FFF 30th Anniversary: Over 30 Million Euros for Games

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Gentle Troll Entertainment

Würzburg-based Gentle Troll Entertainment has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for its project, "Packing Orders" (WT). This is the company's fifth grant to date.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Campus

7th Wavelab Incubator Seeks Media & Gaming Start-Ups

The Wavelab Incubator at Munich University of Music and Performing Arts has opened submissions from the fields of music, arts, game & media tech. Applications can be submitted until 22 September.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Alchemical Works

Mainz-based Alchemical Works has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for a project titled "Lavender Fields". This is the company's fourth and highest grant to date.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Products

Farming Simulator 25 Has Sold 5 Million Copies

Giants Software has announced for the start of gamescom that their Farming Simulator 25 has breached five million sold units.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

EGDF and VGE Release Major Report on Europe

According to the data, the EU game industry has reached 6600 studios that employ over 95.000 people and generate a combined industry turnover of 24 billion euros.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Development

W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia

In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

gamescom

Italian Creativity at Gamescom 2026

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to welcome you to the Italian Pavilion at Gamescom 2026. The Pavilion is organised by ITA in partnership with IIDEA, the association representing the video game industry in Italy.

By IIDEA • 6 min read

gamescom

Hungary Exhibits at gamescom for the First Time

With four games from four Hungarian studios, Hungary is exhibiting on gamescom for the first time with a collective booth presence under the Budapest Select brand by Creative Hungary.

By Pascal Wagner •

Products

The Sinking City 2

Why not try a different genre for a change? Frogwares' 2019 game, The Sinking City, was an open-world detective game set in a Lovecraftian horror universe. Its sequel, however, is taking a different approach, presenting itself as a classic survival horror game.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read