Kommentar: Geld, Macht, nicht bunt Stephan Steininger November 27, 2023 – 2 min read Share this post © GamesMarkt 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 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core; © Ghost Ship Publishing Deep Rock Galactic's Future, and Why Ghost Ship Partners With Invisible Walls Ghost Ship Publishing has postponed the Early Access release of Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core until Q2 2026, and has entered into a partnership with Invisible Walls. This studio will now be responsible for the ongoing development of Deep Rock Galactic. Season 6 was also announced at the same time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read The Steam Hardware Ecosystem and It's Secret Sauce A controller. A mini PC. A VR headset. Valve has announced a huge expansion to the Steam Headware ecosystem. Everything is compatible with each other. Everything is a PC. And none of it runs on Windows. A commentary by Marcel Kleffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Launches 12 February 2026 Not only does Pixel Maniacs' ChromaGun 2 finally release on 12 February next year, it will also come with physical editions for PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From Left: Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Jeannine Koch, Joscha Neumann, Amanda Förtsch, Michael Biel, Gianni Sommer, Fernanda Pagani and Helge Jürgens [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business Games Ground Berlin 2025 Officially Opened With the opening photo and a short welcome speech, the third Games Ground Berlin has been opened, which is open for two days for business visitors and two days for consumers. By Stephan Steininger • 1 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 YouTuber Patrick Mayer and his book series Paluten receive FFF production funding. (Patrick Mayer; Leonine/Odeon) Paluten Animated Movie Gets Funding by FFF Bavaria For their animated movie about the Paluten book series, YouTuber Patrick Mayer and production company Odeon Fiction from Munich are getting 300,000 euros from FFF Bayern in the current movie funding round. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core; © Ghost Ship Publishing Deep Rock Galactic's Future, and Why Ghost Ship Partners With Invisible Walls Ghost Ship Publishing has postponed the Early Access release of Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core until Q2 2026, and has entered into a partnership with Invisible Walls. This studio will now be responsible for the ongoing development of Deep Rock Galactic. Season 6 was also announced at the same time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
The Steam Hardware Ecosystem and It's Secret Sauce A controller. A mini PC. A VR headset. Valve has announced a huge expansion to the Steam Headware ecosystem. Everything is compatible with each other. Everything is a PC. And none of it runs on Windows. A commentary by Marcel Kleffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Launches 12 February 2026 Not only does Pixel Maniacs' ChromaGun 2 finally release on 12 February next year, it will also come with physical editions for PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From Left: Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Jeannine Koch, Joscha Neumann, Amanda Förtsch, Michael Biel, Gianni Sommer, Fernanda Pagani and Helge Jürgens [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business Games Ground Berlin 2025 Officially Opened With the opening photo and a short welcome speech, the third Games Ground Berlin has been opened, which is open for two days for business visitors and two days for consumers. By Stephan Steininger • 1 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
YouTuber Patrick Mayer and his book series Paluten receive FFF production funding. (Patrick Mayer; Leonine/Odeon) Paluten Animated Movie Gets Funding by FFF Bavaria For their animated movie about the Paluten book series, YouTuber Patrick Mayer and production company Odeon Fiction from Munich are getting 300,000 euros from FFF Bayern in the current movie funding round. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read