© Instinct3, Ravenage Games Publishing Instinct3 Publishes Megaloot in Cooperation With Ravenage Games After TerraScape with Stray Fawn, Instinct3 is again co-publishing its second game title - together with Ravenage Games. Megaloot, developed by solo dev axilirate, is a strategic inventory management game. After their first publishing foray TerraScape, Instinct3 has announced their second published project at gamescom. While TerraScape was published in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Matteo Riatti, Head of Computer Games/Creative Industries Department at DLR-PT. © DLR-PT Business DLR-PT Stays Responsible of Federal Games Funding The DLR Projektträger will remain the organisation partner for the German Federal games funding in the next few years. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has extended the cooperation. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is once more extending its cooperation with the DLR By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Felix Rick joins Webedia. © Webedia Business Webedia Recruits Felix Rick as Creative Lead Shows & Formats Gameswelt veteran Felix Rick is changing ships: After 15 years at Web Media, he joins competitor Webedia as Creative Lead Shows & Formats to develop new livestream shows and formats. The company behind several magazines and formats like GameStar, GamePro and the recent FYNG Show at gamescom has recruited a By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Geneviève Rolland (left), the team of 01Studio and economic attache Katharina Benz (second from right). © GamesMarkt Publishing Gameforge Secures Publishing Deal for Cubio from 01Studio At gamescom, Quebec General Delegate Geneviève Rolland announced the realisation of a Quebeco-German publishing deal. Karlsruhe company Gameforge will publish Cubio, the next game of Quebec developing team 01Studio. At the Quebec Happy Hour reception of the Canadian state, General Delegate Geneviève Rolland of the Gouvernment of Quebec honoured the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Franziska Giffey, Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises and Mayor of Berlin, at gamescom congress 2024. © GamesMarkt Business Franziska Giffey: "The Federal States are Very Much in Agreement" When asked about the Federal states' harmonious stance on the Federal governments new funding guidelines at gamescom congress, Berlin representative Franziska Giffey explained to GamesMarkt how she sees the relation of the states as competitiors and cooperators and the way to a greater good for the German games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The panelists: Frauke Holzmeier, Franziska Giffey, Michael Kellner, Fabian Mehring and Natanael Liminski. © GamesMarkt Business State Representatives Ally to Keep Co-Fundability with Federal Fund Alive At the political main panel of gamescom congress, the three state representatives of NRW, Berlin and Bavaria and the Federal representative hit cooperative tones. Critic from the states toward the Federation came regarding cumulation of funds in the new guidelines and the integration of the states in the decision-making process. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© Goon Squad Publishing Headup Spins off Goon Squad as Indie Studio The core development team of Headup is now its own studio: Goon Squad will now exist as a sister company to the publisher, under the same parent company Microcuts Holding. Düren publisher Headup is creating a new studio: Goon Squad, an independent studio emerging from Headup's own in-house By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Thorsten Wiedemann, Florian Graf and Anna Vielhaber at Pink Breakfast. © GamesMarkt Business A Maze Pink Breakfast Opens Berlin's Political gamescom Programme With Berlin Senate Chancellery Head Florian Graf, A Maze's Thorsten Wiedemann and the Medienboard management, the A Maze Pink Breakfast kicked off Berlin's political engagement at gamescom. Graf ensured that the funding for the House of Games was secured. The participants of the third The Rabbit By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Moonlit Monitors Development In Development: Height Mapping in Moonlit Monitor's Seed to Leaf By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© Panic, Okomotive Development Okomotive Announces Herdling at gamescom ONL Swiss dev Okomotive behind the Far games has revealed their new title at gamescom Opening Night Live: Herdling, a game about shepherding animals, will be published by Untitled Goose Game publisher Panic. It will be playable for the first time at PAX West. Swiss game development company Okomotive behind Far: By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Sebastian Heße (left), representing Critical Rabbit, held the winning pitch. GaHa games took the youth prize. © GamesMarkt Business Critical Rabbit Wins European Game Night 2024 At the traditional European Game Night organised by Spielfabrique, NRW. Global Business, Europe’s Heartbeat Northrhine-Westfalia and Business France on devcom Tuesday, Critical Rabbit won the pitch contest. It is the third year the main award goes to Cologne. The honorary youth award went to GaHa Games, from Germany as By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
game MD Felix Falk says ver.di demands "fail to recognise how different the realities are for the individual games companies in Germany." © game; GamesMarkt Business ver.di Demands too "Generic", game Association says Yesterday, ver.di and the Game Devs Round Table formulated six demands towards a better games industry for game workers. In a statement to GamesMarkt, the game association has now responded. Managing Director Felix Falk says the demands "fail to recognise how different the realities are for the individual By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
