Shawn Layden: “The world has changed, but #E3 hasn’t necessarily changed with it”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-11-shawn-layden-the-world-has-changed-but-e3-hasnt-necessaril
SIE chairman offers insight as to why the company is skipping E3, suggesting show no longer effective for retail or press
Knights Of the Satoshi Roundtable V
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How Titans of Industry Handle a Bear Market Behind the ScenesA gentle night breeze carries the sounds of the ocean waves through the tropical resort patio and into the lobby. Muffled by the clinking of glasses, and clacking of poker chips, a silver food cart draped in while linen rolls past the crowd and stops on the patio. The waiter reaches underneath the cart and pulls out a total of nine tomato and pepperoni pizzas. Heads spin on a swivel, and the entire audience erupts in a roaring appreciation.At 4 AM on a Saturday night, it didn’t matter if you were the CEO of a major crypto exchange, the manager of a fund who just stepped away from a nearly 9 BTC poker game, or a developer who got lucky enough to be early in the industry (🙋♂️). What mattered was that everyone got a slice of cheesy, (...)
Halo rolling out a touring fanfest
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-05-halo-rolling-out-a-touring-fanfest
343 and Harlem Globetrotters owner Herschend team up for Halo: Outpost Discover series of #Events across five US cities
Ludicious - Zürich Game Festival finalises speaker line-up
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-25-ludicious-z-rich-game-festival-finalises-speaker-line-up
Fullbright’s Steve Gaynor, Raw Fury’s Jonas Antonsson and Mindmaze’s Noah Falstein join the roster at the Swiss developer conference
Ukie to explore British game dev history with “30 Years of Play” campaign
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-21-ukie-to-explore-british-game-dev-history-with-30-years-of-
Year-long push coincides with the UK trade body’s 30th anniversary
GDC 2019 will feature new mentoring program for attendees
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-18-gdc-2019-will-launch-mentoring-program-for-attendees
Attendees can connect with “seasoned professionals” across a variety of session formats
Writer’s Guild of Great Britain honours Reigns: Her Majesty
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-15-writers-guild-of-great-britain-honours-reigns-her-majesty
Leigh Alexander receives award for Best Writing in a Video Game
#blockchain and #crypto Conferences 2019
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A full list of 2019 blockchain and crypto conferences and #events around the world.Blockchain and crypto events in 2019Being branding pioneers in crypto space, at Crypto Gang we’re always interested in meeting likeminded people at international blockchain and crypto conferences. This gives us a chance to stay updated on the trends, meet new people and hang out with our clients.We thought that 2019 is definitely a very promising year for blockchain tech and so we’ve decided to put up a list of some of the top blockchain and crypto events. And why not share it with you?Broken down by months, below you’ll find a list of the 2019 blockchain conferences available as of this article’s publication. We’ve also included events’ websites and ticket price ranges. We’ll be constantly updating the list as (...)
Top #blockchain Conferences And #events For 2019
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2019 is going to be an exciting year for the blockchain community. After a very volatile 2018, we are all looking for a brighter future for our cutting-edge blockchain #technology and wide community to emerge back.The event listed below are sorted by dates, from the beginning of 2019, all the way to the end of the year.If you would like to add your event, please feel free to contact me directly:Telegram: ▻https://t.me/fybishEmail: asaf@guerrillabuzz.comLinkedin:▻https://www.linkedin.com/in/asafybish/1. Blockchain Connect Conference: Academic 2019The event will gather the most authoritative Blockchain professors around the world, the public chain projects with the most advanced technology, and technical experts, to discuss the most cutting-edge Blockchain academic research, problems, and (...)
EGX Rezzed 2019 sees return of Epic’s Powered by Unreal Engine zone
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-13-egx-rezzed-2019-sees-return-of-epics-powered-by-unreal-eng
Unreal Engine devs exhibiting at the London show next March eligible to have their space doubled
LinkedInLocal: the Grassroots IRL Movement Taking the World by Storm
▻https://hackernoon.com/linkedinlocal-the-grassroots-irl-movement-taking-the-world-by-storm-8ab3
Extraordinary things can happen from a simple face-to-face chat. Australian businesswoman Anna McAfee understood this very well when she posted a status to her #linkedin calling for others in the area to meet her for coffee. That May afternoon in 2017, just 15 people showed up — but they sparked a global movement.Accompanying her status post with the hashtag #LinkedInLocal, it didn’t take long for others to catch on to the idea; 100,000 others caught on, to be exact. Reaching 80 countries and 500 cities within, the idea of LinkedIn Local brought forward thinking businesspeople of every industry together to meet as people, not resumes. During these meetups, participants put their profiles on the proverbial back burner, and instead speak for themselves through their passion for their work (...)
Red Dead Redemption 2 wins Best Game at Fun & Serious Festival Awards
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-10-red-dead-redemption-2-wins-best-game-at-fun-and-serious-fe
Rockstar’s game wins three in all, with SIE Santa Monica’s God of War picking up two
Online New Years Hackathon
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Your attention; can I haz it?Hello, my name is Benjamin Spak. You are a web developer. Prepare for free stickers.CodeCareer.org is hosting a New Years Hackathon. You are invited!I know what you might be thinking.“Wait! Do I need pants?!”Nope! No pants needed. It’s an online event!You may be thinking“Okay, you had me at no pants. But, how do I get these stickers you mentioned? And, what else is in it for me?”Register for the Hackathon2. Build a new project that will help fellow web developers.3. Stream the creation process via Periscope(Twitter) or Twitch between December 28th -December 31st.Chat with other developers, while you build. Have fun. Be eligible to win more prizes & giveaways.Judging starts the 31st.Sign up now! Or before the deadline on December 28th.See the event website for (...)
#new-years-hackathon #hackathons #online-hackathon #events #codecareer
Madrid Cpp meetup : Bare metal programming
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New Madrid C++ comin’ atcha:
Embedded systems: Bare metal programming By Madrid C/C+
In Spanish from the event brief:
Acabamos el año con uno de los meetups más esperados de la temporada: sistemas embebidos. Nos adentramos en un terreno inexplorado por muchos de nosotros, pero que tienen gran relevancia en el mundo industrial: IoT, domótica, industria del automóvil,...
#Events,
Devcom conference now under control of German dev association
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-05-devcom-conference-now-under-control-of-german-dev-associat
game promises greater synergy between Devcom and its leading consumer event Gamescom
Brenda Romero, Jade Raymond and Fumito Ueda to be honoured at Fun & Serious Festival 2018
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-30-brenda-romero-jade-raymond-and-fumito-ueda-to-be-honoured-
Bilbao event will also host two days of talks from Rare, Ubisoft, Tencent, Women in Games, and more
Twitch announces TwitchCon Europe
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-21-twitch-announces-twitchcon-europe
International expansion of streaming site’s community festival slated for April 13-14 in Berlin
Madrid C++ meetup: easy to use libs and more
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New Madrid C++ meetup
Madrid C++ registration
#Events,
Blizzard to champion diversity at BlizzCon 2018
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-04-blizzard-to-champion-diversity-and-inclusivity-at-blizzcon
Inclusion Nexus to feature talks from LGBT community, people with disabilities, the Women’s Advisory Council, and the Blizzard Veterans Group
No PlayStation Experience this year
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-28-no-playstation-experience-this-year
“We wouldn’t have enough” to meet expectations for the event, Sony Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden explains
SoCal Regionals steps up security measures
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-07-socal-regionals-steps-up-security-measures
Fighting game tournament tells attendees to arrive early, be prepared to open up fight sticks
PAX organizers issue official statement after shooting at Madden Championship Series event
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-27-pax-organizers-issue-official-statement-after-shooting-at-
Reed Exhibitions: “We have in place extensive proactive measures” to ensure safety at PAX West, future #Events
EGX Rezzed 2019 set to be largest in event’s history
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-31-egx-rezzed-returns-to-london-tobacco-docks-next-year
GamesIndustry.biz to host Careers Fair and Meet the Indies
Develop:Brighton 2018 attracted record number of attendees
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-19-develop-brighton-2018-attracted-record-number-of-attendees
Next year’s event will take place in Brighton from July 9 to 11, 2019
Pokémon GO Fest draws 21,000 visitors in its second year
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-17-pok-mon-go-fest-draws-21-000-visitors-in-its-second-year
Returning event ran more smoothly than its controversial debut last year