BzKJ Funding: Record Number of Applications, No Games Among Funded Projects

People

Games Hike 2026 Sees 60 Entrepeneurs At Lake Starnberg

The traditional Games Hike of FFF Bayern this year wasn't stopped by rain: 60 people from all ranges of the Bavarian games industry hiked to Ilkahöhe at Lake Starnberg.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Funding

Discord and Techleap Launch Scale-up Programme for Dutch Gaming Founders

Through the Gaming Founders Circle, Techleap and Discord aim to support selected gaming start-ups as their businesses scale up. The first five companies in the programme are VaultN, Poki, Maxumum, Yom and Immens.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Limbic Entertainment and Yaga Studio

Both Limbic Entertainment and Yaga Studio have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Business

G+ Facts & Figures: The German Games Ecosystem

Germany is one of the world's most important markets for computer and video games. But what is the state of the country's games industry? Read on for an overview of the studios based here, the industry's structure, and key figures.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read

People

Games Hike 2026 Sees 60 Entrepeneurs At Lake Starnberg

The traditional Games Hike of FFF Bayern this year wasn't stopped by rain: 60 people from all ranges of the Bavarian games industry hiked to Ilkahöhe at Lake Starnberg.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Products

Ivy Juice's My Little Cafe Nightmare Sells 10.000 Units

Ivy Juice's and SethMadDev's cozy creepy simulator My Little Cafe Nightmare has sold 10,000 units in ten days.

By Pascal Wagner •

Tabletop

Tokyo Game Market Autumn Takes Place 17-18 October

The Autumn Edition of Tokyo Game Market takes place on 17-18 October this year. While the Spring edition is more tailored to International exhibitors, this one also accepts products from outside Japan. Booth sales open in June.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Edwige Lelièvre

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read

Campus

First DGSW Conference Held in Darmstadt

For the first time, the German Society for Game Studies has held their academic conference at University Darmstadt. 70 faculty members from 40 colleges were on site, among them luminary figures from analogue gaming history.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read