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
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
© 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
Impression from last year's Bisalina Speedrun at Xperion Cologne, with founder Lucina Hum (second from left). © Xperion Esports Bisalina Speedruns Roadshow Debuts at Caggtus 2024 The charity Event Bisalina Speedruns goes on tour with a first stop Caggtus Leipzig in April: In a duelling format, the content creators Vanessa "Shorty" and Leon Kress from Bonjwa battle on stage, commented on by founder Lucina "Bisalina" Hum and influencer Tjan Geiger. At this By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Author Mháire Stritter, "Tatort" actor Ferdinand Hofer, streamer Baso and actor and "RocketBean" Florentin Will (from left to right) © BR Business BR stages Pen & Paper "Tatort" on Twitch On 2 and 4 April, Bayerischer Rundfunk will test the first pen & paper "Tatort" on ARD's Twitch channel. Under the direction of writer Mháire Stritter, actor Ferdinand Hofer, streamer Baso and "Rocket Bean" Florentin Will will investigate "Gaiglreuth - Tot klickt gut& By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lorenzo von Petersdorff from the USK and media educator Melanie Endler from FragFINN will be in the talk format #gamechanger with game association MD Felix Falk. © game Business Next #gamechanger Talk Format Discusses Loot Boxes Together with Lorenzo von Petersdorff from the USK and media educator Melanie Endler from FragFINN, game association MD Felix Falk will discuss the topic of loot boxes in this Thursday's talk format #gamechanger. In its recurring talk format #gamechanger, the German games industry association game discusses relevant topics By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Kellner during the German Computer Game Award 2023 at Spindler & Klatt on May 11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Kellner is Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. He is also the Federal Government Commissioner for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the official contact person for the cultural and creative industries. © Franziska Krug/Getty Images for Quinke Networks Business All nominees for the German Computer Game Awards 2024 The German Computer Game Award 2024 nominees are announced. Nominated in the category "Best German Game" are "Atlas Fallen", "Everspace 2" and "Fall of Porcupine". The award ceremony will take place on April 18 in Munich. Prize money totaling 800,000 euros. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© LuYang, Foto: Rob Battersby Business Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen starts German Gaming Exhibition "Choose your Player" The Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, gamelab.berlin of the Humboldt University and RPG channel Orkenspalter TV are curating a big gaming exhibition in southern Germany. "Choose your Player" features RPG elements for visitors and a lot of Zeppelin games. The Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen in the southwestern German state of By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
DevGamm's CEO Maria Chyrvona in the interview with GamesMarkt editor Pascal Wagner. © DevGamm Business Maria Chyrvona: Connecting Markets and Tapping into Communities with DevGamm The first DevGamm after a change of leadership in the team brought the Eastern European developer community together in solidarity. We spoke to the new CEO Maria Chyrvona on site in Gdansk about the DevGamm brand, Ukraine and what makes each event special. Enjoy this interview? GamesMarkt is available entirely By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read
The photo shows the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2023. © Indie Arena Booth, Supercrowd Business Indie Arena Booth launches application process for gamescom 2024 Starting today, indie developers can submit their games for a place in the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. The deadline is 21 April. The Indie Arena Booth, the world's largest shared exhibition stand for indie developers, will be back at gamescom from 21 to 25 August 2024. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
