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Bavaria's Game Funding Overview 2025: 2.5 Million Euros for Games — FFF MD Dorothee Erpenstein (second from left), Bavarian Media Minister Dr. Florian Herrmann (third from left), along prominent faces from the German movie industry at FFF Press Lunch 2026 (FFF)

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Bavaria's Game Funding Overview 2025: 2.5 Million Euros for Games

At yesterday's FFF Press Lunch, the Bavarian funding agency has revealed its yearly numbers for 2025. 2.5 million euros in games funding, a lot of XR presence on festivals and of course plenty of movie successes have been presented.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

MFG Baden-Württemberg Advertises Nordic Game and gamescom Opportunities — The Länd booth at gamescom business area 2025 (MFG Baden-Württemberg / Tobias Vollmer)

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MFG Baden-Württemberg Advertises Nordic Game and gamescom Opportunities

Opportunities galore for indies at MFG Baden-Württemberg: The state funding agency is organising a booth at Nordic Game and a market exploration trip to Sweden, as well as the usual The Länd gamescom business booth and five spots at Indie Arena Booth. Studios can apply for all of this.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Sabiha Ghellal: "What I Enjoy Most About Jury Work is Also its Biggest Challenge" — Dr Sabiha Ghellal is chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards jury for the second year (HdM)

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Sabiha Ghellal: "What I Enjoy Most About Jury Work is Also its Biggest Challenge"

Dr Sabiha Ghellal is Professor of Experience & Game Design at HdM Stuttgart and chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards jury for the second year. We talked to her about the responsibilities of a jury head, the importance of game awards and her teaching style.

By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read

Beyerdynamic Aims to Focus Gaming sector with Mathias Heilig

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Beyerdynamic Aims to Focus Gaming sector with Mathias Heilig

Audio specialist Beyerdynamic has brought Matthias Heilig, an experienced gaming specialist, on board as Product Marketing Manager Gaming.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

CDPR's New Content Creator Strategist Wendt: "Building Connections and Forging Relationships" — Carolin Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019 (Wendt/CDPR)

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CDPR's New Content Creator Strategist Wendt: "Building Connections and Forging Relationships"

Carolin Wendt is now Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CD Projekt Red, moving laterally from her former role of Lead International Community. Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Fantasy Basel Returns 14-16 May 2026 — Impressions from Fantasy Basel 2025 (Fantasy Basel)

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Fantasy Basel Returns 14-16 May 2026

Fantasy Basel returns 14-16 May 2026 to the Swiss border city. Many big gaming names are already announced, like Baldur's Gate III voice actors, Nintendo, Media Markt and World of Games.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Mairi Nolan

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Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Mairi Nolan

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read

Mad King Redemption is the first published title from Pixel Doors, developed by Secret Mission. © Secret Mission & Pixel Doors

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Pixel Doors Introduces Its "Ethical Publishing" Model

Pixel Doors, a new independent publishing label founded by Jacek Pudlik and Nic van 't Schip, has announced its official launch. With a model built for studio survival, the new indie label challenges the 'recoup-first' culture.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Next-Gen Xbox Could Launch in 2027, According to AMD — Xbox President Sarah Bond | AMD CEO Lisa Su © Xbox / AMD

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Next-Gen Xbox Could Launch in 2027, According to AMD

Based on the words of AMD CEO Lisa Su, it is likely that Microsoft's next-generation console will hit the market in 2027.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Take Two Interactive Sweetens Wait for GTA VI With Improving Quarterly Results — GTA VI Screenshot by Rockstar Games

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Take Two Interactive Sweetens Wait for GTA VI With Improving Quarterly Results

Take Two Interactive has presented more than respectable figures for the third quarter of the financial year. Nevertheless, the focus remains on CEO Strauss Zelnick continuing to talk about 19 November 2026 as the release date for GTA VI.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Josh Sawyer Opens 27th DemoDay at TU Munich — The organising team of 27th DemoDay TUM, the keynote speaker and a prominent streamer: Among them Johanna Pirker (center front), David Plecher (second from left), Josh Sawyer (center back) and Maurice Weber (third from left) (GamesMarket)

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Josh Sawyer Opens 27th DemoDay at TU Munich

New 'games professor' Johanna Pirker at TUM opens her first DemoDay with a bang: Josh Sawyer from Obsidian held the keynote about working in small teams in front of a full hall of students. The DemoDay, organised by David Plecher, pitches students' theses, projects and game jam games every semester.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Electronic Arts Reports Higher Revenue But Also Higher Costs

Electronic Arts Reports Higher Revenue But Also Higher Costs

Electronic Arts increased its revenue year-on-year in the important third quarter of the current financial year, thanks in part to the success of Battlefield 6. However, higher development and marketing costs are weighing on profits.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read