Participants in the Level Up Accelerator programme © David-Pierce Brill for Games/Bavaria Business Bavaria's Digital Minister Mehring: Cultivate Potential, Think Big At the closing event of the first Bavarian Games Accelerator Level Up, patron Fabian Mehring once again emphasised the importance of the games industry and stressed that Bavaria aims to leverage the potential of its young, creative game studios. The final presentation of the Level Up Accelerator took place at By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
The business initiation trip goes to Manchester and London, even if there is hardly any time for sightseeing © Pexels/Kris Schulze/Szymon Shields Business Trade Mission to UK Game Hubs Manchester and London Takes Shape Shortly after the election, a delegation of German games companies will visit the British gaming hubs of Manchester and London. The German participants have been confirmed, while British companies interested in meeting potential business partners from Germany are still welcome to register. The business matchmaking trip was launched in 2024. By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
In 2024 (photo), the DCP took place in Munich. This year, the award will once again be presented in Berlin. © Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications Business Dr Sabiha Ghellal Heads Jury of this Year's DCP In mid-February, the expert jury of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP German Computer Games Award) will convene and narrow down the submissions in most categories for the main jury, which will meet later and make the final decisions. One decision has already been made: Prof. Dr. Sabiha Ghellal will chair the By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© Tencent Business Tencent Will Take Legal Action to Resolve "Misunderstanding" if Necessary Chinese publisher Tencent has issued a statement after being named on a list of Chinese military companies maintained by the US Department of Defense, the so-called CMC List. Tencent speaks of a misunderstanding, wants to seek dialogue, but will also go to court if necessary. This is stated in a By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© GM Business CES 2025: From Acer, Asus and Cherry to LG and Xbox PC and peripheral manufacturers in particular like to use the CES in Las Vegas as an opportunity to present new gaming models. This was also the case in 2025, when there were new handhelds, laptops, keyboards and gaming collaborations. Acer, for example, traveled to Las Vegas with new handhelds. The By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Ravi Ahuja, CEO und President Sony Pictures © Screenshot/Sony's CES 2025 press conference Business Sony's Strategy of Expanding Game IPs with New Movies and Series At CES, Sony announced new film projects for Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2, an anime series based on Ghost of Tsushima, and the launch of the second season of The Last of Us TV series. It became clear that the cross-media exploitation of IPs is a strategy for the By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© Luis Quintero/Pexels Business Exhibitions, Conferences, Events - the Industry's Upcoming Dates From local indie meet-ups to the global gamescom, the updated version of the GamesMarkt event calendar shows where you can meet the German games industry. Whether it's a fan festival, an esports competition or a traditional trade fair, the games industry is all about making personal contacts and By Team Gamesmarkt • 5 min read
© GM Business Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The GamesMarkt team is taking a well-deserved holiday break, and we’d like to extend our warmest wishes to all our readers for a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year 2024 was a challenging year for many, both in the German and international games industry, and it was By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
In the past few days, first the CDU/CSU and the Greens, and later the SPD and FDP, presented their election programs or preliminary election programs. © Imago/Chris Emil Janßen (Union/Grüne)/Frank Ossenbrink (SPD)/pictureteam (FDP) Business Update: Programs, Results, Consequences for Games Policy in Germany With the release of draft election programs from the Green Party and the CDU/CSU, the SPD and FDP have now also presented their program drafts. However, not all of them address games and esports explicitly. The cards for games and esports policy will be reshuffled with the Bundestag election By Team Gamesmarkt • 4 min read
© A Maze. Business Submission Phase for Games and Playful Media Festival A Maze. Begins Six months ahead of its launch, A Maze. has officially opened submissions for games and playful media for the 2025 festival. Registration for the selection committee is also now open. According to the published schedule, developers of games and playful media projects have until the end of January 2025 to By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Dirk Mathesius/game Business Christian Baur Consults Esports World Cup Foundation The Esports World Cup Foundation has secured the expertise of Christian Baur, an experienced event manager, as an external consultant. Until a year ago, Baur served as Director of gamescom & events at the industry association game. Following his departure from game, Baur initially took a sabbatical. Now, he appears By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Riot Esports Riot Hands Over Valorant Ecosystem in GSA to TaKeTV and 4 Clubs Starting in 2025, TaKeTV, in collaboration with esports organizations Mouz, SK Gaming, Fokus and Eintracht Frankfurt, will be responsible for the Valorant e-sports ecosystem in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The partners see the trust placed in them by Riot as an opportunity and plan to make structural changes. The plans By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
