After an internal enquiry to Claudia Roth, Gramling critisises the missing implementation of the funds. © DBT I Stella von Saldern Business Games Funding: Still no Planning for Culture Fund Possible After an enquiry to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, opposition politician Fabian Gramling critisises that the additional 33 million euros in culture funding for the games industry are still not available and apparently won't be for the foreseeable future. Apart from discussing esports, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
According to game data, the German games market grew by six per cent to EUR 9.97 billion last year © game Business German Games Market Grows and Remains Below €10b Mark In 2023, Germans have spend 9.97 billion euros on games, gaming hardware and fees for online gaming services. This is the result of new market data presented by the industry association game. The market thus grew by around six per cent, although the sub-markets developed very differently. The By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sabine Deutscher, Member of the Executive Board of AOK Rheinland/Hamburg. © AOK Rheinland/Hamburg Esports AOK Rheinland/Hamburg goes FIBO esports The health insurer AOK Rheinland/Hamburg will be part of health fair FIBO from 11 to 14 April in Cologne with an esports booth. Athletes from Fortuna Düsseldorf Gaming and Borussia Mönchengladbach E-Sports are expected. The health insurance company AOK Rheinland/Hamburg will be present with an esports booth By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The teams from Common Colors, One More Cup Studios and Turtle Knight Games were represented with their games at the joint Hessian stand in 2023. © HessenAgentur Events Hesse Sends Five Indie Devs to Gamescom 2024 With five exhibition booths at Indie Arena Booth, the central German state of Hesse builds on its premiere from last year and sends indie studios from the region to gamescom 2024. Deadline for nominations is 21 April. Economics Minister Kaweh Mansoori emphasises the success of last year's experiment. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Odak is now Global PR Lead for Techland. © Odak Business Sandro Odak becomes Global PR Lead for Techland One of Germany's most prominent games journalists turned PR Leads goes global: Former Xbox GSA Lead Sandro Odak is now Global PR Lead for Dying Light dev Techland. Sandro Odak has been Xbox GSA’s Communication Lead for five years, and before that, he headed several video game By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Fridolin Kerner, former Writer & Narrative Designer at Mimimi, is now part of Grimlore Games. © Fridolin Kerner Business Fridolin Kerner starts at Grimlore Games Staying in Munich: Fridolin Kerner, Writer for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew at now-defunct studio Mimimi Games, goes to SpellForce and Titan Quest maker Grimlore Games. SpellForce 3 and Titan Quest 2 makers Grimlore Games are employing an Ex-Mimimi employee: Fridolin Kerner, Writer & Designer from within the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Commissioner for the Cultural and Creative Industries. © BMWK Esports Esports Industry Dialogue Takes Place Today The Esports Industry Dialogue takes place today at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. There, 50 experts will discuss the current challenges and opportunities for Germany. For the ministry, esports is an important point for Germany as a games location. The Esports Industry Dialogue is taking place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Leipziger Messe/Niclas Schmidt Business Leipzig Pleased With Second Successful Caggtus With 17,300 visitors, the second Caggtus significantly exceeded last year's success. The reach on Twitch also increased significantly, and a date for 2025 has already been confirmed. Leipzig is and remains a good place for gaming. According to the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Trade Fair), a total of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Speaker of Parliament Group Gaming & Esports, Manuel Höferlin (FDP), say the Finance Ministry insisted on the non-profit status in the current draft. © Höferlin, FDP Esports Update: Non-Profit Status of Esports on Course for Failure After GamesMarkt had learned from sources in Parliament that the non-profit status of esports will probably not come this year, Esport Parliament group speaker Manuel Höferlin officially confirms that the current tax act draft by Lindner's Finance Ministry does not contain the esport cause. Update from April By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team. © SK Gaming, Telekom Esports Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team As part of the Equal eSports Initiative, Telekom is sponsoring SK Gaming's first Valorant women's team. The company wants to set an example for inclusion and equal opportunities in competitive gaming. Deutsche Telekom is expanding its Equal eSports Initiative. Valorant, the tactical team shooter from Riot By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Girls'Day Development German Game Studios Open Doors for Girls' Day 2024 German game studios Deck13, Kalypso, Well Done Games & Pixel Maniacs and Gameforge are inviting teens in for Girls' Day 2024 on April 25. Several universities with gaming relations are also participating in showing girls the games industry and its learning processes. For this year’s Girls’ Day on By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Snapdragon Pro Series in Brazil 2024. © Daniel Santos Esports ESL Faceit Group Expands Snapdragon Pro Series in Year 3 The Snapdragon Pro Series, the mobile esports tournament series from ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies, is about to enter its third year. The total prize pool has grown to almost 4.4 million US dollars. ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies have announced an expanded roadmap for Year 3 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
