Wiebke Wiesner and State Secretary for the Arts Arne Braun (MFG). People Wiebke Wiesner Becomes New MD of MFG Baden-Württemberg Wiebke Wiesner will become the new managing director of Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG). She will succeed Carl Bergengruen on July 1, 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
NRW Minister Liminski will attend the Bisalina Speedruns (NRW Staatskanzlei) Business Bisalina Speedruns 2025 Will Be Bigger in Every Respect For this year's Bisalina Speedruns, NRW's media minister Nathanael Liminski is set to appear. More than 120 B2B guests have also announced their attendance. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The awards ceremony will take place on 2 December 2025 at the Gürzenich in Cologne. Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025, Games.NRW Business Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Nominates the Best Games of 2025 *Complete List* The list of nominees for the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 (German Developer Award) is now complete, with the nominations for the main category - Best German Game - having been announced today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Horses of Hoofprint Bay (left; Thogli Studios) and It's Always Happy at Chubby's (Pixel Maniacs) have been announced recently. Products Cozy or Spooky? Two Bavarian Game Announcements Have it All Two Bavarian game studios, Thogli Games from Fürstenfeldbruck and Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg, have announced their new game projects around Halloween: A horse game homage, including horse game expert Alice Ruppert, and a horror culinary quest respectively. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner at Drake Star (US/GER); Drake Star, Metzger Business Michael Metzger (Drake Star) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Michael Metzger, Managing Partner at Drake Star, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Menace (for spoiler reasons, this screenshot is not from the new trailer.); Hooded Horse and Overhype Studios Products Overhype Partners With Syama Pedersen and Hoplite VFX to Give Menace a Cinematic Treatment Hooded Horse and Overhype Studios have partnered with Syama Pedersen and Hoplite VFX to create a cinematic trailer for Menace. This marks the first time the titular enemy has been shown in action since the original announcement. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Pan-European Virtual Worlds Association Founded The private public partnership association VWA has been founded with support from Horizon Europe to bring extended reality in the EU forward. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The winning project on the expert level: Hydropolis by Maximilian. Campus Research Ministry Awards Future Energy Ideas In Minecraft The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space has awarded 14 young Minecraft builders for their future visions around sustainability and energy production in this year’s Science Year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia; Envision Entertainment Business Envision Entertainment and kr3m. media Receive Federal Funding Envision Entertainment has received two federal funding grants totalling almost €700,000 for Pioneers of Pagonia DLCs. kr3m. media has also been awarded over €200,000 in funding. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Johannes Thimme; Ubisoft Düsseldorf Business Johannes Thimme Founded Quality Time Studio in Lower Saxony Having spent more than 20 years working in the games industry, Johannes Thimme founded Quality Time Studio. The company will focus on developing original games and providing consultancy services. Thimme also aims to strengthen the regional industry in Lower Saxony. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Katharina Popp joins Owlcat Games as PR Manager (Popp; Owlcat) People Katharina Popp Joins Owlcat Games as PR Manager PR expert Katharina Popp started work as PR Manager for Owlcat Games this November. She has been at Marchsreiter for the last seven and a half years. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Enshrouded; Keen Games Products Enshrouded's Biggest Content Update Is Releasing Next Week On 10 November 2025, Keen Games will release the largest content update yet for Enshrouded. This update will introduce dynamic voxel water and improve combat. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
