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Join the NL Pavilion at gamescom 2026
We are preparing for an NL Pavilion at gamescom 2026. We hope to keep the same 273 m2 spot we had in previous years, but ...
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Poki to host second edition of rebooted playdev.club!
Playdev.club is the brainchild of developer Adriaan de Jongh. He wanted to create a kind of ‘platform’ for Dutch developers to show their prototypes and ...
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Overview of 2025 DGA Achievements and Events
As Chairman of the Dutch Games Association I feel proud of everything we have achieved together over the past year. As a community, as a ...
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Join the third edition of the Factory Game Drinks on March 18, 2026
GameLab will be organizing a third Factory Game Drinks Wednesday, March 18th 2026. The Dutch Innovation Factory in Zoetermeer will be the host for this ...
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Introducing DGA Webinar!
The Dutch Games Association is introducing another new event: the DGA Webinar. Organizing online events adds to our mission of making events and information more ...
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Report DGA Talks: Design Thinking in Applied Game Design and Beyond
On 20 November 2025, the Dutch Games Association organised an event at Post Plaza in Leeuwarden focused on design thinking and applied game design and ...
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Lobby update – December 2025
This month’s lobby update comes from our General Manager, Martine Spaans. Two steps forward, one step backwards…. Let’s first look at the highlights. Dutch Game ...
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The DGA Network Lunch returns on January 7
After skipping December due to the Dutch Game Awards, the DGA Network Lunch is back! Starting Wednesday, January 7, join us every first Wednesday of ...
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And the winners of the Dutch Game Awards 2025 are…
The winners of the Dutch Game Awards 2025 were announced at the leading award show for the Dutch games industry. The ceremony took place on ...
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We need your feedback: DGA Event Survey 2026
The end of the year is drawing near. This means that it’s time to start making event plans for 2026. In 2025, DGA added new ...
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DGA Talks: Preparing your Game Company for Growth: Founder Stories
From being investor-ready to a strategic exit, manoeuvring between breakthrough success and total failure, and the personal impact it has on the games entrepreneur. By ...
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One year of Dutch Game Mentors
Reflecting on the first year of mentorship in the Dutch games industry Dutch Game Mentors, the mentorship program by the Dutch Games Association (DGA), has ...
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Dutch Game Week Conference
On 3 + 4 December make sure to take part in the Dutch Game Week Conference – a two-days celebration of artistry and innovation in ...
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DGA Pop-up Network Lunch comes to Groningen this January
As you might already know, the Dutch Games Association is taking the network lunches national. In case you missed it: In addition to the monthly ...
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Dutch Game Awards 2025 nominations announced!
The nominations for the Dutch Game Awards 2025 have been revealed! The award show celebrating Dutch game developers will take place on December 3rd at ...
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First DGA Pop-Up Lunch an instant success
Last week, B’GAME (Breda’s dedicated game incubator) hosted the very first edition of the DGA pop-up lunch, and it was an instant success. Even storm ...
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Paid projects for DGA members [UPDATE]
In our previous update, we told you about the Italian University of Parma project and how the DGA facilitated the process of finding a Dutch ...
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DGA Talks: Design Thinking in Applied Game Design and Beyond – Powered by CLICKNL
The Netherlands holds a unique position in applied games: nowhere else does such a large share of the industry focus on this field. Many Dutch ...
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‘Oranda’ is still big in Japan
The Netherlands and Japan have had a special relationship for many years. Dick Bruna’s Miffy (Nijntje) is very popular among Japanese people, and the same ...
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Playdev.club Reboot Kicks Off in Utrecht
On September 24, the first reboot of playdev.club took place in Utrecht at the Sokpop office. More than 20 game developers stopped by to show ...
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Breda lanceert Dutch Game Week: nieuwe naam, grotere ambities voor game-hoofdstad van Nederland
De jaarlijkse Game Week krijgt een nieuwe naam én grotere ambities: Dutch Game Week. Van 27 november t/m 4 december 2025 is Breda voor het ...
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Lobby update – September 2025
My name is Rami Ismail, and I am the Government Relations board member of the Dutch Games Association. I’d like to give you occasional updates ...
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The Dutch Games Association is taking the network lunches national!
In addition to the monthly lunches at Dotslash in Utrecht, we will partner with organisations in other parts of the country to organise pop-up editions ...
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Playdev.club returns!
Ten years ago, developer Adriaan de Jongh launched a unique initiative: a meetup where Dutch game developers could showcase their prototypes, test each other’s projects, ...
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