Registration for Gamecity Hamburg's fifth Pitch Level Up is open until February 12. Studios wishing to participate as a team must purchase a ticket for each team member. For most studios, the most important part of the evening is the 1:1 feedback session, where developers pitch for 10 minutes and then receive individual feedback in a 20-minute one-on-one meeting. Although the event is organized by the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, participation is not limited to studios from Hamburg.

The experts bring very different perspectives to the table. Developers can specify in advance from which perspective they would like to receive feedback. The following experts have already been confirmed:

  • Valentina Birke, Director Indie Arena Booth
  • Michael Hoss, Head of Product at Deck13 Spotlight
  • Sören Lass, Games Consultant
  • Nina Müller, Senior VP of Products, Goodgame Studios 
  • Jasmin Östreicher, CEO at Sidekick Publishing
  • Steffen Rühl, Games Consultant
  • Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg
  • Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg
  • Kristin von der Wense, Publishing Producer at Daedalic Entertainment

More are to follow.

In addition to the 1-on-1 feedback sessions, there will again be a supporting program of presentations. This is also not yet final. The first confirmed speaker is Jasmin Pfeiffer from DigitTales Interactive. She will present the pitch deck that helped the studio secure a publishing contract with Lacuna.


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