Open Call - until dec 31
At a glance
Focus on marketing and business. Its goal is to instill business mentality in teams, teaching them how to market their games, how to pitch and how to incorporate.
What it is like
The incubation program is not full-time, so you can keep working on your project.
Studios can expect to dedicate an average of 4-6 hours per week to GameBCN training and production follow-up, throughout 6 months, starting in mid-February and ending around September.
How you will learn
What you can get
Grant + Demo Day + Help finding publishers
Where it happens
The incubation program is 100% online. It’s up to you if you want to be based in our Palo Alto office in Barcelona or if you want to attend it remotely.
GameBCN is well connected with industry partners and the Catalan government. We will offer teams opportunities as they arise from our partners. Grant funding may assist in relocation efforts as well but teams are not required to relocate for GameBCN.
Our model
GameBCN is a public and private funded program, so your team can attend at no cost.
Our promoters and partners make possible that there is no cost involved.
See how it works:
GameBCN kicks off in mid-February, with exact dates determined after finalizing the cohort.
Our office is in Barcelona, and we are happy to support teams with relocation aid, but the program itself is 100% online.
The GameBCN program is structured into two distinct modules: Production and Business, each lasting three months and conducted consecutively.
The first module focuses on Production, aiming to emphasize the importance of adopting agile methodologies to enhance project management, planning, and performance. The second module shifts focus to Marketing and Business, designed to cultivate a business mindset in teams by teaching them how to market their games, pitch effectively, and incorporate their ventures.
At the beginning of the program, production milestones are agreed with each team. Only teams achieving production goals will access the business incubation module.
Additionally, external teams with significant production experience, a game in an advanced development stage, and clear market potential may directly join the second module (Marketing and Business).
At the end of the incubation program (6 months) teams will pitch their games in front of our publishers and investors network.
GameBCN’s main goal is to strengthen the video games industry. We train incubated teams to improve their production pipeline (agile methodologies) and to maximise their business opportunities (marketing and business).
GameBCN maintains strong connections with industry partners and the Catalan government, providing teams with opportunities as they emerge from these collaborations. While grant funding may be available to assist with relocation, participation in the program does not require teams to relocate.
Incubated teams relocating to Barcelona may receive a grant to help cover their expenses. It is paid at the end of the program and is subject to teams’ performance: only teams achieving the goals agreed with GameBCN at the start of the program will receive the whole grant. Payments will be made according to milestones achievement.
LinceWorks, Herobeat Studios, Hyper Three Studio, Appnormals Team and Altered Matter are a few success cases coming from GameBCN. Check out the GameBCN portfolio for a full list.
Yes, and GameBCN’s network of partners and collaborators is growing constantly. These publishers and investors are willing to receive our portofolio at the end of the program. GameBCN will also attend Gamescom and other industry events, where incubated teams’ games will be showcased.
Yes, you can always apply to the program again.
Teams must agree on goals at the beginning of the program and commit to achieving them.
Get in touch with us by emailing info@gamebcn.co or check our Discord channel for recent communications.
Once the call closes, a group of experts will review all applications. Experts will score applications based on originality, quality, market potential and development team. The best candidates (around 15) will be asked to pitch their game online in front of an experts panel. This panel will evaluate and select the next cohort at GameBCN.
To keep in touch with the program, your potential cohort, and other industry contacts, join our discord channel.
