Simon Carless

Simon Carless is the founder of the GameDiscoverCo agency and creator of the popular GameDiscoverCo game discoverability newsletter. He licenses GDCo's game data platform to a number of leading PC/console publishers and developers, and was previously most known for his role helping to shape the Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Conference for many years. He is also an investor and advisor to UK indie game publisher No More Robots (Descenders, Hypnospace Outlaw), a previous publisher and editor-in-chief at Game Developer magazine and GameDeveloper.com, and sits on the board of the Video Game History Foundation. 

What Will the Game Industry's Indie/AA/AAA Submarkets Look Like in 2030?

In this roundtable, join Simon Carless(GameDiscoverCo) to discuss the changing PC and console game market and try to look ahead to discuss: 

• What's happening with the middle of the market? 
• How can medium sized companies survive and thrive in this tough discovery environment? 
• And how much will tinier, more agile indies swarm up into higher revenue slots over time?  

The discussion will be focused on practical ways we can all survive and thrive in this complex environment.