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 Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Upjers © Upjers Business Federal Funding Goes to Upjers Upjers has received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. The Bavarian company, which specialises in browser games & apps and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was awarded over €600,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Picture: Leipziger Messe / Simon Carl Köber Business Caggtus Leipzig Remains on Track for Growth With a New Record With 22,400 visitors and 2,300 participants at the LAN party, Caggtus in Leipzig has set a new record for its key figures in 2026 as well. That is one of the reasons why the date for 2027 has already been set. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald) People Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games" Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Splatoon Raiders © Nintendo Products Splatoon Raiders for Switch 2 Is Coming out in July Splatoon Raiders will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 July. To coincide with the release of this single-player adventure, new amiibo figures based on Deep Cut (known as Surimi Syndicate in German) will also be available from this summer onwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Upjers © Upjers Business Federal Funding Goes to Upjers Upjers has received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. The Bavarian company, which specialises in browser games & apps and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was awarded over €600,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Tim Cook and John Ternus at Apple Park | Picture by Apple People Tim Cook Hands Over CEO Role at Apple to John Ternus The Tim Cook era at Apple is coming to an end: Apple’s long-serving CEO will hand over the reins on 1 September to the former head of hardware, John Ternus, whose responsibilities will in turn be handed over to Johny Srouji. Cook will remain at Apple as Executive Chairman. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Elden Ring © FromSoftware & Bandai Namco Entertainment Products Live-Action Adaptation of Elden Ring Gets a Premiere Date Bandai Namco Entertainment and A24 have announced that the live-action adaptation of Elden Ring is set to premiere on 3 March 2028. The full cast has also been confirmed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Upjers © Upjers Business Federal Funding Goes to Upjers Upjers has received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. The Bavarian company, which specialises in browser games & apps and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was awarded over €600,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Picture: Leipziger Messe / Simon Carl Köber Business Caggtus Leipzig Remains on Track for Growth With a New Record With 22,400 visitors and 2,300 participants at the LAN party, Caggtus in Leipzig has set a new record for its key figures in 2026 as well. That is one of the reasons why the date for 2027 has already been set. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald) People Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games" Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Splatoon Raiders © Nintendo Products Splatoon Raiders for Switch 2 Is Coming out in July Splatoon Raiders will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 July. To coincide with the release of this single-player adventure, new amiibo figures based on Deep Cut (known as Surimi Syndicate in German) will also be available from this summer onwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Upjers © Upjers Business Federal Funding Goes to Upjers Upjers has received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. The Bavarian company, which specialises in browser games & apps and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was awarded over €600,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Tim Cook and John Ternus at Apple Park | Picture by Apple People Tim Cook Hands Over CEO Role at Apple to John Ternus The Tim Cook era at Apple is coming to an end: Apple’s long-serving CEO will hand over the reins on 1 September to the former head of hardware, John Ternus, whose responsibilities will in turn be handed over to Johny Srouji. Cook will remain at Apple as Executive Chairman. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Elden Ring © FromSoftware & Bandai Namco Entertainment Products Live-Action Adaptation of Elden Ring Gets a Premiere Date Bandai Namco Entertainment and A24 have announced that the live-action adaptation of Elden Ring is set to premiere on 3 March 2028. The full cast has also been confirmed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
