FÍS Games Summit 2025 – It’s Back, Bigger and Better Than Ever!

Galway is the location where pioneering developers, design leaders, and cutting-edge creatives in the world of Games will hold key conversations on the industry’s future.

Organised by Ardán, the FÍS Games Summit 2025 takes place on Friday, 11th April 2025, in the Radisson RED Galway, bringing together all sectors of the Games industry to learn and connect alongside a carefully curated slate of international guests and experts. Going by registrations, this event is set to be the largest gathering of the games community in Ireland yet.

Key speakers this year will be Xalavier Nelson Jr. and Tom Hall. Xalavier Nelson Jr, the BAFTA-nominated and Forbes 30 under 30 Studio Head of game developer and publisher Strange Scaffold, will deliver the talk ‘Don’t Let the B*stards Win: Sustainable Game Development in 2025’.

Tom Hall is the Design Lead at Romero Games, the independent Irish video game development studio. His past work on such legendary titles as Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and Rise of the Triad has won numerous awards and has been enjoyed by millions of players. He will present the talk, ‘Happy Player and The Philosophy of Dense Fun’.

Now in its fifth year, the FÍS Games Summit will address key subjects for the industry, including game production, accessibility, remote work, the nature of fun, and the challenges facing game developers worldwide in 2025 and beyond.

Other key speakers at the FÍS Games Summit will be:

• Séamus Ó Buadhacháin, Senior Programmer at Failbetter Games, which produces interactive narrative games set in an alternative, gothic, Victorian era.
• Drew McGee, Senior Narrative Designer at Grimlore Games, the company behind Titan Quest and the recently announced Titan Quest II.
• Noirin Carmody, Commercial Director and Executive Producer at Revolution Software, which has produced the Broken Sword Series.
• Jennifer Estaris, Game Director at ustwo games, the London company which has produced the award-winning Monument Valley series.

At Summit 2025, Ardán also looks forward to announcing some of the exciting new and upcoming projects it is working on alongside its partners at Imirt and other organisations in Ireland and across Europe.

The FÍS Games Summit 2025 will also be the place to see new and upcoming games via its exhibition space. The expanded event will also offer breakout rooms, roundtable discussions, and games pitching opportunities – truly the busiest and most varied FÍS Games Summit to date.

For more information on the summit see Ardan.ie.