Epic Games has released details on the launch event to be held on April 15 celebrating the launch of their new Japan studio.
The celebration happens in Tokyo, Japan’s Akiba Hall on the fifth floor of the FUJISoft Akihabara Building. Doors open at 16:30 (4:30pm) and the event runs from 17:00 to 18:00 (5:00 to 6:00pm). A reception will be held afterward from 18:00 to 20:00 (6:00 to 8:00pm).
The formation of the new Tokyo studio was first announced in late March.
Epic has provided a full agenda for the event, where developers such as Tim Sweeney, Goichi Suda, and Cliff Bleszinski (in video form) will take the stage.
17:00 Epic Games Japan Launch Event
17:05 Greetings – Presentation by Tim Sweeney
17:07 Greetings – Presentation by Jay Wilbur
17:10 Video Messages – Cliff Bleszinski and Epic Games President Mike Capps
17:12 Congratulatory Address by Special Guests (Goichi Suda, Joseph Chou)
17:20 Presentation and Business Overview by Epic Games Japan Territory Manager – Taka Kawasaki
17:30 Presentation by Epic Games Japan Support Manager – Jun Shimoda
17:45 Special Announcement by Jay Wilbur
17:55 Closing
18:00 Reception Begins
18:30 Toast by Jay Wilbur
20:00 Reception Ends
Obviously, I won’t be flying out to Japan to cover the event, but I’ll bring you all the news from the conference as it hits my inbox and/or the net. Let’s hope for some sort of game as that “special announcement”.