19th September

Wow - with over 80 participants the midlands games industry event was far more popular than we could have ever imagined.  An entertaining and informative evening, guests included John Sear (replaced Kieran O’Connell from Rare) and Justin from Monumental Games (replacing Rik who has just had a baby - congratulations Mr & Mrs Alexander).  They were joined by our regular speakers Iain Simons and Dan Marchant, and our host Toby Barnes.

With representation from Eurocom, Rare, Circle, Core, students from NTU, and the University of Derby, the audience were never shy in adding to the discussion.  Covering topics as diverse as the potential impact PS3 will have on local development to handheld gaming, from the death of E3 and booth babes to looking at the need for more industry training events across the country.

With 100% positive feedback from our audience, the only issue to investigate comes from how to accommodate a larger audience size, given its popularity - we now need a larger venue with mics and more drinks promotions.

The ‘humorous’ questions might need some work and the format may well take some development but be prepared for the next Midlands Games Evening in November.

Thank you so much to our ‘guests’ and to the audience who I hope will come back next time.

19th September, 6pm

“Never mind the polygons” will be chance to hear from some our regions most interesting developers, oh and Iain and Dan again :-)

With a slightly different format to the evening, we will follow in the foot steps of a similarly named BBC show.  Topical discussion, industry rants and a chance to find out what the hell Rare’s piñata game is all about.

Regular guests Dan Marchant (Consultant , The Obscure Consultancy. - Business Development Director, Strawdog Studios) and Iain Simons ( Writer and Creative Director game city) are joined by Kieran Connell ( Senior Software Engineer at Rare Ltd  ) and Rik Alexander ( CEO Monumental Games ).

The event will be held in derby at the courtyard pub: The Clock Yard Friargate, Derby, DE1 1FP
We will kick off at 6.00, but will start proper at around 6.30.
We usually get wrapped up by 8.00 and then to the bar for networking.

Educational, entertaining and a chance to catch up with colleagues.

Please pass this on to anyone you may feel would be interested.
The more the merrier.

Any questions drop us a line.