Still can't get over the fact we've made the DEBUG cover 4 times already (and a 5th one under way still this year!)

I've already had the immense honour of fully playing MyDear.exe, and it certainly brought the feels. A game about a retired couple, where the husband made a custom laptop full of games and pics to celebrate their life together, as a parting gift to his wife. 🥹

Get in on this! 👇

Come check out some Belgian games at the Indie Arena Booth - We Who Are About To Die - SKINFACE - we Build Below - Stip - Please, Watch The Artwork - Biofactory

I'm such a proud pirate with two of my games side by side at the Ukiyo booth at Gamescom! Go play Box Knight (co-op!!) and Dead as Disco (beat up enemies to the beat) in Hall 10.1 F63

Your empathy does not recover their lost time, money, motivation, @gamescom ... I've also heard stories of your organisation PREVENTING exhibitors from going to the Police, because it "would make Gamescom and Cologne" look bad. No. Responses and reaction like this make you look bad. Do better. Step up and reimburse the victims. Work together with the authorities to find the culprits (which are likely to be your own employees on guard duty) It's happened every single year and you take zero accountability. Take actions so it will never happen again.

Another shoutout to GAMEPLAY magazine for covering so many of our indies. A full page with almost nothing but belgian titles this time even!

Some more pages that include coverage for our games 💜

Amazing Dead As Disco cover & article in DEBUG! I'll never get tired of the rush of seeing our games on the cover 💜

Back from Gamescom, and outside of the obvious thefts issue, there is a lot they could do better with their staff training. Most of their people ONLY speak German. for me as a Belgian person, I can understand and kind of reply, but would still prefer to converse in English. I've seen staff yell at people just kindly asking them information. Often while being forcibly guided away from where they needed/wanted to be, and without the option to go back or speak to anyone about their worries. I had to help someone having a panic attack because of how rude the staff treated them. they just wanted to know if they could leave the premises and get back in, as the exit required scanning their QR code and they got worried entrance was single use. The guard just yelled in their face (visible spit included) I myself was guided into the crowded main entrance waiting queue on the first day. My Trade ticket should have allowed me to use a different entrance, but once I was pushed into the larger group, it was impossible to return. My bag, filled to the brim (with metal coins among others) was only checked once in 3 days and just opening 1 pocket was enough for them. People in full cosplay werent checked to verify if their very visible gun was real or fake. Speaking of cosplay, I saw visible mockery of some cosplayers and male guards taking pics of female cosplayers. (Remember: Cosplay ≠ consent) At the ticket gate, my QR code wouldn't scan. I wanted to go explain to the nearest security guard, but got yelled off by a woman shouting "Nur Ausgang" (= only exit) to me because I stepped off to the side to ask why my code didnt work. Turns out if you installed the Gamescom app last year, even after an update & new login this year, it would still show your 2025 QR code. Luckily this was explained to me by another more friendlier member of staff who intervened. My friends from @pr_hound were denied entry on Wednesday evening, to attend the Xbox Fan Fest event, because the Gamescom staff denied them entrance. They didnt know about the on-site event. They spent hours on the train for nothing. 😢 For an event of this scale, and lets be honest: generating millions in income, I don't think it's too much to ask to: - have staff who can speak English - are trained in security protocols - are friendly to visitors - know about the different types of tickets & events. This was my 8th time at Gamescom and I feel like it's getting worse every year, not better. I really hope they try to do better.