Dorothee Erpenstein, Managing Director FFF Bayern © FFF Bayern Products Bavaria is Funding XR Projects with €390,000 At the latest FFF Bavaria funding meeting for XR, a total of seven applications were approved. The projects receiving support demonstrate why it makes sense to promote XR as a separate category, as it is neither film nor gaming. Five production grants and two project development grants – that is the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Susanna Pollack, President Games 4 Change © Games For Change Products German Teams Win Three Games For Change Awards 2025 The Games for Change Awards 2025 were a resounding success – both for the cause and for German teams, who impressed in three categories. Game of the Year went to Indika, developed by Odd Meter and published by 11 Bit Studios. The game Indika also won the Narrative category, beating out By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Streamlabs Business Logitech's Streamlabs Connects Brand Partner and Streamer for Sponsorships With the launch of Streamlabs Sponsorships, Logitech subsidiary Streamlabs is positioning itself as a creator marketing broker. At least initially, 100 percent of earnings will go to the creators. Whether the 0% share for Streamlabs will remain permanent is, of course, open to question. Nevertheless, the offer put together by By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia Business Early Bird Ticket Sales for Gamescom Asia Until Mid-September Starting now and until 16 September, trade visitor tickets for gamescom asia can be ordered at early bird prices. The price tiers are unusual, as access to the business area is free of charge if you book in advance. However, the free option does not include access to the entertainment By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Kalypso/GamesMarkt Products Kalypso Media Enters Partnership with Cloud Gaming Service Blacknut German publisher Kalypso Media is bringing a selection of games from its back catalogue to Blacknut's Cloud Gaming platform. Kalypso hopes to tap into new target groups, while Blacknut aims to strengthen its offering in the strategy genre. The selected games from Kalypso Media will be integrated into By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Meta Products Meta's First Ever Limited Edition Quest Headset is an Xbox Meta and Microsoft have jointly announced the sale of a strictly limited Xbox special edition of Meta Quest 3S. This is the first time Meta has released a special edition of one of its headsets. For Microsoft, the partnership fits in with the Xbox Play Anywhere and This is Xbox By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© illustration from sector plan Business Update: UK Boosts Creative Industries, UKIE and TIGA Welcome Commitment The 10-year vision for the UK as a modern industrial location presented on 23 Juni brings concrete funding commitments for the British creative and games industries. Both industry associations, UKIE and TIGA, are delighted. As we have only just discovered, in addition to its press release on Friday, the British By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
© Zabka Business Żabka Enters Digital Gaming Sales Market With Epay The Żabka chain, which is almost omnipresent in Poland, will be selling games in future – albeit only in digital form. This has been made possible by a partnership with the prepaid and gift card provider epay. Epay is a business unit of Euronet and specialized in in the distribution of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Host Steven Micksch, Jan Wagner (game), Chris Flato (ESBD), Tanja Jost (CDU Hesse), Frank Nagel (CDU Frankfurt) © Leny Munier for Hessen Crash Esports Success for Hesse Crash and Pixels'n'Profit Conference With over 360 active tournament players, many from abroad, the Hesse Crash fighting game event was a resounding success. The same applies to the Pixels'n'Profit conference, which took place for the first time. According to the organisers, active tournament participants from Asia took part for the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© MediaMarkt Business MediaMarktSaturn Rewards Good School Grades With Vouchers MediaMarktSaturn has once again announced its ‘school report money’ promotion to mark the start of the summer holidays. The promotion is valid in every federal state immediately after the end of the school year or the start of the holidays. The retail company is continuing its almost traditional summer promotion By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The opening guests play Mario Kart on the Switch 2 (from left): Peter J. Mirski, Mario Gerber, Barbara Plattner and Christian Härting © Viktor Klein Business Gamers Heaven: 3,500 Visitors and Plans for 2026 In mid-June, the Gamers Heaven gaming community event took place in Tyrol for the second time. Despite summer temperatures, 3,500 visitors came to Telfs near Innsbruck. Plans are already underway for 2026. In addition to flagship events such as gamescom, regional and local gaming events are also enjoying ever-increasing By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
David Coghlan, General Manager of Havok © Havok Business How Its Anniversary and a New Pricing Bring Havok Back to Public By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
