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4–6 April 2019
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4-6 April 2019
Tobacco Dock,
London
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Daily Schedule

  • Fringe Theatre
  • EGX Live
  • Meet and Greet
  • Career Fair Talks
  • Portfolio Reviews
11:00 - 11:45AI and games
Our panel of game devs, academics and more chat about their favourite AI in games - even when it is rubbish
12:00 - 12:45Sword Idol - Not the story of a real game
Join us; help us explore the design, development, and impact of a seminal game that never was; and watch our panelists scramble to make sense of it all!
14:00 - 14:45Girth Loinhammer's Most Exponential Adventure
An exponentially branching interactive experience live in the Fringe theatre! Girth Loinhammer has it all: a vast fortress, limitless power, and untold legions of goblin slaves.
15:00 - 15:45Interactive TV Shows - Transmedia pretensions or the future of entertainment?
We'll examine previous efforts to merge TV and Games into a Transmedia Frankenstein in an attempt to find a resolution to the seemingly forbidden question: Does the future of entertainment lie in Interactive Media?
16:00 - 16:45The Games on Film Podcast
Celebrate the much-maligned middle ground where the mediums of movies and video games meet
17:00 - 17:45The NerdOD Podcast
The NerdOD boys are back after their EGX live debut with their unique take on the gaming culture, news and features along with the onstage banter and shenanigans
11:00 - 11:4530 years of indie
The panel will take a breezy look at the past thirty years of indie games as part of Ukie's 30 Years of Play campaign
12:00 - 12:45Adventures in interactive streaming – a developer’s tale
Join the team from Centrifuge as they describe how their experience of adding interactive features to their existing games has led to an “interactivity first” game design for their latest title.
13:00 - 13:45The Sidequest Podcast
Join the team from Centrifuge as they describe how their experience of adding interactive features to their existing games has led to an “interactivity first” game design for their latest title.
14:00 - 14:45Video Games Journalists vs The Transformers (The Movie)
This panel will dig into what makes The Transformers: The Movie either stand up in 2019, or fall apart when under the scrutiny of some of the robots in disguise's biggest fans. There may be tears.
15:00 - 15:45Eurogamer Podcast live: Ask the review team!
Join the Eurogamer review team for a live podcast answering your questions on video game criticism.
16:00 - 17:30Big Red Barrel UK podcast
A live recording of our regular BRB UK gaming podcast. Featuring regular hosts Coleman and Tim, as well as irregular hosts, guests and prizes!
11:00 - 11:45Making VR Comfortable: Developers' Perspective
Join some of the UK's most accomplished VR developers as they discuss one of the most important factors in Virtual Reality; comfort.
12:00 - 12:45Video game music & gaming
Discussion on video game music, its huge rise in popularity over the years, the adoption of VGM into the mainstream, the rise of VGM vinyl, music production, common misconceptions about VGM composing, and a Q & A session for the audience.
13:00 - 13:45Disability diversity; how representation goes right and wrong
A panel openly discussing how disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health are portrayed in video games.
14:00 - 14:45Level Design Mysteries: How does level design influence the player experience in games?
Discussing the mastery and mysteries behind the choices level designers make and how those influence the player, how they guide them and in the end, how they improve the overall gameplay.
15:00 - 15:45Melanin Gamers: Inclusion and diversity - the future of gaming
A panel will discuss trolls, the challenges surrounding race and racial stereotypes, the issue of representation in the gaming industry.
16:00 - 17:30The Computer Game Show
Watch a special live version of the UK gaming podcast where anything goes, and hear what Sean, David, Mat and James think about the games they've played at Rezzed 2019 and more.
12:00 - 13:00Eurogamer: Pass the Pad - Apex Legends
Aoife, Johnny and Ian open EGX Rezzed 2019 with some live Apex Legends action.
13:30 - 14:30Chris Bratt: Wargroove
Self proclaimed strategy king Chris Bratt of People Make Games plays Wargroove while chatting with members of the Chucklefish team.
15:00 - 16:00Eurogamer: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
The Eurogamer team try their hand at bomb disposal.
16:30 - 17:30Outside Xbox: Trials Rising
Jane, Mike and Andy are brilliant at Trials and they're going to show you how to be brilliant too.
10:00 - 11:00Outside Xtra: Tetris 99
Ellen and Luke get stuck into Tetris 99, the battle royale game for pacifists.
12:00 - 13:00Eurogamer: Late to the Party LIVE
A live edition of Eurogamer's popular Late to the Party series.
13:30 - 14:30Eurogamer: Worms WMD
Join Aoife, Johnny and Ian for a few rounds of the classic multiplayer party game.
15:00 - 16:00Chris Bratt: Sunless Skies
Chris Bratt takes to the air with members of the Failbetter dev team for a playthrough of Sunless Skies.
16:30 - 17:30Platform32: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Ian's here to school you in PUBG.
10:00 - 11:00Outside Xbox: Hitman 2
Jane, Mike and Andy hit men in Hitman 2.
12:00 - 13:00Eurogamer: Hungover Mario Kart
Come see what kind of state the Eurogamer team are in after Friday night's exertions. Bring water and bacon sandwiches.
13:3 - 14:30Chris Bratt: Phoenix Point
Chris Bratt live streams Phoenix Point and chats with its creator, industry legend Julian Gollop.
15:00 - 16:00Eurogamer: Beat Saber
Hopefully the Eurogamer team have recovered from their hangovers otherwise this is going to be messy.
12:00 - 13:30Outside Xbox & Outside Xtra
14:30 - 15:30Outside Xbox & Outside Xtra
16:30 - 17:30Eurogamer
10:00 - 11:00Eurogamer
12:00 - 13:00Outside Xbox & Outside Xtra
14:00 - 15:00Outside Xbox & Outside Xtra
10:00 - 11:00Eurogamer
12:00 - 13:00Outside Xbox & Outside Xtra
14:00 - 15:00Outside Xbox & Outside Xtra
16:00 - 17:00RKG
10:00John Romero: A life in games
11:00Marketing for indie studios. Why and how
12:00TBC
13:00TBC
14:00Advice for aspiring & start-up indie developers
15:00TBC
16:00Everything you never knew you had to know about games marketing
10:00Brenda Romero: So you want to be a games designer
11:00Your first six months in the games industry
12:00TBC
13:00TBC
14:00Oh **** please help! Career lessons from games marketing
15:00Creative Assembly panel Q&A – The designer and programmer pipeline
16:00Building a career in games journalism panel
10:00Getting started in voice acting
11:00Games industry PR 101
12:00Tech-art to heart (A technical art primer)
13:00Myths and truths of working in games
14:00Portfolio building
15:00Community management
16:00Getting into games without a games degree
11:00 - 13:00Ashley Shaw (Senior Technical Content Developer, Jagex) & Christopher White Sound Designer, Coatsink Software
13:00 - 15:00Eoin Loughrey (Senior Animator, Super Spline Studios) & Ben Blethyn NDreams, Principal 2D Artist
15:00 - 17:00JD Kelly (Voice Actor, JD Kelly) & Philip Meredith (Games Art Tutor, Escape Studios)
11:00 - 13:00Jonathon Wilson (Lead designer/ Producer, Pocket Money Games) & Adam Boyne (Director / Programmer, BetaJester Ltd)
13:00 - 15:00Shayleen Hulbert (3D character artist, Freelancer) & George Rankin (Level Designer, Supermassive Games)
15:00 - 17:00Chris J. Nairn (Composer, Chris J. Nairn Music ) & Eugenia Peruzzo (Character Artist , Freelancer)
11:00 - 13:00Luke Hale (Producer, Cloud Imperium Games) & Gareth Bourn (Senior Designer, Cloud Imperium Games).
13:00 - 15:00Nele Steenput (Head of Art/ Character Artist, Cooperative Innovations) & Richard Whitelock (Director, Distant Lantern Studios, Distant Lantern Studio)
15:00 - 17:00Liam de Valmency (Programmer, Media Molecule) & Peter Barnard (Art Director, Funsolve)

Video Schedule

Total War: Three Kingdoms
12:00 BSTTotal War: Three Kingdoms
Learn more about the new and reimagined systems that make this one of the most complex, and personal, conflicts Creative Assembly has ever released.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun presents: Creating the comic book world of Void Bastards
13:00 BSTRock, Paper, Shotgun presents: Creating the comic book world of Void Bastards
In this talk, art director Ben Lee and writer Cara Ellison sit down with Rock Paper Shotgun to discuss how they're making the game's comic book universe, both artistically and narratively.
Character building from the Wild West to the Modern Dark Ages
14:00 BSTCharacter building from the Wild West to the Modern Dark Ages
Take a peek at the character design process for Call of Juarez and Dying Light 2, with Techland's Konrad Czernik.
Developing Universal Space Station Inc. – A new game from a veteran developer
15:00 BSTDeveloping Universal Space Station Inc. – A new game from a veteran developer
Learn exciting new details on the recently announced Universal Space Station Inc., a space station building game.
Anno 1800
16:00 BSTAnno 1800
This new and exciting PC title is set during the industrial revolution, and combines innovative gameplay with beloved features drawn from 20 years of Anno history.
Eurogamer's 20th anniversary: The best games of the last 20 years
17:00 BSTEurogamer's 20th anniversary: The best games of the last 20 years
Join editor Oli Welsh and a panel of guests as they state their cases for their favourite games of Eurogamer's lifetime - and help us decide which is the best of them all.
Digital Foundry: How an engineering company attempted a gaming world record
11:00 BSTDigital Foundry: How an engineering company attempted a gaming world record
Hadean & CCP Games to deliver a 10,000-player deathmatch experience at GDC, breaking the world record for the most players involved in a single online battle.
Dreams
12:00 BSTDreams
Media Molecule's Dreams gives players the opportunity to express their imaginations through games, music, animation and more.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun presents: From Ignis to indie - Designing Final Fantasy XV & beyond
13:00 BSTRock, Paper, Shotgun presents: From Ignis to indie - Designing Final Fantasy XV & beyond
Metronomik co-founders Wan Hazmer and Daim Dziauddin discuss their experience of working on big budget games, Final Fantasy XV and Street Fighter V respectively.
Developing Road to Guangdong – A new road trip game
14:00 BSTDeveloping Road to Guangdong – A new road trip game
Join veteran game developer Alex Darby and insightful storyteller Yen Ooi as they explore the creative processes behind Road to Guangdong's development.
Character death: More than just a plot device
15:00 BSTCharacter death: More than just a plot device
Join members of ArenaNet's narrative and design teams to talk about lessons learned and strategies used in Guild Wars 2.
Developing Daniel: How a new type of choice & consequence system affects your experience in Life is Strange 2
12:00 BSTDeveloping Daniel: How a new type of choice & consequence system affects your experience in Life is Strange 2
Join Lead Writer and Co-Creator Jean-Luc Cano & Lead Producer Luc Baghadoust as they delve into the story so far.
Nutshots & Nazis: The Sniper Elite Story
13:00 BSTNutshots & Nazis: The Sniper Elite Story
Rebellion devs look back at the series' prodigious evolution in this retrospective panel, and look to what the future may hold for the sharpshooting series.
Sea of Thieves – The story continues
14:00 BSTSea of Thieves – The story continues
Join key Sea of Thieves representatives discussing the rich lore of the game and how that background detail is having an increasing impact on gameplay.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun presents: The story of Hytale - Growing a game from a modding community
15:00 BSTRock, Paper, Shotgun presents: The story of Hytale - Growing a game from a modding community
Sean McCafferty and Chris Thursten from Hypixel Studios explain how a modding community grew into a game development studio - and how Hypixel Studios' first game, Hytale, came to be.
Your studio is a waste of space
12:30 BSTYour studio is a waste of space
This talk shares the unique insight of a studio that has successfully transitioned from bricks and mortar into the cloud.
The psychology of game addiction
13:30 BSTThe psychology of game addiction
Dr Pete Etchells, whose field of research is the behavioural effects of videogames on the human brain, joins us to discuss if video games are bad for us.
How to start an indie company and not starve
14:30 BSTHow to start an indie company and not starve
This talk will cover the nuts and bolts of starting your own company, from picking your business model to finding work.
Why I hate corridors: tips on better level design
15:30 BSTWhy I hate corridors: tips on better level design
Mark Drew from CMD:Studio travels through the far reaches of the galaxy investigating the bad architectural decisions that science fiction ship boulders have taken.
The RPS Podcast Live!
16:30 BSTThe RPS Podcast Live!
We hired a professional troupe of actors to come and perform some of the best and most famous scenes from games for us all, but they couldn't make it, so we're going to do it ourselves.
How to get into games journalism
11:30 BSTHow to get into games journalism
Eurogamer editor Oli Welsh hosts a panel offering advice on how to break into a career in games journalism: where the opportunities are, what editors are looking for, what to specialise in, how to pitch and more.
Overtaking nostalgia to create the fantasy of Knights & Bikes
12:30 BSTOvertaking nostalgia to create the fantasy of Knights & Bikes
Creative director Rex Crowle shares the development of the game’s tone, setting and art style, the influences behind it and tips picked up from previous projects
The Future of Adventure Games
13:30 BSTThe Future of Adventure Games
Can the classic point-and-click survive in the 21st century? Join a panel of experts including Dave Gilbert (Wadjet Eye Games) and Dan Marshall (Size Five) to find out how a classic genre can and should evolved.
Making games with stories at their heart
14:30 BSTMaking games with stories at their heart
Chris Gardiner, Narrative Director for Failbetter Games will discuss the craft of game writing through the lens of Failbetter's latest game, Sunless Skies.
Telling stories through voice acting
15:30 BSTTelling stories through voice acting
A group of voice actors discuss how to build believable, sympathetic characters with script, direction and of course voice acting!
Lessons learned from running a games studio
16:30 BSTLessons learned from running a games studio
We will cover incorporating, UK & EU grants, investment schemes, hiring in the UK, utilising the video games tax credit, pitching to investors and publishers, negotiating publishing deals, and every single thing we learned or wish we'd known.
How to survive as a games artist
12:30 BSTHow to survive as a games artist
Amanda Blatch, senior artist at DR Studios, and freelance artist Loukia Kyriakidou discuss the paths they took into the industry and lay out the different options available to young artists.
When knowing too much is a problem
13:30 BSTWhen knowing too much is a problem
The more games you make, the more experienced you become - but experience can get in the way, as Unavowed and Black Legacy developer Dave Gilbert discovered.
Designing a lost language for Heaven's Vault
14:30 BSTDesigning a lost language for Heaven's Vault
Narrative Director Jon Ingold will present an honest tour of the two-year design process of the mechanic, from laughable prototypes, up impossible learning curves, to hot non-linear video-game linguistics. Ooh la la.
Warhammer: Chaosbane – Fight evil in the Old World
15:30 BSTWarhammer: Chaosbane – Fight evil in the Old World
Prepare yourself for an exciting visit into the depths of the Old World, as Bigben and Eko Software provide a gameplay demo of Warhammer: Chaosbane – the first hack and slash to take place in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world.
Designing sex in games
16:30 BSTDesigning sex in games
This talk will address some common design problems revolving around sexuality in games. (Content warning: this talk will feature overtly sexualized imagery and some mild nudity, but nothing very explicit or uncensored, parental discretion is advised.)

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Argos

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PlayStation
Unreal Engine
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Supported By

2K Games
505 Games
Asmodee
BAFTA Games Awards
Dead Good Media
Devolver Digital
GamesPlanet
Plantronics
Rebellion
SEGA
Ubisoft
Xsplit
Special Effect
CheckPoint
Gaming the Mind

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