gamescom:   a   format   for   the   audience   you   need   to   serve.  

Play the game, understand the pitch, meet the people behind it. We create pitch stages, product presentations and community gatherings around gamescom, connecting programme design with live production.

Discuss the project → How the work fits together

What should this audience understand or discuss?

A studio needs different evidence in a pitch from a family trying a console. An investor meeting needs a different conversation setting from a community evening. We choose the format and preparation around the task.

gamescom invest circle

gamescom invest circle: Studio selection and pitch training
gamescom

gamescom invest circle: Studio selection and pitch training

PIRATEx developed the programme, supported studio selection and delivered pitch training, keynotes and networking. The ten selected studios received tailored preparation for the competition.

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A publisher meeting or a community evening?

A studio presenting a game needs guests who can assess its stage of development. A community gathering needs an experience people can participate in. Separate industry invitations from public access, then plan the game build, hardware, network, age requirements and brand permissions around the chosen audience.

How the work fits together

01

Pitches and specialist programmes

Applications, jury arrangements, timing and team preparation need coordination. Selection criteria and decisions remain with the named owners.

02

Experience the product

A demonstration space must support actual use. We assess space, technology, movement and supervision against claims approved by your product team.

03

Meet customers and community

Dinners, receptions and facilitated exchanges need their own participant benefit. Invitations and account follow-up stay with your team unless agreed otherwise.

Your team and ours

Your team owns guest relationships, invitations and factual approvals. We plan and coordinate the agreed event scope. Fair admission, organiser permissions and special access need separate confirmation; PIRATEx provides an independent agency service. The proposal records the work, client inputs, approvals, external costs and handovers.

What the working plan contains

The agreed scope identifies the guest purpose, format, running order, supplier requirements, approvals and on-site responsibilities. Venue, catering, technical work and documentation appear as explicit quote items when included.

Useful preparation for this fair

Game/build readiness, hardware and network owners, age/access requirements, presentation permissions and the planned close.

Check the calendar before confirming the invitation

Use the organiser’s current information for dates, opening times, admission and programme. Then check guest appointments, venue transfer and the latest useful arrival and departure times. We agree supplier confirmation and decision deadlines for your project; availability is checked before booking.

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Tell us what you have in mind

Tell us who you want to bring together around the fair and what would make the gathering worth their time. We discuss the format, setting and production, then check timing, venue availability, travel and supplier costs for the proposal.

Discuss the project