Games Week Georgia, curated by Skillshot Media and Ghost Gaming, and DreamHack, ESL FACEIT Group’s gaming lifestyle festival, today announced that October 1-6, 2024 will feature a full slate of 10 different video game industry and networking events, followed by gaming lifestyle festival DreamHack Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center, which will host activations, mixers and competitions in esports, cosplay, and tabletop gaming.
“Games Week Georgia celebrates the gaming and esports industry, exposing global gaming leaders to our thriving local ecosystem and support" said Todd Harris, CEO Skillshot Media. “This year Games Week Georgia welcomes well over 200 invited industry speakers and guests across 10 partnered conference events.”
The annual week of game industry events, delivered this year in partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s InnovATL2024 initiative, concludes with the three-day DreamHack Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center from October 4-6.
“DreamHack Atlanta is the home for every type of gamer, whether your gear of choice is a mouse, controller, dice, or sewing machine,” said Guy Blomberg, Director of Festivals, North America, DreamHack. “With an array of competitions, as well as creator-centric programming, our Bring-Your-Own-Computer LAN, and so much more, we’re excited to cap off Games Week Georgia with one of our most ambitious festivals in the city.”
The announced slate of Games Week Georgia business and industry events include:
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Atlanta Digital World Summit on Tuesday, October 1
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Esports Summit on Wednesday, October 2
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Entertainment Industry Mixer the evening of Wednesday, October 2
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GirlGamer Atlanta the morning of Thursday, October 3
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Creator Summit the afternoon of Thursday, October 3
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Music & Masks on Main, early evening of Thursday, October 3
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Kickoff Party, later evening of Thursday, October 3
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ESIC Global Esports Summit on Friday, October 4
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DreamHack Indie Playground Mixer on Friday, October 4
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SIEGE2024 @ DreamHack on Friday, Oct 4 - 6
Followed by the the massive consumer gaming and lifestyle festival:
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DreamHack Atlanta on Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 6, 2024 with
programming including:
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Call
of Duty: Mobile World Championship for $1M Global Competition
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ESL
Challenger Invites Pro League Hopefuls for $100K Tournament
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DreamHack
Fighters Slate of Tournaments & $23,000 prizing for Atlanta’s FGC
● DreamHack Atlanta
Cosplay With Over $3K in Competition Prizing
● Rocket League, Halo,
NCAA 25, and More Headline Freeplay Competitions with over $13,000 prizing
● Tournaments in Magic:
The Gathering, Flesh and Blood, and Lorcana
Further information and tickets for all events above are now available at https://www.gamesweekgeorgia.com/