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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 11h

📘 Games Finance Market 2026 - Application Guide Now Available

💡 The guide includes:

✅ Key dates and deadlines
✅ How to apply
✅ What makes a strong application
✅ What to expect if selected

Read now: games.london/wp-content/u...

#LGF26

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 2d

🏙️Applications now open: Official Side Events!

Host your own event during London Games Festival 2026, from talks & workshops to game nights, exhibitions & meetups across the city.

👉Apply now: festival.games.london/side-events/...

#LGF26 #SideEvent

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 6d

Applications for Ensemble are open!

We're looking for a new cohort of UK game creatives from underrepresented ethnicities to showcase and celebrate at #LGF26 and beyond!

Nominate your friends, colleagues or yourself!

Deadline: 10 November 2025
Apply: festival.games.london/ensemble/reg...

London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 7d

Official Selection 2026 Submissions

Selected titles will be:
🕹️Exhibited at New Game Plus
📣 Receive festival-wide promotion

Submissions to experimental video games are also welcome.

📅 Early Bird: 24 Nov 2025
⏰ Deadline: 12 Jan 2026

👉https://festival.games.london/official-selection/registration

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 8d

💸 Applications open for Games Finance Market 2026 💸

This is your chance to:
🕹️Pitch your projects to Publishers and Investors
🤝Build meaningful business connections
💵 Explore funding and publishing opportunities

📆Deadline: 5 January 2025

👉Apply: festival.games.london/gfm/registra...

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 8d

💸 Games Finance Market 2026 💸

This is your chance to:
🕹️Pitch your projects to Publishers and Investors
🤝Build meaningful business connections
💵 Explore funding and publishing opportunities

📆Deadline: Monday 5 January 2025

👉Apply: festival.games.london/gfm/registra...

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 9d

✨ Side Events

From community meetups and showcases to talks, these events give participants the chance to connect in new ways. Now is your chance to put on an event and join the official LGF calendar.

👉Apply: festival.games.london/side-events/...

London Games Festival

festival.games.london

London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 9d

🎮 Official Selection

Selected games will be exhibited at New Game Plus and promoted through a festival-wide campaign. Submissions are open to experimental video games.

🐥Early Bird: 24 November 2025
⏰ Final Deadline: 12 January 2026

👉Apply: festival.games.london/official-sel...

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 9d

🚀 Applications are NOW OPEN for London Games Festival 2026! 🚀

🕹️Official Selection submissions
💸Games Finance Market submissions
🎉Ensemble nominations
🏙️Side Events

Apply NOW: festival.games.london

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 15d

🌟 SAVE THE DATE🌟

London Games Festival returns Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April 2026

Applications NOW OPEN

🕹️Official Selection submissions
💸Games Finance Market submissions
🎉Ensemble nominations
🏙️Side Events

👉 Apply here: festival.games.london

#LGF26

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Games London @gameslondon.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎉 Meet the Game Changer 2025 cohort 🎉

We are supporting 23 London-based founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Funded by UK Government and supported by the Mayor of London.

👉 More info: games.london/gamechanger

🎥 youtu.be/2g32kaHauzQ

#GameChanger2025 #UKSPF

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Jul 7

Also, don’t miss talks from current Ensemble cohort members Annabelle Ashalley-Anthony, Jonas Gawe and Tara Mustapha, all speaking at this year’s conference.

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎮 Heading to Develop Conference in Brighton this week?

Make sure to check out the Ensemble exhibit, live from today through Thurs 10 July

Featuring the Ensemble cohort:

Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, Jonas Gawe, Tara Mustapha John Giwa-Amu, Patrick Haraguti, Bulut Karakaya, Zakia Khan, Sarah York

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Mayor of London's Culture team @ldnculture.bsky.social · Jun 24

As part of its Creative Industries Sector Plan, the Government has announced £500,000 funding per year for 3 years for the @londongamesfest.bsky.social🎮

Funding from @london.gov.uk has supported amazing talent & seen the festival go from strength to strength!

filmlondon.org.uk/latest/major...

Major New Government Funding Boost for London Games Festival | Film London

As part of its Creative Industries Sector Plan (being unveiled on Monday 23 June, London), the UK Government has announced £500,000 funding per year for th

filmlondon.org.uk

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Jun 23

Take Us North was part of the #LGF25 Official Selection & was playable at New Game Plus 🎮

It’s now live to support on Kickstarter!
If you love narrative games + indie talent, check it out

👇

🔗https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/takeusnorth/take-us-north

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢Announcement📢

The DCMS announces plan to introduce a £30m Games Growth Package.

This package includes backing London Games Festival/Games London to showcase UK games, boost investment, and expand global partnerships.

👉Find out more: games.london/film-london-...

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚨Final Chance to Apply for Game Changer 2025! 🚨

We are looking for games business leaders from underrepresented backgrounds who are based in London.

📆Deadline: Friday, 13 June 2025

👉Apply now: bit.ly/4dUAk2k

Games London @gameslondon.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚨Final chance to APPLY for Game Changer 2025!🚨

Register to take part in our FREE programme of:

💼Workshops and mentoring sessions
✈️Outbound mission to Slush, Helsinki
💵Investor matchmaking

To apply, you must be from an underrepresented background and based in London

👉 bit.ly/4dUAk2k

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Games London @gameslondon.bsky.social · May 8

GAME CHANGER is back for 2025

Register to take part in our FREE programme of:

💼Workshops and mentoring sessions
✈️Outbound mission to Slush, Helsinki
💵Investor matchmaking

To apply, you must be from an underrepresented background and based in London

games.london/gamechanger

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 30

10 Years of London Games Festival and Games London!

Watch our journey here: youtu.be/EqgYmumZAXM

Games London @gameslondon.bsky.social · Apr 28

Last week, we celebrated 10 years of Games London at Coutts! 🎉

In a decade, we’ve:
✅ Unlocked £110m+ in deals
✅ Created 900+ jobs
✅ Made London Europe’s #1 games hub

Thanks to the @MayorofLondon and all our amazing partners, colleagues and Games London community members.

London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 23

Discover how London is cementing its status as a global hub for games. 🎮🌍

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Joshua Lamb @jlamb28.bsky.social · Apr 23

How big is London's gaming scene? I spoke with @michaelfrench.bsky.social about @londongamesfest.bsky.social and how the capital is becoming a powerhouse www.thetimes.com/article/ea86...

How London became Europe’s unlikely gaming hub

Michael French is the man tasked with turning London’s games industry into a powerhouse. A decade into the job, he says there is more to come

www.thetimes.com

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 16

🎮 ICYMI: New Game Plus debuted at #LGF25 with 70+ playable titles, talks, panels & live shows!

Highlights included Monument Valley's 10-year retrospective, rare game treasures via Joystique Roadshow, Press X to Continue LIVE & more.

👉 newgameplus.uk

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 14

🙌 That’s a wrap on London Games Festival 2025 - our special tenth-anniversary edition!

This year’s festival was our biggest yet, with the debut of a new consumer event that showcased London’s status as a global hub for games.

Thank you to everyone who attended!

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 9

THANK GOODNESS YOU WON!

Well done to all the winners from last night's BAFTA games awards, including London Games Festival alums Coal Supper, Will Todd, James Carbutt (Official Selection 2024) and Abubakar Salim (Ensemble 2019/2020) for their honours last night.

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 8

This morning, the Games Finance Market kicked off with a keynote presentation and the first round of 15-minute meetings!

Massive thank you to our event partners, Alliotts, Corpay FX, Department for Business & Trade and @mishcondereya.bsky.social.

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · Apr 7

Welcome to VIP 100 at London Games Festival 2025!

100 video games industry leaders have gathered behind closed doors to witness a debate on ‘new ideas vs. new technology.’

Thank you to our event partner’s: Taylor Wessing UK, Wizards of the Coast

#LGF25

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