Nplay CEO Ansgar Blauth / ViewApp CEO Daniel Buda © Nplay / ViewApp Products Nplay and ViewApp Announce Their First Partnered Bus Simulator Nplay Games, the largest German-language YouTube channel dedicated to simulation games, is making its debut as a co-publisher with City Transport Simulator: Bus by ViewApp from Austria. City Transport Simulator: Bus, developed by Austrian studio ViewApp and published in collaboration with Nplay Games, is set to launch on 11 June By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
PandaBee is known for tilt frog (left), Animation Arts for Monolith (right). Images of the new projects funded by MDM are not yet available © GM Products MDM Funds Four Games From Saxony and Saxony Anhalt With 306,000 Euros End of 2024 Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung announced the introduction of a separate funding guideline for games. At the second funding session under the new guidelines, four games projects were awarded a total of 306,000 euros in support. Following the introduction of the new funding guidelines for games, the second decision By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Opening of Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller Business Womenize With Latest Programme Update and 4 Indie Games Two days before the Womenize! conference celebrates its tenth anniversary on Wednesday, the organisers have announced a final update on the programme. They also revealed the 4 indie titles that can be tried out on site. Attendees of Womenize! 2025 willbe able to explore four indie games showcased in an By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lukas Bohnau / NintenToker © Bohnau / Computec People Computec Welcomes TikTok Creator Lukas Bohnau to the PC Games Team The editorial team of the Computec brand PC Games is gaining a new colleague. As of 01 June 2025, Lukas Bohnau will join the team as a full-time editor. He has made a name for himself as a content creator on TikTok in recent years. The editorial team at Computec& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo @ Dokomi 2024 © Pia / @sakurahasacamera Business Nintendo Presents Switch 2, Mario Kart World and More at Dokomi The Nintendo Switch 2 will be launched this week, on 5 June. Nintendo will also be showcasing the new console and a range of games at DoKomi, an anime and Japan expo taking place in Düsseldorf. From 6 to 8 June, DoKomi will be inviting fans of Japanese pop culture By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Notifications are still only being issued for applications that were submitted to the former Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. © Steininger Products Further Federal Games Funding Decisions Confirmed Three further funding decisions totalling almost one million euros have been entered in the funding database since our last news item. In addition, the start of the term for Gaming Minds' Project Genesis, which had already been approved in 2023, has been postponed to 2025. The latest positive funding By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
A1 Austrian eSports Festival 2024 © Florian Wieser Esports A1 Austrian eSports Festival Will Take Place in Early July The A1 Austrian eSports Festival will take place on 5 and 6 July for the fourth time at the Austria Center Vienna, with over 25,000 gaming and esports enthusiasts expected to attend. Over 200 exhibitors have announced that they will be participating in the event. The programme promises esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Pokékom Company exhibited for the first time an Fantasy Basel © Jeton shali/Fantasy Basel Business Fantasy Basel Tops Visitor Record From Last Year's Anniversary Edition The 11th Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con falls just short of the 100,000 visitor mark. Nevertheless, it underpins its standing as the largest pop culture festival in Switzerland, gaming zone included. And it had a lot to offer. In addition to Nintendo and Bethesda, who brought along By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The winners of GamesPreis25 © GamesFestival25 Products Winners of GamesPreis25 Announced A total of ten prizes, including two special prizes, were awarded at the GamesPreis25 Awards as part of the GamesFestival in Munich. The festival is aimed specifically at young talent. The winners of the GamesPreis25 were honoured at this year's GamesFestival. The prize honours outstanding projects by young By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Picture: Milan Goldbach/Twitch Business Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Opens TwichCon 2025 With Product and Service Updates TwitchCon kicked off in Rotterdam with a range of new services for creating, distributing and monetising content. Company boss Dan Clancy presented functions such as Rewind, dual-format and 2L streaming and gift subscription promotions. The requirements for affiliate status were also adjusted. TwitchCon in Rotterdem is the platform's By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Tomas Lissåker, Smallfield Photo Business Comment: Nordic Voices Call for Resilience, Reform, and Reinvention By Team Gamesmarkt • 4 min read
Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker © Gentle Troll Entertainment Products New Tavern Talk Game From Gentle Troll Entertainment Gentle Troll Entertainment has announced a new standalone game set in the Tavern Talk universe called Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker. Once again, it is a D&D-inspired visual novel. Indie developer Gentle Troll Entertainment, based in Würzburg, has announced its new game: Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker. Set 36 years By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
