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GAME-ER is a 36-month project funded under the Horizon Europe program and the UKRI program.

The main objective of GAME-ER is researching how videogame clusters are born and how they are sustaining themselves. Leveraging this research, GAME-ER will create a series of policies and recommendations in the form of an Interactive Methodological Toolkit. Another goal is to conduct a comparative analysis of six European clusters: Lyon and Bordeaux, France; Brno, Czech Republic; Turin, Italy; Dundee, Scotland; Fundão, Portugal. The consortium includes 15 partners from 8 diverse European countries. GAME-ER partners bring expertise in social sciences, policymaking, the third sector, business, and innovation.

11/09/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞❓

🗺 Through GAME-ER’s data-driven mapping, we can see not only the major centres of the European video game industry, but also the smaller, emerging and dynamic clusters developing across Europe.
Understanding where these ecosystems are growing is an important step towards understanding how regions can support talent, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable growth in the video game sector.

In the webinar 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, , leader of GAME-ER’s WP2, discussed the project’s mapping approach and findings together with Giorgio Fazio from Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and Pablo de la Nuez from FX Interactive, S.L..

🤝 Together, they explored how GAME-ER’s mapping is helping to uncover the structure, dynamics and diversity of Europe’s video game ecosystems.
🧰 Explore the 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 and 🎥 Watch the full webinar: 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤

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19/06/2026

💻 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄-𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐒 🎙
🎬 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀-𝙀𝙍 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙩

🚀 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?💡

📈 The gaming industry is growing rapidly, but building a sustainable regional cluster requires the right tools. In our latest 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿, we dive deep into a practical resource designed specifically for policymakers, decision-makers and industry leaders.

Watch the session to discover how the toolkit combines:
🔹 Regional ecosystem mapping
🔹 Analytical data & interactive visualisations
🔹 Validated policy recommendations to strengthen creative industries

🎙 Featured Speakers from the GAME-ER Consortium:
🔸 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵 – Project Manager at Czech Game Developers Association
🔸 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗮 – Project Manager at Czech Game Developers Association

Whether you are a gaming industry professional, researcher, policymaker or regional stakeholder, this toolkit offers actionable frameworks for creative ecosystem development.

👉 Watch the full webinar and access the toolkit on our YouTube channel (𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐)

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15/05/2026

🚀 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙩 🛠

💻 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘈𝘔𝘌-𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳❓

Developed within the 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, this first release establishes a functional and accessible foundation for exploring Europe’s video game ecosystem, and for gathering feedback from partners, policy and decision-makers.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦❓
🔹 An interactive regional map covering European NUTS2 regions, based on the WP2 Europe-wide mapping of the video game industry;
🔹 A searchable regional database for easy data access;
🔹 In-depth profiles of six studied clusters:
🔸 Bordeaux;
🔸 Brno;
🔸 Dundee;
🔸 Fundão;
🔸 Lyon;
🔸 Turin;
🔹 Individual cluster detail pages, displaying key quantitative indicators and qualitative analytical findings.

🗃 The toolkit integrates findings from the research WorkPackages, enabling early public dissemination of research results while supporting evidence-based regional and policy discussions.
Built with an open-source stack, the platform is designed for flexibility, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
But this is just the beginning, the final version will expand with additional research findings and a structured database of actionable policy recommendations.

👉 Now live at: gameclusters.eu 👈

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30/04/2026

𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: #𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝘁.𝟯

𝙄𝙨 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮’𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙗? 🎮

In the latest episode of , we sat down with , CEO of , to discuss the evolution of the Italian gaming industry.

From the challenges of securing funding to the importance of 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 vs. 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, Matteo Lana shares 14 years of insight on what it takes to scale a studio from 25 to 50 people and attract international giants like and 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Moreover, we have discussed:
🔹 How local initiatives like and Quickload, Powered by OGR, Microsoft and 34BigThings are changing the narrative for startups.
🔹 Why Turin’s rich history in cinema and animation is a plus for game developers.

💪 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘!

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30/04/2026

𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: #𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝘁.𝟮

𝙄𝙨 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮’𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙗? 🎮

In the latest episode of , we sat down with , CEO of , to discuss the evolution of the Italian gaming industry.

From the challenges of securing funding to the importance of 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 vs. 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, Matteo Lana shares 14 years of insight on what it takes to scale a studio from 25 to 50 people and attract international giants like and 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Moreover, we have discussed:
🔹 How local initiatives like and Quickload, Powered by OGR, Microsoft and 34BigThings are changing the narrative for startups.
🔹 Why Turin’s rich history in cinema and animation is a plus for game developers.

💪 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘!

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30/04/2026

𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: #𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝘁.𝟭 𝗽𝘁.𝟮 𝗽𝘁.𝟯

𝙄𝙨 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮’𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙗? 🎮

In the latest episode of , we sat down with , CEO of , to discuss the evolution of the Italian gaming industry.

From the challenges of securing funding to the importance of 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 vs. 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, Matteo Lana shares 14 years of insight on what it takes to scale a studio from 25 to 50 people and attract international giants like and 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Moreover, we have discussed:
🔹 How local initiatives like and Quickload, Powered by OGR, Microsoft and 34BigThings are changing the narrative for startups.
🔹 Why Turin’s rich history in cinema and animation is a plus for game developers.

💪 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘!

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09/03/2026

🚀 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 🎮 𝐩𝐭.𝟑

🎙 In our latest interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with , CEO of srl.

Founded in Turin, 34BigThings srl has grown into an internationally recognized game development studio.
During our conversation, Valerio shared the story behind the company’s origins and the strategic vision that has enabled the organization to scale and compete successfully in a highly competitive European gaming market, while remaining connected to the local gaming ecosystem in Turin.
We also explored how a strong organizational culture, rooted in multidisciplinary expertise, creativity, and collaboration can drive performance and long-term sustainability in the gaming industry.

👇 We invite you to watch the full interview and share your perspective with us in the comments.

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09/03/2026

🚀 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 🎮 𝐩𝐭.𝟐

🎙 In our latest interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with , CEO of srl.

Founded in Turin, 34BigThings srl has grown into an internationally recognized game development studio.
During our conversation, Valerio shared the story behind the company’s origins and the strategic vision that has enabled the organization to scale and compete successfully in a highly competitive European gaming market, while remaining connected to the local gaming ecosystem in Turin.
We also explored how a strong organizational culture, rooted in multidisciplinary expertise, creativity, and collaboration can drive performance and long-term sustainability in the gaming industry.

👇 We invite you to watch the full interview and share your perspective with us in the comments.

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09/03/2026

🚀 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗘𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 🎮 𝐩𝐭.𝟏

🎙 In our latest interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with , CEO of srl.

Founded in Turin, 34BigThings srl has grown into an internationally recognized game development studio.
During our conversation, Valerio shared the story behind the company’s origins and the strategic vision that has enabled the organization to scale and compete successfully in a highly competitive European gaming market, while remaining connected to the local gaming ecosystem in Turin.
We also explored how a strong organizational culture, rooted in multidisciplinary expertise, creativity, and collaboration can drive performance and long-term sustainability in the gaming industry.

👇 We invite you to watch the full interview and share your perspective with us in the comments.

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14/02/2026

🚀 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄-𝐄𝐑 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: hashtag 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚 🎮 𝐩𝐭.𝟑

🎙 During the latest meeting in Turin, together with Nicola Costalunga, the GAME-ER partner from , we had the opportunity to exchange ideas with several experts from the gaming sector.
In this conversation, Marco Mazzaglia, professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin, took a closer look at the evolution of the video game industry in Turin, one of the clusters studied by our project. Marco Mazzaglia shared his unique perspective on how he began working in this field and how much the Italian scene has changed over the years.

🦾 It’s a story of progress, determination, and digital transformation.

👇 We invite you to watch the interview and let us know your thoughts!

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