Dr Fabian Mehring surrounded by the recipients of the grants. © StMD Business Digital Minister Mehring Praises Bavarian "Creative Champions" and Appeals to the Federal Government At the presentation of the funding certificates for the 13 games projects funded in Bavaria, Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring praised the Bavarian "creative champions" and appealed to the Federal Government regarding the current funding situation. In March 2024, 13 new games projects received a total of 1, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Fabian Mehring sees the striking of cumulation as a step backwards. © Games/Bavaria Business Bavarian Digital Minister Mehring: "Goal Must be to Restore Competitiveness" Bavaria's Digital Minister Mehring sees the proposed cancellation of cumulation of state and federal funding as a big step back in the new games plans of the BMWK. He urges the Federal Gouvernment to see the break in competitiveness the current situation brings for the industry. Bavaria’s By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
All Winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business DCP: All Winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024 Everspace 2 is the winner of the grand prize at the German Computer Game Awards, also known as Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP). Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg named Best Studio. The most prizes were awarded to Ad Infinitum by Hekate. The German Computer Game Awards (DCP) 2024 were presented on 18 April By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Franziska Giffey, Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises in Berlin. © SPD Berlin Business Berlin Senator Giffey: "Important that Federal and State Funding are not Mutually Exclusive" The senate administration of Franziska Giffey, Economics Senator of Berlin, gives a pointed, critical statements towards the Federal Gouvernment's game funding plans. The expectations towards the federal states and the money currently sitting unused at the Commissioner of Culture and Media are main points. The department of Franziska By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Northrine-Westfalian Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media and Head of the State Chancellery Nathanael Liminski. © Staatskanzlei NRW Business NRW Games Minister Liminski: "Frustrating" to See Gouvernment Block Funding Progress NRW's Media Minister Nathanael Liminski swings against the Economy and Finance Ministries of the Federal Gouvernment: No tax credits, no planning security, no sound plans for a funding overhaul and the ongoing application stop are threating the industry, Liminski says. No planning security for big companies coming to By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring © Andreas-Gebert Business Mehring Wants to Fight Like a Lion for the Bavarian Games Industry In his speech at the FFF Bayern's DCP warm-up, Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring only expressly praised some of the key points for future federal funding presented by the federal government, but announced resolute resistance in the upcoming negotiations on other points, such as cumulation. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director, game - Association of the German Games Industry © game Business Revised Games Funding Still Lacks Comparability and Reliability, says game game - The German Games Industry Association has commented on today's proposed changes to improve German games funding. Despite good starting points, the association does not believe that the proposed changes will achieve the overall goal of nationwide games funding. At today's #gamechanger talk, Michael Kellner, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
New MD Walid Nakschbandi has led his first funding round. © Film- und Medienstiftung NRW / Hojabr Riahi Development NRW Funds Seven Games With €1,03m In its first funding round under new MD Walid Nakschbandi, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW supports seven games with 1,03 million euros total. All four prototypes present have been funded in earlier stages as well. One of the studios is Critical Rabbit, four-time DCP nominee at tomorrow's By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Key Points for Federal Games Funding to Be Presented at Next #gamechanger Talk. © game Business Key Points for Federal Games Funding to be Presented at Next #gamechanger Talk The key points for the funding of games by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection will be presented at the next #gamechanger talk. Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary for Games, will provide an overview of the proposals for the key points of the new funding guidelines. While By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Walid Nakschbandi © Film- und Medienstiftung NRW / Hojabr Riahi Development Networking and a Fresh Breeze for Funding Since the beginning of the year, Walid Nakschbandi has headed Film- und Medienstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, one of the most important regional funding organisations for film and games in Germany. One topic on his agenda is networking, both between the various media sectors and with international players. At the beginning of the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
370,000 euros go to Veil of Ashes by Greifenmaer. © Greifenmaer Development MFG Baden-Württemberg Funds Six Games With 750,000 Euros With 750,000 euros in total, MFG Baden-Württemberg is funding six games in the current round. 20,000 euros go to EarReality and Reija each, while the biggest batch goes to Greifenmaer for Veil of Ashes. The next round closes on 31 July. In its current funding round, south-western state By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Deutschland in Europa, Black Ocean, Dark Rooms (WT). © MBB Development MBB New Media Funding Awards Almost 750,000 Euros to Five Games In its second funding round of the year, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg's new media funding programme is supporting five games and six XR projects. Almost half of the total 1.5 million Euros in funding will go to the games sector. In its second funding round of the year, Medienboard By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
