On Friday, I posted a quick update on the London Games Festival, but missed out some other interesting stuff happening during the next couple of months. If you're within commuting distance, here are three other events worth checking out:
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
September 27
BAFTA has announced an evening event based around this much-touted apocalyptic adventure. It's a demo and Q&A session, hosted by Guy Cocker from Gamespot and Tameem Antoniades, founder of Ninja Theory, the Cambridge-based developer behind the title. Enslaved is an intriguing game, featuring a script by Beach author Alex Garland and advanced motion capture work, performed and directed by Andy Serkis. The event is being held at BAFTA's Princess Anne Theatre. Tickets can be booked here.
Playful 2010
September 24
Taking place this Friday, Playful is our kind of games event, a day-long conference with cross-disciplinary talks by game artists, designers, developers and thinkers. On the roster are Gamesmaster and XFM Scotland presenter Dominik Diamond, and Pat Kane, musician, journalist, and author of The Play Ethic. They've also got a nine-year-old gamer, Beatrice Davy-Sutherland, presenting her video interviews with the creators of Moshi Monsters and Club Penguin. You wouldn't get that at E3. Playful is taking place at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, and you can get info about tickets (£50 each) here.
Citizen Game Review
October 9
This sounds great too... organised by British online games community Citizen Game, it's a free event allowing footie fanatics the chance to come along, play FIFA 11 and Pro Evolution 2011 on Xbox 360 and PS3, and then write reviews of them. Or you can just sit and eat pizza and enjoy getting your hands on these warring football titans before your pals do. It's taking place at The Star on Bethnal Green and there's a Facebook group with more info.
And if you're beginning to feel we're being a bit London-centric, please remember that Gamesblog will be appearing live at the Gamecity festival in Nottingham. Every morning, from October 27-30th, I'll be presenting a debate show, discussing the key gaming news and issues with special guests and a lively, informed audience – that's where you come in. And everyone gets a full English breakfast (apart from me, as I'll be far too wound up and nervous to eat).
