Picture: Animation Production Days 2025, Reiner Pfisterer Business Submissions For Animation Production Days Now Open Producers of films and TV series, as well as mobile content, VR, and game projects, can now submit their entries for Animation Production Days (APD) 2026. The event will take place in conjunction with FMX and ITFS in Stuttgart at the beginning of May. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Signing the collaboration agreement (from Left): Alexey Voronkov, Vice President and Managing Director, Eastern Europe, Türkiye & Israel at HP, and Berkley Egenes, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Xsolla (Picture by HP/Xsolla) Business Xsolla and HP Launch Joint Education and Innovation Initiative In a newly announced collaboration, Xsolla and HP are bringing together Xsolla's Accelerator program and HP's Gaming Garage. The goal is to reach over 100,000 students and young creatives worldwide. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - © Dirk Mathesius Business "Confidence Is Returning to Germany's Games Industry" Sentiment within the German video games industry is gradually improving. According to a survey by game, 29% of gaming companies in Germany expect the industry to perform better in the next year, while 31% expect a decline. Although scepticism still prevails, this is an improvement on last year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Arc Games © Arc Games Business Arc Games Is Looking Confidently Towards the Future After the MBO Following the divestment of Arc Games and Cryptic by the Embracer Group, Arc Games shared its thoughts on the MBO and its future plans. Now independent, the publisher intends to expand its presence across platforms and genres. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business CipSoft Completes Transfer of The Settlers Online from Ubisoft As announced in April, CipSoft has now completely integrated The Settlers Online into its own infrastructure. New events are planned for 2026, as well as further work on the technical basis. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Faker of T1 seen during the Red Bull League of Its Own at SAP Garden in Munich on 29 November 2025 © Sebastian Kraft / Red Bull Content Pool Business Red Bull League of Its Own Welcomed 11,500 People to the SAP Garden A total of 11,500 visitors attended the Red Bull League of Its Own event at the SAP Garden. It took place for the third time, bringing together some of the world's top esports players and Europe's best teams for a showcase event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The crew of 2024's Friendly Fire X at R42 (eosAndy) Events Friendly Fire XI Returns to Leipzig Like last year, the Friendly Fire charity stream will be hosted at the R42 Gaming Hub in Leipzig. The event will take place on 6 December 2025. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Collage of games by Unikat Media © Unikat Media Business Unikat Media Receive Federal Funding With almost €150,000, Unikat Media has received funding from the German Federal Government's Games Funding Programme. This is the second grant that the Schwerin studio has received. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Vice President of the Bundestag Bodo Ramelow announces the result of the vote (Screenshot of Livestream) Business German Bundestag Approves 2026 Budget, Budget for Games Funding Increased In the end, as expected, there were no surprises: the Bundestag approved the 2026 budget with the votes of the governing coalition. This means that more money will be available for the funding of games in the future. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Co-Founder of Nodwin Gaming, Akshat Rathee (left) and Michael Haenisch, CEO of Freaks 4U Gaming (right). © Freaks 4U Gaming, Nodwin Gaming Business Bankruptcy: Nodwin Gaming Cuts Off Funding for Freaks 4U India's Nodwin Gaming has pulled the plug on Berlin-based Freaks 4U, halting further investment and writing off its previous investment. It intends to accompany and support the insolvency proceedings in the search for new investors. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist #47 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include layers of reality, an apolyptic anthology and other newsletter recommendations. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business Bisalina Speedruns Raises €16k, Breaking Annual Record More than 16,000 euros for Amnesty International in one evening: The Bisalina Speedruns event on 22 November has raised more than the full event series collected over the course of 2024. Now organiser Lucina Hum is poised for the future. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
