Walid Nakschbandi, Managing Director of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW © Steffen Kauffmann Business Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Funds 26 Games Projects With €1.8m In December, the funding committee of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW decided to support 26 projects with a total of €1,808,000. Three projects were funded for production, eight prototypes and eight concepts. In addition, seven serious games were approved for funding. The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (Film and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Business "Just Dance Is a Significant Part of Ubisoft's Identity" More than 30 Just Dance games have been released, with sales of more than 90 million copies worldwide. The dance/rhythm franchise has been a huge success for publisher Ubisoft. On the occasion of Just Dance's 15th anniversary, GamesMarkt spoke to creative director Matthew Tomkinson about the importance By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© Paintbucket Games Publishing Paintbucket Games Releases The Darkest Files at the End of March 2025 German indie studio Paintbucket Games will release The Darkest Files at the end of March 2025. The historical investigation game, based on historical crimes, is the spiritual successor to Through the Darkest of Times. On 25 March 2025, Paintbucket Games will release The Darkest Files for PC and Switch. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heike Raab, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Medienförderung RLP, State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government and for Europe and the Media © Staatskanzlei RLP/ Unger Business Rhineland-Palatinate Funds Four Games Projects The jury of the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Fund (Medienförderung RLP) has decided to award a total of 19 grants. Twelve audiovisual projects, four games projects and three scholarships will receive a total of €394,662.80 in funding. For the second round of funding in 2024, a total of 90 applications By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Management of Pullup Entertainment. © Pullup Entertainment Business Pullup Entertainment Posts Record Revenues and Splits From Streum on Studio The success of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II is taking Pullup Entertainment to new heights. The French company has announced record revenues for the first half of the year, a share buyback programme and the split from Streum On Studio. The outlook is also very positive. Pullup Entertainment has By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Giants Events FarmCon 25 Taking Place at Lindner in Austria Giants Software, the publisher and developer of the Farming Simulator franchise, has announced that FarmCon 25 will take place over the weekend of 5-6 July 2025 at Lindner in Austria. The annual event for fans, modders and influencers to meet the team and creative minds behind Farming Simulator takes place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
First C-Level Attendees at Devcom Leadership Summit © devcom Business First C-Level Attendees at Devcom Leadership Summit and Programme Topics The first C-level participants to attend the Devcom Leadership Summit 2025 in Lisbon include Shawn Layden, Lars Janssen, Yves LeYaouanq and Jehanne Rousseau. The focus topics for the industry roundtables and the programme have also been announced. Among the C-level executives and directors attending devcom Leadership Summit 2025 is Shawn By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christmas events in video games popular in Germany. © game - The German Games Industry Association Business Christmas Events in Video Games Popular in Germany Around 18 million Germans plan to take part in Christmas events in video games this year. Gamers of all ages are enthusiastic about in-game Christmas events, also as a way of socialising. This is the result of a survey by game - The German Games Industry Association. Gamers in Germany By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Total War: Warhammer III - Omens of Destruction © The Creative Assembly, Sega, Games Workshop Products Total War: Warhammer III - Omens of Destruction The current flagship of The Creative Assembly is Total War: Warhammer III, which, after some difficulties, continues to be supplied with DLC. As recently with Omens of Destruction, where the developer and publisher try to learn from past mistakes. This is the second DLC pack in which the Legendary Lords By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© TGA Publishing The Game Awards 2024 - All the Announcements and Highlights in One Place This year's Game Awards saw a host of new games, world premieres and new content. Sega, Plaion and 2K Games had plenty on show too. From Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and Okami to Split Fiction and Elden Ring Nightreign, here are the announcements at a glance. The biggest By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Troy Baker, Harrison Ford, Todd Howard and Melina Juergens © The Game Awards 2024 Business Second Game Award in the Same Category for Melina Juergens German-born Melina Juergens, who works for Ninja Theory in the UK, has won a Game Award for the second time. No actor has ever won the 'Best Performance' trophy twice. Melina Juergens received the award for her portrayal of Senua in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Witcher IV © CD Projekt Red Publishing The Witcher IV Revealed at The Game Awards 2024 CD Projekt Red has unveiled The Witcher IV, the first game in the new Witcher saga, with a cinematic trailer at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles. The role-playing game aims to be the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher game to date. During this year's The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
