Loading Screen Weekly April 20–26
Here’s your weekly update from Loading Screen, featuring highlights from the monthly newsletter
📅 This Week’s Events
- 21 April: Creative Enterprise Live: Screen & Immersive (Exploring the intersection of screen industries and immersive tech.)
- 22 April: Game Republic x Unity (Networking and technical insights from the Unity team.)
- 22 - 24 April – Video Game Accessibility Symposium (Dedicated to making games more inclusive for all players.)
- 22 April – How To Apply For The UK Games Fund
- 23 April – CWX Expo 2026 (Showcasing innovation in creative and immersive tech at Coventry University)
- 23 - 24 April – Godot Con Amsterdam The official Godot Engine conference moves to Amsterdam for talks and workshops.
- 25 April – Debug Games Festival (A massive celebration of indie and retro games at the Norfolk Showground)
🚨 Immediate Deadlines
- TODAY (20 April): Limit Break Mentorship—Final call for the 2026 cohort.
- TODAY (20 April): Gamescom Indie Arena Booth—Last chance to apply for a spot in the world’s largest indie village.
- 24 April: The MIX Summer Game Showcase– Submissions close for the June onsite and online showcases.
- 25 April: Best Indie Games Summer Showcase—Deadline for the 2026 digital event.
- Develop Feast Of The Devs (First Wave tickets)
💡 Opportunities & Callouts
- Gamescom Showcase — Submission deadline 30th April
- Tiny Teams 2026 - Submission deadline 30th April
- Develop Indie Showcase Competition – Get your game in front of industry experts in Brighton. Submission deadline 6th May
- AdventureX 2026 – Calls for both Speakers and Exhibitors are open deadline 21st May
- Brilliant Indie Treasures Game (Deadline May 22nd)
- Short Games 2026 – Steam event for bite-sized games submission deadline 2nd June
- GDoCExpo Direct & Steam Sale – Deadlines 5th June
- Game Devs of Color Expo 2026 – Speaker Applications – (Deadline 5th June)
Accelerators & Mentorship
- Code Coven Aurora Accelerator
- Gaza Sky Geeks, Call for Mentors: Game Development
- Into Games Boost 2026
Community & Space
- Game Dev HQ monthly co-working hub
- IGDA London presents Game Dev Co-Working
- The Games Hub coworking space in Finsbury Park (more info)
💰Funding! (Who needs money!)
- Prototype Fund—Deadline 5th May for the latest round of prototype grants.
- BFI Expanded Screen Funding for immersive and XR projects deadline 5th June
- Soon: Starter Fund – Opening soon for early-stage studios.
- The Content Fund—Check eligibility for project-based investment.
Coming Next Week
- April 30th GIZ: Code at a Crossroads
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