The annual festival
for gamers and
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Санкт-Петербург

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31 Октября - 1 Ноября

2015

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About

Festival NextCastle party

The lovers of Game in all its forms gather here. From independent game developers to old school gamers. From cyber sportsmen to neophyte gamers. From fans of board games to lovers of cosplay.

general

For gamers

A saturated program and enormous amount of gaming competitions, which will take place during two days. It is addicted with a big functioning exhibition of retro devices, which will allow gaming-lovers forget about everything for two days.

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For game-developers

Behind the entertainment part the big and interesting informative program is hidden.

Listen to a lecture course, converse with your colleagues in game development in the informalatmosphere, show your game and get a feedback directly from gamers! Request for the indie games exhibition on NextCastle.

indie

For retro devices lovers

One of the biggest exhibitions of functioning retro devices in Russia is gathered together at a festival. It’s a truly uncommon possibility to touch the elder relics of gaming industry and to feel the echo of its erstwhile fame.

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For the creators of a digital era

Those, who compete, create and share their vision through their creations in this interesting time, are not forgotten too. Traditionally, competitions for creators and those, who want to create their own game right at the festival will be conducted. Join in!

creators

Other

Game jams, exhibitions of functioning retro-devices, indie-games show, cyber tournaments, lections and even cosplay-defile. These components turn into a hot cocktail, which will disperse the autumn clouds of Saint-Petersburg and will leave pleasant and warm memories in your soul.

other

Video

You can easily see, how game developers and gamers associate in the informal atmosphere and combine it with a big amount of creative competitions and cognitive information on the video from all passed festivals NextCastle party.

Speakers

Vyacheslav Kozihin

Vyacheslav Kozihin

Metagame

How to add the metagame to your game, what would it give and do you really need it?

Aleksey Rehlov

Aleksey Rehlov

How to find a publisher and not screw up

Why should the independent developer contact to the publisher and how to make it right.

Alina Brazdejkene

Alina Brazdejkene

"Cock Blockers" or "How to protect your idea"

How to protect your vision of the game without arguing with the team and how to accept constructive criticism objectively.

Ivan Seriy

Ivan Seriy

Mechanical stories

Possibilities that could be given by the simplicity of the realisation of the game-mechanics plus desire to cause gamer's feelings.

Evgeny Puzankov

Evgeny Puzankov

Vivisection of settings

How to develop a story about the world where present-day dwarves slaughter mutants with plasma guns.

Aleksey Izvalov

Aleksey Izvalov

So, You've made a game…

Things you should pay attention to after the development in case of making much more favorable impression on a gamer, who sees your game the first time.

Price

Admission ticket for both days
Follower’s T-shirt
The special gift magnet
Gratitude in social networks
Certificate of Appreciation
Personal badge
The special gift T-shirt
The cup of the patron of the festival
Offer period expires:

Visitor

800р

Admission ticket for both days
Follower’s T-shirt
The special gift magnet
Gratitude in social networks
Certificate of Appreciation
Personal badge
The special gift T-shirt
The cup of the patron of the festival

Offer period expires: 30.10.15

Buy

Follower

1299р

Admission ticket for both days
Follower’s T-shirt
The special gift magnet
Gratitude in social networks
Certificate of Appreciation
Personal badge
The special gift T-shirt
The cup of the patron of the festival

Offer period expires: 30.10.15

Buy

Patron

4999р

Admission ticket for both days
Follower’s T-shirt
The special gift magnet
Gratitude in social networks
Certificate of Appreciation
Personal badge
The special gift T-shirt
The cup of the patron of the festival

Offer period expires: 30.10.15

Buy

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FAQ

Can I buy a ticket at the entrance?

If you are not sure that you are going to come, you can buy a ticket at the entrance.

In the advance sale tickets are cheaper.
Which prizes would be given for winners of competitions?

Every winner will get special certificates and memorable cups.

Traditionally, especially good prizes are given for creative and main competitions of the festival.
I have been developing games for a long time. What could be interesting for me?

At first it is a possibility to relax and communicate with your colleagues.

In addition, it is a possibility to show a game to your audience and to participate in competitions which were made specially for game-developers.
Do I really can try and play everything?!

Yes! And this is our main distinction from a lot of other events.

We’ve got everything interactive, you can (and have to!) play everything.

If you don’t understand how to start the device, ask our volunteers!

Can I start making games after visiting the festival?

Educating of game-development is a long and interesting process. That’s why it is very hard to learn all the tricks for two days of the festival.

However NextCastle party will help you to start this path of the game-making industry.
I like what you do. How can I help?

We recruit volunteers, who can help us to organize this marvelous event before the festival.

If you feel the strength to help us with the organization, follow our announcements!

And, of course, you can help us by inviting your friends to NextCastle party.
There is a rarity, dusting under my bed. Maybe it’s time to take the dust off it?

to the organizer of retro-zone. Probably you (or even you and your friends) won’t have to pay for the ticket. Old game consoles, cartridges, devices – all of it can be taken as a gift or bought for the exhibition fund of the festival. If you don’t want to part with your memorable “piece of metal”, you can rent it for the exhibition or become a member of the exhibition – to tell about your old friend and hold several competitions on it.

Reviews

Андрей Павлов

“I’ve already been at the festival three times. I’m very glad to see that the event gets bigger and better year by year. There’s a lot of interesting consoles, organizers find something new, that has never been at the festival even in retro-gaming.„

-Andrey Pavlov

goharu

“When you get to such festival, you understand that you couldn’t miss it the next time.„

–GoHa.ru

Эдик Зыков

“I didn’t expect that there would be so much interactive and such a various program at the exhibition. Probably, that was the best festival, I’ve ever been at, and that was my first time at NCP. I will definitely come the next time, thank you for lots of fun and interesting exhibits!„

-Edik Zykov

str

“The NextCastle Party festival left us the best impressions, our weekend passed as quick as possible. We recommend to correct their mistakes next year to those who missed the festival this time.„

–stratege.ru

Валерия Иванов

“Thanks a lot to the organisers, presenters, cosplayers and the guys, who were there. You immersed me in the world of my once forgotten old school childhood I hope that everybody had as good time as I had :)„

-Valeriya Ivanova

stylewii

“Our dear readers, we hope that next year you will come to NextCastle Party too. After all, only here, in Saint-Petersburg, you can immerse in the atmosphere of game-developer’s workshop and recall your rough gamer’s childhood.„

–wiiu.pro

Егор Смирнов

“The atmosphere, participants, gamers, exhibits and speeches – everything was cool, and we are really grateful that our project got to the list of participants and we could get all that fun.„

-Egor Smirnov

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