ALPHA | EVENTS
THE DEVELOP QUIZ A look ahead to the very excellent 2011 Develop Quiz
UK STUDIOS will converge on the 11th of this month at the Sway Bar in Holborn, London, to find out once and for all (until next year) just who is the smartest of them all. Have you booked your place yet? Everyone in the games industry thinks that they work with, or indeed are, some pretty sharp individuals. Now is the time to put those intellects to the test, while indulging in more than a little alcohol-fuelled intercompany banter. Put your money where your mouth is and take on your wonderful industry peers at The Develop Quiz. All industry members – be they studios, publishers, QA, recruitment
or localisation companies – are all invited to attend the event, with a full and fierce night of entertainment and competition on offer. Hurry up, space is limited! Those wanting to find out more, to book a place or find out about exclusive sponsorship oppourtunities should contact: kathryn.humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk
THE MONTH AHEAD A look at what May has in store for the industry and beyond… MAY 1ST:
MAY 11TH:
MAY 19TH:
MAY 25TH:
May Day. Put a strip of turf on your head and party like you’re Winston Churchill.
The very excellent Develop Quiz is taking place at the Sway Bar in London. Be there!
The Canadian Games Conference, or, The Conference Formerly Known As GDC Canada, kicks off in Vancouver.
The outstanding Monetising Mobile event returns to BAFTA in London with a focus on mobile payment opportunities for 2011.
MAY 8TH:
VE Day. Put a strip of turf on your head and party like you’re Winston Churchill. Again. MAY 10TH:
Brink is released. Just don’t go thinking that freerunning is as easy as they make it look. Or do, and send the pictures to Develop.
MAY 24TH: MAY 14TH:
The Eurovision Song Contest. Get all excited about how much fun you’ll have in an ironic way. Realise it’s rubbish. Get drunk.
F.E.A.R 3 is released. You won’t be too comfortable around children with unkepmt dark hair for a little while. MAY 27TH:
The MCM London Expo is go at Excel in London. Dust that old Sephiroth costume off and get your nerdy freak on. You nerd. MAY 25TH:
MAY 17TH:
L.A. Noireis released. Trilby sales go up 10,250 per cent overnight.
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Towel Day. In honour of the late, great Douglas Adams, today is a day for carry towels wherever you go. Whatever you do, Don’t Panic.
MAY 31ST:
Red Faction: Armageddon is released. Space Soviets get their war face on for yet another Martian rumble.