Most of us have probably noticed that the games industry is in somewhat rough waters at the moment. Studios are closing worldwide and new rounds of lay-offs are announced on almost a daily basis. Also, financing for new games or venture capital for company growth is much more difficult to attract these days. In such turbulent […]
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Dear members, I restarted writing this message a few times because I simply find it difficult to recap 2023. There’s a long list of highlights, but in-between your Spotify Wrapped, Duolingo Review, and the radio his lists, another list is the last thing you need 😉 Of course, the visit from H.M. Queen Maxima was
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The Creative Europe MEDIA call Video Games & Immersive Content Development has opened up for applications again. Therefore, the executive agency of Creative Europe in Brussels is organising an info session about this call on Tuesday 21 November 14.30 – 17.00. There is no need to register in advance, the meeting link can be found here.
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(For English, see below) Sinds mijn aantreden als voorzitter 3,5 jaar geleden stond een betere relatie met de overheid hoog op mijn verlanglijstje. Het voelde alsof de industrie onder de radar vloog en de kreet “Waar is de overheid?” kwam regelmatig langs in gesprekken met verschillende gamemakers. Met de groeiende ondersteuning in buurlanden zoals Duitsland
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Yesterday we welcomed our new Treasurer Viktor Wijnen to our board during a special general assembly of members (ALV). We are saying goodbye to Rob Hulsen who was our Treasurer for more than 6 years. We would like to thank Rob for all the work and effort he put into the Dutch Games Association! Thank you,
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ForsVC is actively seeking game companies in the Netherlands to invest in, with investments ranging from €150,000 to €2.5 million. On February 28th, ForsVC is hosting a pitch event where game companies can apply to present their pitch live to the ForsVC management team. This is an excellent opportunity for game companies in the Netherlands
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Season\’s greetings! Amidst the annual radio throwback playlists and holiday hectics our General Manager Martine Spaans would like to take a moment to review 2022. In terms of real-life events 2022 has been a great year. During a somewhat unique GDC San Francisco experience with awkward elbow bumps and mandatory masking we’ve managed to host a successful
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Graag delen wij onderstaande uitnodiging van CLICKNL (en hun partner SIA) met jullie: — Dag creatieve mkb\’er! Houd jij je met jouw bedrijf bezig met vernieuwing, heb je dit in het verleden gedaan of altijd al willen doen? Dan weet je dat hier uitdagingen bij komen kijken. Gelukkig zijn er diverse partijen die innovatie in
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Do you want us to organize a virtual Holland Pavilion for virtual events? Please let us know in this survey! With this survey we aim to find out what you would need to make it interesting for you to join virtual events, like Tokyo Game Show, DEVCOM, etc. It only takes two minutes 🙂 Thank you! -Team
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The year 2020 marked a rude awakening for the world. All of us have had their lives change significantly, often unpleasantly, and sometimes dramatically. A year ago, I wrote a COVID-19 guide to help make some sense of it all. A year has passed, and recently the Dutch Game Garden released the results of the
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