© MDM/Firmen Development MDM Approves Funding for Three Games and two XR Projects The Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) has approved a total of 335,000 euros for the Games & XR segment in the second funding session of the year. 250,000 of this will go to the games from Inclusive Gaming, PandaBee Studios and Bippinbits. In the second funding session of the year, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
SpielFabrique seeks Bridge partners. © SpielFabrique Development SpielFabrique Seeks Bridge Partners Bridge by SpielFabrique is a programme to promote matchmaking and collaboration between game studios in Africa and Europe. European studios interested in participating are still being sought. The Coproduction Market programme "Match" by SpielFabrique is getting bigger this year, in particular by the inclusion of more countries for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
NightinGames founders Antonia Schmidt (left) and Tanja Zinser visited gamescom 2023 with part of the team © Picture: NightinGames Development NightinGames Supports Aesir Interactive in the Development of new Windstorm The production of Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori is also a great opportunity for indie developer NightinGames from Bayreuth. They are working with Aesir Interactive on the production and are involved in production, game design, tech and art. Just a few days ago, publisher Mindscape and developer Aesir Interactive announced By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Screenshot Development A Maze Awards: Winners From Around the World The Awards are the highlight of the International Games and Playful Media Festival A Maze. in Berlin. This year the jury chose winners from South Korea, the USA, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Denmark. The Audience Award went to a German indie production. A Maze. took place for the 13th By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tim Cullins, Mafalda Duarte and Zak Whaley (from left to right) © IGDA People Global Developers Association Elects new Board Members and Appoints new Chair Zak Whaley takes over as Chairman of the IGDA following this year's board elections. He succeeds Margaret Krohn, whose term as Chair ended in March. Two new members are welcomed to the board. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has a new Chairman of the Board. Following the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Bavarian Digital Minister Fabian Mehring increased the budget for the Games/Bavaria team at Medien.Bayern with Managing Director Lina Timm (2nd from right) at the beginning of the year © Games/Bavaria/Archive picture Business Games/Bavaria Launches its own Accelerator Programme Bavarian game developers have until the end of May to apply for the first round of Games/Bavaria's new Level Up accelerator programme. The programme offers workshops, targeted coaching and free co-working space. The patron of Games/Bavaria's new Level Up accelerator programme is the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The winners of the GamesPreis24 © JFF - Institut für Medienpädagogik Campus GamesFestival24 Counts 1500 Participants The 4th edition of the GamesFestival in Munich was a success, although not a new record year. At the end of the event, the GamesPreis was awarded in the age categories 12 to 18 years and 19 to 26 years. The core theme of this year's GamesFestival, in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Fully loaded: The top floor of the KunstKulturQuartier in Nuremberg was completely packed with a game dev audience. © GamesMarkt/Pascal Wagner Development G+ Indie Outpost Fills Nuremberg Venue, Speakers Honour Pixel Maniacs By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© Limbic Entertainment/Bandai Namco Europe People Limbic Entertainment Continues to Grow While other companies are cutting capacity, Bandai Namco Europe's Limbic Entertainment studio has welcomed nine new employees since the beginning of the year. This strategic expansion is also due to the success of Park Beyond, developed by German studio Limbic Entertainment and published by Bandai Namco Europe. Bandai By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Assemble / Marcinek Business Submissions for GDD Indie Awards Open Indie teams from Germany have until 7 June to submit their game for this year's GermanDevDays Indie Award. The prizes in the seven categories are endowed with 10,100 euros, as for the first time the worst game, Best Beaver Poop, is also endowed with 100 euros to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg © Oliver Reetz Business Games Lift From Gamecity Hamburg Enters Round Five The incubator for game developers at Gamecity Hamburg, Games Lift, is entering its fifth round. Applications for the funding programme can be submitted until 10 June 2024. The location initiative Gamecity Hamburg kicks off the application phase for their Games Lift Incubator 2024. This funding program for game developers in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© SoundTrack_Cologne Events SoundTrack_Cologne Welcomes Grammy Winners in the Games Section One single day track will once again be dedicated to games at the 21st edition of SoundTrack_Cologne. Even if gaming is only a marginal topic, the line-up is all the better. Alongside Tom Salta and Petri Alanko, Helge Borgarts was able to inspire Grammy winners Stephen Barton and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
