Esports in Bavaria: Youth Culture and Grassroots Movement

Esports

WOW Virtual Bundesliga Starts 2026/27 Season

The WOW Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) will begin its 2026/27 season with an expanded selection of competitions. The Club Championship begins on 15 October, with spectators present at all offline knockout rounds. The Player Championship will be held in a new in-game mode in EA Sports FC 27.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Esports

German Esports Summit 2026 Introduces German Esports Award for the First Time

On 23 October 2026, the German Esports Summit in Cologne will bring together leading figures from the worlds of esports, business, politics, education and associations. New additions this year include the Diversity Brunch and the German Esports Awards.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

People

European Esports Federation Elects Goran Kuzmić as President and Adopts ESBD Motion

Delegates from 27 Member Federations elected Goran Kuzmić during the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (EEF), hosted by the Macedonian Esports Federation in Skopje. A motion submitted by E-Sport-Bund Deutschland was also adopted by the delegates.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Tabletop

Electric Callboy Releases Its Own Neverrift TCG Expansion

German metalcore band Electric Callboy goes TCG: With a full expansion for the German TCG Neverrift, out in December.

By Pascal Wagner •

Development

Maestro: THQ Nordic and Gate21 Release Unreal Plugin for Character Creation

THQ Nordic's Gate21 has released an Unreal plugin for character creation. The basic version is free. This tool was used to create characters in Gothic 1 Remake, Alone in the Dark, and Outcast.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Events

Game on Symphony Plays at RBB in Berlin on 23 October

The next Game on Symphony concert of ARD Klassik takes place in Berlin on 23 October at the RBB. Afterwards, the concert series moves back to Munich for a December issue.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

Wooga Launches After Hours Berlin Game Dev Talks

Taking inspiration from the Core Talks, Wooga is organising an event in Berlin where local game developers can meet and exchange ideas. The first topic is 'Reinventing a live game without breaking it'.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

Arte and Oopsie Daisies Release Tom the Postgirl on 29 October

Arte and the Swiss studio Oopsie Daisies have announced the release date for Tom the Postgirl as 29 October. The 'creepy cute game' is described as "between Adult Swim and children's book".

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Valor Mortis

Finally, a fresh setting: In Valor Mortis from One More Level (Ghostrunner) and Lyrical Games, players take on the role of a resurrected soldier of the Grande Armée, wielding Napoleonic-era weaponry and supernatural powers in a reimagining of 19th-century Europe.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read