On 9 June, the annual summer festival of game – the Association of the German Games Industry will take place in Berlin.

This year’s guest speaker is Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien, who had also visited gamescom last year. In addition to informal discussions, the event will also address topics such as the use of games in democracy education, since the potential of computer and video games to convey democratic values, particularly to young people, has come increasingly into political focus in recent years.

Last year, Research Minister Dorothee Bär had been guest at the game summer festival. It regularly is a stage for politicians that want to get in conversation with the industry.

Share this post

Written by

Pascal Wagner
Pascal Wagner is Chief of Relations of GamesMarket and Senior Editor specialised in indie studios, politics, funding and academic coverage.
Greaterthan Group Launched to Fund "Elite Creative Studios"
Casey Hudson | David Vonderhaar | Masato Sakai | Simon Zhu © Hudson / Arcanaut | Vonderhaar / BulletFarm | Sakai / MAGship| Zhu / GreaterThan Group

Greaterthan Group Launched to Fund "Elite Creative Studios"

By Marcel Kleffmann 2 min read
Kickstarter Implements Restrictions on Adult Content
The sex toy project "Cute Little Fuckers" by Step Tranovich was funded through Kickstarter in 2020. It could not be posted there in 2026 anymore (Step Tranovich)

Kickstarter Implements Restrictions on Adult Content

By Pascal Wagner 1 min read