Speakers

Mike has spent more than a decade in the video game industry as a leader, consultant, business analyst, critic, and journalist. He is the co-founder of F-Squared, a boutique video game industry consultancy. Prior to co-founding F-Squared, Mike was news editor at Game Informer and a freelance writer for Polygon, Variety, GameDaily, and GamesBeat. He is also the author of The GameDev Business Handbook and The GameDev Budgeting Handbook, designed to help demystify foundational business concepts for those starting their own studios. Now, Mike is director of operations and publishing at Causeway Studios, where he heads up day-to-day business, marketing and communications, publishing, and business devleopment. He is also finance producer at Strange Scaffold where he also served as licensing producer on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown and lead producer on Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator and I Am Your Beast: Quitting Time DLC.

Presenting:

• The Risks and Potential Rewards of Starting a Game Studio in 2027