© Devolver Publishing "Der Kühne Knappe" – The Plucky Squire Gets Devolver's First Localised Game Name With The Plucky Squire, Devolver will for the first time localise a game's name in different language areas. In GSA, the game by All Possible Futures will be known as Der Kühne Knappe. With the upcoming The Plucky Squire by All Possible Futures, publisher Devolver Digital enters into By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Odak is now Global PR Lead for Techland. © Odak Business Sandro Odak becomes Global PR Lead for Techland One of Germany's most prominent games journalists turned PR Leads goes global: Former Xbox GSA Lead Sandro Odak is now Global PR Lead for Dying Light dev Techland. Sandro Odak has been Xbox GSA’s Communication Lead for five years, and before that, he headed several video game By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Fridolin Kerner, former Writer & Narrative Designer at Mimimi, is now part of Grimlore Games. © Fridolin Kerner Business Fridolin Kerner starts at Grimlore Games Staying in Munich: Fridolin Kerner, Writer for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew at now-defunct studio Mimimi Games, goes to SpellForce and Titan Quest maker Grimlore Games. SpellForce 3 and Titan Quest 2 makers Grimlore Games are employing an Ex-Mimimi employee: Fridolin Kerner, Writer & Designer from within the Team of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© btf Games Development btf Launches Dino Dino Today btf Games, developers of Trüberbrook and Constance, are launching their kid-friendly learning game Dino Dino: Playful Paleontology later today on PC and mobile. Cologne and Berlin based btf Games, German Computer Game Award winners für Trüberbrook, have announced the launch for their new game Dino Dino: Playful Paleontology later today By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Impressions from earlier gamecamps in Munich. © Games/Bavaria / Festeschmiederey Events GameCamp Munich Returns 25 to 27 October 2024 For the seventeenth time, the GameCamp in Munich will return this October. Like last year, organiser team Festeschmiederey has teamed up with SAE Munich's newest campus for the event. Festival and event organiser Die Festeschmiederey has announced the date for the coming GameCamp in Munich. From 25 to By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Ostia-Spiele, Playing History Development Update: Playing History Crowdfunds "Friedrich Ebert" Successfully Together with Ostia-Spiele, twice DCP nominated Impact Game studio Playing History crowdfunded an analogue adaption of "Friedrich Ebert - The Road to Democracy" in under 24 hours. Additional stretch goals are still available. Update from April 5 2024: Within less than 2024 hours, "Friedrich Ebert - The By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Speaker of Parliament Group Gaming & Esports, Manuel Höferlin (FDP), say the Finance Ministry insisted on the non-profit status in the current draft. © Höferlin, FDP Esports Update: Non-Profit Status of Esports on Course for Failure After GamesMarkt had learned from sources in Parliament that the non-profit status of esports will probably not come this year, Esport Parliament group speaker Manuel Höferlin officially confirms that the current tax act draft by Lindner's Finance Ministry does not contain the esport cause. Update from April 5 By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© Girls'Day Development German Game Studios Open Doors for Girls' Day 2024 German game studios Deck13, Kalypso, Well Done Games & Pixel Maniacs and Gameforge are inviting teens in for Girls' Day 2024 on April 25. Several universities with gaming relations are also participating in showing girls the games industry and its learning processes. For this year’s Girls’ Day on By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Giovanni (l.) and Davide Cocchiara at the notary, having founded their studio. © Benjamin Lochmann Development Italian Game Studio Abduct Media Founded in Nuremberg Today Davide Maria Emanuel Cocchiara and Giovanni Cocchiara have founded their indie studio Abduct Media in Nuremberg today. The brothers moved to Bavaria for funding opportunities, and indeed are funded with €20,000 by the FFF Bayern. The studio is moving into the Nuremberg co-working space of Benjamin Lochmann's By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Last year's FYNG programme was held at Webedia's showfloor both, now the FYNG Show inhabits the main stage. © Webedia Business Webedia Brings Game Reveals to Caggtus Main Stage With a new show, Webedia is bringing developer talks and the FYNG Indie Awards onto the main stage of caggtus Leipzig tomorrow. The media company teases exclusive game reveals and new, so far unseen trailer material as well. Games media company Webedia, mother of GameStar, GamePro and MeinMMO, is attending By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Assemble Development Assemble and Tainted Pact Announce Massacre at the Mirage Publisher Assemble and horror dev Tainted Pact team up for the third time. Massacre at the Mirage will release this year for PC, a demo is online already. Publisher Assemble Entertainment and solo developer Tainted Pact announce their third horror game cooperation, Massacre at the Mirage. The first-person indie horror By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Oerding (l.) interviews game composer and concert curator Süß on stage. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Publishing Game Music Concert Sells out LMU Grand Aula With a game concert full of strategy titles, German games and classics, amateur emsemble MünchenKlang successfully filled one of Munich's most prestigious venues. The concert was curated by Yannick Süß, game composer for THQ Nordic, and moderated by BR's Henrik Oerding. The Game Music - Live By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
