Participants of the 4th Games Summit in North Rhine-Westphalia © Land NRW / Robin Teller Business NRW Increases Games Funding Budget for 2025 to Over 6m Euros At the fourth games summit in North Rhine-Westphalia, Media Minister Nathanael Liminski did not hold back with his criticism of games policy in Berlin. At the same time, he made it clear that NRW is not only maintaining its games funding of over 5 million euros, but that it will By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Grimoire Groves © Stardust Publishing Grimoire Groves to Be Released by Stardust in March 2025 In March 2025, Grimoire Groves will be released by Swiss studio Stardust. The game is a cozy rogue-lite dungeon crawler with magic and plant creatures that populate the forest. Grimoire Groves has a release date. It will launch on 6 March on PC via Steam, with a Nintendo Switch version By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© gamigo Publishing gamigo Brings Fate Remaster to Consoles Hamburg-based publisher gamigo is teaming up with Jumpgate's game studio Tableflip Entertainment to remaster the ARPG Fate for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo consoles as well as PC. The Fate series is entering new territory as publisher gamigo and developer Tableflip have announced that Fate: Reawakened, a remaster of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© 11 bit Publishing New Charity DLC for This War of Mine To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the anti-war game This War of Mine, 11 bit studios has announced another DLC, with all proceeds going to charity partners. 11 bit studios have announced their upcoming charity DLC for This War of Mine - Forget Celebrations to mark the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Game Labs at Universities © Game Labs at Universities Business "Game Labs at Universities" Calls for Better Games Research and Interdisciplinarity The "Game Labs at Universities" network has responded to a position paper from the game association, which sets out proposals to make Germany "the best games location" for science, research and teaching. The members of the network are concerned that games should receive more attention in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nandita Wegehaupt, Felix Falk and Linda Kruse (from left to right) © GMCol Business Rush for Start-up Grants Takes Game and Foundation by Surprise The Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur received over 1,000 applications for the “Press Start: Games Foundation Scholarship.” Under the direction of Linda Kruse, the multi-stage selection process has begun and is expected to provide clarity for all applicants by Christmas. Interested parties had until November 17 to apply for the new By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© InnoGames Development InnoGames Welcomes 130 Participants to IGJAM One of the most established game jams in Germany, the 15th InnoGames Game Jam (IGJAM), took place on the second weekend of November. InnoGames welcomed 130 developers to its in-house event venue, where 24 games were created in just 48 hours. The theme of this year’s IGJAM was " By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© SGDA Business Lual Games, Oopsie Daisies and Playables Win SGDA Swiss Game Awards The Swiss Game Developers Association has announced the winners of this year’s awards. In addition to the prizes for Best Entertainment Game and Most Anticipated Game, awards were also presented for student projects and serious games. Unlike in 2023, the Swiss Game Developers Association (SGDA) presented its awards via By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Unphased on his third trip to the stage: Sven Ahlgrimm receives the Excellence in Audio award for Oddada. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Development Oddada and Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 Succeed at DevGamm Awards 2024 At the DevGamm Awards 2024, Manor Lords won the Grand Prize of the twelve categories collectively endowed with 100,000 euros in prize money. Star of the evening however was Oddada developer Sven Ahlgrimm, who received two prizes on behalf of Christoph Minnameier's Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 and By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Jonas Wirth is eFootballer of the Year © kicker eSport Business Update: Jonas Wirth breaks Umut Gültekin's winning streak After four wins in a row, it's over: Umut Gültekin came in second in the Kicker eFootballer of the Year vote. The new eFootballer of the Year is Jonas Wirth from VfL Bochum. Jonas Wirth put in an extraordinary performance this season. He won both the German individual By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sophie Turner played Sansa Stark in the Game of Thrones series © IMAGO / Capital Pictures Business Sophie Turner Set to Become Amazon’s Lara Croft According to US media reports, Sophie Turner is “almost” confirmed to take on the role of Lara Croft in Amazon’s upcoming series adaptation of the iconic Tomb Raider franchise. Could Croft Manor have a northern flair? The idea isn’t far-fetched if recent Hollywood rumors are true. Outlets such By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Impressions from DevGamm Lisbon 2024. © All pictures: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business Impressions from DevGamm Lisbon 2024 On 14 an 15 November, DevGamm is inhabiting the Oitavos Hotel in Cascais near Lisbon for the second time. GamesMarkt is live on site and presents photo impressions of the game area, opening talks, the speakers, organisers and more. DevGamm Lisbon is the DevGamm's westernmost setting: After Gdansk By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
