Game devs are increasingly looking to organise and unionise. We talked to Service Union ver.di IT Secretary Matthias Grzegorczyk and two game devs about German unionisation efforts. © ver.di; Matthias Grzegorczyk Business Game Dev Roundtable @ ver.di: A Growing Push for Unionisation By Pascal Wagner • 13 min read
© Hessen Agentur Business Hesse Brings Five Games to Indie Arena Booth German federal state Hesse is showing games off at the Indie Arena Booth for the third time in a row. Meanwhile, the state also has a booth in the business area, presenting three new projects at the political opening by Rolf Krämer of the Economy Ministry, Jan Klose of Artex By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Franz Peter Mann Is the New Head of gamescom LAN © TaKeTV and MYI Entertainment Business Franz Peter Mann Is the New Head of gamescom LAN gamescom LAN has announced the appointment of Franz Peter Mann as its new Head of gamescom LAN, effective from 1 September 2025. Mann will work closely with TaKeTV and MYI in his new role, leading both the operational execution and strategic development of the event. Franz Peter Mann most recently By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Pexels Products These Studios Received Almost €10 Million in Funding from the BKM With new elections on the horizon, the old government briefly launched a games funding programme at the turn of the year, using money from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media's (BKM; Bundeskulturstaatsministerin) budget. The games approved for funding from this pot have now been included By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
So far, the funding commitments currently being published are still based on applications submitted before Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär took over responsibility for games funding. However, her new call for proposals, which has been open for new submissions since the beginning of August, will soon lead to a massive increase in commitments. © Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Funding Approvals for WastedStudios and King Art The federal government has approved funding of €350,000 for the two studios King Art and WastedStudios. This brings the number of approvals this year to 16. The new entries became visible after a change apparently meant that no current funding projects from the games sector were available for several By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nathalie Galla is ByteRockers' Games' new Community Manager. © Galla, ByteRockers' People Nathalie Galla Is Byterockers' New Community Manager Streamer and former Godot Foundation Community Manager Nathalie Galla is augmenting Byterockers' Games' communications team: The expert from Munich is the indie publishers new Community Manager. It's announcement season for the Berlin indie studio turned publisher ByteRockers' Games: Hot on the heels of their so-far By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© © 2024 Koelnmesse GmbH/Marvin Ruppert Business All You Need to Know About gamescom, from Food to Emergency Contacts Find all information for a successful and safe trip to Cologne and gamescom in our GamesMarkt survival guide. Whether you are looking for food on site or sightseeing in Cologne, no matter if you need to call an ambulance or are looking for accessibility assistance: We have collected all the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
After his own malt drink, Maximilian Knabe (HandOfBlood) now also gets his own cola © Instinct3 Business HandOfBlood and Instinct3 Expand FMCG-Partnership With Krombacher Following the success of Knabe Malz, Maximilian Knabe (HandOfBlood), his agency Instinct3 and Drinks & More, part of Krombacher, are launching two cola drinks onto the market. Shortly before gamescom, Knabe Kola and Knabe Kola Zero Sugar will go on sale at Netto, Edeka, Globus and other selected retailers. The By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Paul Herron, General Manager / Paul Sulyok, Founder and CEO of Green Man Gaming © Green Man Gaming / Karl Attard Business Green Man Gaming Hires Paul Herron to Lead the Charity Bundles Storefront and APAC Expansion Paul Herron has joined Green Man Gaming as General Manager. He will be leading the charity bundles initiative, providing solutions for developers and publishers in the Asia-Pacific region who are looking to bring their games to Western markets. Green Man Gaming has announced the launch of its new charity bundle By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© nordmedia Business State Minister Grant Hendrik Tonne Opens nordmedia gamescom Booth With a political opening on Wednesday, nordmedia's Lower Saxony stand at gamescom is welcoming the state's Minister for Economic Affairs Grant Hendrik Tonne. Four studios and a museum are exhibiting at the funding agency's business area booth. Nordmedia is part of gamescom, with a By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Supraworld © Supra Games Products Supraworld Will Be Released on 15 August in Early Access Following Supraland (2019), Supraland Crash (2020) and Supraland: Six Inches Under (2022), Supra Games, based in Homburg, is releasing its next game. Supraworld will surpass all previous games in the series in terms of scope. Supra Games from Homburg will release Supraworld in Early Access for PC on 15 August By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© RedOctane Games Business RedOctane Games Is All About Rhythm Games RedOctane Games, a newly founded studio comprising Guitar Hero veterans, is attempting to revitalise the rhythm game genre. The company is part of Embracer Freemode. RedOctane Games, based in Livermore (California), is solely focused on evolving the rhythm game genre. Simon Ebejer heads up the studio. He was the production By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
