Gamelab Barcelona will celebrate its XVI edition in digital format

It thus maintains its annual commitment and support for the video game and digital entertainment sector with a new virtual format that will be accessible internationally for free.

Gamelab Barcelona 2020 Live confirms its XVI edition that will be held online between June 22 and 25. A new name for the event that goes digital, a measure that allows it to adapt to the global situation and facilitate access from any corner of the planet. This format, which adapts perfectly to the very nature of the digital entertainment industry, allows the organization to maintain its commitment and support to the sector.

He International Congress of Video Games and Interactive Leisure which has been held in Barcelona since 2011 will have a rich program of presentations, seminars, workshops, keynote talks and online colloquiums with speakers of the highest level, as in previous years.

Gamelab has managed year after year to bring together the most influential creators in the sector, personalities such as Shigeru Miyamoto (Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda), Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear, Snatcher), Shuhei Yoshida (president de Sony Worldwide Studios), Jade Raymond (Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell), Toru Iwatani, (Pac-Man), Shinji Mikami, (Resident Evil), Amy Henning (Uncharted), Jordan Mechner, (Prince of Persia), Cliff Bleszinski (Unreal, Gears of War), Mike Sepso (global contact for eSports, senior vice president of Activision Blizzard in Media Networks), Peter Moore (responsible for eSports in Electronic Arts) or Ian Livingstone (Tomb Raider, co-founder of Games Workshop), among many others.

This world-renowned forum will accommodate an amateur audience, students and, above all, professionals. For them, Gamelab has prepared additional services adapted to their needs, more focused on the development of the industry and the most creative areas.

The congress registration will be done through the web www.gamelab.es and it will be free for the main conferences; Services with a more specialized and networking nature will have a very special rate, a discount of more than 80%, as a support measure and with the intention of making this section more accessible to the entire sector.

Among its activities for 2020, the delivery of the National Video Game Industry Awards. A ceremony that, in its tenth edition, will recognize the most outstanding projects developed by studios and professionals in Spain during the past year. The popular “Pulgas”, an award inspired by the first internationally successful Spanish game in history, will celebrate the excellence of the video game, with a virtual presentation within the framework of this special edition.

The organizers have decided on this format adjustment by consensus and after evaluating the evolution of the pandemic, as well as health guidelines. The objective is to show support for the industry and digital leisure lovers who have supported this event throughout its history, to return to Barcelona even stronger in its next edition.

Gamelab has emerged as one of the most prominent forums worldwide regarding video games and digital entertainment. A sector that has been extraordinarily promoted in Spain and especially in Catalonia, where the industry has flourished in recent years coinciding with the celebration of the congress.

The event is a meeting point for creators, executives, investors and the international press where a space is created for reflection and debate on the trends that mark the market, as well as an opportunity to generate business, present projects and be able to anticipate the experiences and formats that will mark the future.

Gamelab Barcelona 2020 Live, has the support of the Government of Catalonia through the Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises (ICEC), the Department of Digital Policies and Public Administrations, the Agency for Business Competitiveness (Acció), the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Government of Spain, the City Council of L'Hospitalet, the City Council of Barcelona and the Provincial Council of Barcelona.

It is sponsored by the i2Cat Foundation and GAME and has the collaboration of Devicat, PROA, DEV, ENTI and Native Prime.