Game Republic New Horizons

14-16 October 2026

Game Republic
New Horizons

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I had a blast!

Lasse Seppänen, Supercell

What a fantastic day with hundred turning out for this flagship conference

Double Eleven

Wow Wow Wow – I was looking forward to the debut of this Northern games conference and it did not disappoint, even those high expectations were blown out of the water

Yasmina Fadel, Maximalist Ltd

The carefully curated panels were absolutely on point

Chris Taylor Eaton Smith

The varied talks on offer were well-curated, with fireside chats about hot topics such as transmedia and the importance of international markets like China

GamesIndustry.biz

All in all, the sold-out conference provided a solid start to what will hopefully be an annual event

Lewis Packwood, GI.Biz

Shout out to the attentive, involving audience! Was a great vibe! Such a remarkable event too!

Will Freeman

I had an absolute blast! Between meetings and client lunches I didn’t get to catch the full line-up of talks, but I’ve heard nothing but great feedback from those who did.

Viki Freeman, Airship

I caught up with some of the big names in the industry who all echoed how good the event was but for me it is bringing all of these people together.

Game Republic events aren’t just held they are hosted, Game Republic creates a safe environment, they make meaningful introductions and have great people in the room. Definitely worth traveling from London for.

Great scale, good range of attendees and speakers, valuable content, good environment and structure, the right balance of fun/socialising and focussed business activity

Do not miss your tickets for this one. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Sally Kevan

Brilliant to be at #GRNewHorizons today hearing from some genuinely ace businesses doing exciting things in games, tech and digital.

Helen Lynne

Hundreds in attendance. Great to catch up with many friends in the industry and make lots of new connections.

Beverley Goodall, Abacus Bean Ltd

packed with so many talented individuals from the North and beyond. Great talks, great company. We’re already counting down the days until next year!🥂

Tanglewood Games

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Welcome to Game Republic New Horizons

Highlights to look forward to at this year’s Game Republic New Horizons.

Global game studios leaders and developers, special guests, investors, leaders from across games and beyond

Free access to MeetToMatch so you can arrange to meet people that can make a difference to your business, plenty of networking at parties, in the expo and in our investor zone and much more.

Investor Zone in collaboration with Games London. Meet investors, pitch your game and get specialist advice all in one place

Learn more on the latest tech and explore new tech – see examples of tech in game design and beyond

Visit the stands offering services to support your business from research, finance, investment, training and marketing

A special curated showcase to be announced

Gain insights from experts in HR, legal, finance, marketing and PR in specialist sessions to support your business

Join us for some great social experiences from entertainment, food and drink to go-karting, arcades, pool tournaments and more

Our Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the support of these fantastic companies.

Xsolla

Red Kite Games

Double Eleven

Kudos Games

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Steel City Interactive

Middlesbrough Council

Behaviour

Plus Accounting

Escape Technology
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Meet Our Advisory Board

Game Republic New Horizons has been supported by a fantastic collection of people from Europe, Japan, USA and the UK who have given time and ideas to its development with a clear focus for the event to become a UK flagship event for the games industry internationally.

Tony Byus, Rainy Frog

Elaine Dowman, Barclays and IMIRT

Stefan Lampinen, Game Advisor Ltd

Asher McClennahan, Kickstarter

Gina Jackson OBE, Pitchify

Des Gayle, Day Off Interactive

HaZ Dulull, Beyond The Pixels

Michael French, Games London

Kimberley Turner, Double Eleven

Ben Robinson, ID@Xbox

Chris Dring, The Game Business

Charles Cecil, Revolution

Nareice Wint, Miami Avalon

David Lilley, Kudos Games

Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games

Alison Lacy, Radical Forge

Olly Bennett, Cardboard Sword

Ron Ashtiani, Steamforged Games

Bob Makin, Behaviour

Luke Mills, Dink

Michelle Shelton, Middlesbrough Council

Charlie Kemp, Tees Valley Combined Authority

Nina Cliff, Business Development

Callum Underwood, Uwu Biz

Sarah York, Panda Cat Games

John Sanderson, Pitstop Productions

Chris Taylor, Eaton Smith

Andrew Crawshaw, Thunkd

Our Media Partners

Our Charity Partners

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"Wow Wow Wow..."

... that is what I am left saying after GR New Horizons, I was looking forward to the debut of this Northern games conference and it did not disappoint, even those high expectations were blown out of the water
Yasmina Fadel
Maximalist Ltd