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Pocket Gamer Connects London marks 20 years of PocketGamer with over 300 speakers, about 1,500 companies and roughly 11,000 meetings confirmed (5,000 pending). The industry is valued near $200 billion with 4.9% forecast growth, but has seen around 45,000 job losses and $161 billion of M&A deal flow last year; venture counts fell to 509 rounds. Steel Media leadership reshuffles: CEO moves to chairman and Dave Brady steps in as head, while global event expansion continues.
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- 0:00PGKS London 2026
- 1:51British games industry
- 2:34Steel Media & Enthusiast Gaming
- 3:37Pocket Gamer’s 20 years
- 6:50Global growth
- 8:13Games industry value
- 9:57Challenges & opportunities
- 11:23AAA vs indie
- 12:47Funding beyond VC
- 13:49China’s dominance
- 14:32AI in game dev
- 15:13Beyond traditional gaming
- 16:18Event logistics
- 17:43Sponsors and acknowledgments
- 19:08Future events
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