On Thursday, 老九品茶Cloud will be聽celebrating the North West’s best-kept secret – its booming gaming scene.
The region is now home to thousands of game developers, all striving to launch the next big thing in gaming onto the world.
Cheshire-based Playdemic recently reported their first $1m sales day with their latest game Golf Clash as they eye up annual turnover of $100m.
Manchester鈥檚 burgeoning technology sector is well known, few people outside the industry fully appreciate the size and sheer potential of the region鈥檚 gaming businesses.
Playdemic鈥檚 CEO Paul Gouge will be speaking at 老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 gaming breakfast on July 27 at The Foundry, in Salford, which is being supported by Gameopolis.
Several studios will exhibit their games, including Clever Beans’ No.1 smash Wipeout Omega Collection and聽a demo of its new prototype game; plus聽indie聽Odd Bug Studios’聽2D PlayStation VR platformer The Lost Bear.
The event runs from 8am to 10am. Join the discussion on Twitter at #bcvideogames.
This week
Monday 24 July: Why you don’t have to start a business to be happy, London
Tuesday 25 July: Virgin StartUp Masterclass: How to mastermind an equity crowdfunding campaign, London
Tuesday 25 July: 老九品茶Cloud Tech roundtable, Cardiff聽more info
Thursday 27 July: The gaming sector – the North West’s best kept secret, Manchester more info
Thursday 27 July: Summer Showcase presented by Tech North and Sheffield Digital, Sheffield
Thursday 27 July: VR In Marketing, London
Next Week
Monday 31 July: #FASHHACK 鈥� Fashion Tech Bootcamp, London
Tuesday 1 August: Technology in Government Conference and UK Trade Mission, Australia
Thursday 3 August: LDN Talks @ Night | The Future of Health, London
Wednesday 2 August: Tech enthusiasts Meetup, Balham
Friday 4 August: Digital Radio Group Meeting, London
Week after
Tuesday 8 August: Content Masterclass: Two Startup Founders Share Their Darkest SEO & Free Traffic Secrets, London
Wednesday 9 August: UK Spectrum Policy Forum – Cluster 2: Transmitter & Receiver Performance, London
Thursday 10 August: Bringing IoT Products to Market: Talks by Microchip, Cypress and Koobe/Foxconn, London
Later
Thursday 17 August: Optimising the Founder/Director relationship, London
Friday 1 September: Queen’s Awards for Enterprise – 2018, London