As the funeral of industry personality Dave Columbine was taking place in London on Wednesday, so many friends and colleagues of his who had been unable to attend because they were at the DEAL trade show in Dubai, got together for their own tribute.

Tribute

At approximately the time of the funeral, three hours away, around 30 people from the games business in the UK, Sweden, Greece and the US, met in a bar close to the show venue to raise a glass to his memory.

It was a unique undertaking, which was the initiative of Frank Ballouz of Wahlap.