London Games Festival’s two-day cornerstone consumer and industry show runs from 16th-17th April at Exhibition, White City
LONDON, UK – 10th April 2026 – New Game Plus, the tentpole games showcase of the London Games Festival, arrives at Exhibition White City on 16-17 April 2026 and is set to welcome thousands of industry professionals and members of the public. The event returns with a bigger line-up of games and talks and builds on the success of last year’s debut as the public-facing centrepiece of the London Games Festival. A limited number of tickets are still available to purchase.
New Game Plus brings together independent developers, publishers, gamers, students, and content creators for a packed two-day show and a carefully curated programme. 100 different, new and fresh games are ready to play with a supporting Main Stage of talks and dedicated educational stage for visiting students and educators. Exhibitor partners include Devolver Digital, ustwo games, THE LINE Studio, SECRET SAUCE, UK Games Fund, Tranzfuser, and Northern Ireland Screen.
A core part of playable games on show include a number of titles from the LGF Official Selection which this year spans indie, indie+ and triple-i titles including Imprinted (Cobalt Lane), There Are No Ghosts at the Grand (Friday Sundae), Echoes of Mora (Selkies Interactive), Mandrake (Failbetter Games), Pigeon: A Love Story (Wristwork), Reforj (4J Studios), Exo Rally Championship (Exbleative), The Hearth and Harbour (Saltstone Studios). Notable developers showcasing games include Double Fine Productions, poncle and Capybara Games. Full details on the Official Selection can be found on the London Games Festival website.
In addition to all things playable, the New Game Plus main stage will feature talks and insight from leading industry names King, CCP Games, Larian Studios and Revolution Software. A special New Game Plus News Hour will open the stage, hosted by The Game Business’ Chris Dring. Elsewhere Edge magazine presents a special on stage showcase featuring Peter Molyneux OBE in conversation with Jörg Tittel, exploring the art and business of games, the influences that shaped Peter’s career, and what we can learn from the past to build a better future.
On Friday, the main stage events commence with National Videogame Museum’s Co-CEO and Creative Director John O’Shea sitting down with Nintendo superfan and collector Steven Bagley for a Joystiques Roadshow special event celebrating one of gaming’s most beloved brands. With forty years of passion, knowledge and collecting behind him, Steven will be revealing some of the most extraordinary pieces from what is believed to be one of the world’s most comprehensive Nintendo-related collections. 2026 is a remarkable year for Nintendo, with major milestone anniversaries for many of its game franchises and consoles and box office hit film.
Elsewhere the educational stage, run by Into Games, provides programming tailored to the next generation of games talent – a large number of student visitors are expected across both days.
New Game Plus again hosts a dedicated Press & Creator Lounge to support the content creators and media attending the show. Content creators can apply for passes here – https://festival.games.london/
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About London Games Festival & Games London
London Games Festival is delivered by Games London, a groundbreaking programme from Film London, the capital’s screen industries agency. Games London is backed by the Mayor of London with over £1m funding over four years and supported by the UK Government via the Video Games Growth Package, part of the Creative Industries Sector Plan.
Games London delivers a number of initiatives designed to make London the games capital of the world. These include the London Games Festival and its tentpole events and programmes including Ensemble, the Games Finance Market and New Game Plus. Other activity includes inbound and outbound trade missions, accelerator schemes for business founders, and work supporting games development skills in London.
Since 2016 Games London has helped facilitate over £110m worth of completed investment deals and software sales for games studios, which has led to the creation of nearly 1,000 jobs. In that time London has grown to become the No.1 city for games in Europe and a top 3 games cluster globally.
