James Thompson, CEO of Automaton, the studio behind the groundbreaking 1000-player shooter Mavericks: Proving Grounds, is to present a developer session at EGX Rezzed.

During his talk which is titled "Mavericks: Expanding The Battleground", James will show off the game's hugely ambitious 400 player Battle Royale mode.

EGX Rezzed attendees will be able to catch the session at 4pm (BST) on Friday 13th April. The session will be live streamed on Twitch and available to watch later on the EGX YouTube channel.

EGX Rezzed is London's biggest games event, featuring hundreds of playable games with a strong focus on PC and indie titles as well as talks by well known game creators, a career fair offering advice on getting a job in games, board games and more. Tickets are available here.