Hey everyone!

We know we’ve been a little quiet lately… but we promise: we’re not on holiday 🌴 we’re knee-deep in preparations for Gamescom 2025, where we’ll be showcasing Movierooms at our very own booth! 🎉

🎮 Setting up a stand from scratch at one of the biggest international events is a real management mission, fitting, right? That’s exactly what our game is all about! 😄

Here's what we’re dealing with behind the scenes:

✅ Designing a full 12 m² booth (purchased space + full setup) with a demo station, custom graphics and promotional materials
✅ Producing a foldable wall banner using sublimated nautical fabric, light enough to fit in our suitcase (!)
✅ Hunting down collapsible chairs and gear we can travel with (yep, renting everything is just too expensive 😅)
✅ Planning meals & staying sane with our self-made lunch/dinner kits during the intense show days
✅ Finding free parties & events where we can network (even when we’re dead tired🥴) ✅ Space optimisation: from the table and PC layout to the logistics of hanging the tent without ruining the panels (and thus avoiding any fines).

✅ Organizing fun contests and mini-events at the booth over the 5-day show ✅ Requesting USK certification (mandatory and... let’s just say, financially painful😅)
✅ Reaching out to publishers, biz devs, streamers, and fellow indies, networking is vital!
✅ And of course… continuing development to deliver a smoother, better demo!

💌 Stay tuned! After Gamescom (and hopefully with some extra funding on the horizon 🤞), we’ll be back with exciting updates and new features to share. In the meantime, if you’re in Cologne at the end of August, don’t miss the chance to visit us:📍 Hall 10.1 – Booth B26 – Gamescom 2025

We’ll be waiting with a playable demo, good chats, and a whole lot of love for simulation games.

Thank you for your continued support! 💛

Your Mad Pumpkins team
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