Game development never stops. And neither does VAF|GAME in supporting game developers and their wonderful projects. These are the dates to keep in mind if you want to submit a project for VAF|GAME funding in 2023. January 24, 12 PM Artistic, Entertainment, Serious & Educational Games Creation & Promotion June 13, 12 PM Artistic, Entertainment, Continue reading →
You all know what it takes to create a great video game: talent, skills, and time. However, in order to give your talent uninterrupted time to put their skills to use, you also need money. Enter ForsVC, a new private investment fund headed up by HOWEST, Cronos, DAE Studios, and BNP Paribas Fortis with a Continue reading →
If you’re like us and you’ve been toying with the Oculus Quest for the past couple of weeks, you needn’t be convinced that virtual reality has come a long way. Exploring virtual worlds and hacking away at stuff that isn’t really there is awesome, but there’s more to extended reality than fun and games. But Continue reading →
During last week’s Media Fast Forward event, investor PMV and Flemish broadcaster VRT announced the new joint venture Media Invest Vlaanderen (link in Dutch). They mainly offer financial support for emerging media companies that want to invest in media content (of which video games are a part) or media technology. For Flemish and Brussels game studios Continue reading →
As part of the EU’s Creative Europe programme, the European Investment Fund has signed agreements with Belgian finance providers PMV and ST’ART. The goal of the agreement is to target Belgian SME’s in currently underserved, perceived to be high-risk sub-sectors, like game development, with EUR 25 million of loans over three years. Both service providers were Continue reading →
Attention all Flemish/Brussels developers looking for (additional) funding! The next VAF Gamefonds (Dutch only) call for games (all categories) will be on January 22. There’s still more than a month to go, but it’s better to start preparing your application well in advance. We recommend that you download the application presentation (Dutch only) created by VAF commission members, Continue reading →