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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
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
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