(Photo: GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) gamescom Bavaria Continues Funding for Games/Bavaria Initiatives, Including Gamerei At the Bavaria booth reception during gamescom 2026, Digital Minister Mehring gave away a cheque over 633,100 euros to Games/Bavaria, to secure another 18 months of Gamerei operation in Munich and several other games location initiatives. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Matteo Riatti and Dorothee Bär giving away the formal cheque to Dare to Dream GmbH (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) gamescom Dorothee Bär Welcomes Dare to Dream to Germany With Funding To celebrate their founding in Germany and to provide an example for other companies who want to come to Germany for the games funding, Games Minister Dorothee Bär has awarded €3.2mil to Canadian-German company Dare to Dream at gamescom. By Pascal Wagner •
gamescom Klingbeil has Support But no Tax Breaks to Offers Expectations were high, but in the end, politics sometimes takes time. Although Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil emphasizes how important the gaming industry is to the federal government, he is unable to announce the hoped-for breakthrough regarding the tax-based support model. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The team of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, State Secretary Michael Biel (center), Jeannine Koch of medianet berlinbrandenburg (second from right) and Helge Jürgens (right) (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg) Funding Berlin-Brandenburg Ups Games Funding by One Million Euros Announced at the Medienboard Sundowner, Berlin State Secretary Michael Biel has revealed that the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region will have one million euros more for games funding in the coming year. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The team of Gentle Troll with CEO Michel Wacker to the right (Gentle Troll) Funding Federal Funding Goes to Gentle Troll Entertainment Würzburg-based Gentle Troll Entertainment has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for its project, "Packing Orders" (WT). This is the company's fifth grant to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Campus 7th Wavelab Incubator Seeks Media & Gaming Start-Ups The Wavelab Incubator at Munich University of Music and Performing Arts has opened submissions from the fields of music, arts, game & media tech. Applications can be submitted until 22 September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Just recently, Alchemical Works, in collaboration with Binary Impact and publisher Aerosoft, released Forensics: Crime Scene Detective © Aerosoft Funding Federal Funding Goes to Alchemical Works Mainz-based Alchemical Works has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for a project titled "Lavender Fields". This is the company's fourth and highest grant to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
(MFG) Funding Games & Gamification in Healthcare Funding Initiative Goes gamescom The seed funding initiative GiG by MFG and BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg is coming to the "The Länd" booth at gamescom. Applications for the games x healthcare initiative can be submitted until 31 January 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tower Alchemist: Defend Khaldoria by Weird Chicken Games (Weird Chicken Games) Funding Nordmedia is Funding Florian Herrmann and Weird Chicken Games In the second funding round of 2026, nordmedia is only funding two games: Khaos: Harvest Protocol by Florian Herrmann and Tower Alchemist: Defend Khaldoria by Weird Chicken Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Corsair Cove is the latest game from Limbic Entertainment. It was released on 31 July 2026 © Limbic Entertainment & Hooded Horse Funding Federal Funding Goes to Limbic Entertainment and Pong.Li Studios Two more studios are receiving funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Limbic Entertainment in Langen and Pong.Li Studios in Karlsruhe are the beneficiaries. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Fabian Mehring with representatives of the funded studios in front of the Gamerei (Photo: StMD) Funding Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring: Economic Growth Is Also Driven by Video Games Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring once again took the time to personally present the 16 studios with the recently approved funding recommendation from FFF Bayern. Mehring also reaffirmed Bavaria’s ambitions in the gaming sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
It is likely that Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online will be ported to the PlayStation 5 © Sandbox Interactive Funding Federal Funding Goes to Sandbox Interactive and stillalive studios Two more studios are receiving funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. The beneficiaries are Sandbox Interactive in Berlin and stillalive studios in Munich. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
