What’s On This Week? 30th April – 4th May

Happy Monday, everyone. Here’s the round-up of events happening this week. See more on our shiny gaming events calendar.

For creators and developers:

• Mobile Monday, Birmingham – A meetup for mobile and handheld game developers.
• Games: Playtesting, Playing, Making, London – A monthly meetup for game creators in all media to try out prototypes and get feedback.
• Sandpits 2012, London – A chance to meet the Hide & Seek crew and talk about your ideas for new live action games and events.

For gamers who like to socialise:

• Sanctuary Gaming Night, Manchester – play board games, card games and other tabletop shenanigans.
• IGN Pub Quiz 2, London – The IGN Pub Quiz is BACK! You should have registered last week.
• GameCity Nights Special 7 (Festival Launch Event), Nottingham – A night honouring Ian Livingstone and the opportunity to discuss what you want from this year’s GameCity Festival.
• SavyGamer’s 5th Anniversary Party, London – Cost-conscious website SavyGamer is 5 years old and they’re celebrating with BOOZE! This is the best kind of celebration.
• i45 Gaming Festival, Telford – The iSeries is the UK’s biggest LAN party and it’s 4 days long. Tournaments, prizes, food, tents. Get in there.

A Celebration of the ZX Spectrum, London – The Sci-Fi London Festival includes two shows this weekend celebrating the ZX Spectrum and the new Raspberry Pi computer.

For gamers who like to win:

• Kid Icarus: Uprising Multiplayer Battle, Reading – Nintendo are putting on a series of Kid Icarus: Uprising challenges. Bring your 3DS to HMV Reading.