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POCKET GAMER CONNECTS LONDON Pocket Gamer Connects came to London for the seventh time on January 21st, bringing over 2,460 delegates from 65 countries together at The Brewery. 2020 was Pocket Gamer Connects’ biggest year yet, with delegates from over 1,000 companies wandering the packed exhibition hall with more sponsors and exhibitors than ever before (over 110 tables and booths). The event comprised a cross-section of the industry, with indies and student developers rubbing shoulders with investors and C-level execs from the biggest platforms, plus every key tool-maker, service company, platform and consultant were also present, as well as the usual press core. Four more Connects are planned for 2020: Seattle (May 11th to 12th), Hong Kong (July), Helsinki (September 29-30th) and Jordan (November) before returning to London once again in January 2021.
Left: Ian Livingstone, speaking as part of Hiro Capital, on Emerging Macro Trends in Games and Game Streaming from a VC Investor’s Perspective
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