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How to apply for Flanders Game Hub support

🎮 Flanders Game Hub is kicking off a new round of support starting June 2025!

Don’t miss your chance to apply for Flanders Game Hub support. If you’re building something great, we want to hear from you!

More info & timeline here

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Game releases this month

Nubs! Arena  - Glowfish Interactive and Rangatang
Released on May 15

Arm yourself with a can-o-beanz, a Burny-Hogz-Stick, or even a fish as you battle your way to the top in short, fast-paced multiplayer brawls.

Put your skills to the test.

Play now on Steam

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Wall Town Wonders - Cyborn
Released on May 7

Bring the cozy life of Wall Town Wonders to life as you build a charming town, complete quests, and customize every detail.

Explore, build and fall in love with your town like never before!

Build your charming town!

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Deck of Haunts - Mantis Games

released on May 7

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House.

Use strategy to build & expad your mansion and be the ultimate nightmare.

Play now on Steam

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Best Served Cold - Rogueside
Released on May 7

Can you mix a cocktail while staring down a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes.

Time to serve some drinks

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The first edition of Show & Tell was a blast! 💥

‍Thanks for joining the very first edition of Show & Tell!

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A massive shoutout to all the showcasers and attendees, you made the event amazing. ❤️

We’re already gearing up for the next edition this fall, so stay tuned!

If you'd like to stay up to date, join our Meetup group!

Join the Meetup here

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Organizers and partners:
Hyper Vyper, Eye Blink Twice, Muziekcentrum Track, Bolwerk, Flanders Game Hub

View all photos here

Show & Tell Aftermovie:

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New videos in the Vault

Game Economy Design - Oscar Clark

Learn the basic principles of game economy design starting from understanding what players care about.

Rewatch here

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Inception Publishing: The Future of Indie Funding - Jason Della Rocca

Studios are facing the new reality of evidence-based investing and need to start their market validation and community building.

Rewatch here

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Upcoming talks & events

DevOps: The Hidden Advantage - Joke van Oijen

DevOps is often overlooked, treated as something to add later or only when things start to break. But behind every smooth release is a hidden layer of systems that supports speed, clarity, and stability.

📅 June 30

💻 Online Webinar

Register now here (for free)

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Indigo 2025 is a conference and expo in Rotterdam (the Netherlands).

📅 May 27 & 28

📍 Huis van de Vlaamse Film, Bischoffsheimlaan 38, 1000 Brussels

Get tickets here

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Special edition of Meet ‘n Play.

Join Meet ‘n Play for a fun evening of playtesting & drinks!

📅 June 4

📍 MaM Bruges: Spoorwegstraat 4, 8200 Brugge

More info

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Gaming Bus

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The coolest multifunctional bus you’ve ever seen!

Tranzit now has its very own gaming and streaming bus.

A mobile hotspot for gamers, (game)studios, streamers, and creators.

Whether you're into competitive matches, chill co-op sessions, or (game)testing out your streaming setup, this bus brings the gear (and the vibe) right to you.

You can book the bus now

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💃 Dress to Express

Mutani, a Belgian organisation specialized in Fashion in games needs your help.

MUTANI is currenctly conducting research at MAXLab on Gaming & Identity.  

Fill in the survey

Industry insights

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀

🌍 Microsoft became the most successful publisher on Playstation by copies sold in April. 69% of top 5 copies sold was MS owned:
Minecraft (987K), Forza Horizon 5 (837K), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (637K)

🌍 Minecraft’s April sales nearly doubled, driven by the popularity of the movie adaptation.

🌍 Fandom sold Giant Bomb to the creators of Giant Bomb. Making it fully independent and employee-owned.

🌍 Polygon sold to Valnet, hit with Mass Layoffs.

🌍 Rockstar Games has delayed GTA VI until May 2026, possibly impacting a few other game release this year that were trying to stay out of its way.

🌍 Xbox is increasing its hardware and boxed game prices globally, as a consequence of US tariffs.

🌍 Following Epic Games legal win against Apple, the publisher has announced it will be launching a new webshop that will enable developers to offer out-of-app purchases. More info.

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👉Oisoi Studio celebrates 100K Painting VR-tists!

👉 Deisim by Myron Games is now available without VR on Steam and Steamdeck.
More info

👉 AlterEyes is exploring partnerships for Color-A-Cube, starting with Dave the Diver by MINTROCKET.

👉 Wall Town Wonders by Cyborn is now out on Steam VR & PSVR2

👉 Rogueside has released Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy.

👉 Mantis Games has released Deck of Haunts, a deckbuilder in which you play as a haunted mansion.

👉 Nubs! Arena, a chaotic multiplayer brawler by Glowfish Interactive and Rangatang is released this Thursday.

👉 Please, Touch The Artwork 2 by Thomas Waterzooi is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 23.

👉VAF has finished the 2024 year report for the flemish videogame industry, with info shared by 78 studios:

👉 VAF is organising an infosession on budgetting/financing game development on 22 May.

👉 INDIGO 2025 takes place 27-28 May in Rotterdam, a conference + Expo with some belgian games exhibiting too. Tickets here.

👉 ForsVC, the only gaming venture capital firm in Benelux, will be at INDIGO too. If you're seeking funding, feel free to schedule a call with us via Meettomatch.

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