How Gaming and eSports fell in Political Conflict in Germany Pascal Wagner March 21, 2024 – 5 min read Share this post Minister of Family Affairs Lisa Paus roused the anger - and soothed it. © Ministry of Family Affairs Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Marius Loewe, President of e-sport.nrw (right; Picture: e-sport.nrw) Esports North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches North Rhine-Westphalia is continuing its support for esports in Germany’s most populous federal state. Thanks to new funding, 30 subsidised training places for esports coaches will be available in 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Picture by EWC Esports Esports World Cup 2026 Kicks Off With Star-Studded Ceremony The 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) kicked off in Paris last night with a grand opening ceremony featuring, amongst others, Aya Nakamura, DJ Snake, Theodora and Mosimann. Until 23 August, over 2,000 athletes from 200 clubs will compete against one another in 25 tournaments. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Klemens Witt, Florian von Keller, Markus Möckel, Christian Hotz (from Left to Right) were elected as Vice Presidents (Picture: ESBD) People ESBD Members Elects New VPs And Create New Role For Regional Representatives At their general meeting, the members of the ESBD filled three vice-presidential posts with Klemens Witt, Christian Hotz and Markus Möckel. Florian von Keller was also appointed as a vice-president; he will be the first representative of the regional associations on the ESBD Executive Committee. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read People Olga Ivanova Joins House of Games Team The House of Games team has welcomed another new member: Olga Ivanova. The journalist and content marketing expert has taken on the role of Community Manager. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Dawid Hallmann (left) takes over the German CEO position from Marc-Andreas Albert. In Paris, Sylvain Andries becomes new CFO (Webedia) People Webedia makes Sylvain Andries New Group CFO and Dawid Hallmann New German CEO Dawid Hallmann becomes the new CEO of Webedia Germany, taking over from Marc-Andreas Albert. At the Paris group mother, Sylvain Andries will become CFO in September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Second Stone and The 9th Dragon are what Headup brings to gamescom 2026 (Headup) gamescom Headup Announces gamescom 2026 Lineup Düren publisher Headup has revealed its full lineup for gamescom 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The projects receiving the highest sums in production funding: Bellfrost and Jeppe & Oswald Funding NRW is Funding 10 Games With 603,000 Euros At its latest meeting, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW’s Digital Games Funding Committee approved just over 600,000 euros in funding. This will go to a total of 10 projects at various stages of development. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Background: Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2025; Indie Arena Booth 2025/Rolf Otzipka) gamescom Indie Arena Booth: Full gamescom 2026 Lineup The Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2026 features 11 delegations, 17 publishers and over 180 developers showing their game in the entertainment area. Find every single one in our list. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Marius Loewe, President of e-sport.nrw (right; Picture: e-sport.nrw) Esports North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches North Rhine-Westphalia is continuing its support for esports in Germany’s most populous federal state. Thanks to new funding, 30 subsidised training places for esports coaches will be available in 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Marius Loewe, President of e-sport.nrw (right; Picture: e-sport.nrw) Esports North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches North Rhine-Westphalia is continuing its support for esports in Germany’s most populous federal state. Thanks to new funding, 30 subsidised training places for esports coaches will be available in 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by EWC Esports Esports World Cup 2026 Kicks Off With Star-Studded Ceremony The 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) kicked off in Paris last night with a grand opening ceremony featuring, amongst others, Aya Nakamura, DJ Snake, Theodora and Mosimann. Until 23 August, over 2,000 athletes from 200 clubs will compete against one another in 25 tournaments. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Klemens Witt, Florian von Keller, Markus Möckel, Christian Hotz (from Left to Right) were elected as Vice Presidents (Picture: ESBD) People ESBD Members Elects New VPs And Create New Role For Regional Representatives At their general meeting, the members of the ESBD filled three vice-presidential posts with Klemens Witt, Christian Hotz and Markus Möckel. Florian von Keller was also appointed as a vice-president; he will be the first representative of the regional associations on the ESBD Executive Committee. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
People Olga Ivanova Joins House of Games Team The House of Games team has welcomed another new member: Olga Ivanova. The journalist and content marketing expert has taken on the role of Community Manager. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dawid Hallmann (left) takes over the German CEO position from Marc-Andreas Albert. In Paris, Sylvain Andries becomes new CFO (Webedia) People Webedia makes Sylvain Andries New Group CFO and Dawid Hallmann New German CEO Dawid Hallmann becomes the new CEO of Webedia Germany, taking over from Marc-Andreas Albert. At the Paris group mother, Sylvain Andries will become CFO in September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Second Stone and The 9th Dragon are what Headup brings to gamescom 2026 (Headup) gamescom Headup Announces gamescom 2026 Lineup Düren publisher Headup has revealed its full lineup for gamescom 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The projects receiving the highest sums in production funding: Bellfrost and Jeppe & Oswald Funding NRW is Funding 10 Games With 603,000 Euros At its latest meeting, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW’s Digital Games Funding Committee approved just over 600,000 euros in funding. This will go to a total of 10 projects at various stages of development. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Background: Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2025; Indie Arena Booth 2025/Rolf Otzipka) gamescom Indie Arena Booth: Full gamescom 2026 Lineup The Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2026 features 11 delegations, 17 publishers and over 180 developers showing their game in the entertainment area. Find every single one in our list. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Marius Loewe, President of e-sport.nrw (right; Picture: e-sport.nrw) Esports North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches North Rhine-Westphalia is continuing its support for esports in Germany’s most populous federal state. Thanks to new funding, 30 subsidised training places for esports coaches will be available in 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
