Loading Screen Weekly 25th - 31st May
Here’s your weekly update from Loading Screen, featuring highlights from the monthly newsletter
📅 Upcoming Events & Meetups
Keep your calendar clear for these networking and showcase opportunities.
Conferences & Major Festivals
- 23rd - 30th May Norwich Games Festival
- 27th-28th May MeetToMatch Nordic Edition x WINGS Malmø 2026
- 28th May - Not At Nordic Games × My Birthday
- 26th–29th May – Nordic Game 2026, Sweden
- 29-30 May https://www.expogamers.com/
- 30-31 May TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Meetups & Local Networking
- Cowork Cafe - Bristol Indie Developers 28th May
- Audio Airwiggles Community Events
- Brighton indie Gamedev
- Ongoing: Power Up Exhibition (Science Museum, London) – Five decades of consoles and 160 playable titles.
🎨 Showcases & Exhibitions
- Code Coven Aurora Accelerator
- GamesCom dev Scholarship program, 28th May Deadline
- Portfolio Showcase @ Character Art Meetup - Develop 26
- GDoCExpo Direct & Steam Sale – Deadlines 5th June
- Game Devs of Color Expo 2026 – Speaker Applications – Deadline 5th June
- Short Games 2026 – Steam event for bite-sized games submission deadline 2nd June
- BFI Expanded Screen Funding for immersive and XR projects deadline 5th June
- India Games Showcase Deadline 29th June
💡 Upcoming Opportunities & Callouts
Gamescom Specials
- Global Game Jam – gamescom dev Scholarship 2026 May 29 Deadline
- Gamescom Dev Scholarship – Deadline for studios seeking support to attend Gamescom in August. Deadline: 28th May
Showcase & Steam Events
- Short Games 2026 – Steam event for bite-sized games submission deadline 2nd June
Brighton Develop Specials
- Develop:Brighton Indie House 2026: Spend 13–17 July sharing a big Airbnb with fellow devs
- Brighton Develop Feast Of The Devs
- Character Art Meetup (Develop 26): Portfolio showcase opportunities for artists to get feedback from peers.
💰 Funding & Accelerators
Financial support and growth programmes for early-stage and established studios.
- UK Games Fund: Starter Fund—Grants of £20k for university graduates and early-stage startups. Deadline: 1st June
- Ongoing: Code Coven Aurora Accelerator – Focused on supporting under-represented founders in the industry.
🖥️ Workspace & Community Hubs
- Game Dev HQ Monthly Co-working: A regular hub for developers to work side by side.
- The Games Hub (Finsbury Park): A dedicated co-working space in London specifically for game creators. more info
Coming Next Week
- 1st-5th June The MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026
- 4th June – Games Growth Summit, London
- 6th June Game Music Festival: The Infernal Symphony
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