UK-Charts: England blickt nach Südafrika Tim Pototzki May 10, 2010 – 1 min read Share this post Wer wird am 11. Juli in Johannesburg jubeln? © None Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring with representatives of the funded studios in front of the Gamerei | Picture by GamesMarkt Funding Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring Hands Over Funding Cheques A few weeks after FFF Bayern published the funding decisions, Bavaria’s Minister for Digital Affairs, Fabian Mehring, presented the cheques to the grant recipients at the Gamerei in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read From left to right: Philipp Sattler (Editorial / Brand Director für buffed.de & MMORE), Thilo Bayer (Brand Editorial Director bei Computec Media), Tobias Meyer, Managing Editor of PC Games, Play 5 and N-Zone at Computec Media © Computec Media Business Buffed and PC Games Merge All editors previously responsible for Buffed/MMore will be moving to the PC Games editorial team. This will strengthen PC Games. Buffed will continue to operate. PC Games MMore will be discontinued. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Lead Game Designer Andrea Salamone talks about character design, voice over and quality assurance in Screamer (Milestone) People Interview: How Screamer Made Languages a Character Trait Make it feel like Tekken: Anime story racer Screamer by Milestone has taken a unique stance in their career mode. We spoke to Lead Game Designer Andrea Salamone about multi-language voice over as story-defining mechanic, voice over QA and cyberpunk. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Subnautica 2 © Unknown Worlds Entertainment / Krafton Publishing Krafton Is Still Supporting the Early Access Launch of Subnautica 2 "Krafton is currently focusing on supporting the Early Access launch of Subnautica 2," states the South Korean company, even though it is no longer listed as the publisher of Subnautica 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Industrial chic at the Swiss Game Hub: we spoke to General Manager Sebastian Tobler (Swiss Game Hub) People Swiss Game Hub: "Combining Creative and Tech in a Hyper-Scalable Industry" About a year ago, Swiss Game Hub moved into new premises offering more space and strong support from the City of Zurich. The first year brought new developers, successful studios and great events, as General Manager Sebastian Tobler reports. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien. (Dominik Butzmann/BMBFSFJ/photothek.de) People Family Minister Karin Prien Speaks at game Summer Festival 2026 On 9 June's Summer Festival of the game association, Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien will be guest speaker. Democracy education and reaching young people will be the topic of the day, followed by informal exchanges. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring with representatives of the funded studios in front of the Gamerei | Picture by GamesMarkt Funding Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring Hands Over Funding Cheques A few weeks after FFF Bayern published the funding decisions, Bavaria’s Minister for Digital Affairs, Fabian Mehring, presented the cheques to the grant recipients at the Gamerei in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From left to right: Philipp Sattler (Editorial / Brand Director für buffed.de & MMORE), Thilo Bayer (Brand Editorial Director bei Computec Media), Tobias Meyer, Managing Editor of PC Games, Play 5 and N-Zone at Computec Media © Computec Media Business Buffed and PC Games Merge All editors previously responsible for Buffed/MMore will be moving to the PC Games editorial team. This will strengthen PC Games. Buffed will continue to operate. PC Games MMore will be discontinued. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lead Game Designer Andrea Salamone talks about character design, voice over and quality assurance in Screamer (Milestone) People Interview: How Screamer Made Languages a Character Trait Make it feel like Tekken: Anime story racer Screamer by Milestone has taken a unique stance in their career mode. We spoke to Lead Game Designer Andrea Salamone about multi-language voice over as story-defining mechanic, voice over QA and cyberpunk. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Subnautica 2 © Unknown Worlds Entertainment / Krafton Publishing Krafton Is Still Supporting the Early Access Launch of Subnautica 2 "Krafton is currently focusing on supporting the Early Access launch of Subnautica 2," states the South Korean company, even though it is no longer listed as the publisher of Subnautica 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Industrial chic at the Swiss Game Hub: we spoke to General Manager Sebastian Tobler (Swiss Game Hub) People Swiss Game Hub: "Combining Creative and Tech in a Hyper-Scalable Industry" About a year ago, Swiss Game Hub moved into new premises offering more space and strong support from the City of Zurich. The first year brought new developers, successful studios and great events, as General Manager Sebastian Tobler reports. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien. (Dominik Butzmann/BMBFSFJ/photothek.de) People Family Minister Karin Prien Speaks at game Summer Festival 2026 On 9 June's Summer Festival of the game association, Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien will be guest speaker. Democracy education and reaching young people will be the topic of the day, followed by informal exchanges. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
