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Funding

Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios

A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Funding

MGZstart Funding Submissions Open for 2027

Until 30 Novembers, media makers in North Rhine-Westphalia can apply for the MGZstart 2027 funding of Mediengründerzentrum NRW. Games can be funded as well and have been in the past.

By Pascal Wagner •

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Swift Games and Benjamin Lochmann New Media

Two more game studios have been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were given to Berlin-based Swift Games and Nürnberg-based Benjamin Lochmann New Media alias Pixel Maniacs.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 19 Oct 26: Nadine Trautzsch, GameRecruit, Lena Laaser, Luna, SDG+ Lab, AEVI, The Pre-Show

Esports in HR and a new in-person event designed to get the media and content creators up to speed on the upcoming games over the next few months are just two of today’s news stories that demonstrate once again that gaming is a people business.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

Products

Headup and Sonorode Release Warding Witches 19 October

Warding Witches by Headup and Sonorode, both from Germany, have released their musically electrifying, defense-focused shoot 'em up Warding Witches on 19 October.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

PressEngine Announces In-Person Press and Creator Event The Pre-Show

A face-to-face event designed to bring together the press and creators with developers of upcoming games – that is the concept behind ‘The Pre-Show’, a new event that PressEngine has planned for late November in London.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Graveyard Keeper 2 (Review, PS5)

Lazy Bear Games' second Graveyard Keeper is an improvement on the first title in absolutely all aspects, from charming full voiceover to better automation. The RPG mechanics and ongoing progress through better crafting stay the main attraction.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Business

Schöber Founds GameRecruit for HR Through Games

With the founding of GameRecruit, Timo Schöber and his team want to combine gaming, esports and employee recruiting. Schöber had done similar projects before for certain employers, such as Stadtwerke Flensburg.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

G+ Researcher Portrait: Nadine Trautzsch

In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art.

By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read