E-Sport am Scheideweg: Wenn Geld und Image ins Spiel kommen Stephan Steininger July 05, 2023 – 3 min read Share this post Bei der ersten Olympic E-Sport Week wurden nur Games gespielt, die anerkannte Sportarten simulieren © IOC/ Lionel Ng From left: Timm Jäger (Managing Director, Eintracht Frankfurt Tech GmbH), Myriam Schilderoth (Junior Partner Manager, Eintracht Frankfurt AG), Carola Kress (Junior Project Manager, Eintracht Frankfurt Tech GmbH), Norbert Reiter (Managing Director, Maggi Germany), Annika Kirschner (Senior Brand Manager, Maggi), Sascha Klein (Head of Digital, Maggi) Business Eintracht Frankfurt Esports and Maggi Extend Partnership The initial contract was for a relatively short term, but the trial appears to have been successful: Maggi will continue to sponsor Eintracht Frankfurt Esports in order to position itself with its target audience. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Fabian Mehring and E-Sport Verband Bayern Specify Esports Project for Rural Areas In the summer, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs approved around €135,000 in funding to support the expansion of esports structures outside of urban centers. Now, the ministry and the project sponsor, the Bavarian Esports Association, have further specified the project. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industriy Association; Picture by: Dirk Mathesius Business Game Welcomes IOC's Commitment and Applauds German Government The German games industry association game has spoken out following the end of the collaboration between the IOC and EWCF, welcoming the IOC's commitment to Olympic Esports Games. At the same time, the association praises the German government's approach to esports. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Products Unity Awards 2025 Voting is Underway, With Hopes for Photon, Megagon, Ocomotive, Neoludig and More Voting for the 17th Unity Awards is open until November 21. The awards ceremony is scheduled for December 2. Until then, all nominees can hope to win, including several studios and a creator from GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read 2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Storage Hunter Simulator; © Raccoons Studios & astragon Astragon Will Launch Storage Hunter Simulator in Two Weeks Storage Hunter Simulator is set to reach version 1.0 on 27 November 2025. The game is being published by astragon and was developed by Raccoons Studios, part of the Polish company BeardedBrothers.Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Jari-Pekka Kaleva and Colm Larkin (from left) Business Europe's Game Developers Association EGDF Grows With Irish IMIRT as New Member IMIRT (The Irish Game Makers Association) is the 26th member from 24 countries of the EGDF (European Games Developer Federation),which only accepts national associations but not game companies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist #45 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an analysis German hit indie game Signalis, board games, truckers playing Truck Simulator and more. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
From left: Timm Jäger (Managing Director, Eintracht Frankfurt Tech GmbH), Myriam Schilderoth (Junior Partner Manager, Eintracht Frankfurt AG), Carola Kress (Junior Project Manager, Eintracht Frankfurt Tech GmbH), Norbert Reiter (Managing Director, Maggi Germany), Annika Kirschner (Senior Brand Manager, Maggi), Sascha Klein (Head of Digital, Maggi) Business Eintracht Frankfurt Esports and Maggi Extend Partnership The initial contract was for a relatively short term, but the trial appears to have been successful: Maggi will continue to sponsor Eintracht Frankfurt Esports in order to position itself with its target audience. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Fabian Mehring and E-Sport Verband Bayern Specify Esports Project for Rural Areas In the summer, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs approved around €135,000 in funding to support the expansion of esports structures outside of urban centers. Now, the ministry and the project sponsor, the Bavarian Esports Association, have further specified the project. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industriy Association; Picture by: Dirk Mathesius Business Game Welcomes IOC's Commitment and Applauds German Government The German games industry association game has spoken out following the end of the collaboration between the IOC and EWCF, welcoming the IOC's commitment to Olympic Esports Games. At the same time, the association praises the German government's approach to esports. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Unity Awards 2025 Voting is Underway, With Hopes for Photon, Megagon, Ocomotive, Neoludig and More Voting for the 17th Unity Awards is open until November 21. The awards ceremony is scheduled for December 2. Until then, all nominees can hope to win, including several studios and a creator from GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Storage Hunter Simulator; © Raccoons Studios & astragon Astragon Will Launch Storage Hunter Simulator in Two Weeks Storage Hunter Simulator is set to reach version 1.0 on 27 November 2025. The game is being published by astragon and was developed by Raccoons Studios, part of the Polish company BeardedBrothers.Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva and Colm Larkin (from left) Business Europe's Game Developers Association EGDF Grows With Irish IMIRT as New Member IMIRT (The Irish Game Makers Association) is the 26th member from 24 countries of the EGDF (European Games Developer Federation),which only accepts national associations but not game companies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist #45 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an analysis German hit indie game Signalis, board games, truckers playing Truck Simulator and more. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read