Dates of Game Republic and industry partner events for 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 (ex GamesIndustry .biz and now The Game Business), plus Andy Kelly from Devolver, Elaine Dowman Barclays Games, Federico Szalkowicz Google, Callum Underwood UWU Biz, Pamina Bou, Factortech and 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 – Game Republic Room at Barclays Frenzy in London
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May 22nd– GaMaYo at Project House Leeds – Book here which are free for Game Republic and GaMaYo members
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June 17th – Game Republic Student Showcase at Sheffield Hallam University
June 18th – Game Republic Careers Conference and Expo
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July 3 – Game Republic Summer Party
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July 8-10 – Game 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 20th – GaMaYo 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 and there will be additional events added as the year progresses.