Games Highlights for the Holiday Season Marcel Kleffmann November 05, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Berlin based Wooga is part of Playtika since 2018 | Picture: Wooga Business Playtika: Special Committee Will Review Strategic Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value The Israeli gaming group Playtika has announced the formation of a special committee. With advice from Morgan Stanley, the committee is tasked with exploring options and alternatives “to unlock and enhance shareholder value”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business GG Bavaria Business Day Introduces Speaker Programme Games/Bavaria has introduced the speakers and talk points for GG Bavaria Business Day on 28 April. Ralf Adam, Marion Plank and Laura Prinz will hold talks, several panels and workshops with high-class experts are also announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale © grown arts Funding Nordmedia Funds Five Games With Nearly €500,000 In the first funding round of 2026, the Nordmedia Funding Committee approved funding totalling around €3 million. A total of 45 projects in the fields of film, television, games and talent development received funding. Of this sum, €490,000 was allocated to five games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Kinstrife © Finitude & Hooded Horse Funding Federal Funding Goes to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive and Shiny Dynamics Three more German game studios are set to receive funding from the federal government's video game funding programme. A total of almost three million euros will be awarded to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive, and Shiny Dynamics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read EVA Esports in 2025 © Antoine Masurier, Flex Realisation Esports Esports Virtual Arenas Launches Esports League In 2026, eight of Europe's leading esports organisations will compete in the EVA Pro League. Taking part will be G2 Esports, Team Vitality, Team Heretics, SK Gaming, GiantX, Shifters, Solary and OG Esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products Goosebumps Remains in the German Games Charts in March Despite four new entries in March, the top of the German games charts remained unchanged, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem still holding the top spot. Capcom had the highest new entry in March. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Berlin based Wooga is part of Playtika since 2018 | Picture: Wooga Business Playtika: Special Committee Will Review Strategic Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value The Israeli gaming group Playtika has announced the formation of a special committee. With advice from Morgan Stanley, the committee is tasked with exploring options and alternatives “to unlock and enhance shareholder value”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business GG Bavaria Business Day Introduces Speaker Programme Games/Bavaria has introduced the speakers and talk points for GG Bavaria Business Day on 28 April. Ralf Adam, Marion Plank and Laura Prinz will hold talks, several panels and workshops with high-class experts are also announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale © grown arts Funding Nordmedia Funds Five Games With Nearly €500,000 In the first funding round of 2026, the Nordmedia Funding Committee approved funding totalling around €3 million. A total of 45 projects in the fields of film, television, games and talent development received funding. Of this sum, €490,000 was allocated to five games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kinstrife © Finitude & Hooded Horse Funding Federal Funding Goes to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive and Shiny Dynamics Three more German game studios are set to receive funding from the federal government's video game funding programme. A total of almost three million euros will be awarded to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive, and Shiny Dynamics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
EVA Esports in 2025 © Antoine Masurier, Flex Realisation Esports Esports Virtual Arenas Launches Esports League In 2026, eight of Europe's leading esports organisations will compete in the EVA Pro League. Taking part will be G2 Esports, Team Vitality, Team Heretics, SK Gaming, GiantX, Shifters, Solary and OG Esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Goosebumps Remains in the German Games Charts in March Despite four new entries in March, the top of the German games charts remained unchanged, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem still holding the top spot. Capcom had the highest new entry in March. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
