The Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2026 is now live
10th annual study by ValuesValue & InGameJob โ salaries, layoffs, AI, careers & more
๐ 15 min
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๐ Take the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FMJRH69
Reach 317M PC players and tap into the broader Epic Ecosystem of 972M accounts. Publish across PC, Mac, Android, and iOS through one global store built for developers to grow.
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We are running the indie expo again at gamescom dev / @gamescomdev.bsky.social (which used to be devcom) again in 2026 & the time to apply is right now!
If you got a build & you are looking for a publisher go there now๐
forms.monday.com/forms/0c1b41...
#indiegamedev #sharingiscaring
๐๏ธ Ticketshop: tickets.gamescom.global/cgi-bin/fmkm...
๐ More information about the ticket types: dev.gamescom.global/tickets/#gcd...
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ! ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ & gamescom ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ.
๐ฅ Starting in 2026, all tickets include access to gamescom dev (August 24-25) AND gamescom (August 26-28), including the business area!
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐!? ๐ฎ
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ 24 ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐๐๐ 299 โฌ (instead of the regular price of 1,499 โฌ).
๐ Apply here until April 10, 2026: forms.monday.com/forms/0c1b41...
๐ More info about the gamescom dev indie expo here: dev.gamescom.global/conference/i...
Are you an indie developer ready to showcase your project in front of the global games industry? Then join our gamescom dev indie competition! ๐ฅ
Weโre calling on indie studios with bold, innovative, and original projects. ๐ฎ
Ein dunkles, futuristisch anmutendes Plakat des Deutschen Computerspielpreises (DCP) mit der klaren Aufforderung in Groรbuchstaben: โSAVE THE DATEโ. Die Hauptinformationen sind in weiรer, serifenloser Schrift hervorgehoben: Die โEINREICHPHASEโ findet vom 5. bis 23. JANUAR statt, die โPREISVERLEIHUNGโ am 29. APRIL. Oben links das Logo des DCP.
๐ฃ Aufgepasst!
Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis 2026 ehrt die besten deutschen #Games am 29.04.2026 in der Mรผnchner Residenz. Wir freuen uns auf viele herausragende Spiele und einen tollen Abend! #derDCP ๐ฎ
@studiobbb.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJaA... Greetings from @gamescomdev.bsky.social and the indie expo 2025 - we played your game ๐
๐ฎ Mark your calendars for December 10th & join IndieGameBusiness for their FREE 1-day virtual conference!
Register now:
www.eventbrite.com/e/indiegameb...
@indiegamebusiness.bsky.social
#IndieGameDev
๐ GLOBAL GAME JAM 2026 Jam Site Registration is OPEN! ๐
Be the reason your local devs come together. ๐
Host a site for #GGJ26 โ globalgamejam.org
PS. Jammer Registration opens 1 December
@globalgamejam.bsky.social
#GameDev
#IndieDev
#IndieGames
New name, same passion - and with it, even more opportunities to connect, network, and shape the games industry together.
Make sure to visit our new website: dev.gamescom.global
The moment weโve all been waiting for is here: ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐! ๐ฅ
Weโre beyond excited to take this next step & become an even closer part of the incredible gamescom family. ๐ฎ
Develop for Meta Quest: ย developers.meta.com/horizon/disc... ๐ Create worlds: developers.meta.com/horizon-worl...
From Unity tools speeding up VR integration to built-in GenAI that lets creators craft entire worlds in hours, Meta's product experts revealed why jumping into Meta Horizon has never been easier at #ddc2025. ๐ ๐พ
The "Press Start: Games Founding Grant" is organised and implemented by the Foundation for Digital Games Culture (bsky.app/profile/game...) in cooperation with game โ The German Games Industry Association. The grant is funded by the Minister of State for Culture and the Media.
These fresh and aspiring founders are certainly looking forward to making new contacts, so feel free to approach them!
The 132 game developers receiving the "Press Start: Games Founding Grant" have all been invited to this yearโs devcom as part of their education and networking programme. You will recognise them by the โPress Startโ stickers on their badges.
bsky.app/profile/game...
Join Meta Horizon at #ddc2025 to explore the next frontier of social experiences. ๐
๐ Monday: Creating worlds with GenAI and tips for growing an audience | bit.ly/4lodMsQ
โ๏ธ Tuesday: VR development paths and live demo of the Building Blocks tool | bit.ly/4fwdIWF
See you there!
@rive.app is a new way to design, build, and ship game UI. It combines an interactive design tool, a new stateful graphics format, a lightweight multi-platform runtime, and a blazing-fast vector renderer โ so you can build highly performant custom UI. Visit their booth at devcom to learn how.
Our media partner, 80 Level, turns 10 years old this year!
Celebratory contests, interviews with industry leaders, special articles and offers โ gear up for a year of festivities ahead: 80.lv/articles/80-...
[...] Madrid in Game, Rheinisches Revier, EIT Culture & Creativity, and OFAJ.
[...] publishers, investors, and public institutions for a focused evening of pitching and networking.
With the support of: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, KรถlnBusiness, Institut Franรงais, GamingMalta, Pro Helvetia, Dutch Games Association, Spawn Point Trondheim [...]
Here is a message from our partner @spielfabrique.bsky.social:
European Game Night is back at devcom on August 19! Co-organized by @spielfabrique.bsky.social, NRW.Global Business, and Business France, this exclusive event brings together selected European indie studios [...]
๐ We just had a great conversation with Maria Wagner from the Sustainable Games Alliance (SGA). Her team is helping game developers build more environmentally sustainable games. ๐ฎ๐ฑ
See what Maria had to say ๐ฌ: www.eventsforgamers.com/a-chat-with-... #GameDev @devcom.bsky.social #ddc2024 #ddc2025
They will break down the collaboration process between the character artist and the composer, describe a not-so-classical pipeline, and show how a single change affects all stages and the final result. Prepare to witness some magic!"
In their session "Match Made In Heaven: Character Design & Music" they will "share a fresh take on how character design and music are connected. (...)
Speaker Announment: "Match made in heaven: character design & musik" - Name of the speakers: Ruslana Kruchek & Ann Grin there is also a picture of both.
๐ถ Another week, another speaker announcement!? That's music to our ears!
We are super excited that Ruslana Kruchek and Ann Grin will be joining us at #ddc2025.
