Releases KW 18: Verblasster Ruhm alter Zeiten Daniel Raumer April 29, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post "Might And Magic: Heroes VI" © None Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Sustainable Games Alliance Highlights Power-Saving Plugins for Unreal, Unity, and Godot SGA is celebrating another success with the release of three plug-ins for game engines that improve the energy efficiency of games. The plug-ins were developed by German developers Hauke Thießen, Oliver Stock and Ashe Foltin in collaboration with the SGA Energy Efficiency Network. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Screenshot Enso Website Funding MFG Baden-Württemberg is Funding 10 Games Projects with €668,000 MFG Baden-Württemberg has announced the results of the first round of funding for games in 2026. In addition to eight prototypes, funding has been awarded to one production project and one concept. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read GermanDevDays - 2026 © GDD Events GDD 2026: Dates, Call for Papers and Application for Exhibitor Desks The date for GDD - GermanDevDays - 2026 has been set. Subject to the approval of funding by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing and Rural Affairs, the conference is scheduled to take place on 22 and 23 July 2026 in Frankfurt am Main. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Marilyn Salamov is Senior PR Consultant at fischerAppelt (Arndt Oehmichen) People fischerAppelt Promotes Marilyn Salamov to Senior PR Consultant Marilyn Salamov has been promoted to Senior PR Consultant Technology at fischerAppelt. She is one of the contacts for the PR of gamescom congress and DCP at the agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Regional Association Calls For an Own Identity in Games and XR in Saxony Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has presented a position paper for Saxony. Now that the initial development phase of the Games and XR business has been completed, it is time for it to establish its own distinct identity in Saxony. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read From left: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia (DLR Projektträger) People Lay, Wefers and Mathia are the Game Industry’s New Liaisons at DLR Projektträger The new liaisons for the games industry at DLR Projektträger have been introduced: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia will be the contacts for games and funding. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Hyung-Tae Kim, CEO of Shift Up & Shinji Mikami, CEO of Unbound © Shift Up Business Mikami's Unbound Is Now Part of Shift Up Shift Up, a South Korean company, has acquired the Japanese studio Unbound, founded by Shinji Mikami. The company behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory is thus strengthening its global PC and console publishing capabilities. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Sustainable Games Alliance Highlights Power-Saving Plugins for Unreal, Unity, and Godot SGA is celebrating another success with the release of three plug-ins for game engines that improve the energy efficiency of games. The plug-ins were developed by German developers Hauke Thießen, Oliver Stock and Ashe Foltin in collaboration with the SGA Energy Efficiency Network. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Screenshot Enso Website Funding MFG Baden-Württemberg is Funding 10 Games Projects with €668,000 MFG Baden-Württemberg has announced the results of the first round of funding for games in 2026. In addition to eight prototypes, funding has been awarded to one production project and one concept. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
GermanDevDays - 2026 © GDD Events GDD 2026: Dates, Call for Papers and Application for Exhibitor Desks The date for GDD - GermanDevDays - 2026 has been set. Subject to the approval of funding by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing and Rural Affairs, the conference is scheduled to take place on 22 and 23 July 2026 in Frankfurt am Main. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Marilyn Salamov is Senior PR Consultant at fischerAppelt (Arndt Oehmichen) People fischerAppelt Promotes Marilyn Salamov to Senior PR Consultant Marilyn Salamov has been promoted to Senior PR Consultant Technology at fischerAppelt. She is one of the contacts for the PR of gamescom congress and DCP at the agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Regional Association Calls For an Own Identity in Games and XR in Saxony Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has presented a position paper for Saxony. Now that the initial development phase of the Games and XR business has been completed, it is time for it to establish its own distinct identity in Saxony. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From left: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia (DLR Projektträger) People Lay, Wefers and Mathia are the Game Industry’s New Liaisons at DLR Projektträger The new liaisons for the games industry at DLR Projektträger have been introduced: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia will be the contacts for games and funding. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Hyung-Tae Kim, CEO of Shift Up & Shinji Mikami, CEO of Unbound © Shift Up Business Mikami's Unbound Is Now Part of Shift Up Shift Up, a South Korean company, has acquired the Japanese studio Unbound, founded by Shinji Mikami. The company behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory is thus strengthening its global PC and console publishing capabilities. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
