LGF22 runs from Friday 1 April to Sunday 10 April. Professionals and players will have access to both in-person and digital programming, flagship games funding event Games Finance Market, the debut of a new consumer show, W.A.S.D, plus returning cultural heavyweights like Now Play This and the BAFTA Games Awards.
London Games Festival has become an internationally renowned celebration of games culture and a key driver for participating businesses – games studios involved in 2021’s digital festival reported total business deals in excess of £20m, and thousands tuned in every day to watch, play and learn about games.
The 2022 festival theme is ESCAPE THE METAVERSE, exploring the ways popular games and virtual worlds are blending with real-life to create the future of entertainment – and inviting participants to join the new festival’s mix of interconnected online and onsite activity.