The Dutch Games Association is taking the Network Lunch national! The first pop-up edition will be at B’GAME on Oct 23 (12–14h). A great chance to network, share expertise, and showcase your games or artwork. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1660846960... Showcase: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Playdev.club returns! Originally started by Adriaan de Jongh, playdev.club is a meetup where Dutch game developers showcase early prototypes, test each other’s games, and exchange feedback. Now revived by the Dutch Games Association at Sokpop Collective in Utrecht. More info: playdev.club

Eight Dutch organizations will represent the Netherlands at Tokyo Game Show 2025! 🇯🇵🎮 The NL Pavilion, hosted by the Dutch Games Association, will showcase innovative developers & service providers on a global stage. More info: dutchgamesassociation.nl/netherlands-...

The Dutch Game Awards are coming! Submit your game before September 1 to be eligible for categories like Best Game, Best Audio, Best Art, and more. Awards will be handed out on December 3 in Breda. Details & submission: dutchgameawards.nl Show the world your creativity and talent!

Join us for Happy Hour at Gamescom 2025! Meet Dutch game pros, rekindle connections & enjoy a Dutch drink in unique shot glasses. 📅 Aug 20 & 21, 17:00–18:00 📍 NL Pavilion Hall 4.1, booth A021g/B030g Free registration: Wed: www.eventbrite.com/e/1557481782... Thu: www.eventbrite.com/e/1559881981...

Heading to Tokyo Game Show 2025? 🇯🇵 We're organizing a Netherlands Pavilion again—together with RVO and ROM Utrecht. Nine Dutch companies are in, and there’s still room to join as an attendee or exhibitor! More info: dutchgamesassociation.nl/events/tokyo... #DGA #TGS2025

Submissions for the 2025 Dutch Game Awards are now open — and the first entries are live! 🎮 Curious what’s already been submitted? Check them out: dutchgameawards.nl/entries Submit your game or get your Early Bird entrance ticket now: eventbrite.nl/e/dutch-game...

The DGA hosts the Netherlands Pavilion at Gamescom 2025, featuring 20+ Dutch developers, publishers, organisations and game service providers. Discover top talent and connect with industry pros. Find us at Hall 4.1, booth A021g-B030g. More info: dutchgamesassociation.nl/netherlands-...

🌍🎮 Playing for the Planet Awards 2025 celebrate games driving sustainability—from green storytelling & tech to leadership. Open to games completed in 2024/25. Apply by July 17 with winners announced in London in Oct. More info: www.playing4theplanet.org/project/playing-for-the-planet-awards-2025

Join us next Wednesday for the DGA Network Lunch at Dotslash Utrecht! Connect with fellow industry professionals, exchange advice, and check out some exciting new Dutch games on display. 🎟️ Get your free ticket: www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-dg...

Heading to gamescom? Playing for the Planet helps studios, publishers & more take climate-positive action. Discover how your work in games can drive real change—meet them at the German Games Industry booth! Book your meeting via [email protected].

GIC just opened its Call for Speakers! Join Europe’s biggest gamedev event in Poznań, Poland (Oct 23–26) and submit your talk before July 8: gic.gd/speakers-sub... Want to attend but not as a speaker? DGA members get 15% off tickets! Check the DGA Members Area at www.dutchgamesassociation.nl.

Werk je in de creatieve industrie of onderzoek? Kom op 30 juni naar de Jaarbeurs voor matchmaking Ontwerpkracht & Transities van CLICKNL. Vind partners, scherp ideeën aan en werk samen aan verandering. 📅 30 juni | 14.00-18.00 | Utrecht ℹ️ www.clicknl.nl/ontwerpkrach...

DevGAMM Awards: $130K Prize Pool for Future Game Talents Competition will feature 11 nominations with related cash prizes, plus special sponsors’ awards. 👾 Submit your game by Sept 01. Learn more: devgamm.com/awards2025/

Presented today at INDIGO, the 2024 Games Monitor reveals steady growth in the Dutch games industry—even as the global sector faces serious challenges. Revenue rose to a record €763M, with more active studios and increasing use of generative AI. Full report: dutchgamesassociation.nl/games-monitor/

Generative AI is transforming creative workflows — but what does that mean for our industry? How are Dutch game studios integrating these tools, and where do we draw the line on ethics, ownership, and originality? Join us June 19 at Utrecht University. Free tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/dga-talks-...

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs visited CoolGames to explore the games industry’s strengths & challenges. Key topics: hiring, funding & labor laws—plus good news: a 2027 tax scheme to help devs become co-owners. Read more: dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/05/14/m...

Will your game still be playable in 100 years? That’s what we explored at last Wednesday’s DGA Talks at Beeld & Geluid—diving into game preservation, viral hit Kamergotchi, and a behind-the-scenes archive tour with retro games, classic consoles, and more. Huge thanks to Willem Hilhorst & team!

The Dutch Game Awards 2025 are coming up on December 3! This year, we’re not only moving to a new location in Breda—we’re also adding two new categories to the lineup 🥳 Check out all our categories now: dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/04/15/t...

The DGA Network Lunch is back on Wednesday, May 7, and we’d love for you to join us! Free tickets are available now—be sure to grab yours while they last. 🎟️ Reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-dg... We look forward to seeing you there!

We are supper happy to announce that the Dutch Game Awards will be back in 2025 and will take place at the Chassé Theater in Breda on December 3rd! It will be part of Game Week. Read all about it here: dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/04/08/d... Stay tuned for more details!

We’re very excited to welcome our new board member Serious Sjoerd Wennekes and Operations Manager Wiebe van der Werk to the team! At the same time, we want to thank Emily Jacometti and Marlies van Kampen for their invaluable contributions over the years. dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/04/02/w....

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Join us next week on Wednesday, April 2nd, for another edition of the DGA Network Lunch! A few tickets are still available—grab yours now before they're gone! We hope to see you there. 🎟️ Claim your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.nl/e/1245860605...

Yesterday morning, we gathered for the GDC Business Breakfast. Our two speakers, Joost van Dreunen and Henk Rogers, shared their perspectives on the role of the games industry in society and its future. Their insights complemented each other perfectly. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us!

Kickstart your morning during GDC 2025 with an exclusive business breakfast hosted by the Netherlands Consulate in San Francisco. Connect with top gaming professionals and the DGA delegation. 🕹️March 18 | 8:00 AM – 10:00AM Register here: eventbrite.com/e/gdc-busine... #GDC2025

For today's Meet the Members blog post, we talked to indie game studio Degoma! Read all about their story and their game Reggie, His Cousin, Two Scientists and Most Likely the End of the World, which they hope to publish this year. 🥳 dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/03/05/m...

The INDIGO 2025 Call for Speakers is now open! Submit your talk today.

Whoop! Tickets for INDIGO 2025 are now live! Get your Early Bird (with limited availability) tickets now! indigoshowcase.nl

🚀 Want to showcase your game at an indie dev event with international publishers and guests? 🌊 Apply now for a stand at #Guadalindie25! 👾 We’ll have up to 80 booths 📆 Applications close on February 21st 📝 Fill out the form here -> https://buff.ly/40PHfnt More info in the link

Yesterday’s DGA Talks was another sold-out event, and what an inspiring afternoon it was! A huge thank you to our speakers Sjoerd Wennekes, René Otto, Martijn van Zwieten, and Laurens Rutten. We’ll be hosting another edition later this year – stay tuned! Thanks to CoolGames for hosting :)

The first DGA Network Lunch is a wrap! Big thanks to Dotslash for sponsoring the lunch and continuing this tradition with us! Interested in joining the March edition? Stay tuned for registration opening tomorrow! (DGA members can already register, check our private Slack channel for the link!)

The Dutch Game Industry Directory is the key resource for finding game companies in NL. If you run a game-related company, make sure you’re included! - New studio? Sign up! - Already listed? Keep your information up to date so we maintain a complete and accurate overview of the industry. Thanks!

We are thrilled to share that INDIGO will continue in 2025 as a 2-day event and will take place in Rotterdam! The continuation of INDIGO is made possible by the DGA, Gemeente Rotterdam, and Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds. Please read the full press release here: dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/01/31/t...

Our volunteer @ilygames.bsky.social has created a Starter Pack for the Dutch Game Industry, for you to discover developers and studios who are shaping the NL industry. Come join the conversation! Would you like to be added to the Starter Pack? Email us: [email protected]

High time for another Meet the Members blog post! Today, we're featuring one of our Gold Members: Sparkling Society, a Delft-based company that creates free-to-play games. Read all about them here: dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/01/21/m...

Come join us for the first DGA Network Lunch of 2025, on Feb 5 at Dotslash Utrecht! We also have a few spots for game showcases and artist spotlights available! Will we see you there? Register your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-dg...

There's another DGA Talks coming up! Join us on Feb 6 at CoolGames on topic: Preparing your game company for growth. More info and tickets: www.eventbrite.nl/e/dga-talks-...

The last two Dutch Game Day powered by @controlmagazine.bsky.social talks have just been published! All talks are now live! Robin-Yann Storm - What do we have to unlearn to improve the UX of our tools? youtu.be/QvflFHVm5Tc Leon Brands - Intro to GPU Occlusion: youtu.be/Ys4Aab4aIVE

Join our Board! DGA is looking for a Serious Games board member! We are looking for a board member who has skin in the serious game world and the ambition to bring the Dutch serious game studios to the next level. Interested? Come join our board! dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/01/07/j...

Three new Dutch Game Day powered by @controlmagazine.bsky.social talks are now live! Matthew Handrahan: youtu.be/B_IuMXX_J5c Martine Spaans: youtu.be/2esZGcrMFys Tobias Schnackenberg: youtu.be/Jrcwi-4v3l8

Two new Dutch Game Day powered by Control Magazine talks have just been published on YouTube! Rami Ismail - (Business) tips for developers: youtu.be/qSiJDvssnOg Alison Beasley, Rick van Beem, & Patty Toledo - Expedition Exposure: PR & Marketing Panel: youtu.be/XacnaZuWXMo

The monthly Network Lunch in Utrecht will continue! Although the Dutch Game Garden will sadly close its doors at the end of 2024, their popular monthly networking event will carry on under the flag of the DGA. Our first DGA Network Lunch will be held on February 5th. More info soon!

De DGA zoekt een Events Manager! Heb jij ervaring met het organiseren van events, heb je een passie voor de Nederlandse game industrie, en ben je flexibel beschikbaar? Dan ben je misschien wel de perfecte match voor onze vacature! dutchgamesassociation.nl/vacancies/va...

Another Dutch Game Day powered by @controlmagazine.bsky.social video has just been published! Go check out the talk by @jakubamanita.bsky.social, in which he will dive 15 years into the past, to when Amanita’s game Machinarium was released. youtu.be/_JvrBK_E0IA

Op 5 december organiseert de Dutch Games Association samen met VRDays (en powered by CLICKNL) tijdens Immersive Tech Week (ITW) een Workshop Immersive Tech in Serious Gaming voor Educatie en Gedragsverandering. Voor meer informatie en registratie: dutchgamesassociation.nl/events/click...

The Dutch Game Mentors program has gotten off to a promising start! With 31 mentees and 36 mentors now signed up, many successful matches have already been made. Read the full update from DGA Chairman Jeroen Derwort here: dutchgamesassociation.nl/2024/11/20/t...

Last week we featured Lennart Sas, founder of Triumph Studios, in our latest "Meet the Members" blogpost! Based in Delft, Triumph Studios has been contributing to the Dutch games industry since 1997 with well-known titles such as Age of Wonders and Overlord. dutchgamesassociation.nl/2024/11/15/m...

Two new Dutch Game Day powered by @controlmagazine.bsky.social videos are now live! Luna Wullaert - The artistic pipeline of the Dragonborn race in Baldur's Gate 3: youtu.be/hzkywM7euhg Shania Hall - Fashion and what it really means to be a concept artist: youtu.be/nxkymodeMtA