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Pitching with Purpose: How Waypoint’s “Real Talk, No Stakes” Gave UTS Game Devs a Glimpse into the Industry

As part of the UTS Tech Festival 2025, Waypoint Presents: Pitch – Real Talk, No Stakes flipped the typical pitch night on its head. Hosted on July 2 in UTS Building 11, the event invited students to pitch their original games to a panel of seasoned professionals—playing the role of fictional publishers. The catch? None of the offers were real, but the feedback absolutely was.

Record-Breaking UTS Games Showcase Celebrates Nine Years of Student Innovation

The UTS Games Showcase 2025 marked a milestone in the university’s creative and technical calendar, drawing a record 534 registrations, the largest turnout in the event’s nine-year history.

Held on Tuesday, July 1st as part of the UTS Tech Festival, the showcase transformed Level 4 of UTS Building 11 into a vibrant hub of student creativity, collaboration, and industry engagement.

Insights, Pathways, and Real-World Advice from Industry Experts and UTS Alumni

On Tuesday 1st July, UTS students filled the room for Your Career in Games Development, a key event in the 2025 UTS Tech Festival line-up. Designed to help students explore careers in games development, the session brought together a panel of industry professionals and recent UTS graduates for an afternoon of inspiration, insight, and connection.

Level Up: Industry Insights from the Inside – Highlights from the 2025 UTS Tech Festival

As part of the UTS Tech Festival 2025, Level Up: Industry Insights from the Inside offered students a unique opportunity to learn directly from one of the most influential voices in the games industry. Held on Thursday, 26 June in UTS Building 11, the event featured an in-depth fireside chat with Naresh Hirani, Head of Development at Riot Games.

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