Game Grows and Represents Over 500 Members

Since its foundation, game - The German Games Industry Association has been a success story. As announced on social media today, game has now welcomed its 500th member.

From game companies with several thousand employees worldwide to indie studios with a handful of developers to esports organisers, educational facilities and institutions - thanks to you, we speak with a united and strong voice for the games industry in Germany", game writes on its social media account. game - The German Games Industry Association (game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche) was founded in January 2018.

The foundation was essentially a merger (German) of the two previous industry associations, as in Germany, as in many other countries, separate organisations had existed for many years to represent the interests of game developers and publishers. Thanks to game, the voice of the German games industry gained incredible weight in society and politics, opening the door to federal games funding, among other things. Its success ensured a steady influx of member companies.

The association started in 2018 with 180 member companies, including GamesMarkt. In March 2022, the association passed the 350 member (German) companies mark. By the anniversary (German) at the beginning of 2023, there were already more than 400.