Xbox, The International und Oculus Daniel Raumer August 08, 2017 – 1 min read Share this post © None The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (GAMEinander e.V.) Campus GAMEinander Association for Students Now Accepts Members The GAMEinander e.V. for students and trainees in game development in Germany is now accepting members. The association offers networking, pitching and funding help and other peer-to-peer assistance. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Development Self-Publishing Framework: What SpielFabrique Wants to Offer With a new accelerator concept, SpielFabrique offers advice on self-publishing in a new sprint-focused online program. We spoke to Project Manager Matthes Lindner about the course, self-publishing as a skill even when signing a publisher, and the costs of an accelerator program. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 09 Nov 26: game x USK x EU Kids Act, New Funding, WoW: Forever, Slitherine, Play Festival, Helena Kasper The debate over the EU Kids Act continues, with game and USK weighing in. WoW Forever has got off to a flying start, and there’s news from Berlin of new funding approvals for Leaderfy and SenAm Games. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read Jobs Marketing Manager ByteRockers' Games; Berlin, Germany By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read Dominion Days © Slitherine Events Slitherine Announces New Games at Dominion Days (Games Ground) As part of Games Ground in Berlin, strategy game publisher Slitherine organised the inaugural Dominion Days event, which served as a meeting point for strategy gamers. During the event, the publisher announced two new games and provided a closer look at Veil of Ashes from Greifenmaer Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Over 40 Games and 60 Talks and Workshops at the Play Festival With just over a week to go, the organisers have revealed further details about the 19th Play – Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg. As well as games and talks, there will be a game jam, as well as an indie and a Flinta* meet-up. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Hauma is an interactive noir graphic novel and was the first game developed by SenAm Games © SenAm Games / Assemble. Funding Federal Funding Goes to Leaderfy and SenAm Games Two more German companies have been selected to receive funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Leaderfy, based in Tübingen, and SenAm Games, based in Munich, are the recipients. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read game Managing Director Felix Falk and Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director USK Politics Game and USK Warn Against Weakening of Youth Protection Under the EU Kids Act Both the game and the USK have warned of unintended negative consequences for the protection of minors resulting from the proposed EU Kids Act. The USK even sees the German standard for the protection of minors under threat and has presented a summary setting out proposed changes. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(GAMEinander e.V.) Campus GAMEinander Association for Students Now Accepts Members The GAMEinander e.V. for students and trainees in game development in Germany is now accepting members. The association offers networking, pitching and funding help and other peer-to-peer assistance. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development Self-Publishing Framework: What SpielFabrique Wants to Offer With a new accelerator concept, SpielFabrique offers advice on self-publishing in a new sprint-focused online program. We spoke to Project Manager Matthes Lindner about the course, self-publishing as a skill even when signing a publisher, and the costs of an accelerator program. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 09 Nov 26: game x USK x EU Kids Act, New Funding, WoW: Forever, Slitherine, Play Festival, Helena Kasper The debate over the EU Kids Act continues, with game and USK weighing in. WoW Forever has got off to a flying start, and there’s news from Berlin of new funding approvals for Leaderfy and SenAm Games. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Dominion Days © Slitherine Events Slitherine Announces New Games at Dominion Days (Games Ground) As part of Games Ground in Berlin, strategy game publisher Slitherine organised the inaugural Dominion Days event, which served as a meeting point for strategy gamers. During the event, the publisher announced two new games and provided a closer look at Veil of Ashes from Greifenmaer Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Over 40 Games and 60 Talks and Workshops at the Play Festival With just over a week to go, the organisers have revealed further details about the 19th Play – Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg. As well as games and talks, there will be a game jam, as well as an indie and a Flinta* meet-up. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hauma is an interactive noir graphic novel and was the first game developed by SenAm Games © SenAm Games / Assemble. Funding Federal Funding Goes to Leaderfy and SenAm Games Two more German companies have been selected to receive funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Leaderfy, based in Tübingen, and SenAm Games, based in Munich, are the recipients. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
game Managing Director Felix Falk and Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director USK Politics Game and USK Warn Against Weakening of Youth Protection Under the EU Kids Act Both the game and the USK have warned of unintended negative consequences for the protection of minors resulting from the proposed EU Kids Act. The USK even sees the German standard for the protection of minors under threat and has presented a summary setting out proposed changes. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
