© Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media: Games Funding Round Open Until February The current EU funding round for games is now taking submissions. Until 11 February 2026, game developers can apply for Creative Europe Media funding. The next EU funding call for Video Games and Immersive content development is here. Submissions are open right now, with the deadline being 11 February 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Epic Games Business Epic Games Unveils Plans for In-Game-Sales for Fortnite Creator Starting in December, Fortnite creators will also benefit from in-game sales on their islands. Epic Games has planned attractive terms, especially for the first twelve months. After that, the share for creators will fall to a level that is above that of Roblox, but still below 50%. It's By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© AEVi Business AEVI Honors DevContest Winners The Spanish video game association AEVI has announced the winners of the second DevContest competition and announced a sequel, in which it hopes to receive even more support from universities. The final of the DevContest organized by the Spanish video game association Asociación Española de Videojuegos (AEVI) took place last By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Frederik Hammes © rcp Business Rcp Launches External Development Division Rcp Blend Production house rcp is responding to the fundamental changes currently taking place in game development with a new business approach. rcp is positioning itself and the studios belonging to the company family as external developers, with Frederik Hammes heading the new division. Rcp, which stands for remote control productions, is By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
© Pexels/Johannes Plenio/Christian Richert/Hert Niks Business German Cities Miss Out on the Top 10 European Gaming Hubs For the first time, Europe's gaming umbrella organisations have published a list of the top 20 game development locations in their report. While the UK has five cities in the top 10, German cities only appear from eleventh place onwards. Munich is not in the top 20, nor By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Game devs are increasingly looking to organise and unionise. We talked to Service Union ver.di IT Secretary Matthias Grzegorczyk and two game devs about German unionisation efforts. © ver.di; Matthias Grzegorczyk Business Game Dev Roundtable @ ver.di: A Growing Push for Unionisation By Pascal Wagner • 13 min read
© DEP Business German Developer Award 2025: Submissions are Open The submission phase for the German Developer Award 2025 has begun. Until 1 September, studios can submit their game to one of the most important German industry awards. The submission phase for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (German Developer Award) 2025 has officially begun. From now on, studios can submit their games By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Pixabay/Pexels Products Trollgames and Thoughtfish Receive Federal Funding The number of approved funding applications and thus the total amount of federal funding for games in 2025 continues to rise. Around €400,000 will go to Trollgames and Thoughtfish. This means that a total of 14 applications or partial applications from 2025 have been successful so far. The Berlin By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
David Coghlan, General Manager of Havok © Havok Business How Its Anniversary and a New Pricing Bring Havok Back to Public By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, both CEO of astragon © astragon Business Independent Arts Software Becomes Astragon Development astragon has announced the visible integration of its studio subsidiary Independent Arts Software. The Hamm-based developer will operate as astragon Development in future. Founder and Managing Director Holger Kuchling is gradually stepping down, and formal management has already been handed over. With the name Independent Arts Software, one of Germany& By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Games Lift Incubator 2025 © Jan-Marius Komorek Business Applications Open for Games Lift Incubator 2025 Gamecity Hamburg launches the application phase for the Games Lift Incubator 2025. Games studios and developers can apply until 10 June. Five teams will receive €15,000 in funding and more. Until 10 June 2025, interested games studios and developers can apply to participate in the Games Lift Incubator 2025 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
