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Funding Futures Series: The Evolving Role of Publishers
Jason Della Rocca (Co-Founder, Execution Labs)
Snow Rui (President & CFO, Hooded Horse)
John Buckley (Communications Director / Publishing Manager, Pocketpair)
Steve Escalante (CEO, Digital Bandidos)
Matt Charles (Chief Product Officer / Co-Founder, Cooldown Games)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Panel
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
This panel will explore the evolving role of publishers as the game business landscape continues to shift under our feet. Traditional publishing deals seem harder to score, with more burden to prove market demand placed on developers. Let's dig in on what publishers are looking for today, and how they determine if something actually has a chance to succeed in the market. We'll also examine how business models are evolving, and what other changes are to come in the future. Let's investigate the true value of publishers and how they can best enable developers to prosper.
Takeaway
This session will provide the insights needed to score a publishing deal and best understand how a publisher can best help you to succeed. We'll better understand what they are looking for when evaluating projects, and how they can help... and what it will cost you.
Intended Audience
This session is for all indie developers and game studio leaders who are exploring the option of partnering with a publisher and/or actively pitching to publishers.
