Good news for games companies in Germany: the Federal Government’s budget plans provide for the significant increase in the games funding budget long demanded by game – The German Games Industry Association. The Federal Government’s draft budget provides for a total of 125 million euros annually from 2026. The new funds are in line with[…..] […]
Five regional game clusters are joining forces to develop a shared digital incubation process and a prototype for a national Swedish accelerator program for game startups in early and growth stages. The initiative aims to provide more equitable opportunities for game entrepreneurs no matter where in the country they are based. The effort is driven[…..] […]
To further empower local game companies in global market expansion and enhance integrated industry services, the Guangdong (Guangzhou) Game Industry Global Expansion Service Center and Enterprise Service Center were officially inaugurated today. This dual-center initiative, jointly established by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and industry associations, marks[…..] […]
On July 2, Perfect World (Stock Code: 002624) released its *2025 Anti-Corruption Special Governance Report*, disclosing the company’s most extensive and stringent internal anti-corruption operation in recent years. The campaign uncovered over a dozen violations across multiple business units, with several mid-to-senior executives handed over to judicial authorities and certain partners blacklisted. Perfect World emphasized[…..] […]
Members To Vote on Ratification of the Contract; Board Recommends a “Yes” Vote The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Board approved the tentative agreement with the video game bargaining group on terms for the Interactive Media Agreement. The contract will now be submitted to the membership for ratification. If[…..] […]
Southern Finance Digital Entertainment Research Group Releases Fifth Annual Report on Minors Protection in Mobile Games (2025 Edition) On this year’s Children’s Day, the Southern Finance Digital Entertainment Research Group launched its fifth consecutive annual report—Evaluation of Minors Protection Mechanisms in 20 Mobile Games (2025)—building upon assessments conducted from 2021 to 2024. The report provides a third-party[…..] […]
Landmark Gaming Acquisition Finalized: FTC Drops Lawsuit Against Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Takeover The largest acquisition in gaming history has officially cleared its final hurdle as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally withdrew its antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft’s historic $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. This decision paves the way for the deal’s[…..] […]
More Germans are playing video games than ever before, Number of video game players in Germany rises to 37.5 million More and more people over 60 are playing video games Average age of players surpasses 39 for the first time Some 48 per cent of players are women, around 52 per cent are men It’s[…..] […]
Over 200 UK independent producers have signed an open letter addressed to BBC Film and Film4, urging the UK’s leading public service broadcasters (PSBs) to “reaffirm their core responsibility to support UK producers and safeguard the future of the UK independent film industry”. The letter has been compiled over the last 48 hours by producers’[…..] […]
On May 22nd, the 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair was officially launched. In the afternoon of the same day, at the press conference on the “policy package” for promoting the high-quality development of the cultural industry in Guangdong Province, the “Several Policy Measures for Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Animation and Film[…..] […]
