© Pixabay/Pexels Products Trollgames and Thoughtfish Receive Federal Funding The number of approved funding applications and thus the total amount of federal funding for games in 2025 continues to rise. Around €400,000 will go to Trollgames and Thoughtfish. This means that a total of 14 applications or partial applications from 2025 have been successful so far. The Berlin By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Lina Jakobi & Stephan Wieser/Level Up Business Level Up Salzburg has Grown and Plans for 2026 At the end of June, the Level Up Festival attracted around 11,000 visitors to Salzburg with its proven mix of AAA and indie games, cosplay and esports. The event will continue in 2026. 11,000 visitors, around 10 percent more than last year, came to the exhibition centre in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Group photo of the initiators of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft (German Society for Game Science) © DGSW Campus German Scholars Launch Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft This is an important step for game sciences in Germany. Representatives from research and university professors have institutionalised the discipline with the founding of the German Society for Game Sciences (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft e.V.), with Stephan Jacob and Jens Junge as chairmen. This is a step that has By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Change in management at Computec Media: Rainer Rosenbusch to take over as CEO from Christian Müller on 30 June © Computec People Rainer Rosenbusch Succeeds Christian Müller as Computec CEO Computec Media is restructuring its management team in the middle of the year: CEO Christian Müller is leaving the company at his own request, and Co-Managing Director Rainer Rosenbusch will become the new CEO. Thilo Bayer, Jens-Ole Quiel, Daniel Waadt and Markus Wollny will form the new Management By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
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 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
