Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin © Deutscher Bundestag / Felix Zahn / photothek Business Federal Games Funding to Remain at €50m in 2025, Criticism Grows The German government's draft budget for 2025 still allocates around 50 million Euros in funding for games. Other measures to strengthen the industry are missing. The game association criticises the draft budget and calls for tax breaks. The draft budget of the Federal Government, which was approved by By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Indie Arena Booth Line-up for gamescom 2024. © IAB, Super Crowd Entertainment Business Indie Arena Booth Line-up for gamescom 2024 More than 160 games from 37 countries have been selected for the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. The line-up includes games from Pixel Maniacs, Bippinbits, Backwoods Entertainment, Lululu Entertainment, Gentle Troll Entertainment, Paintbucket Games and many more. Over 160 titles from 37 countries have made it into the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
lvlup!HR Managing Director Frank Simoneit. © lvlup!HR Business lvlup!HR Supports Schleswig-Holstein in Its Search for Skilled Workers The start-up company lvlup!HR supports the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in its search for new employees. Esports is one of the building blocks in the "Moin Fachkräfte" project, which is part of a campaign to attract skilled workers to the Kiel region. Esports will be By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nobody Wants to Die © Plaion Publishing Plaion Releases Nobody Wants to Die Nobody Wants to Die, the interactive noir story from Critical Hit and German publisher Plaion, is available digitally today on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. German publisher Plaion will release Nobody Wants to Die today in digital form for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The developers' Dutch and European roots also have an impact on the game's locations. © Ewoud van der Werf, Nils Slijkerman, Extra Nice, Playism Products G+ SCHiM By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
ERA CEO Kim Bayley © ERA Business Video Game Sales in UK Down Nearly 30% in First Half of 2024 In the first half of 2024, video game sales in the UK fell sharply, by almost 30 per cent. Sales of physical games were particularly hard hit, falling by 40 per cent. The reason for this is a weak "new release schedule". The UK's digital entertainment By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christian Ammann, CEO of Giants Software and Ian Bell, CEO of Straight4 Studios. © Giants Software Publishing Giants Software to Publish Simracer Project Motor Racing From Straight4 Studios From farming to simracing: Giants Software has teamed up with developer Straight4 Studios. In a major partnership, Project Motor Racing will be published by the makers of the popular Farming Simulator franchise. Having established a self-sufficient publishing and international distribution network, Giants Software is looking to grow further. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Opening of gamescom 2023. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Thomas Klerx Business Returning Companies, More Exhibitors, Greater Internationality and Additional Areas at gamescom 2024 Interest in gamescom 2024 is high, with organisers reporting ten per cent more exhibitors than at the same point in 2023. 2K Games, Blizzard and EA will return, while The Pokemon Company will make its gamescom debut. This year also sees the introduction of the cards & boards area with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. © Capcom Products G+ Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. © A44 / Kepler Products G+ Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jennifer and Björn Pankratz. © Pithead Studio TV Business Björn and Jennifer Pankratz on Their End at Piranha Bytes and Future Plans Further insights: Björn and Jennifer Pankratz have spoken publicly about their end at Piranha Bytes, the silence that followed, why they are continuing alone with their Pithead Studio and what the future holds for the well-known brands. Björn Pankratz: "We didn't go voluntarily, did we?" By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Nandita Wegehaupt © Die Hoffotografen Business Nandita Wegehaupt Appointed New Managing Director of Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Nandita Wegehaupt will be the new managing director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Games Culture Foundation). Previously, she worked for the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (German Business Foundation). She succeeds Çiğdem Uzunoğlu. Nandita Wegehaupt will become the new managing director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Gaming Culture Foundation) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
