Dutch Games industry in the spotlight at gamescom 2019
The Netherlands is the official partner country of 2019’s gamescom! Dutch Games Association will be hosting the tenth Holland Pavilion at gamescom this year, bringing a record number of Dutch delegates and presenting the Netherland’s newest projects to the world.
The Netherlands is the official partner country at gamescom this year
This year, Dutch Games Association is proud to announce that the Netherlands is the official partner country for gamescom, the biggest European games expo. This means the Dutch games industry and its attendees will be in the spotlight worldwide. gamescom takes place in Cologne, Germany from August 20th to August 24th and is the most important event for game developers when it comes to sharing knowledge and expanding their network. The event combines B2B and B2C and attracts over 370,000 visitors from 114 countries.
It is also the 10th anniversary of the Holland Pavilion! It will not only be the largest Holland Pavilion so far to gamescom, but this year will also feature a record number of participants. A grand total of 30+ companies will present their games, services and products at gamescom. DGA Chairman Horst Streck says “It’s an honour to be chosen as gamescom’s official partner country this year. For us in the Netherlands, being part of the games industry is about creativity and independence – finding new ways to push boundaries and come up with playful solutions both for entertainment products and serious games. There are hundreds of Dutch studios which embody these traits, along with a smaller core of large, internationally renowned companies. The Netherlands offers a healthy working climate with the ideal mix of freedom and support to allow studios to try new ideas.”.
The broad selection of companies and organisations represents the Dutch games industry at its best across a wide variety of fields in entertainment, VR, esports, education, applied, services and business. At the Holland Pavilion, you’ll find established industry players such as VR game developer Vertigo Games who will be showing After the Fall and The Damned DLC for Arizona Sunshine, Killing Floor publisher Iceberg Interactive, and smaller teams like Degoma with their game Reggie, his cousin, two scientists and most likely the end of the word. This year’s Holland Lounge will feature carefully selected upcoming talent to showcase promising projects made possible by Creative Industries Fund NL. Read the full list of attendees below.
Holland @ gamescom program
This special edition of Holland Pavilion will not only bring a large amount of Dutch companies to gamescom, it will also feature an extensive side program with several events and networking opportunities, such as Courage Cologne, Meet Your Neighbours, and the annual Dutch Drinks. A Dutch delegation will also be present at devcom.
Join Dutch Games Association for Dutch Drinks to celebrate the 10th Holland Pavilion on Tuesday August 20th and meet the cream of the Dutch industry as well as rising stars – sponsored by GGE BV and Engine Software. A special guest will kick things off, after which everyone will have a chance to mingle and try out the selection of Dutch games. Experience indie titles like Project R from 2Awesome Studio, Deliver Us the Moon from KeokeN Interactive, Timebenders from Oogbaard, and much more!
Program
Sunday & Monday, 18 – 19 August: Dutch delegation at devcom
Monday, 19 August: Courage Cologne
Tuesday, 20 August: Dutch Drinks sponsored by GGE BV and Engine Software, with a special guest.
Wednesday, 21 August: Meet Your Neighbours
Practical Information
gamescom takes place from August 20th to August 22nd in Cologne, Germany. The Holland Pavilion is situated in the business area hall 4.1, stand A65/B70. The following companies will be represented:
Dutch Games Association
2Awesome Studio
BlackShore
Creative Europe Desk
Creative Holland
Degoma
Engine Software
FGL
Game Bakery
Game Drive
GamePoint
Gamious
GGE BV
Gogo Games
H20 Amsterdam
Iceberg Interactive
ImproVive
KeokeN Interactive
Little Chicken Game Company
Local Heroes Worldwide
MeetToMatch
Multiverse Narrative
Qualitas Global Services
Resistance Studio
Rule The Game
Creative Industries Fund NL
Studio Deloryan
Tactical Adventures
Tripwire Interactive
Van Iersel Luchtman Advocaten
Vertigo Games
Gameseat
Oogbaard
