Dr Fabian Mehring has been Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs since 8 November 2023. © Andreas Gebert Business Bavaria Funds 13 Games Projects with Almost 1.7 Million euros A total of 13 games projects will receive 1.68 million euros in funding from the Bavarian Film Fund (FFF Bayern). In this context, Bavaria's Digital Minister Mehring warns that "the budget fiasco of the federal government should not be carried on the back of the games By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
For market analyses such as the development of the revenues of game and in-game purchases, here using the example of data for 2022, the German industry association game used data from both GfK and Data.ai. © game Business Sensor Tower Buys Rival Data.ai Data.ai is now part of the US market research company Sensor Tower. The acquisition also changes the data partner of many European industry associations, including game. In a surprising move, Sensor Tower has announced the acquisition of competitor data.ai. Financial details of the deal, which will influence business By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director, game - Association of the German Games Industry © game Business Environmental and Climate Protection is Important to German Games Companies German games companies are committed to improving environmental and climate protection. Eight out of ten games companies implement three or more environmental protection measures, such as using green electricity or energy and heating saving. Environmental and climate protection play an important role for the entire games industry. The majority of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Paintbucket Development "The Darkest Files" Breaks Kickstarter Goal in 12 Hours Paintbucket Games has not only reached their initial Kickstarter goal for "The Darkest Files" in less than half a day, but also the first stretch goal. The game will now be optimised for Switch and Steam Deck. Additional content is coming when the next stretch goal is reached. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Walking Tree Games has six employees. Steffen Künstler (System Designer), Simon Mittrücker (Game Director), Alexander Groth (Software Developer), Georg Meyer (Technical Director) and Niko Nikkilä (Writer/Content Designer). Not pictured is Norbert Toth (Artist/UI Designer). Sometimes freelancers and interns contribute as well. © Walking Tree Games Development G+ Walking Tree Games: Friendship and Incentivized Starbreeze By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Tiny Roar in Hamburg Welcomes Nine New Staff Members. © Tiny Roar Business Tiny Roar in Hamburg Welcomes Nine New Staff Members Indie studio Tiny Roar has seen a significant increase in staff over the past few months: Nine new employees were hired between September and March. This was made possible by the acquisition of a majority stake by the Aonic Group. Between September 2023 and March 2024, Tiny Roar has hired By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
"Under the Island" is the first game from Slime King Games. © Slime King Games Publishing Top Hat Studios Releases First Game From Slime King Games Slime King Games, the indie game studio founded by Simone and Johannes Grünewald, will release their first game "Under the Island" in cooperation with Top Hat Studios. Top Hat Studios has joined forces with Slime King Games. The US indie publisher will publish Under the Island, developed by By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Paintbucket Games Development Kickstarter for "The Darkest Files" has launched Paintbucket Games from Berlin has gone live with the Kickstarter campaign for historical Noir thriller "The Darkest Files". More than a thousand people had already wishlisted the campaign site 24 hours before the crowdfunding launched. The campaign will run until 18 April. Update from 19 March 2024: The By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Mona Brandt Development Mona Brandt: Using Games to Improve the Culture of Remembrance First at the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, now at Paintbucket Games, Mona Brandt's passion for critical reception of the past burns through and with games. As lead game designer, she is responsible for the important "The Darkest Files". To commemorate the launch of Paintbucket Games' Kickstarter By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© astragon Publishing astragon announces new Mobile "Construction Simulator 4" At PAX East in Boston, astragon Entertainment from Düsseldorf, Germany announced their newest Mobile "Construction Simulator" title. Developed by Independent Arts Software from Hamm, "Construction Simulator 4" features coop multiplayer for the first time on Mobile and Switch. After announcing a Gold Edition for their console By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Koelnmesse Business Successful Premiere with 1700 Visitors and 834 Hours of Content The organisers of the first ever gamescom LAN are pleased with the results. Almost 100 content creators and over 1200 LAN players were counted, as well as over 300 trade visitors. It was the first new extension of the gamescom brand this year. Alongside gamescom latam, which takes place at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
In September 2024, "Highway Police Simulator" will be released. © Aerosoft and Z-Software Publishing "Highway Police Simulator" Announced by Aerosoft and Z-Software Aerosoft and Z-Software have announced a new police simulation game, "Highway Police Simulator", to be released this autumn. The project received almost one million euros in federal funding. Aerosoft and Z-Software have announced "Highway Police Simulator" for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
