Sales Awards für "Hot Pursuit" und "Mafia II" Patrick Maier September 07, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Multiplattform-Award für "Hot Pursuit" und Gold-Auszeichnung für "Mafia II" © None 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 © Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read © Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media: Games Funding Round Open Until February The current EU funding round for games is now taking submissions. Until 11 February 2026, game developers can apply for Creative Europe Media funding. The next EU funding call for Video Games and Immersive content development is here. Submissions are open right now, with the deadline being 11 February 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The high-level meeting, the Madeira Games Summit, which took place for the first time in 2025, was attended by 120 experienced industry representatives. [Picture by DevGamm]| Business Devgamm Organisers Celebrate Record and Madeira Games Summit Premiere Following the Devgamm events in Portugal, the organizers have published their recap, including figures. The main event in Lisbon celebrated a record attendance, and the Madeira Games Summit, held for the first time, attracted 120 participants. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Picture by Karola G/Pexels Business New JIM Study Reveals Media Ownership and Usage Among German Youth Fewer German teenagers are playing digital games. Although the decline is only slight, it is not the only surprising finding from the new JIM 2025 study by the Medienpädagogischen Forschungsverbunds Südwest (mpfs) By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Products Unity Awards 2025 Voting is Underway, With Hopes for Photon, Megagon, Okomotive, Neoludig and More Voting for the 17th Unity Awards is open until November 21. The awards ceremony is scheduled for December 2. Until then, all nominees can hope to win, including several studios and a creator from GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read 2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 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
© Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media: Games Funding Round Open Until February The current EU funding round for games is now taking submissions. Until 11 February 2026, game developers can apply for Creative Europe Media funding. The next EU funding call for Video Games and Immersive content development is here. Submissions are open right now, with the deadline being 11 February 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The high-level meeting, the Madeira Games Summit, which took place for the first time in 2025, was attended by 120 experienced industry representatives. [Picture by DevGamm]| Business Devgamm Organisers Celebrate Record and Madeira Games Summit Premiere Following the Devgamm events in Portugal, the organizers have published their recap, including figures. The main event in Lisbon celebrated a record attendance, and the Madeira Games Summit, held for the first time, attracted 120 participants. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Picture by Karola G/Pexels Business New JIM Study Reveals Media Ownership and Usage Among German Youth Fewer German teenagers are playing digital games. Although the decline is only slight, it is not the only surprising finding from the new JIM 2025 study by the Medienpädagogischen Forschungsverbunds Südwest (mpfs) By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Products Unity Awards 2025 Voting is Underway, With Hopes for Photon, Megagon, Okomotive, Neoludig and More Voting for the 17th Unity Awards is open until November 21. The awards ceremony is scheduled for December 2. Until then, all nominees can hope to win, including several studios and a creator from GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
