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FFF Bayern Has a New Address

FFF Bayern, the point of contact for state funding not only for film but also for games in Bavaria, has moved.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Applications for Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026 — The Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026 Awarding Committee comprises the following individuals: Michael Schade (CEO and Co-Founder of Rockfish Games), Valentina Birke (Director of Indie Arena Booth), Karsten Schwaiger (Head of the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media's Media and Digital Economy division), Nina Müller (Goodgame Studios' VP of Publishing & Development Services), Jonas Hüsges (COO of Daedalic Entertainment), and Dennis Schoubye (Head of Gamecity Hamburg).

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Applications for Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026

This year, Gamecity Hamburg is offering €400,000 of prototype funding for games. Applications are open until 30 March. Eligible applicants include founders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) registered in Hamburg.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Saarland Relaunches Games Funding in March — Jürgen Barke, Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digital and Energy | Picture: Oliver Dietze

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Saarland Relaunches Games Funding in March

After a brake, Saarland is relaunching its funding program for computer games. Applications can be submitted again starting March 1. A budget of €300,000 is available. The funding rate is high, covering up to 75% of project-related development costs. The game welcomes the restart.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Game Association Aims to Continue Start-up Scholarship for Games — Group photo of the Press Start scholarship recipients at the kick-off meeting © Klara Yoon

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Game Association Aims to Continue Start-up Scholarship for Games

Game - the German Games Industry Association is calling for the continuation of the Press Start: Games Founding Grant. In a letter to the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), the necessity of the programme and proposed changes are outlined.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? — Baden-Württemberg's State Parliament is elected on 8 March 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (State Parliament licence-free from Wikipedia/Mike Ax/PlayStation)

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2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With Baden-Württemberg state elections coming in March, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. Both currently governing parties have plans for the games funding through MFG, while the most elaborate plans come from the FDP.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? — Berlin's House of Representatives is elected on 20 September 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin/PlayStation)

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2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With the state elections coming in September in Germany's 'games capital' Berlin, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. So far, the Greens have positioned themselves strongly for studios, the House of Games and XR, while the CDU do not mention games at all.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Ubisoft Blue Byte Receives €800,729 in Funding — Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft

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Ubisoft Blue Byte Receives €800,729 in Funding

Ubisoft Blue Byte has received €800,729 in funding from the German Federal Games Funding Programme for "Projekt Echo". Ubisoft Mainz has been named as the executing entity - it will probably be related to Anno.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Talk & Play Berlin 2026 Now With MBB Funding — (Talk & Play)

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Talk & Play Berlin 2026 Now With MBB Funding

The next Talk & Play event in Berlin will take place on 23 February. The event series has now gotten funding from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg as well.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

All 'Press Start' Scholarship Recipients Started Their Own Businesses — Felix Falk, Managing Director, game – the German Games Industry Association / Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Game Culture Foundation) © Dirk Mathesius / Die Hoffotografen GmbH

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All 'Press Start' Scholarship Recipients Started Their Own Businesses

The 'Press Start' games scholarship has sparked a wave of start-ups in Germany. Its 132 recipients have founded 75 new games studios. This 100 per cent start-up rate highlights the success of this funding instrument for companies in the games industry.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Members of the Bundestag Re-establish Cross-Party Parliamentary Group — The founders of the new Parliamentary Group on Gaming together with Felix Falk, Managing Director of the German Games Industry Association (right) | Picture: Milena Radatz - MdB Joachim Ebmeyer

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Members of the Bundestag Re-establish Cross-Party Parliamentary Group

On the initiative of Joachim Ebmeyer (CDU), Holger Mann (SPD) and Dr Andrea Lübcke (B90/Grüne), members of the Bundestag have formed a cross-party parliamentary group on games to institutionalise dialogue between politicians and the industry. It’s not the first such group in the Bundestag.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

MGZStart Scholarship Includes Content Affairs and Playing Mantis Studio — The scholarship recipients of MGZstart 2026 (MGZ)

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MGZStart Scholarship Includes Content Affairs and Playing Mantis Studio

Playing Mantis Studio, Denise Bieber's Content Affairs and eduTech startup easy pisy are among the Mediengründerzentrum NRW'S MGZStart 2026 stipendiates.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Bavaria's Game Funding Overview 2025: 2.5 Million Euros for Games — FFF MD Dorothee Erpenstein (second from left), Bavarian Media Minister Dr. Florian Herrmann (third from left), along prominent faces from the German movie industry at FFF Press Lunch 2026 (FFF)

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Bavaria's Game Funding Overview 2025: 2.5 Million Euros for Games

At yesterday's FFF Press Lunch, the Bavarian funding agency has revealed its yearly numbers for 2025. 2.5 million euros in games funding, a lot of XR presence on festivals and of course plenty of movie successes have been presented.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read