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Games for Change Plans London Summit During London Games Festival

The London Games Festival, which brings together various gaming events, has a prominent new addition: Games for Change is planning its first UK event there on 15 April.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Sony Can Rely On Its PlayStation Business Despite Hardware Setbacks

In the 2025 seasonal business, Sony sold fewer consoles but more games and was able to further increase the number of subscribers. As a result, quarterly sales in the Games & Network Services segment declined, but operating profit rose. Expectations for the full year were revised upwards.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Bavaria's Game Funding Overview 2025: 2.5 Million Euros for Games

At yesterday's FFF Press Lunch, the Bavarian funding agency has revealed its yearly numbers for 2025. 2.5 million euros in games funding, a lot of XR presence on festivals and of course plenty of movie successes have been presented.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

People

Five Questions for Mattias Wiking, CEO of Winterkeep Interactive

Mattias Wiking has recently become the new leader of the Swedish strategy game studio Winterkeep Interactive. We spoke to him about his new role, the challenging funding landscape for studios, the strategy games market and Sweden's leading position in the industry.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Business

Games for Change Plans London Summit During London Games Festival

The London Games Festival, which brings together various gaming events, has a prominent new addition: Games for Change is planning its first UK event there on 15 April.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Sony Can Rely On Its PlayStation Business Despite Hardware Setbacks

In the 2025 seasonal business, Sony sold fewer consoles but more games and was able to further increase the number of subscribers. As a result, quarterly sales in the Games & Network Services segment declined, but operating profit rose. Expectations for the full year were revised upwards.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Bavaria's Game Funding Overview 2025: 2.5 Million Euros for Games

At yesterday's FFF Press Lunch, the Bavarian funding agency has revealed its yearly numbers for 2025. 2.5 million euros in games funding, a lot of XR presence on festivals and of course plenty of movie successes have been presented.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Business

MFG Baden-Württemberg Advertise Nordic Game and gamescom Opportunities

Opportunities galore for indies at MFG Baden-Württemberg: The state funding agency is organising a booth at Nordic Game and a market exploration trip to Sweden, as well as the usual The Länd gamescom business booth and five spots at Indie Arena Booth. Studios can apply for all of this.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Sabiha Ghellal: "What I Enjoy Most About Jury Work is Also its Biggest Challenge"

Dr Sabiha Ghellal is Professor of Experience & Game Design at HdM Stuttgart and chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards jury for the second year. We talked to her about the responsibilities of a jury head, the importance of game awards and her teaching style.

By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read