MBB Funds Ten Games Projects With €1.425 Million

In its first funding round of the year, the MBB's new media funding programme is supporting 28 projects in the areas of games, XR experiences and serial formats with €4.8 million. Ten games projects will receive €1.425 million and five XR projects will receive €660,000.

A total of ten games projects are being funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg's New Media Funding programme in the first round of the year. €300,000 will go to "Oh Apollo" by btf. The game mixes Greek mythology with aspects of pop culture to create a coming-of-age story. ByteRockers' Games will receive €250,000 for "P.I.O.N.E.E.R". In this sci-fi game, players mine valuable resources on asteroids and try to bring them back to the spaceship. Fake Lobster will receive €180,000 for "Shellbound - A Mucus Tale", a metroidvania on a giant snail.

Among the XR projects, UFA Serial Drama will receive €200,000 for the life-simulation RPG "The Kingdom: Medieval Tales". In "Better City Challenge" from Vincent Productions players can build an own "Kiez" (neighbourhood). In addition, 13 serial formats will receive €2.713 million in funding, including €1.5 million for Spreewaldklinik - Season 2.

Funded Games (Deadlines: 17 September 2024 & 3 December 2024)

• Oh Apollo - btf GmbH - €300,000
• P.I.O.N.E.E.R. - ByteRockers' Games GmbH & Co. KG - €250,000
• Shellbound - A Mucus Tale - Fake Lobster UG - €180,000
• Tails of Vengeance - AnotherWorld VR GmbH - €150,000
• Sheep Venture - Yojoro UG - €150,000
• Dragonforge Kingdom - pokoko Studio UG - €100,000
• About Cannons & Sparrows - About Cannons + Sparrows Creative Studio GbR - €90,000
• Castle Builder - Jonas Quidsinski - €75,000
• Kinstrife - Finitude UG - €70,000
• Als Gott schlief - Campfire Tales UG - €60,000

Funded XR projects and Other Audiovisual Material (Deadlines: 17 September 2024 & 3 December 2024)

• The Kingdom: Mittelalter-Geschichten - UFA Serial Drama GmbH - €200,000
• Better City Challenge - Vincent productions GmbH - €180,000
• Paradise Lost - unafilm GmbH - €120,000
• Dark Rooms (AT) - NowHere Media GmbH - €120,000
• Lalalabyrinth - Reynard Films GmbH - €40,000

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