Christophe De bont
@cdebont.bsky.social
Kindness above all else ~ building the future of sustainable Belgian #gamedev at Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds ~ raising videogame literacy everywhere else ~ EN/NL ~ he/him
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Between today’s arrival of @youriloedts.bsky.social and @naominelan.bsky.social joining a few weeks back, this space now features 100% of VAF/Gamefonds.
Grateful to work with these wonderful people every day!
Grateful to work with these wonderful people every day!
THIS IS AN XBOX
👀 Save the date!
Join us as we announce the 25 Most Wanted games coming to PC, alongside interviews and world premieres!
📅 Thursday, December 4
#PCGamingShow
Join us as we announce the 25 Most Wanted games coming to PC, alongside interviews and world premieres!
📅 Thursday, December 4
#PCGamingShow
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
THIS IS AN XBOX
tfw you discover this magical thing called "debt" needs to be paid off at some point
Saudi Arabia's investment fund, owner of Savvy Games Group and backer of the EA buyout, is said to be limiting new investments due to a shortage of cash: www.gamesindustry.biz/saudi-arabia...
Saudi Arabia's investment fund reported to be limiting new investments as cash runs low
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is allegedly low on cash for new investments, after a multi-year spending s…
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
tfw you discover this magical thing called "debt" needs to be paid off at some point
Ban Roblox 🧵
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ban Roblox 🧵
Easiest (also, most intriguing?) wishlist since the Enigma machine.
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Easiest (also, most intriguing?) wishlist since the Enigma machine.
Reposted by Christophe De bont
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Reposted by Christophe De bont
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Looking forward to attending my very first @adventurex.bsky.social this weekend.
Hit me up if you want to chat comedy in video games (we *might* be cooking something up in that department) or just want to talk about the importance of supporting narrative-driven games.
Hope to see you there!
Hit me up if you want to chat comedy in video games (we *might* be cooking something up in that department) or just want to talk about the importance of supporting narrative-driven games.
Hope to see you there!
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Looking forward to attending my very first @adventurex.bsky.social this weekend.
Hit me up if you want to chat comedy in video games (we *might* be cooking something up in that department) or just want to talk about the importance of supporting narrative-driven games.
Hope to see you there!
Hit me up if you want to chat comedy in video games (we *might* be cooking something up in that department) or just want to talk about the importance of supporting narrative-driven games.
Hope to see you there!
Reposted by Christophe De bont
🏆Nominaties Belgian Game Awards 🏆
Er zijn maar liefst negen VAF-gesteunde games genomineerd voor de Belgian Game Awards, de jaarlijkse prijsuitreiking waarmee het Belgische game-landschap wordt gevierd. Op woensdag 10 december worden de winnaars bekend gemaakt.
👉 Meer info over BGA: t.ly/cOCTx
Er zijn maar liefst negen VAF-gesteunde games genomineerd voor de Belgian Game Awards, de jaarlijkse prijsuitreiking waarmee het Belgische game-landschap wordt gevierd. Op woensdag 10 december worden de winnaars bekend gemaakt.
👉 Meer info over BGA: t.ly/cOCTx
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🏆Nominaties Belgian Game Awards 🏆
Er zijn maar liefst negen VAF-gesteunde games genomineerd voor de Belgian Game Awards, de jaarlijkse prijsuitreiking waarmee het Belgische game-landschap wordt gevierd. Op woensdag 10 december worden de winnaars bekend gemaakt.
👉 Meer info over BGA: t.ly/cOCTx
Er zijn maar liefst negen VAF-gesteunde games genomineerd voor de Belgian Game Awards, de jaarlijkse prijsuitreiking waarmee het Belgische game-landschap wordt gevierd. Op woensdag 10 december worden de winnaars bekend gemaakt.
👉 Meer info over BGA: t.ly/cOCTx
Reposted by Christophe De bont
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Reposted by Christophe De bont
X isn't just a renamed Twitter.
It's a fully-weapoinized extreme right-wing information warfare machine, and everyone that's still using it is an absolute fucking moron that's complicit in making it a success.
It's a fully-weapoinized extreme right-wing information warfare machine, and everyone that's still using it is an absolute fucking moron that's complicit in making it a success.
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
X isn't just a renamed Twitter.
It's a fully-weapoinized extreme right-wing information warfare machine, and everyone that's still using it is an absolute fucking moron that's complicit in making it a success.
It's a fully-weapoinized extreme right-wing information warfare machine, and everyone that's still using it is an absolute fucking moron that's complicit in making it a success.
dead genre
News-in-brief: Dispatch sells 1m units in 10 days
AdHoc Studio's episodic adventure game launched on October 22, 2025
www.gamesindustry.biz/dispatch-sel...
AdHoc Studio's episodic adventure game launched on October 22, 2025
www.gamesindustry.biz/dispatch-sel...
Dispatch sells 1m units in 10 days | News-in-brief
AdHoc Studio's episodic adventure game launched on October 22, 2025
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
dead genre
I’m in my head a lot, what can I say?
November 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I’m in my head a lot, what can I say?
Waar is de tijd dat we maanden moesten wachten op nog eens een Belgische game?
Deze week alleen al demonstreren vier (!!) prachtige titels (onderstaande drie met VAF-steun, plus Laser Dance) de ongekende creatieve variatie van onze gamemakers.
Welke ga jij eerst spelen?
Deze week alleen al demonstreren vier (!!) prachtige titels (onderstaande drie met VAF-steun, plus Laser Dance) de ongekende creatieve variatie van onze gamemakers.
Welke ga jij eerst spelen?
Maar liefst drie nieuwe gamereleases deze week! 🎮👇
🎸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗺 van @rogueside.bsky.social - 3/11
🪖𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 van @trianglefactory.bsky.social - 6/11
👻𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 van Beeswax Games en Black Lantern Collective - 6/11
Ontdek deze drie nieuwe werelden op Steam!
🎸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗺 van @rogueside.bsky.social - 3/11
🪖𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 van @trianglefactory.bsky.social - 6/11
👻𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 van Beeswax Games en Black Lantern Collective - 6/11
Ontdek deze drie nieuwe werelden op Steam!
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Waar is de tijd dat we maanden moesten wachten op nog eens een Belgische game?
Deze week alleen al demonstreren vier (!!) prachtige titels (onderstaande drie met VAF-steun, plus Laser Dance) de ongekende creatieve variatie van onze gamemakers.
Welke ga jij eerst spelen?
Deze week alleen al demonstreren vier (!!) prachtige titels (onderstaande drie met VAF-steun, plus Laser Dance) de ongekende creatieve variatie van onze gamemakers.
Welke ga jij eerst spelen?
Reposted by Christophe De bont
Maar liefst drie nieuwe gamereleases deze week! 🎮👇
🎸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗺 van @rogueside.bsky.social - 3/11
🪖𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 van @trianglefactory.bsky.social - 6/11
👻𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 van Beeswax Games en Black Lantern Collective - 6/11
Ontdek deze drie nieuwe werelden op Steam!
🎸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗺 van @rogueside.bsky.social - 3/11
🪖𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 van @trianglefactory.bsky.social - 6/11
👻𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 van Beeswax Games en Black Lantern Collective - 6/11
Ontdek deze drie nieuwe werelden op Steam!
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Maar liefst drie nieuwe gamereleases deze week! 🎮👇
🎸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗺 van @rogueside.bsky.social - 3/11
🪖𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 van @trianglefactory.bsky.social - 6/11
👻𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 van Beeswax Games en Black Lantern Collective - 6/11
Ontdek deze drie nieuwe werelden op Steam!
🎸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗺 van @rogueside.bsky.social - 3/11
🪖𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 van @trianglefactory.bsky.social - 6/11
👻𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 van Beeswax Games en Black Lantern Collective - 6/11
Ontdek deze drie nieuwe werelden op Steam!
Reposted by Christophe De bont
Pitching your game to print media? Here’s a thread full of tips!
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Pitching your game to print media? Here’s a thread full of tips!
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
Rien ne va plus!
Thank you for enjoying my cynical joke. Please support your local indie devs.
Thank you for enjoying my cynical joke. Please support your local indie devs.
The White House always wins
Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Rien ne va plus!
Thank you for enjoying my cynical joke. Please support your local indie devs.
Thank you for enjoying my cynical joke. Please support your local indie devs.
The White House always wins
Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The White House always wins
Reposted by Christophe De bont
SIMOGO LEGACY COLLECTION
A compilation of our first 7 games in 1 + lots of bonus material including playable prototypes
Nintendo Switch • Nintendo Switch 2 • Steam/PC
December 2, 2025
youtu.be/9h3XuGRPwpU
A compilation of our first 7 games in 1 + lots of bonus material including playable prototypes
Nintendo Switch • Nintendo Switch 2 • Steam/PC
December 2, 2025
youtu.be/9h3XuGRPwpU
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
SIMOGO LEGACY COLLECTION
A compilation of our first 7 games in 1 + lots of bonus material including playable prototypes
Nintendo Switch • Nintendo Switch 2 • Steam/PC
December 2, 2025
youtu.be/9h3XuGRPwpU
A compilation of our first 7 games in 1 + lots of bonus material including playable prototypes
Nintendo Switch • Nintendo Switch 2 • Steam/PC
December 2, 2025
youtu.be/9h3XuGRPwpU
About last night..
Proud of every single gamedev boss that got up on that stage to show their game!
Thanks for making it so easy to support you, BIG @brotaru.bsky.social
Proud of every single gamedev boss that got up on that stage to show their game!
Thanks for making it so easy to support you, BIG @brotaru.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
About last night..
Proud of every single gamedev boss that got up on that stage to show their game!
Thanks for making it so easy to support you, BIG @brotaru.bsky.social
Proud of every single gamedev boss that got up on that stage to show their game!
Thanks for making it so easy to support you, BIG @brotaru.bsky.social
Reposted by Christophe De bont
And they say comedy in games is hard.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And they say comedy in games is hard.
And they say comedy in games is hard.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And they say comedy in games is hard.
Nighthawks is a great example of why you should just let devs slow cook sometimes.
Been eyeing this project since 2018 and having played the (generously sizeable) demo, you feel that time was put to good use everywhere.
If you fancy a deep text-based RPG in a novel vampire world, look no further!
Been eyeing this project since 2018 and having played the (generously sizeable) demo, you feel that time was put to good use everywhere.
If you fancy a deep text-based RPG in a novel vampire world, look no further!
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Nighthawks is a great example of why you should just let devs slow cook sometimes.
Been eyeing this project since 2018 and having played the (generously sizeable) demo, you feel that time was put to good use everywhere.
If you fancy a deep text-based RPG in a novel vampire world, look no further!
Been eyeing this project since 2018 and having played the (generously sizeable) demo, you feel that time was put to good use everywhere.
If you fancy a deep text-based RPG in a novel vampire world, look no further!
Define “Perfect Ending”
October 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Define “Perfect Ending”
If you’re at GameForce tomorrow, come check out Curiosmos and ten more wonderful Belgian projects!
Day 1 of the Belgian game conf GameForce ✨Done! ✨
Had a blast play testing Curiosmos with the best Patty and Selma I’ve ever seen *and* had some surprisingly good Takoyaki?!
What a day!
Had a blast play testing Curiosmos with the best Patty and Selma I’ve ever seen *and* had some surprisingly good Takoyaki?!
What a day!
October 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you’re at GameForce tomorrow, come check out Curiosmos and ten more wonderful Belgian projects!
Don't make people vomit on their screens seems like a solid enough strategy if you want them to notice your game.
utterly vomming at the amount of AI generated capsule art in the next fest. really gross, and a quick way to put many people off your game.
October 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Don't make people vomit on their screens seems like a solid enough strategy if you want them to notice your game.