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NOVEMBER 2013
NOVEMBER 1st ● Distribution Special Focus
● Distributor opening times: Our weekly supplier update for Christmas orders ● International Factfile: Finland
September 13th: Christmas Peripherals
● 2013 Q4 Preview: All the major releases from October to December, the busiest season for games
● International Factfile: Russia OCTOBER 2013
OCTOBER 4th ● Audio Accessories: Find out why the headset market is worth millions
● International Factfile: Belgium
OCTOBER 11th ● Games Media Awards 2013 winners
● Christmas Marketing Focus: The top campaigns fighting for attention during the Xmas season
● International Factfile: South Korea
OCTOBER 18th ● Licensing & Christmas Merchandise: We look at how retailers can cash in on the biggest games brand, and report back from this year’s Brand Licensing Europe in London
● International Factfile: Austria
OCTOBER 25th ● 30 Under 30: In one of our most popular annual features, we profile the UK games industry’s hottest young guns and rising stars
● International Factfile: Thailand
NOVEMBER 8th ● Digital Distribution Special Focus: We profile the biggest download sites and what their plans are around Christmas
● Distributor opening times ● International Factfile: Poland
NOVEMBER 15th ● Free-to-play sector guide: We explore how online firms are competing with the rise in retail activity this Q4
● Distributor opening times ● International Factfile: Slovenia
NOVEMBER 22nd ● Peripherals, hardware and software: Games on Android: MCV explores how big the Android gaming market really is
● Distributor opening times ● International Factfile: Ukraine
NOVEMBER 29th ● Peripherals, hardware and software: Games on iOS
AUGUST 23rd
● Distributor opening times ● International Factfile: Slovakia DECEMBER 2013
DECEMBER 6th ● Distributor opening times ● International Factfile: Brazil
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Gamescom to Brighton Once again, games industry members will attempt to cycle back to Blighty from Cologne. Rather them than us. Latest riders to sign up include: Hastan Brooks from Universally Speaking (
justgiving.com/ Hastan-Brooks1), and OnLive’s James Beaven (
justgiving.com/ James-Beaven1) and Bruce Grove (
justgiving.com /BruceGrove)
GAMESCOM 2013 Wednesday, August 21st – Sunday, August 25th Koelnmesse, Cologne
AUGUST
GAMESCOM 2013 Wednesday, August 21st – Sunday, August 25th Koelnmesse, Cologne
www.gamescom-cologne.com The European games trade and consumer show continues to grow. In 2012, some 245,000 visitors and 458 exhibitors from 31 countries made it the world’s largest games trade fair.
SEPTEMBER TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 Thursday, September 19th – Sunday, September 22nd Tokyo, Japan
tgs.cesa.or.jp/english/ Japan’s biggest video gaming show returns, with fresh announcements expected from the likes of Sony, Konami, Capcom and Namco Bandai.
OCTOBER
GAMES MEDIA AWARDS 2013 Thursday, October 10th Vinopolis, London
Kathryn.Humphrey@
intentmedia.co.uk The Games Media Awards will return this autumn to celebrate journalism in this vibrant sector. And this year a new element will be added to the mix – the Games Media Academy. The awards (with the exception of the Games Writer of the Year and Games Media Academy accolades) will be judged by the games press only.
MCM LONDON COMIC CON Friday, October 25th – Sunday, October 27th ExCeL, London
www.mcmcomiccon.com/london The popular culture show returns for its biggest iteration of the year.
DIARY DATES
A guide to all major industry events, from trade shows like Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show to the Games Media Awards
EVENTS PLANNER
CALENDAR 2013 AUGUST
Cat Channon’s Challenge Rather than taking a plane like normal people, Cat Channon will swim the channel, cycle to Cologne, cycle back to Brighton, then run three marathons to her home in Dover. Mental.
SEPTEMBER 29th Ealing Half Marathon Sega’s Bobby Wertheim and ‘Team Gourmet’ are running on behalf of Gamesaid.
OCTOBER 10th
Royal Parks Half Marathon Games industry execs are already in training for this annual event through London’s more scenic areas.
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gamesaid.org. Your ventures could be listed here.
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