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2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? — Baden-Württemberg's State Parliament is elected on 8 March 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (State Parliament licence-free from Wikipedia/Mike Ax/PlayStation)

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2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With Baden-Württemberg state elections coming in March, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. Both currently governing parties have plans for the games funding through MFG, while the most elaborate plans come from the FDP.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Wooga Partners With Agatha Christie Limited — Wooga has announced a partnership with Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) © Wooga, ACL

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Wooga Partners With Agatha Christie Limited

The Berlin-based studio Wooga has announced a partnership with Agatha Christie Limited. Wooga's game, June's Journey, will bring Agatha Christie's world to life with an all-new mystery inspired by the author's legacy.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Matteo Riatti Becomes Head of Games Division at Research Ministry — Soon heading the BMFTR Games Division: Dr Matteo Riatti, formerly head of the games funding at the DLR Projektträger (Riatti/BMFTR)

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Matteo Riatti Becomes Head of Games Division at Research Ministry

Until now the head of games funding at the DLR Projektträger, from 1 March onward Head of the Games Division at the Federal Research Ministry: Matteo Riatti brings his expertise to Berlin.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Slime King Games: A Married Developer Couple Doing Their Thing — Not slimy at all - Johannes and Simone Grünewald are currently at work on Slime King Games' first game. © Johannes and Simone Grünewald

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Slime King Games: A Married Developer Couple Doing Their Thing

From Indie to AAA – Every issue, we portray one studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Slime King Games from Hamburg. To commemorate the release of Under the Island, we unlock the studio portrait for everyone.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Winners of Denmark's "Spilprisen 2026" — Spilprisen 2026 / Lau Eskildsen, Editor-in-Chief of Arkaden © Arkaden

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Winners of Denmark's "Spilprisen 2026"

Last Friday, the Danish "Spilprisen 2026" awards were handed out in Copenhagen. "When the awards were presented, it became clear just how diverse the Danish industry truly is," said the organizers.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Emergo Produces LLM-Battler Promptables for SWR X Lab — Paul Redetzky's Emergo Entertainment is making Promptables for ARD/SWR. (ARD/Emergo)

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Emergo Produces LLM-Battler Promptables for SWR X Lab

Bayreuth game studio Emergo Entertainment is making an LLM-driven creature battler in which you prompt your creature's attacks for the ARD. The idea is to explore the potential of LLMs in game development.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? — Berlin's House of Representatives is elected on 20 September 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin/PlayStation)

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2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With the state elections coming in September in Germany's 'games capital' Berlin, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. So far, the Greens have positioned themselves strongly for studios, the House of Games and XR, while the CDU do not mention games at all.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Nina Schild Has Been Promoted to Webedia’s PR Senior — Nina Schild is now Webedia Germany's Senior PR & Communications Manager (Webedia/Schild)

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Nina Schild Has Been Promoted to Webedia’s PR Senior

Webedia's Nina Schild, PR liaison for the German publications like GameStar, FYNG and GamePro, has been promoted to Senior position.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Another Game Sales Award for Formula 1 and Nightreign — game Sales Award in January 2026 © game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche

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Another Game Sales Award for Formula 1 and Nightreign

At the beginning of the year, game – the German Games Industry Association – handed out two sales awards. One went to Electronic Arts and the other to Bandai Namco Entertainment.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Seven Questions for Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark — Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark © Joel Marklund

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Seven Questions for Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark

Several updates and years were needed for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to reach a genuinely good state. Fatshark is satisfied, too. We spoke to the company's CEO, Martin Wahlund, about class DLCs, the co-op-centred design, and the parallel development of Darktide and Vermintide 2.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock — Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock © Blizzard Entertainment

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Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock

Diablo II is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, and its fantastic remaster, Diablo II: Resurrected, continues to delight millions of players. Blizzard is now expanding the game with a new class (Warlock) and a host of meaningful quality-of-life features.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Savvy Games Group Reportedly Wants to Buy Moonton from ByteDance — Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | Screenshot

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Savvy Games Group Reportedly Wants to Buy Moonton from ByteDance

According to an exclusive report by Reuters, Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group is on the verge of its next billion-pound acquisition: the company is reportedly in talks with TikTok's parent company ByteDance about the mobile games studio Moonton.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read