Details of the next WN Conference have become known. It will be held in mid-September in Limassol. Among the speakers are Owlcat Games, Playkot, Tactile Games, Nexters, AWS, Google, Meta* and many others. More about the event is in our material.
About the event
This is the second big WN Conference to be held in Cyprus at the five-star Parklane Hotel. The organizer of the event — WN Media Group — expects about 600 participants. At least half of them will come from the regions of MENA, APAC, NORAM and LATAM specifically to communicate with the local gaming industry, known far beyond the island.
Recall that the first event from WN took place in Limassol in 2018.
Program
About 30 presentations of various formats are planned: traditional reports, public interviews and round tables. Let’s focus on some of them.
- The evolution of the Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader combat system will be told by gaming industry legend Alexander Mishulin, creative director of Owlcat Games, who was responsible for the game design of games such as Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Heroes of Might and Magic V and Silent Storm.
- Evgeny Sudak, who was previously responsible for monetization at Wargaming Seattle and game design at Pixonic (and he also teaches courses on ethical management), will make a presentation on building corporate culture in international companies.
- The question of what steps need to be taken to form a successful creative team capable of creating hits, Murad Musakaev, who holds the post of head of the studio at the casual company Tactile Games, known for the Lily’s Garden merge project, plans to answer in his speech.
In addition, there will be performances from Eschatology Entertainment, founded by veterans of Wargaming and Valve, as well as a report from Playkot. A representative of the Italian 34BigThings will talk about how to create business ecosystems for video game developers. Google and Meta* employees will also come with reports.
Additionally, two additional tracks will be held this year. One will be dedicated to the marketing of non—gaming applications, and the other to the use of AI in game development. The latter is being prepared by Amazon Web Services together with Nexters.
Expo zone and showcase
Stands of event sponsors are expected at the WN Cyprus`23 site (among the key ones this time are Invest Cyprus, Dats Games, Gcore, Xsolla, Adjust, Google, Meta*, AWS, Appsflyer and others) and a showcase of game developers from the 20 most promising projects.
You can apply for participation in the showcase until the third of September inclusive at this link. Each team selected by a producer from WN Game Finder will receive one ticket and a place to demonstrate their game for free.
A party
The main networking party will be held on September 12 at La Isla Beach. This is a cozy bar with a view of the Mediterranean Sea. Guests with premium tickets will be offered dinner and unlimited alcoholic beverages.
Tickets and rally system
The ticket price starts from €299. This is the price of a standard pass without access to the party. You will have to pay a little more for a premium ticket – € 399. But, attention, these prices are valid until August 30. In September, each of them will grow by €150.
Those who cannot attend in person, but want to communicate with the participants, have the opportunity to purchase an online ticket for €99. We are talking about access to the WN Cyprus`23 rally system, within which you can get acquainted and communicate with all its participants.
The rally system, built on the basis of the organizer’s own solution WN Hub, will operate from August 29 to September 27.
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