505 Games eröffnet deutsche Niederlassung Tim Pototzki September 07, 2009 – 1 min read Share this post Thomas Schmitt und Julia Kastenmeier bilden den Kern des deutschen Teams von 505 Games © None Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era © Hooded Horse, Ubisoft, Unfrozen Products Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Launches in Late April The iconic strategy series is back. Hooded Horse, Unfrozen and Ubisoft are set to release Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era on PC via Early Access at the end of April. Currently in the top 10 most-wished-for games on Steam, the game is expected to have a very strong launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Pokémon Pokopia Garden in Berlin © The Pokémon Company International Events Pokémon Pokopia Garden in Berlin To mark the recent release of the cozy life simulation game Pokémon Pokopia, The Pokémon Company International has turned spaces in Berlin, Paris and London into 'Pokopia Gardens'. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Xbox Partner Preview on 26 March 2026 © Xbox Publishing Xbox Partner Preview on 26 March 2026 Microsoft has announced a new Xbox Partner Preview, which will take place on 26 March and focus on upcoming games from third-party partners. Participants will include Sega, GSC Game World and Owlcat Games. There was recently a series of Minecraft announcements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read (Mythos Hyrule) Business "Mythos Hyrule": Zelda Academic Anthology Calls for Submissions A new call from Germany asks for academic submissions on the Zelda series. Mythos Hyrule is edited by Jörg Burbach, Rudolf Thomas Inderst, Stefan Heinrich Simond and Nadine Trautzsch and accepts English language abstracts as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Rootbound by Brainlag Games got the biggest bunch (Brainlag Games) Products Media Foundation NRW Funds 16 Games with €1.2 Mil in First Round of 2026 Brainlag Games, Studio Inkyfox, Slow Bros, VoodooDuck, Fantastic Foe and many more: 16 games, XR apps and serious games received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW just now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Structura Joins EFGAMP; Federation Grows Ever Faster The European Federation of Game Archives Museums and Preservation Projects grows faster and faster since 2025. Now, Italian Structura has joined. Last month, the Wroclaw Museum of Games and Computers of the Past Era came into the fold. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Further Support From the Esports Foundation With Mouz and G2 Esports, two German teams are once again among the 20 organisations benefiting from the Club Partner Programme run by the former Esports World Cup Foundation. The foundation has dropped World Cup from its name in March, presumably with events such as the Nations Cup in mind. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era © Hooded Horse, Ubisoft, Unfrozen Products Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Launches in Late April The iconic strategy series is back. Hooded Horse, Unfrozen and Ubisoft are set to release Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era on PC via Early Access at the end of April. Currently in the top 10 most-wished-for games on Steam, the game is expected to have a very strong launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Pokémon Pokopia Garden in Berlin © The Pokémon Company International Events Pokémon Pokopia Garden in Berlin To mark the recent release of the cozy life simulation game Pokémon Pokopia, The Pokémon Company International has turned spaces in Berlin, Paris and London into 'Pokopia Gardens'. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Xbox Partner Preview on 26 March 2026 © Xbox Publishing Xbox Partner Preview on 26 March 2026 Microsoft has announced a new Xbox Partner Preview, which will take place on 26 March and focus on upcoming games from third-party partners. Participants will include Sega, GSC Game World and Owlcat Games. There was recently a series of Minecraft announcements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
(Mythos Hyrule) Business "Mythos Hyrule": Zelda Academic Anthology Calls for Submissions A new call from Germany asks for academic submissions on the Zelda series. Mythos Hyrule is edited by Jörg Burbach, Rudolf Thomas Inderst, Stefan Heinrich Simond and Nadine Trautzsch and accepts English language abstracts as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Rootbound by Brainlag Games got the biggest bunch (Brainlag Games) Products Media Foundation NRW Funds 16 Games with €1.2 Mil in First Round of 2026 Brainlag Games, Studio Inkyfox, Slow Bros, VoodooDuck, Fantastic Foe and many more: 16 games, XR apps and serious games received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW just now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Structura Joins EFGAMP; Federation Grows Ever Faster The European Federation of Game Archives Museums and Preservation Projects grows faster and faster since 2025. Now, Italian Structura has joined. Last month, the Wroclaw Museum of Games and Computers of the Past Era came into the fold. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Further Support From the Esports Foundation With Mouz and G2 Esports, two German teams are once again among the 20 organisations benefiting from the Club Partner Programme run by the former Esports World Cup Foundation. The foundation has dropped World Cup from its name in March, presumably with events such as the Nations Cup in mind. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
