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Dorothee Bär, announcing the decision along with Fabian Mehring (GamesMarkt) Business German Computer Game Award Back To Alternating Between Munich and Berlin After it was gone for two years, the fixed rotation of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis between Berlin and Munich is back again. The last two years, the DCP location was chosen in open competition - however, Berlin and Munich had won anyway. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business FIA Chooses Assetto Corsa Rally For Its Rally Esports Programme 505 Games, Supernova Games and Kunos Simulazioni have scored a major success in esports: the FIA has chosen the fledgling rally spin-off of Assetto Corsa for its FIA Esports Global Rally Tour. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Chimera Entertainment from Munich © Chimera Entertainment Business How Local Games Funding Works in Practice in Germany, and Why It Is so Important Game development is hard, complicated and costly, particularly in expensive locations such as Germany. Therefore, federal and regional funding plays a crucial role. This case study looks at Songs of Silence by Chimera Entertainment, which received federal funding and local support by FFF Bayern. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Ata Sergey Nowak and Suzerain game writer Adam Sharp at the Games for Change Festival 2025 (Torpor Games) Products Suzerain has Sold 650k Units, 500k on Steam Torpor Games' political narrative strategy Suzerain has sold more than 650,000 units, 500,000 of those on Steam. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dr Fabian Mehring, Felix Falk, Franziska Giffey and Helge Jürgens (from Left to Right) | Pictures: Anne Hufnagl, Dirk Mathesius, SPD Fraktion Berlin, Friederike Werner/MBB People Congratulations and Hopes for the Future: Reactions to the DCP 2026 Following a festive ceremony to present the 2026 German Computer Game Awards, organisers, sponsors and industry figures have spoken out. GamesMarket has compiled some of the key reactions. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Isik Isin will be responsible for Kingdom of Memories as Lead Game Designer People Isik Isin Joins Chimera Entertainment as Lead Game Designer After several years abroad and three years in Heidelberg, Isik Isin is moving to Munich: The experienced game designer is joining the Chimera Entertainment team and will be responsible for the PC game Kingdom of Memories as Lead Game Designer. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The launch event for Over The Top: WWI at the Swiss Game Hub © Flying Squirrel Entertainment How a Four-Person Studio Is Shaking up the Shooter Market With Over the Top: WWI Flying Squirrel Entertainment developed the multiplayer third-person shooter Over The Top: WWI with just four people. The game features battles for up to 200 players in a fully destructible WWI environment. The game's success proves the team right, as our interview with Maxim Munnig Schmidt shows. By Marcel Kleffmann • 13 min read
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Jörg Friedrich and the Paintbucket Team accepting the award for Best German Game, presented by Dorothee Bär. Products The Darkest Files is German Game of the Year, The Berlin Apartment and Tiny Bookshop Win Big Paintbucket Games unifies Best Serious Game and Best German Game for the first time ever at the German Computer Game Awards 2026. Tiny Bookshop is Best Debut, Blue Backpack takes home three cash prizes for Constance and The Berlin Apartment. Anno 117 also takes home a deserved trophy. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
