Thorsten S. Wiedemann in an official A Maze. YouTube video from 2022 © Screenshot Business A Maze.: Far-Reaching Consequences After Code of Conduct Violation The A Maze. team has publicly disclosed a violation of the Code of Conduct at the event in Sheffield in August 2024. Founder and director Thorsten S. Wiedemann is involved, has issued a public apology, and is temporarily stepping down from all public roles. Further consequences have been announced. The By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring © GamesMarkt Business Digital Minister Fabian Mehring: Year of Games Was Just the Beginning In his keynote speech at GG Bavaria, Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring promised the Bavarian games industry continued support. He also called on Berlin to finally implement the planned tax credits. As one of the keynote speakers, Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring attended the first By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Viva La Dirt League’s Epic NPC Man Series turned video game is preparing for an adventure on PlayStation 5 and Switch, joining the previously announced Steam version. © Team17 Publishing Nice Day for Fishing Is Coming to Consoles FusionPlay from Leipzig is known to be working with the New Zealand YouTube channel and studio Viva La Dirt League (Epic NPC Man) on a game for Team17 Digital. Now it has been confirmed that Nice Day for Fishing will also be coming to PlayStation 5 and Switch. Team17 Digital By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© gamescom camp 2025 Business gamescom camp 2025 again at the Jugendpark in Cologne This year's gamescom camp will once again take place at the Jugendpark in Cologne - a low-cost accommodation for gamescom visitors and at the same time Europe's largest gaming camp. The gamescom camp is an alternative accommodation for all visitors to gamescom (20-24 August) who are By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Minister of State Dr. Fabian Mehring with all prize winners, mentors and organizers of the Augsburg KidsLab © Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs Business Second Augsburg Games Awards; Mehring Handing Out Prizes During his visit to the Augsburg KidsLab, Bavaria's Minister for Digital Affairs, Dr. Fabian Mehring, presented the second Augsburg Games Awards. Mehring praised the GamesLab as a Bavarian talent factory "for the IT geniuses of the future". As part of the Augsburg KidsLab, more than 700 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Bavarias Digital Minister Fabian Mehring © Robert Fischer/StMD Business More Than €1.1 Million in Funding for Eleven Games From Bavaria The FFF Bayern is funding eleven new game projects from Bavaria with €1.1 million. Active Fungus Studios will receive €450,000 for the first-person city-builder Prospera, and Gentle Troll Entertainment will get €140,000 for a Tavern Talk prequel. For the development of prototypes, Pixel Maniacs will get €200, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
GDC will return to San Francisco from 9 to 13 March 2026 © GDC / Katelyn Tucker Photography Business GDC 2025 Wraps up With Nearly 30,000 Attendees Attendance at this year's GDC was about the same as last year. Organizers are pleased with the overall success of the event and the popularity of new additions such as the GDC Nights. The Game Developers Conference 2025 has come to a close after hosting nearly 30,000 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© gamescom latam Business Roblox and Twitch to Attend gamescom latam With Roblox and Twitch, two more international top players in the games industry have confirmed their attendance at gamescom latam. Former head of Sony’s indie division, Shuhei Yoshida, will also be attending. Shuhei Yoshida is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BIG Festival, which takes place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Their delegations are negotiating the coalition agreement: Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), Lars Klingbeil (SPD; with his back to the camera) and the designated new Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) at the constituent session of the 21st German Bundestag. © IMAGO / dts Nachrichtenagentur Business Games Funding Tax Model Included in First Draft of Coalition Agreement Various German newspapers, including the Berliner Zeitung, have published the first draft of a coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD. Games are mentioned several times in the draft, which includes plans for tax-based funding. However, nothing is certain yet. Although various newspapers have published the same draft text, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Sells Off Some of Its Family Silver Ubisoft is spinning off three of its top brands – Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six – into a new subsidiary in which Tencent is investing €1.16 billion. Ubisoft is calling this a historic step that will help it to be agile and ambitious By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© Plaion Business Plaion Affected by Further Wave of Lay-offs Whithin Embracer Group Plaion has announced the dismissal of an unspecified number of employees via its social media channels. Crystal Dynamics is another company in the Embracer group that has been affected. Plaion did not provide any details about the extent of the lay-offs. The social media post merely stated: "Today, we By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Antonia Dreßler will join IGN Germany in April © eMense Business eMense International Expands IGN Germany and Welcomes Antonia Dreßler Antonia Dreßler will be joining IGN Germany from Computec in April. Operator eMense International describes the team’s expansion as a milestone that underscores their commitment to building and growing IGN Germany. Since November 2023, the Dutch company eMense International, in cooperation with licensor Ziff Davis, has overseen the development By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
