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This year DGA will organise another Holland Pavilion at Gamescom 2019! With over 370.000 attendees in 2018, gamescom is one of the most important conferences for game developers. In 2018, over 23 companies participated at gamescom and the Holland Pavilion was a great success. Did you know the strongest international growth was due to presence […]

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UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS – August 9, 2018 – Dutch Games Association (DGA) will be hosting the ninth Holland Pavilion at Gamescom this year, bringing Dutch companies large and small to the event. Gamescom is Europe’s biggest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment, and one of the most important industry meetup worldwide for insiders, publishers

Netherlands Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit) finalized its investigation into loot boxes in April 2018. The crucial question is whether loot boxes are permitted under the Betting and Gaming Act. Van Iersel Luchtman explains how you can comply with these new set of rules in their article about lootboxes where they discuss the report of the Gaming Authority, the

Thanks to Creative Industries Fund NL we are able to invite talented developers to join the Holland Pavilion. We have 4 subsidised spots available for talented and motivated developers that are interested in showcasing their game at the Holland Pavilion at Gamescom. Normally, a spot costs €1.150 ex. VAT. With this opportunity, participation at the

Are there opportunities for Dutch gaming companies in Japan? On March 20th the Dutch Games Association hosted a Japan Business seminar which aimed to shed some light on this question. The short answer is yes. With a lot of focus going to other growth markets in Asia in recent years it is easy to forget

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tokyo is calling for Dutch (applied) game companies to participate in the Holland Pavilion at the Tokyo Game Show 2018. Prior to the event we will organize a day of working visits to large gaming companies in Japan. Where possible, the Embassy will also try to

On April 19th, 2018 the Netherlands Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit) published a study and press release outlining their findings and rulings on loot boxes. Netherlands Gaming Authority study and press release in a nutshell Netherlands Gaming Authority has come out with a standard to differentiate loot boxes between gaming and gambling. Netherlands Gaming Authority studied the loot