After the success of the edition “ Start anewt”, in the sign of the reunion between the entire video game ecosystem and the players, the reference event of the video game returns to settle at the Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles from November 1st to 5th, 2023. With one goal: to make the PGW a great festival!
PGW “Next Level”: a unique experience
There Paris Games Week will be the first “gaming” event in the world to once again bring together all the major players, confirming its place on the world calendar and the bond and loyalty of the players. The Next Level Paris Games Week promises a larger edition, more and more welcoming, open to more visitors, around a very ambitious program. It will combine all the ingredients that have made it successful since 2010, but also offer a real evolution for its audience; This year’s “Next Level” edition is open to new pop culture actors from related fields in constant dialogue with video games to offer players a unique experience.
From 1st to 5th November 2023, it is a true video game festival and all surrounding cultures, showcasing and celebrating the power of “gaming culture”.
“Paris Games Week is the event created by industry players for all communities. Again this year, Paris Games Week brings together French and international gamers in a single place to present, showcase and test their products and services, as well as to celebrate and share video games in the broadest sense,” comments James Rebours, President of SELL . .
A promise: test, discover, support and meet
PGW once again invites console and PC gaming manufacturers, publishers and studios, major esports competitions and the best of “video gaming culture” to an edition that’s more festive than ever. PGW is more than a fair, it’s a festival that offers the opportunity to test the latest novelties, discover the future of video games, support the biggest e-sports teams on the Paris Games Week stage and their favorite talents hold true. This year, Paris Games Week will take place for five days at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles and will also be broadcast live outside the walls with a live stream program animated by the event’s talent ambassadors.
Stay tuned: Paris Games Week meets in June to open its ticket office and announce its program!
The reference video game event
Since its inception in 2010, the PGW has established itself as a pillar of the video game landscape with its own codes, promoting highly anticipated games and products a few weeks before the end-of-year celebrations, but also the entire culture of video games: e-sports, cosplay, art or even retrogaming. The success of the 2022 edition, after three years of absence due to the pandemic, is a strong signal that shows the desire of communities to reconnect with the video game industry. With even greater ambitions, the Next Level edition of PGW will be the showcase for this dynamic, innovative and creative market.
“The game is not just the support of virtual universes: it is a connecting game that allows for very real connections to be made and amplified.” It is with great joy and great pride that we reunited with gamers and families in 2022: We are happy and impatient to offer them, for this twelfth edition, the event that matches the enthusiasm they have witnessed to us: Paris Games Week is coming back! » explains Nicolas Vignolles, General Delegate of SELL.
Game Connection Europe: the business event for the video game industry
On November 2nd and 3rd, the international trade event Game Connection Europe also returns for a hybrid edition at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles. Developers, publishers, distributors and service providers from all over the world come together to present and discover new projects, form new partnerships and build their business network.