Game Insight Night announced on the 13th that it is hosting Season 6 of its online guest speaker series featuring around 20 domestic and international game developers. The event runs from September through March 2027, featuring developer talks and Q&A sessions hosted on Discord.
The lineup of speakers includes Bill Roper, former Vice President of Blizzard North and co-creator of StarCraft and Diablo II, and Glen Schofield, creator of Dead Space and co-founder of Sledgehammer Games. Also participating are Greg Street, former Vice President at Riot Games who worked on World of Warcraft and League of Legends; Ben McCaw, Narrative Director for Horizon Forbidden West; and Adam Williams, Lead Writer for Detroit: Become Human.
According to promotional materials, Team Soda, developer of Escape from Duckov, will present on the 15th at 9:00 PM, followed by Ben McCaw on the 17th at 10:00 PM. Glen Schofield's session is scheduled for December 13 at 2:00 PM. In 2027, sessions will continue with Adam Williams on January 16 at 9:00 PM, Bill Roper on January 24 at 11:00 AM, and Greg Street on January 30 at 11:00 AM. All times are based on Korea Standard Time.
During the sessions, pre-collected questions from community members will be presented to the speakers, alongside live questions from attendees on the day. Anyone who joins Discord can participate, and the sessions will also be livestreamed on YouTube. Real-time Korean subtitles will be provided for international speakers.
Game Insight Night is a community bringing together gaming industry job seekers and active developers, with approximately 4,500 members as of November based on promotional materials. It has hosted 200 cumulative presentations and over 50 guest speaker sessions. Past speakers include Takashi Tokita, director of Chrono Trigger; Minh Le, co-creator of Counter-Strike; and Yong-ha Kim, Executive Producer of Blue Archive.
The group originated in February 2024 with member presentations at offline regular meetups. Starting in June of the same year, it began hosting weekly online Discord seminars and guest speaker sessions, before rebranding from Game Job Night to Game Insight Night in October of this year.
Game Insight Night stated, "As we consistently held weekly online seminars drawing over 100 participants, prominent domestic and international industry leaders responded to the passion of Korean developers," adding, "We will continue to provide opportunities to ask questions directly to game creators."
