A prestigious computer game industry event for independent developers is coming to the University of Essex’s Colchester Campus. The Big Indie Pitch sees independent games developers compete in a Dragons Den-style pitch to a panel of industry journalists, developers and publishers. The competition has previously been held in cities including Shanghai, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berlin and Vancouver.
Developers at the Games Hub run by the University of Essex in Colchester are celebrating after winning the UK Game of the Show award at a major international event. The title is awarded at the Gamescom trade fair, held annually in Cologne, to the best UK-developed, but as yet unreleased, game on show.
Ultrafast Broadband – a game changer in attracting major new gaming festival to Colchester in May.