How platform teams meet studios at DevGAMM
The ways platform teams reach studios at DevGAMM are on stage, in reviews, at sponsored activities and in sponsored Awards categories. At DevGAMM Lisbon 2025, Chris Charla of Xbox gave a talk called “Maximizing Your Global Success with Xbox”. Paola Velasquez of Sony Interactive Entertainment spoke on “Decision Making in Game Development from a Dialogue Perspective”.
The 2026 edition of DevGAMM Lisbon is on November 17-18 at Pavilhão Carlos Lopes. Its speaker list includes people from Sony Interactive Entertainment, Xbox, Valve and Unity Technologies. Below is what we have published about platform teams at our events.
01.Key takeaways
- The Lisbon 2026 page shows four platform speakers: Lewis Speller (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Guy Richards (Xbox), Augusta Butlin (Valve) and Corrie Green (Unity Technologies).
- Unity is the sponsor of the Game Showcase, and Epic Games Store is the sponsor of Engage! with Publishers & Investors, at Gdańsk 2026, Belgrade 2026 and Lisbon 2026.
- Three Awards categories are backed by Epic Games and Unity, with prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $3,000.
- Steam’s DevGAMM Awards Celebration event at Lisbon 2025 collected over 7 million unique impressions.
02.Which platform teams are on the Lisbon 2026 programme?
Four speakers on the Lisbon 2026 page are from platform companies:
| Speaker | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Speller | Partner Development Manager | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Guy Richards | Global Director, ID@XBOX | Xbox |
| Augusta Butlin | Business Development | Valve Corporation |
| Corrie Green | Senior Developer Advocate | Unity Technologies |
The 7 October lineup post also includes a Steam Page Review with Valve, where you get direct feedback on your store page from the Steam team. It lists a session with platform insights from Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, and it names speakers from 2K Games and Starbreeze Entertainment.
The Lisbon 2026 schedule has three platform sessions:
- November 17, 10:00-14:00: “Review Workshop: Meet Steam” with Augusta Butlin, Business Development, and Kassidy Gerber, Steam Business, Valve Corporation
- November 17, 13:00-13:30: “Growing Together on PlayStation” with Lewis Speller, Partner Development Manager, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- November 18, 13:00-14:00: “Where You Launch Matters: 10 Ways NOT To Doom Your Launch” with Guy Richards, Global Director, ID@XBOX
03.What did platform teams do at DevGAMM before Lisbon 2026?
The record of platform teams at DevGAMM events from Lisbon 2025 onward includes talks, workshops, a Public Pitch jury seat, Engage! and a Steam event:
| Event | Company | What they did |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon 2025 | Xbox | Talk by Chris Charla |
| Lisbon 2025 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Talk by Paola Velasquez |
| Lisbon 2025 | Unity Technologies | Experts led workshop sessions |
| Lisbon 2025 | Epic Games | Kyle Billings sat on the Public Pitch jury |
| Lisbon 2025 | Epic Games Store | Among the companies at Engage! with Publishers & Investors |
| Lisbon 2025 | Steam | Supported the Awards with the DevGAMM Awards Celebration event |
| Gdańsk 2026 | Unity Technologies | Corrie Green, Senior Developer Advocate, hosted a workshop |
| Belgrade 2026 | Unity | Professionals led hands-on sessions in the tinyBuild Hall |
Here is what the Steam event reached at Lisbon 2025. The DevGAMM Awards Celebration event featured all nominated games, top jury-voted titles and several projects from the Lisbon Showcase. It appeared on the Portuguese main page of Steam and collected over 7 million unique impressions and more than 230,000 unique views worldwide.
The Lisbon 2026 page includes a Steam event again. It is a dedicated page for DevGAMM Awards nominees, Game Showcase participants and a selection of submitted games.
04.Which platform companies sponsor DevGAMM activities?
Unity is the sponsor of the Game Showcase, and Epic Games Store is the sponsor of Engage! with Publishers & Investors, at DevGAMM Gdańsk 2026, DevGAMM FTW! in Belgrade and DevGAMM Lisbon 2026:
| Activity | Sponsor | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Game Showcase | Unity | A large expo area where developers present their games, with a fresh lineup each day. It had 62 teams at Gdańsk 2026 and 56 at Belgrade 2026. |
| Engage! with Publishers & Investors | Epic Games Store | A matchmaking activity of 2 hours where developers meet pre-selected publishers and investors |
Epic Games Store is a Platinum Sponsor and Unity a Gold Sponsor of Lisbon 2026. The preliminary schedule puts Engage! on November 17, 2026, from 14:30 to 16:30, and participation is free with pre-registration.
At Lisbon 2026, Mickael Bougis, Unreal Engine Business Development Europe, will attend Engage!
05.Which Awards categories do platform companies sponsor?
Epic Games and Unity are behind three of the five sponsored categories at the DevGAMM Awards 2026. Each sponsor defines its category, sets the criteria, determines the prize and selects the winner from the submitted entries.
| Category | Prize | Main criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store Indie Spotlight | $15,000 | PC games, released or in Early Access, from studios of up to 50 people, live on the Epic Games Store by September 1, 2026 |
| Best Unreal Engine Game | $10,000 | Games made only in Unreal Engine, for PC or mobile |
| Best Made with Unity Game | $3,000 | Games made only with Unity, for PC or mobile, at any stage, from studios of up to 20 people with no publisher |
The 2025 winner of the Epic Games Store Indie Spotlight is Promise Mascot Agency.
The Awards page includes Kyle Billings of Epic Games and Mike Geig of Unity Technologies among the judges. The ceremony is on November 18 at DevGAMM Lisbon, streamed live on IGN.
06.Questions about meeting platform teams
Can I book a meeting with a platform team?
Yes. Attendees with BUSINESS and VIP tickets can book one-to-one meetings with platform teams in MeetToMatch, the meeting platform at DevGAMM. INDIE DEV passes can receive meeting requests, and BASIC tickets do not include MeetToMatch.
When is the Steam Page Review?
The Steam Page Review is direct feedback on your store page from the Steam team. At DevGAMM Lisbon 2026 it is on November 17.
Where can I read the full list of speakers?
The Lisbon 2026 page is the place for the full speaker list, and its schedule is preliminary until the final version in early November.
DevGAMM Lisbon is on November 17-18, 2026, and the DevGAMM Awards ceremony is on November 18, 2026. Pick the ticket that matches the meetings you want to take.
