Global Game Jam Tallinn 2025: A Weekend of Creativity and Innovation! 🎮✨ Last weekend, Tallinn became the hub of game development as nearly 120 game developers came together for Global Game Jam Tallinn 2025! Over the course of 48 hours, participants turned their ideas […]
! Please dont look at this article as an official position of the Estonian community, this is a private commentary from the GameDev Estonia CEO – Andrejs Rusinovskis This year’s Gamescom was my third adventure to Cologne. The first time I came to this […]
“Our wish was to bring back events where it didn’t matter what background or experience you had, as long as you were interested in games and how to make them. Everyone is welcome to present and share their passion – whether in the form […]
Tehnopol Film and Multimedia Accelerator, in collaboration with Ida-Viru Entrepreneurship Centre and GameDev Estonia, organised IDA GAME JAM, during which participants will developed a prototype of their video game. The top 5 teams recieved prizes. Here is a gallery from the event by Tigran […]
On 10th of January Minister of Culture Heidy Purga invited representatives of the Estonian Video Game Development Industry to jointly find realistic ways to increase the economic impact of this specific sector and to raise Estonia’s international visibility and reputation through video games. The […]
Another year has passed, and as the calendar turns to 2024, we at GameDev Estonia decided to look back on what we’ve accomplished through 2023.
Mobidictum Network Tallinn 2023 event was a success. With 130 attendees, the event provided a valuable opportunity for game developers, publishers, investors, service providers, and other professionals to connect and network. GameDev Estonia was the local partner for this event, and provided constant support […]
Inspired by Robinson Crusoe, Bootstrap Island will bring a new PC VR survival game to Steam Early Access next year. Developed by Estonian studio Maru VR, you find yourself shipwrecked on a mysterious 17th century tropical island. “They must quickly learn to adapt and […]
Last year, we had 30 students. But this year, we’ve seen incredible growth, with almost 100 students from nearly 20 different countries joining us for courses in Game Development, Game Design, Game Art, Sound and Audio, and Project Management and Production. This remarkable growth […]
The Estonian delegation made a strong showing at Gamescom, highlighting the country’s growing community. GameDev Estonia, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing and coordinating the development of the video game industry in Estonia, was present at the event at the Creative Europe MEDIA booth. […]