Major Industry Players Join Forces at the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit at PAX has gained significant traction, with major industry players such as Xbox, Fellow Traveller, Curve, Tencent, and several others joining the lineup. Scheduled to take place on August 31st at the Seattle Convention Center, this highly anticipated event brings together more than 30 publishers, investors, and platform holders, all eager to connect with independent game developers. As of now, over 75 game developers have signed up to attend, seeking opportunities to network with investors, publishers, and platforms including 101XP, Agnitio Capital, Astra Games, and many more. This year's summit, the first since 2019, boasts an impressive speaker lineup featuring representatives from Valve, Xbox, and Square Enix Collective, as well as a panel discussion with prominent investors from London Venture Partners, Hiro Capital, and Kowloon Nights. The event is made possible by the generous support of tinyBuild, the publisher behind Hello Neighbor. At the heart of the summit lies a sophisticated meeting system, designed to facilitate connections between developers, publishers, and investors throughout the afternoon. Tickets are now available, priced at $50 for developers and $200 for publishers and investors, with lunch, refreshments, and two-day access to PAX West included. Developers and publishers exhibiting at PAX can attend the event free of charge by contacting Kevin Brady for registration details. A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available; interested parties should reach out to George Corner for more information. Below is the schedule for the event: 09:00 am - 09:30 am PDT: Registration 09:30 am - 09:55 am PDT: Welcome and Fireside Chat with Shawn Layden, former head of PlayStation Studios and current advisor to major companies like Tencent, discussing the past, present, and future of the gaming industry. 09:55 am - 10:10 am PDT: Creating Thousand Hour Long Experiences - Alex Nichiporchik, CEO of TinyBuild, explores the importance of emergent gameplay. 10:10 am - 10:30 am PDT: How Square Enix Collective and FuturLab brought PowerWash Simulator to 7 million players, featuring Anne-Lou Grosbois-Favreau, Jakub 'Koobs' Klitenik, Rebecca Sweetmore, and Joshua Brown. 10:30 am - 10:55 am PDT: Steam Visibility: How Games Get Surfaced To Players, presented by Erik Peterson from Valve. 10:55 am - 11:10 am PDT: Break 11:10 am - 11:30 am PDT: Fireside Chat with Jen MacLean of Xbox, discussing opportunities with Xbox and offering advice to indie developers. 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PDT: The Games Investment Panel, featuring leading investors and publishers, including Anlu Liu, Joe Yuan, Matt Bilbey, and Snow Rui, sharing insights on the current market and future trends. 12:00 pm - 13:00 pm PDT: Lunch 12:40 pm - 18:00 pm PDT: One-To-One Meetings, a series of 20-minute meetings set up via the MeetToMatch meeting system.