(f.l.t.r.) Benedikt Grindel, Managing Director Ubisoft Blue Byte; Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs of the State of NRW; Karsten Lehmann, Public Affairs Director Ubisoft Blue Byte © Ubisoft Business NRW's Vice MP Mona Neubaur Visits Ubisoft Düsseldorf Yesterday, NRW's Deputy Minister President Mona Neubaur visited Ubisoft's Düsseldorf studio to shine a spotlight on the Northrine-Westfalian games industry. Today’s German Computer Game Awards (DCP) might put the games industry’s spotlight on Munich, but gamescom host state Northrine-Westfalia is intend on By Pascal Wagner • 1 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 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, Parliamentary By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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
Minister of State Dr Fabian Mehring of the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs. © Robert Fischer / StMD Kozub Business Bavaria's Digital Minister Mehring Welcomes DCP On 18 April, The German Computer Game Award (DCP) will take place in Munich. Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring is looking forward to his first DCP and is keeping his fingers crossed for the nominees, especially those from Bavaria. The German Computer Game Award (DCP) will be granted By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
After an internal enquiry to Claudia Roth, Gramling critisises the missing implementation of the funds. © DBT I Stella von Saldern Business Games Funding: Still no Planning for Culture Fund Possible After an enquiry to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, opposition politician Fabian Gramling critisises that the additional 33 million euros in culture funding for the games industry are still not available and apparently won't be for the foreseeable future. Apart from discussing esports, 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, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Commissioner for the Cultural and Creative Industries. © BMWK Esports Esports Industry Dialogue Takes Place Today The Esports Industry Dialogue takes place today at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. There, 50 experts will discuss the current challenges and opportunities for Germany. For the ministry, esports is an important point for Germany as a games location. The Esports Industry Dialogue is taking place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Minister of Family Affairs Lisa Paus roused the anger - and soothed it. © Ministry of Family Affairs Esports G+ How Gaming and eSports fell in Political Conflict in Germany By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Mitglieder des Beirats der BzKJ und die vier jugendlichen Mitglieder auf ihrer 6. Beiratssitzung Mitte März in Berlin © BzKJ Business BzKJ will Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung weiter stärken Mit Blick auf das Ende der ersten Amtsperiode mit Beteiligung von Jugendlichen im Beirat der Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ) plant diese eine Revision, um die Beteiligung weiter zu stärken. Ab Mitte 2024 werden zudem Bewerber:innen für den nächsten Beirat gesucht. Seit 2022 sitzen im interdisziplinären Beirat der By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Prof. Dr. Jens Junge, Direktor des Instituts für Ludologie (links); Dr. Timo Schöber, Leiter des Bereichs E-Sport am Institut für Ludologie, Direktor Esportionary (rechts). © Justus Junge, Timo Schöber Esports Wer die Debatte nicht versteht, verliert an demokratischer Glaubwürdigkeit Was das Familienministerium gestern dem E-Sport negativ zuschrieb, hat der ehrenamtliche E-Sport längst für sich gelöst, argumentieren die E-Sport-Experten Prof. Dr. Jens Junge und Dr. Timo Schöber in ihrem Gastkommentar. Dennoch müsse der E-Sport im Angesicht von autokratischen Geldgebern und Korruption im etablierten Vereinssport selbstkritisch By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Bundesfamilienministerin Lisa Paus (Grüne) reagiert gegenüber GamesMarkt mit einer Klarstellung. © BMFSFJ Esports Familienministerin reagiert: "E-Sport ist Sport" Auf die Veröffentlichungen der Position des Bundesfamilienministeriums durch GamesMarkt hat sich nun Ministerin Lisa Paus selbst zu Wort gemeldet. Sie stehe für die Gemeinnützigmachung des E-Sports ein, um "neue Wege in Sport- und Jugendvereinen ebnen." Jugendschutz und Medienkompetenz sollen dabei nicht blockieren, sondern rechtssichere Rahmenbedingungen schaffen. Auf By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
