Paris Game Biz 2025 - Recap

On 28 and 29 October, Paris Game Biz, a 100% B2B event organised by Capital Games (the Île-de-France video game cluster), took place. The event was dedicated to business meetings between video game studios and international investors. The organisers said that this second edition "confirmed the event's success, attracting even more studios, publishers, investors and partners around a shared passion and drive."

A total of 175 participants from 70 video game studios across ten countries took part: Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, the United States, France, India, Kazakhstan, Norway, the Netherlands and Poland. 515 'qualified' meetings were held over the two-day event. Three workshops led by Feardemic, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Xsolla brought together 70 participants. Of the 175 participants, 35 were French and international buyers.

The Paris Game Biz event provided an opportunity to showcase collaborations between France, Europe and Asia. The following were highlighted by Capital Games:

• "The commitment of Monika Butterbrodt, Lorenz Wiedemann from the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Laura Thümmler from the game association, to mobilize about ten German studios and publishers during strategic Meetings"
• "The presentation of the Spanish ecosystem by Madrid in Game"
• Exchanges with Kodansha & Ludimus as part of the Indie Game Lab Japan 2026, the first Franco-Japanese game design incubation program with the support of the French Institute and CNC. Applications until December 18, 2025"

Led by Abrial Da Costa (Capital Games/Playdigious), 13 international figures visited the Amplitude Studios offices to learn about the strengths and successes of the French video game industry, just hours before the Paris Game Biz 2025 launch. The programme included initiatives to promote the sector (Diana Marino, CNC), a behind-the-scenes look at a AAA studio (Romain de Waubert, Amplitude Studios) and success stories from the French industry (François Meurisse, Sandfall Interactive; Benjamin Laulan, Evil Empire). They also had the opportunity to network with 15 studios and representatives from across the industry at a dinner in Montmartre.
 
Paris Game Biz is an initiative by Capital Games, supported by CNC and labelled 'Game France', implemented in partnership with MeetToMatch. Capital Games is an association of video game professionals in the Île-de-France region. It brings together and supports over 100 studios, publishers, service providers, media outlets, and specialist educational institutions. Its mission is to promote mutual aid and sharing, and to offer its members maximum business development opportunities.