Medienboard Gives €1,244mil to Games and XR Projects

Funding

Supercell Launches Developer Grants Programme For African Studios

Following in Google’s footsteps, Supercell has now also announced a programme to support studios in Africa. In its first cohort, Supercell plans to provide grants of between 20,000 and 200,000 dollars to companies.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Development

Google Launches Games Fund for African Indie Studios

For the first time, Google is launching the Google Play Indie Games Fund in Africa, a support programme for indie studios from Africa. In total, Google plans to invest $1 million in ten studios.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Good Gaming Support: Mick Prinz on Bleak Funding Situation

"The outlook for funding civil society projects is currently just as bleak as it is in the gaming industry"; Mick Prinz of Good Gaming Support talks us through the imminent closure of the project after Demokratie Leben! announced to cut its funding.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Product/Market Fit

In this week's gamescom dev talk review, we look back at a presentation that explores the basics of commercial game marketing. Martin Wein from GameFlex explains what “product-market fit” means, why it's important, and why it's often missed.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

gamescom

First gamescom dev legal summit Announced

On gamescom dev Tuesday this year, the event will for the first time hold a legal summit. It is organised by game and Video Games Europe.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

G+ Mundi Vondi on Running Persistent MMO Worlds in Seed

For the early access launch of Seed, we spoke to Klang Games' Mundi Vondi about the company's move from Iceland to Berlin, the challenges of persistent online economies and the rise of cosy MMOs.

By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read

Products

Lost in Cult Holds Five Nominations for the Creativepool Awards 2026

UK media publisher Lost in Cult is nominated five times at the Creativepool 2026 awards, several times each for their Editions and Design Works. McDonald's x Minecraft is also on the shortlist for branding.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Sony's Exit of Physical Discs: German USK Sees Importance of Its Digital Ratings Affirmed

In Germany, age ratings for physical games are assigned on a different legal basis to those for online games. The USK is officially recognised for both procedures and views Sony’s withdrawal from discs relaxed from a youth protection perspective. What matters is the reliability of age ratings.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Products

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

With over 230 million copies sold, Assassin's Creed is arguably Ubisoft's most important franchise. Although the release of Assassin's Creed Hexe is still some time away, the French publisher is launching Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a remake of one of the most popular games in the series.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read