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Webinar on July 1st:
Why you should set up your Game Studio in Flanders
With skilled talent from Belgian universities, strong government support, and a vibrant community of game developers and industry professionals, Flanders offers an ideal environment for creativity, growth and innovation.
Know a studio thinking about relocating to Belgium? Share this webinar with them - it covers everything they need to know.
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Donโt miss your chance to buy your Early Bird tickets for UNWRAP Festival 2025. ๐ซOr order your company booth if you want to recruit game dev talent!
Ah! Donโt forget our awesome afterparties where the whole industry shows off their greatest dance moves. ๐บ๐
Upcoming Info & Expert Sessions
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.
Joke is a DevOps engineer and founder of FlowMechanic.
With over a decade of experience across iOS, web, and game development, she worked on titles like Divinity: Original Sin II and led DevOps for Baldurโs Gate 3 at Larian Studios.
๐ June 30, 3 P.M.
๐ป Online Webinar
Prepare for Gamescom - Hybrid session
Heading to Gamescom for the first time this August?
Weโre partnering with Games.Brussels for the Lunch&Learn of July where we will be welcoming Chris Hanney who will help us get ready for Gamescom! Whether itโs your first time attending or you want to get more out of the experience, this session is for you.
Weโll cover all the essentials, from navigating the venue to tips and tricks for approaching publishers more effectively, plus all the practical details about booths, meetings, and logistics.
๐ July 10, 12:30 P.M.
๐ป Real-Life & Online Webinar: choose the right ticket type when registering
Industry insights
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๐ Gamescom invest circle - Application for Gaming Studios & GameTech Startups gamescom invest: apply here
๐ Summer Game Fest 2025 was the most watched ever, with 50M+ ย livestreams viewed and an 89% [year on year] increase in live concurrent viewers on Twitch & YouTube.
๐ GameDiscoverCo shared a full breakdown of the June 2025 Steam Next Fest results, if you participated you can see where you rank here:
https://lnkd.in/ebv6UJ34
๐ MindsEye, a game from a former GTA producer, approached release with 300K+ wishlists. The launch flopped, the game has 38% positive reviews, and the online player count dropped to 200.
๐ The Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 3.5M units in 4 days, making it the fastest selling video game hardware ever at launch.
๐ Microsoft is taking a stab at the handheld game market together with ASUS: the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X run windows and will be a major part of the Xbox ecosystem.
๐ Epic Games now lets devs keep 100% of revenue on their first $1M per year.
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๐ New game by Antoine Verbeek, wishlist Only DWARVES DIG Proper HOLES now
๐ Flemish game designers Mathijs & Esther are mentioned in Time Magazineโs Top 100 most influential companies with their mobile game Pok Pok
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