12th December at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds. Join over 100 game developers from indies to Triple A studios in a friendly quiz not without controversies to win a team prize – plus raffle for SpecialEffect. FREE for GR Members.


Dates of Game Republic and industry partner events for 2025

Our online webinars and Discord series will be announced in 2025

23rd January – Trends and Opportunities for the games industry in 2025
The Guildhall in York, 4pm – 6.30pm followed by networking.

A forecast on key trends and predictions for 2025 from Chris Dring (GamesIndustry .biz), plus a talk from Sophie Shanks (Playtonic Games) on how to have a successful game launch, a chat from developer Matt Sephton (no relation!) on bringing games to the PlayDate console, a panel with Andy Kelly from Devolver plus guests and an Expo!
Tickets available now FREE for GR members 

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Feb 12th – SPECIAL EVENT! Launch of Yorkshire Games Festival 2025 with Game Republic Fireside Chat, Speakers Reception and Dinner at the National Science & Media Museum, Bradford, 4.30pm – 9.30pm.

Exclusive to Game Republic members. Tickets are  just £19 + VAT and include a Fireside Chat with Coal Supper, the dev team behind the brilliant and hilarious Yorkshire game “Thank Goodness You’re Here!”, a drinks reception at the museum and meal at a restaurant nearby with key festival speakers and GR members.

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March 8th & 9th– Game Republic WX Games Weekend (public event).
If you would like to demo your game or show your released game at this event – complete this form.  10am – 5pm each day – expected audience of 6000 people!

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March 17th – 21st – Game Developers Conference (GDC) Trade Mission. Game Republic is leading this DBT trade mission, which gives you a HQ of Werqwise (a block from the Moscone Center of GDC in San Francisco) for the week, meetings with Valve and more plus networking events.

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March 27th  – GR Unreal Engine Special at the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield, 4pm – 7.30pm. A focused event on the Unreal Engine, featuring talks on best practice and tech tips from Tanglewood Games, UEFN practical tips from Red Kite Games plus Ben Board from Epic Games on the latest announcements from GDC. Other publisher and industry guests TBC. Book tickets – Free for GR Members 

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April  14-16th- GR Meet up at Reboot Develop Blue in Dubrovnik. Watch this space for more info on meetings

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April 24th Manchester event – a cracking line-up of guests  (To be announced)

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May 15th- GaMaYo at Project House Leeds – Book here which are free for Game Republic and GaMaYo members

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June 11th – Game Republic Student Showcase
June 12th – Save the date TBA

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July 3/4 – Game Republic Summer Party

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July 8-10Game Republic Meet Up  at Develop Brighton – https://www.developconference.com/

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Sept 24th – Game Republic Liverpool event – a cracking line-up of guests (To be announced)

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October 16th – Game Republic New Horizons + Expo in Newcastle – watch this space!

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November 20thGaMaYo  (venue to be announced) and the Game Republic Awards!

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December 4th – Game Republic Christmas Party (with a surprise twist) and quiz

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Please note this programme is subject to change