Recap: Games Compass 2022

November 27, 2022

Recap: Games Compass 2022

On November 23, InnoGames and Gamecity Hamburg invited decision makers from the games and digital industries of Hamburg and beyond to their jointly organized, exclusive networking event Games Compass.

(Photo by Sumiya Gull)

At the InnoGames Town Hall, the 70 invited guests from games and media companies from Hamburg and beyond enjoyed an evening of networking and exchange about current industry developments. Find our photo gallery with impressions from the evening below.

Games Compass 2022 was the first new edition of this event after a two-years break, jointly organized by Hamburg-based browser and mobile game developer and publisher InnoGames and Gamecity Hamburg. A special event of the night was the speech of thanks for Tivola Games CEO Hendrik Peeters, who served as a contact person for the regional chapter of games industry association game Hamburg since 2018 and announced his retirement from this honorary office shortly before the Games Compass.

We'd like to thank everyone who joined and InnoGames for the successful cooperation!

If you want to learn more about Games Compass, as well as past and upcoming editions, visit our Games Compass landing page.

Photos from the Games Compass 2022

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