© Pixabay/Pexels Development Bavaria Provides Additional €500.000 in Funding for Nine Game Projects At a meeting on November 12, the FFF Bayern awarding committee approved funding of over €500,000 for nine game projects. This brings Bavaria's total funding for game projects this year to more than €3 million. This was the third and final round of funding decisions in Bavaria By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Gentle Troll Development Gentle Troll Releases Tavern Talk: Tempest Tantrum DLC The successful cosy game Tavern Talk from Würzburg studio Gentle Troll has received its first DLC, Temper Tantrum, yesterday. The game currently stands at very positive Steam ratings, the DLC will release on Switch as well later on. Gentle Troll has also hinted at their next project. Yesterday, the first By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The starting lineup of 1312 Interactive. © 1312 Publishing New Indie Publisher 1312 Interactive Established in India A new Indian publisher for indies has formed in Hyderabad. 1312 Interactive by Mantena Raviteja and Deepak Gurijala aims to "elevate India’s presence in the global gaming community". The company's name does not refer to what you might think. Just this week, a new indie By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© South West Vision Business Cooperation Between Sim Racing Expo and ADAC Ends After a decade-long collaboration, the partnership between ADAC and SimRacing Expo has officially come to an end. For the first time, the SimRacing Expo plans to launch an event in the United States in 2025, now as an independent brand without the ADAC name. For ten years, the Allgemeine By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Indoor Astronaut Products Unrailed 2: Back on Track Swiss indie studio Indoor Astronaut continues its journey with Unrailed 2: Back on Track, but this time with a different publisher. Like its predecessor, this cooperative multiplayer roguelike is all about chaotic teamwork. The idea behind Unrailed is as simple as it is ingenious. In this co-operative railroad construction By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business G+ Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Loot für die Welt © Loot für die Welt Business Loot für die Welt 11 Charity Collects €387,700 in Donations The charity stream Loot für die Welt 11 has collected almost 400,000 euros for charity this weekend. After additional merchandise sales are processed, the money total more than half a million euros will be donated to charity organisations in Germany and around the globe. The eleventh instance of charity By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Wolfgang Ebert, PR and Marketing Manager, Christian Ammann, CEO and Boris Stefan, Head of Publishing, Giants Software © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Farming Simulator 25 Released by Giants Software The latest instalment of one of the most successful gaming franchises in the German-speaking region, Farming Simulator 25 from Swiss developer Giants Software, is being released today. The franchise has now sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Farming Simulator 25 is available now for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© LightSpeed Japan Studio Business LightSpeed Studios Launches Japan Studio Led By Hideaki Itsuno LightSpeed Studios has announced the establishment of LightSpeed Japan Studio. The new game development studio will focus on the development of original AAA action games and marks a major step in the global expansion of the Tencent subsidiary. Based in Osaka and Tokyo, LightSpeed Japan Studio will focus on original By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EAO Business European Audiovisual Observatory Releases First Report in Games Industry The European Audiovisual Observatory, a body of the Council of Europe, has for the first time released a massive report on the European games industry's regulatory and market challenges. It can be accessed for free. The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), part of the Council of Europe and fact By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© weltfern VR-XR-MR weltfern Has Released Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store The Hamburg-based software company weltfern has released its VR puzzle game Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store. In this way, weltfern wants to bring the experience it has gained in the XR business to the world of VR gaming. Hamburg-based weltfern has worked as an agency on VR, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jens Lauritzson's Flexion specialises in alternative app stores - long before the Apple case. © Flexion; Apple Business G+ Interview with Jens Lauritzson: New Chances in Mobile – Not Just on Apple‘s Devices By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
