Bavarias Digital Minister Fabian Mehring © Robert Fischer/StMD Business More Than €1.1 Million in Funding for Eleven Games From Bavaria The FFF Bayern is funding eleven new game projects from Bavaria with €1.1 million. Active Fungus Studios will receive €450,000 for the first-person city-builder Prospera, and Gentle Troll Entertainment will get €140,000 for a Tavern Talk prequel. For the development of prototypes, Pixel Maniacs will get €200, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
GDC will return to San Francisco from 9 to 13 March 2026 © GDC / Katelyn Tucker Photography Business GDC 2025 Wraps up With Nearly 30,000 Attendees Attendance at this year's GDC was about the same as last year. Organizers are pleased with the overall success of the event and the popularity of new additions such as the GDC Nights. The Game Developers Conference 2025 has come to a close after hosting nearly 30,000 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© gamescom latam Business Roblox and Twitch to Attend gamescom latam With Roblox and Twitch, two more international top players in the games industry have confirmed their attendance at gamescom latam. Former head of Sony’s indie division, Shuhei Yoshida, will also be attending. Shuhei Yoshida is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BIG Festival, which takes place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Their delegations are negotiating the coalition agreement: Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), Lars Klingbeil (SPD; with his back to the camera) and the designated new Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) at the constituent session of the 21st German Bundestag. © IMAGO / dts Nachrichtenagentur Business Games Funding Tax Model Included in First Draft of Coalition Agreement Various German newspapers, including the Berliner Zeitung, have published the first draft of a coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD. Games are mentioned several times in the draft, which includes plans for tax-based funding. However, nothing is certain yet. Although various newspapers have published the same draft text, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Sells Off Some of Its Family Silver Ubisoft is spinning off three of its top brands – Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six – into a new subsidiary in which Tencent is investing €1.16 billion. Ubisoft is calling this a historic step that will help it to be agile and ambitious By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© Plaion Business Plaion Affected by Further Wave of Lay-offs Whithin Embracer Group Plaion has announced the dismissal of an unspecified number of employees via its social media channels. Crystal Dynamics is another company in the Embracer group that has been affected. Plaion did not provide any details about the extent of the lay-offs. The social media post merely stated: "Today, we By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Antonia Dreßler will join IGN Germany in April © eMense Business eMense International Expands IGN Germany and Welcomes Antonia Dreßler Antonia Dreßler will be joining IGN Germany from Computec in April. Operator eMense International describes the team’s expansion as a milestone that underscores their commitment to building and growing IGN Germany. Since November 2023, the Dutch company eMense International, in cooperation with licensor Ziff Davis, has overseen the development By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, both Co-CEO of astragon © Sabrina Weniger Business 22% Revenue Growth in 2024 for astragon Entertainment astragon Entertainment is an important revenue driver for the everplay group, formerly Team17 Group. The German simulation specialist increased its revenues by 22 percent in 2024 and plays an important role for the future with its first-party IPs. The UK-based everplay group has published its unaudited annual report for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The management or CipSoft: Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott and Benjamin Zuckerer (from left to right) © CipSoft Business CipSoft Satisfied with 2024 Despite Decline in Sales and Profits Despite a 3.2% drop in sales and a 15.2% decline in profits, CipSoft is more than satisfied with the way 2024 turned out. This is due in part to the company’s high profit margin, but also to its long-term development, which continues to trend strongly upwards. In By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© SELL Business France's Games Market Shrinks by 5.8% to €5.68 Billion In France, the third most important market in Europe, a decline in sales was also reported for 2024. As in Germany, the drop appears to be a correction following the disproportionate growth of previous years. The market data was published by the French video game association Syndicat des Éditeurs de By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Tim Keil (Tech Artist), Sebastian Kühn (Managing Director, Co-Founder, Level Designer), Andreas Moder (Managing Director, Co-Founder, Programmer), Johannes Monsch (3D Artist, Co-Founder), Josef Buchner (Programmer, Co-Founder) © Sleeprunner Studios Business Sleeprunner Studios: Three Different Genres in Three Games From Indie to AAA: On a regular basis, we have a look at a studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Sleeprunner Studios from Bayreuth. The five-person team at Sleeprunner Studios in Bayreuth, demonstrated their skills last year with Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered. Now it& By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Boris Schneider-Johne and Stephan Vogler (from left) © Cipsoft Business CipSoft Makes Tibia Payment System Available to Other Developers Following an exceptionally successful financial year, CipSoft is launching a new business segment. Under the newly created brand MultiPayer, the company is making its in-house payment solution developed for Tibia available to other game developers. The new business line is being established by industry veteran Boris Schneider-Johne. The idea of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
