The Situation in Germany‘s Federal States: Wide but Sometimes Limited Support
The federal states invested less in games project funding in 2024 due to a few special circumstances. However, overall support is steadily increasing, partly because project funding is only a small part of broader support efforts. Part 2 of our series of funding articles from the last print edition for our GM+ subscribers.
They are often referred to as the big four of the German games industry. The federal states of Bavaria, Berlin including Brandenburg, Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have been the centres of the German games industry for many years when it comes to game development. This is not a matter of course, as each federal state offers very different, even idiosyncratic conditions. However, all four have one thing in common: each of the four state governments has recognized the strategic importan...