INAUGURAL TRIBECA GAMES FESTIVAL DEBUTS APRIL 28-29, 2017 FEATURING A CONVERSATION WITH LEGENDARY GAME CREATOR HIDEO KOJIMA

15/06/2017

INAUGURAL TRIBECA GAMES FESTIVAL DEBUTS APRIL 28-29, 2017 FEATURING A CONVERSATION WITH LEGENDARY GAME CREATOR HIDEO KOJIMA March 29th, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INAUGURAL TRIBECA GAMES FESTIVAL DEBUTS APRIL 28-29, 2017 FEATURING A CONVERSATION WITH LEGENDARY GAME CREATOR HIDEO KOJIMA

Tribeca Games and Kill Screen Partner for Event Examining the Past, Present and Future of Games to Take Place During the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival at The Tribeca Festival Hub at Spring Studios in New York City

Festival to Open with Mura Masa Concert, Feature Keynote Conversations with Max Payne Creator Sam Lake and BioShock Director/Writer Ken Levine Plus Talks On Overwatch, Firewatch, the Watch Dogs Universe and Much More

NEW YORK, NY- March 29, 2017 -Tribeca Games and Kill Screen have partnered to launch the Tribeca Games Festival, an event that will bring together New York City's passionate gaming community to examine where games have been and what comes next in the race to innovate in the world's most popular medium. Sitting at the intersection of games, entertainment and culture, the festival will include behind-the-scenes looks back at some of the most fascinating games of the past year, and conversations with cultural leaders and game industry insiders, including a conversation with legendary game creator, Hideo Kojima. The inaugural Tribeca Games Festival will take place April 28-29 during the Tribeca Film Festival at The Tribeca Festival Hub at Spring Studios. Tickets are on sale now at www.tribecafilm.com/games. The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, runs April 19-30.

Hideo Kojima is widely celebrated as the godfather of the stealth action game genre, having created the Metal Gear franchise 30 years ago this July. He was awarded the Game Developers Choice Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award in March 2009, inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science's Hall of Fame in February 2016 and, most recently received The Game Awards' Industry Icon Award this past December. Hideo Kojima leads a robust schedule of conversations to take place at the Festival, including additional keynote conversations given by Quantum Break, Alan Wake and Max Payne creator Sam Lake and BioShock director/writer Ken Levine, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of virtual reality-themed movie The Lawnmower Man with filmmaker Brett Leonard, principal filmmaker for VR at Google Jessica Brillhart and Cy Wise from Job Simulators Owlchemy Labs, and discussions with developers of recent and upcoming games such as Overwatch, The Banner Saga, Firewatch, The Stanley Parable, Watch Dogs 2, What Remains of Edith Finch and several more.

The festival will kick off with the New York premiere of Telltale Games' first-ever crowd play of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale series, Episode 1 and a concert headlined by British electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist Mura Masa. Fresh off a Coachella performance, Mura Masa will light up the Tribeca Festival Hub at Spring Studios with the sounds of the future, bringing his Billboard-topping music to an audience of over 500.

Five years ago, Tribeca was the first film festival to welcome gaming to the official program. Since then, we've continued to support the storytellers who have propelled it to become the world's most popular and growing medium, said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and Executive Chair of the Tribeca Film Festival. Through Tribeca Games, with Kill Screen, we will create a can't-miss event that will bring together the most creative and innovative creators, thought leaders, and insiders from the gaming world and beyond.

The Tribeca Games Festival program includes X Post Conversations, a series of cross-cultural conversations, each pairing a creator from the gaming community with someone of equal stature from an outside field; Retro Active, a series of talks that take a look back on some of the greatest titles from 2016, exploring every element from art, design and sound to storytelling; Sneak Peeks, previews of new and unreleased work from some of the most dynamic independent game studios from around the world, and an interactive arcade allowing attendees to get hands-on with new and unreleased games. Full details about all confirmed sessions and participants can be found now at www.tribecafilm.com/games. Additional speakers and game titles will be announced soon.

The Tribeca Games Festival in partnership with Kill Screen will bring tech thinkers, fans, and interactive makers together with New York's massive games and interactive community for a marquee program dedicated to the medium of play, said Jamin Warren, founder of Kill Screen.

Tickets for the Tribeca Games Festival are $40 and will go on sale on today, March 29, 2017 atwww.tribecafilm.com/games. Tickets for opening night are sold separately for $30. A limited amount of tickets that include an entry window for Tribeca Immersive, the Tribeca Film Festival's event for virtual reality and interactive installations, will also be available for $70.

In 2011, Tribeca was the first film festival to welcome gaming to the official program with the World Premiere of L.A. Noire, a detective-based Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (PS3) game. It has continued to support artists in the gaming world with the premiere of Beyond: Two Souls, a PS3 fantasy role-playing game led by Oscar nominee Ellen Page (2013); a panel series on innovation and storytelling in gaming with League of Legends' designers, artists, producers, and musicians (2015); a partnership with Games for Change that illustrated how new and innovative platforms can serve the social good with participants including Morgan Spurlock, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn (A Path Appears), Chief Scientist of Oculus VR Michael Abrash, and th

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