The Situation in Germany‘s Federal States: Wide but Sometimes Limited Support Stephan Steininger April 10, 2025 – 10 min read Share this post The funding provided by the federal states fell significantly compared to the previous year, partly because special budgets were available in 2023. In addition, a total of €2 million in funding is available in Schleswig-Holstein over several years. However, this funding is approved in a different way and is therefore not published on an ongoing basis. © GamesMarkt Business Narranauten Set up Registered Association In 2024, several narrative designers and game writers founded the Narranauten initiative, under which they organised events in Germany. They have now set up a registered association. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Instinct3 And Drinks & More Expand the Knabe-Drinks Portfolio Ahead of Gamescom Instinct3, founded by creator HandsOfBlood, has announced the launch of KnabeMix – a cola-and-orange mixed drink – in collaboration with drinks partner Drinks & More. To mark the launch, the Twitch series “Techno Freitag” is making a comeback. A campaign featuring Sonya Kraus is also planned. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business The €27 Billion Danger Zone: How the EU's Digital Fairness Act Threatens to Disintegrate the F2P Monetization Stack In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time, he is looking at the issue from an industry perspective to see what consequences the EU’s plans might have on the monetisation of free-to-play games. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read Background: UVW-CWA website, foreground: Artwork of MTG card Riveteer Ascendancy (Wizards of the Coast) Tabletop United Videogame Workers Endorse Wizards of the Coast Union "Like you, we are feeling the drain on our wellbeing and livelihoods that these corporations are putting on us:" The United Videogame Workers union UVW-CWA has endorsed the MTG: Arena team unionisation efforts at Wizards of the Coast. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Dave The Diver - In The Jungle © Mintrocket Products Dave The Diver - In The Jungle In The Jungle is a substantial expansion for the million-selling game Dave The Diver, one so large and varied that Mintrocket (Nexon) could have sold it as a standalone game. What adventures await the charming diver in the jungle? By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Witchspire © Envar Games Products Witchspire Survival-crafting games on PC are everywhere, almost as common as deck-building games. It's difficult to stand out in this crowded market, but Envar Games' Witchspire attempts to do so with its witch-themed setting, flying broomsticks, magical fairy-tale world and tameable familiars. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily © Alliance Arts, One or Eight and WSS Playground Politics The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Now Available in German Just under a year after the release of The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, Japanese publisher Alliance Arts has released German and French translations of its unique turn-based strategy game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Jobs Marketing Producer/Project Manager Snowprint Studios, Berlin By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read Picture by Ubisoft Latam People Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Reportedly Died in a Small Aircraft Crash Claude Guillemot, one of the five brothers who co-founded the major games company Ubisoft, among other ventures, has reportedly died in a light aircraft crash, according to several news agencies. The investigation into the crash is ongoing. By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
Business Narranauten Set up Registered Association In 2024, several narrative designers and game writers founded the Narranauten initiative, under which they organised events in Germany. They have now set up a registered association. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Instinct3 And Drinks & More Expand the Knabe-Drinks Portfolio Ahead of Gamescom Instinct3, founded by creator HandsOfBlood, has announced the launch of KnabeMix – a cola-and-orange mixed drink – in collaboration with drinks partner Drinks & More. To mark the launch, the Twitch series “Techno Freitag” is making a comeback. A campaign featuring Sonya Kraus is also planned. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business The €27 Billion Danger Zone: How the EU's Digital Fairness Act Threatens to Disintegrate the F2P Monetization Stack In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time, he is looking at the issue from an industry perspective to see what consequences the EU’s plans might have on the monetisation of free-to-play games. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Background: UVW-CWA website, foreground: Artwork of MTG card Riveteer Ascendancy (Wizards of the Coast) Tabletop United Videogame Workers Endorse Wizards of the Coast Union "Like you, we are feeling the drain on our wellbeing and livelihoods that these corporations are putting on us:" The United Videogame Workers union UVW-CWA has endorsed the MTG: Arena team unionisation efforts at Wizards of the Coast. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dave The Diver - In The Jungle © Mintrocket Products Dave The Diver - In The Jungle In The Jungle is a substantial expansion for the million-selling game Dave The Diver, one so large and varied that Mintrocket (Nexon) could have sold it as a standalone game. What adventures await the charming diver in the jungle? By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Witchspire © Envar Games Products Witchspire Survival-crafting games on PC are everywhere, almost as common as deck-building games. It's difficult to stand out in this crowded market, but Envar Games' Witchspire attempts to do so with its witch-themed setting, flying broomsticks, magical fairy-tale world and tameable familiars. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily © Alliance Arts, One or Eight and WSS Playground Politics The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Now Available in German Just under a year after the release of The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, Japanese publisher Alliance Arts has released German and French translations of its unique turn-based strategy game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Jobs Marketing Producer/Project Manager Snowprint Studios, Berlin By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read
Picture by Ubisoft Latam People Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Reportedly Died in a Small Aircraft Crash Claude Guillemot, one of the five brothers who co-founded the major games company Ubisoft, among other ventures, has reportedly died in a light aircraft crash, according to several news agencies. The investigation into the crash is ongoing. By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
