Give your business the best gift this holiday season
- Secure early momentum by booking your ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects London, on January 19th and 20th, before your competitors.
- Registering now grants exclusive access to MeetToMatch, letting you schedule meetings with over 1,000 registered ticket holders.
- Attending companies include Supercell, PlayStation, Google, Epic Games, Meta, BBC and over 1,200 more.
For good reason, one thing at the top of many busy games industry professionals' wishlists is rest. Closing out a corporate year provides a well-earned break in the work calendar.
However, this quieter time of the annual business cycle is also a great time to make some strategic decisions that you will look back at and thank yourself for once the new year takes off.
As we increasingly immerse ourselves in the equally joyful and stressful season of wishlists and giving, it’s worth reflecting on what the best holiday gift is.
More precisely, what’s a gift that’s going to be received with genuine gratitude? And even more to the point, what’s a truly impactful gift you could give to a games industry professional… such as yourself?
The gift that keeps on giving
Sure, hampers, festive biscuits, merchandise and gift cards bring a smile to most faces, but gifts that hit a deeper spot are usually ones that keep on giving beyond immediate pleasures. To that point, we’ve got a game changing suggestion of what you should give your business this year to make an impact in 2026, and beyond.
Contrary to what you might think, it’s not a discount or promo offer, but a spot at the biggest, most influential games industry event in the UK, Pocket Gamer Connects London, which takes place right at the start of the new year on the 19th and 20th, when budgets and schedules are set, strategic meetings locked in, and visibility opportunities snapped up.
Indeed, booking now guarantees you will be among 3,000 global industry delegates, with the first 1,350 already confirmed, registering 10% faster than last year.
You’ll be surrounded by some of the world’s leading companies like EA, Supercell, Com2uS, Stillfront, Google, PlayStation, NetEase, Scopely, Meta, BBC, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Epic Games, Twitch, Xbox, Rovio, Wargaming, Zynga, King, and 1,200 more.
You'll meet real decision makers, with over a third of attendees at C-Level and 70% holding decision making roles - gaining the latest industry insight giving you the best headstart with applicable strategies, connections and inspiration for the new company year.
Unlike a summer football camp or school trip, this gift gives immediate rewards in the form of access to MeetToMatch - our integrated scheduling platform, letting you lock in meetings before you even arrive, turning January into a schedule of confirmed conversations rather than chance encounters.
While 87% of the audience works in mobile, the event reflects the wider industry, spanning PC/Mac, console, web games/HTML, XR, cloud/streaming and web3.
Come January 19th and 20th, you’ll benefit from direct access to developers, publishers, investors, service-providers, thought leaders and innovators - all part of the wider global games ecosystem.
You will get essential industry insight with a two-day agenda featuring keynotes, solo talks and panels with expertise from 290 expert speakers. You gain a strategic advantage with 32 content tracks spanning from market trends to practical game maker insight, from monetisation to investment strategies, from AI adoption and UGC to emerging markets and cross-media storytelling and more.
35% more
2026’s edition has expanded to two venues, our original home, the Brewery, and the neighbouring Barbican Centre, offering 35% more meeting spaces, sessions and two significant partner events - Apps Business Summit and Beyond Games: Transmedia Summit. These one-day summits tune into the growing cross-sector trend, bridging the gap between games and the global apps economy, and transmedia landscape alike.
In addition, you can join our dynamic fringe events, connecting developers with publishers and investors. The journalist bar is an opportunity to meet the UK’s games media, while the Big Indie Zone provides a chance to showcase and discover the latest offering of up-and-coming indie games.
Our Aurora: Celebrating Women in the UK Games Industry is a huge celebration of the outstanding achievements of the women and non-binary individuals working in the UK games industry, while the Kick-Off party and Global Connects Party bring networking to a more informal setting, combining pleasure with work.
To end with a powerful reminder, let’s revisit the famous writer and artist Kahlil Gibran’s thoughts on giving. Emphasising that the giver is as blessed as the receiver, he said, “There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward”.
Reap the benefits of being generous, while also super-charging your business for 2026 - secure your Pocket Gamer Connects London 2026 ticket now.
For a limited time, you can get a 10% discount on tickets using promo code ‘BIZHAPPYHOLIDAYS’ at checkout. Offer ends January 2nd.
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