Under the aegis of KölnBusiness, the Cologne Game Syndicate e.V. has consolidated yesterday. The first board election favored Dieter Schoeller (Headup GmbH), Stefan Schmidt (Indie Hub), Florian Köster (Critical Rabbit), Wolfgang Schmitz (Ahoiii Entertainment), Frank Obermaier (KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung) and Thomas Rössig (former Flying Sheep Studios).

As KölnBusiness had announced in August (we reported), a new business association around the Cologne games business area has been founded: Yesterday, the Cologne Game Syndicate e.V. has officially got together.

The association currently consists of 15 games businesses, with the association being on the lookout for more companies that want to join. The board of the association has also been elected yesterday: It consists of Dieter Schoeller (Headup GmbH), Stefan Schmidt (Indie Hub, Florian Köster (Critical Rabbit), Wolfgang Schmitz (Ahoiii Entertainment), and Frank Obermaier (KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung) and Thomas Rössig (former Flying Sheep Studios).

Interested studios from the Cologne area can visit the KölnBusiness website to inform themselves about the association and how to participate.

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