Turnover (in millions of euros) and number of employees of CipSoft since 2001. © CipSoft Business CipSoft Grows to Over 100 Employees for the First Time in a Challenging Market CipSoft continues to do well. The Regensburg-based company reports the highest pre-tax profit in its history. And for the first time, the company employs more than 100 people. The employees share in the company's success and receive ten extra monthly salaries for each employee as a bonus. In By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hideo Kojima onstage at Nordic Game 2016, giving a first look at Death Stranding. © Nordic Game Business More Than 150 Speakers Confirmed at NG24 Spring In two weeks, NG24 Spring will take place in Malmö. The conference programme is starting to fill up, with more than 150 speakers already confirmed. They will be discussing specific topics in two-person conversations, and speaking on panels about current gaming issues such as venture funding or growing consumer expectations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
How are German institutions and European self-regulatory bodies handling the DSA? We talked to (from top left, clockwise) Dr. Jan Eumann, Director of the Media Authority of Rhineland- Palatinate and Chairman of the KJM, Dr. Tobias Schmid, Director of the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia and European Commissioner of the DLM, Dirk Bosmans, Director General, PEGI and Lorenzo von Petersdorff, Deputy Managing Director, USK. © Todd Trapani/Pexels, Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, Jens Jeske, USK, PEGI Business How Minor Protection Agencies are Grappling With DSA's New Standards By Pascal Wagner • 8 min read
Wurden beide mehrfach nominiert: Harold Halibut von Slow Bros. (l.) und Sibel's Journey von Food for Thought Media © Slow Bros. / Food For Thought Media Business German devs make it onto the BIG Festival shortlist several times With Harold Halibut and Sibel's Journey, two German productions have made it onto the shortlist of the BIG Festival at gamescom latam several times. But in addition to Slow Bros. and Food for Thought Media, Daedalic, Risa Interactive, Crumbling Games, Turtle Knight Games/Cobratekku Games and skaule games By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Florian Bohn, CEO Tivola and COO Jumpgate © (Archive picture) Business Tivola sells mobile business to Trophy Games As part of the restructuring of the Jumpgate Group, Hamburg-based Tivola Games is divesting its mobile business. The buyer of the free-to-play games is Trophy Games, which intends to pay SEK 8.2 million. The Hamburg-based studio Tivila Games, which belongs to the Swedish Jumpgate, is parting with its mobile By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market / Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of Competition Policy. © EP, Geneviève Engel / European Union, 2019, Stine Heilmann Business The Digital Markets & The Digital Services Acts and the Games Industry By Marcel Kleffmann • 16 min read
Bavarian Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring © Games/Bavaria Business Mehring: "The Federal Government's Funding Chaos is Threatening Germany as a Games Location" Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring has sent an open letter to Claudia Roth, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, regarding the promotion of games in Germany. He criticizes the stagnation of federal funding and the fact that no concept has yet been developed. Once By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Extracts from the 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey. © IGDA Business Crunch or Long Hours Expected as a Normal Part of the Job The IGDA and Western University have released the 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey. While two-thirds of respondents are satisfied with their jobs, 28 per cent complain about crunch time and 25 per cent complain about overtime that is not described as crunch. Diversity and proper crediting were also issues. The International By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
More Job Cuts at Private Division, Most Likely in Munich as Well. © Private Division Business More Job Cuts at Private Division, Most Likely in Munich as Well Take-Two Interactive is reportedly shutting down Intercept Games and Roll7. Both were part of the indie publishing arm Private Division, which will also see a significant reduction in staff, including its Munich office. Update - 03 May at 13:59: Alan Lewis, a spokesman for Take 2 Interactive, issued the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Assemble / Marcinek Business Submissions for GDD Indie Awards Open Indie teams from Germany have until 7 June to submit their game for this year's GermanDevDays Indie Award. The prizes in the seven categories are endowed with 10,100 euros, as for the first time the worst game, Best Beaver Poop, is also endowed with 100 euros to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The business initiation trip goes to Manchester and London, even if there is hardly any time for sightseeing © Pexels/Kris Schulze/Szymon Shields Esports BMWK Funds Esports Business Initiation Trip to the UK At the end of October, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is funding the first business trip focussed on esport to the UK. Twelve German companies can take part in the business development trip to Manchester and London. The project is primarily aimed at small and medium-sized German By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg © Oliver Reetz Business Games Lift From Gamecity Hamburg Enters Round Five The incubator for game developers at Gamecity Hamburg, Games Lift, is entering its fifth round. Applications for the funding programme can be submitted until 10 June 2024. The location initiative Gamecity Hamburg kicks off the application phase for their Games Lift Incubator 2024. This funding program for game developers in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
