Federal Funding Goes to Stillfront Germany

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to SkySpirit

Another studio has been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. This funding is supporting SkySpirit, based in Stuttgart.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Funding

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funds 13 Games With €926,000

The New Media Funding programme from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has awarded €926,000 in funding to 13 game projects. The programme focuses on emerging studios and start-ups, and many of the funded projects are the first or second of their kind.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Funding

AEVI: Innovation Aid Program, ICEX Next and ICO Audiovisual Growth Launched

Game developers in Spain can apply for various forms of support over the coming weeks. For instance, the Innovaidion Aid programme run by the industry association AEVI is launching a new round. There are also new loans for audiovisual media producers, as well as support for internationalisation.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Insights

Game Buyers Are Price-Sensitive and Have an Idea of Appealing Discounts

G2A and Newzoo have published a comprehensive study on gamers’ purchasing behaviour, which offers interesting and, in some cases, surprising insights that are likely to be of particular interest to developers and publishers of premium games.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

Business

How IP Rights and Terms of Use Can Stop Third Parties from Profiting from Your Game

IT law expert Sandra Spensberger dissects a German court decision that put a stop to the sale of modded and boosted game accounts for a popular online multiplayer game via a Lithuanian third-party platform.

By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read

Products

Borderlands Joins the 100-Million-Sales Club for Gaming IPs

Thanks to the continued success of Borderlands 4, more than 100 units of games from the Borderlands IP have been sold to date, according to 2K and Gearbox. Further content updates are planned.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim

Indie publisher tinyBuild is going strong at the moment. Sand: Raiders of Sophie in June, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs in August, and Graveyard Keeper 2 in September, were all commercial successes. However, Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim easily tops them all.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Products

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Black Ops 7 was not particularly well received by players or critics, and it did not perform well in terms of sales like its predecessors. It is now up to Infinity Ward to restore the shooter franchise to its former glory with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – and they have certainly succeeded.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Helen Chiang Responds to Speculation Surrounding Her Departure

In a LinkedIn post, Helen Chiang has spoken out for the first time since leaving her role as COO of Xbox after just three months. In it, she dismissed speculation in the press about her departure.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read