Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring spoke at the DCP warm-up hosted by FFF Bayern. The 15th anniversary of Bavarian games funding was also celebrated. © GamesMarkt Business FFF Bayern Supported 329 Games With 21,720,997 Euros During the warm-up for tomorrow's German Computer Game Award, FFF Bayern also celebrated the 15th anniversary of games funding in the state of Bavaria. In addition to astonishing figures from Managing Director Dorothee Erpenstein, there were also congratulations from the Bavarian Digital Minister, who was in attendance. On By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Walid Nakschbandi © Film- und Medienstiftung NRW / Hojabr Riahi Development Networking and a Fresh Breeze for Funding Since the beginning of the year, Walid Nakschbandi has headed Film- und Medienstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, one of the most important regional funding organisations for film and games in Germany. One topic on his agenda is networking, both between the various media sectors and with international players. At the beginning of the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The last time Womenize took place on a larger scale on site before Corona was in 2019 © Grzegorz Karkoszka/Booster Space Business Womenize! Celebrates its Comeback in Early June The return of Womenize! as an onsite event is taking shape. The event will take place on the 5th of June in Berlin. Ticket sales have started. In September last year, Booster Space, the organisers of Womenize!, introduced a new head of Womenize, Madeleine Egger, and held out the prospect By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
According to game data, the German games market grew by six per cent to EUR 9.97 billion last year © game Business German Games Market Grows and Remains Below €10b Mark In 2023, Germans have spend 9.97 billion euros on games, gaming hardware and fees for online gaming services. This is the result of new market data presented by the industry association game. The market thus grew by around six per cent, although the sub-markets developed very differently. The biggest By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Leipziger Messe/Niclas Schmidt Business Leipzig Pleased With Second Successful Caggtus With 17,300 visitors, the second Caggtus significantly exceeded last year's success. The reach on Twitch also increased significantly, and a date for 2025 has already been confirmed. Leipzig is and remains a good place for gaming. According to the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Trade Fair), a total of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Stefan Marcinek, founder and CEO of Assemble Entertainment © Assemble Entertainment Events Stefan Marcinek Teases This Years GermanDevDays for August It's not really an announcement yet, but Assemble Entertainment CEO Stefan Marcinek has given a first preview of this year's GermanDevDays on social media. The event will no longer take place in June, but in August. The choice of date is interesting because it is closer By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Bitkraft Business Bitkraft Launches Third Fund With a Volume of $275m Bitkraft Ventures has raised its third fund to invest in seed stage or Series A financing. With this fund, Bitkraft Ventures' investment volume will increase to over one billion dollars. Bitkraft Ventures is about to embark on a new investment round. Jens Hilgers' German-American company has launched the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Screenshot Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Unveils Eight More Games for World Cup The games announced today bring the number of games to 18 that will be featured at the World Cup in Riyadh this summer. Joining established top brands such as EA Sports FC 24, League of Legends, Street Fighter, Tekken, Rocket League and Fortnite, Rennspiel from Competition Company, Germany, was added By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Newzoo Business Newzoo Sees Moderate Market Growth With Declining Playtimes The global market for PC and console games will grow by 2.6% to reach $93.5b in 2023. However, the moderate growth identified by Newzoo in its new report is accompanied by changes in gaming behaviour. The games market has recovered after a slight dip in 2022, but truly By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GDC/Informa/CC BY 2.0 DEED Development GDC Meets Expectations and Announces Date for 2025 Ahead of the event, Informa predicted that the GDC would attract 30,000 visitors. This was achieved, and the GDC was a success in other ways too. There is also a date for 2025, for which delegations from GSA will presumably be travelling again. Nearly 30,000 people from all By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dieter Schoeller, founder of Headup Games, buys back his former company © Thunderful Business Dieter Schoeller Buys Back Headup Games from Thunderful The Swedish Thunderful Group is selling its German publishing subsidiary Headup Games to Microcuts Holding, which is backed by Headup founder Dieter Schoeller. Headups subsidiary Studio Fizbin will apparently remain part of the Thunderful Group. In November, Thunderful announced that it was reviewing the sale of its German subsidiary Headup By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sebastian Gutknecht is the first director of the BzKJ since it emerged from the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Minors in May 2021. © BzKJ Business BzKJ supports up to eight child-friendly digital projects From now until 3 May, companies, foundations and associations can apply to the BzKJ for funding for digital projects suitable for children or for information and classification of such projects. The tasks of the Federal Agency for the Protection of Children and Young Persons in the Media (Bundeszentrale für Kinder- By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
