Achtung Abofalle! Stephan Steininger June 18, 2021 – 2 min read Share this post Stephan Steininger, Chefredakteur GamesMarkt © None Verena Schmidt, Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP Business Medienförderung RLP Draws Interim Conclusions and Establishes New Jury Structure On December 9, Medienförderung ELP (Rheinland-Pfalz) will decide on the 77 applications submitted in the current round, including ten applications for games. The company has now drawn up an interim conclusion since its foundation and announced a significant change in the jury's work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The MTG event at Hochschule München, held by contractors of CampusDirect (center back, standing) and hosted by content creator Svenja71h (front right) on behalf of Ultimate Guard. (GamesMarkt) Business WotC and Instinct3's Magic Uni Club Roadshow On Tour With a new university community project, Wizards of the Coast wants to strengthen Magic: The Gathering communities in Austria and Germany in cooperation with INSTINCT3. The start is marked by a ten-city roadshow for student club founders, on tour right now. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Picture by Games Ground Berlin Business Games Ground Berlin Records Significant Increase in Private and Industry Visitors The third edition of Games Ground - Berlin Gaming Festival was a resounding success. Organizers counted 6,500 visitors, including 2,500 from the industry. That's 1,000 more than last year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Largest Gaming Zone so Far at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Spanning 1,000 square metres, the gaming zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will feature over 50 video games. There will also be celebrity guests, panel discussions and a digital Steam event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity / Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games @ Unite 2025 - ©Unity The Engine Giants Epic Games and Unity Are Collaborating At Unite 25, Unity and Epic Games announced their partnership. This means that Unity developers will be able to bring their games to Fortnite, and that Unity's enhanced commerce platform will be available on Unreal Engine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Verena Schmidt, Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP Business Medienförderung RLP Draws Interim Conclusions and Establishes New Jury Structure On December 9, Medienförderung ELP (Rheinland-Pfalz) will decide on the 77 applications submitted in the current round, including ten applications for games. The company has now drawn up an interim conclusion since its foundation and announced a significant change in the jury's work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Battlefield 6 / EA; Pokémon Legends: Z-A / Nintendo; Ghost of Yotei / SIE - © game Another Multi-Platinum Award for EA, More Sales Awards for Nintendo and Sony In October 2025, Electronic Arts received another Multi-Platinum game sales award. Nintendo and Sony Interactive Entertainment also won awards for their best-selling games in Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products Electronic Arts Grants F1 an Extended Pit Stop to Reimagine the Experience There will be no new full version of EA Sports F1 next year, only a paid expansion pack. The release break is part of a multi-year investment plan with which EA aims to enhance and expand the gaming experience. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Anno 117: Pax Romana Sets Records at Launch Boasting the fastest sales of any game in the series, Anno 117: Pax Romana, developed by Ubisoft Mainz, also has the highest number of daily players in the series' history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Verena Schmidt, Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP Business Medienförderung RLP Draws Interim Conclusions and Establishes New Jury Structure On December 9, Medienförderung ELP (Rheinland-Pfalz) will decide on the 77 applications submitted in the current round, including ten applications for games. The company has now drawn up an interim conclusion since its foundation and announced a significant change in the jury's work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The MTG event at Hochschule München, held by contractors of CampusDirect (center back, standing) and hosted by content creator Svenja71h (front right) on behalf of Ultimate Guard. (GamesMarkt) Business WotC and Instinct3's Magic Uni Club Roadshow On Tour With a new university community project, Wizards of the Coast wants to strengthen Magic: The Gathering communities in Austria and Germany in cooperation with INSTINCT3. The start is marked by a ten-city roadshow for student club founders, on tour right now. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Picture by Games Ground Berlin Business Games Ground Berlin Records Significant Increase in Private and Industry Visitors The third edition of Games Ground - Berlin Gaming Festival was a resounding success. Organizers counted 6,500 visitors, including 2,500 from the industry. That's 1,000 more than last year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Largest Gaming Zone so Far at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Spanning 1,000 square metres, the gaming zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will feature over 50 video games. There will also be celebrity guests, panel discussions and a digital Steam event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity / Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games @ Unite 2025 - ©Unity The Engine Giants Epic Games and Unity Are Collaborating At Unite 25, Unity and Epic Games announced their partnership. This means that Unity developers will be able to bring their games to Fortnite, and that Unity's enhanced commerce platform will be available on Unreal Engine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Verena Schmidt, Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP Business Medienförderung RLP Draws Interim Conclusions and Establishes New Jury Structure On December 9, Medienförderung ELP (Rheinland-Pfalz) will decide on the 77 applications submitted in the current round, including ten applications for games. The company has now drawn up an interim conclusion since its foundation and announced a significant change in the jury's work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Battlefield 6 / EA; Pokémon Legends: Z-A / Nintendo; Ghost of Yotei / SIE - © game Another Multi-Platinum Award for EA, More Sales Awards for Nintendo and Sony In October 2025, Electronic Arts received another Multi-Platinum game sales award. Nintendo and Sony Interactive Entertainment also won awards for their best-selling games in Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Electronic Arts Grants F1 an Extended Pit Stop to Reimagine the Experience There will be no new full version of EA Sports F1 next year, only a paid expansion pack. The release break is part of a multi-year investment plan with which EA aims to enhance and expand the gaming experience. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana Sets Records at Launch Boasting the fastest sales of any game in the series, Anno 117: Pax Romana, developed by Ubisoft Mainz, also has the highest number of daily players in the series' history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
