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Games Industry in the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg
Candy Crush Jelly Saga by King German Computer Game Award 2017
Developers | Publishers Diverse games cluster »For the German Entertainment
Actoz Soft Europe
In the capital region, we set trends, but also Software Self-Regulation Body
Aeria Games Europe
scout out and support new developments. (USK), no location other than
Bigpoint Berlin is conceivable. For our work,
Epic Games This is a place where startups work alongside the Head Office in the capital city
exozet games established game developers and where polit- means the best possible access
Experimental Game to policymakers, regulators, and
ical institutions, federal associations and net- the media industry – in no other
Fox & Sheep
GameDuell
works have their headquarters. International German city could we form such close networks with
all the decision makers to design modern youth-me-
Gameloft industry conferences and events attract pro- dia protection.«
Gamespree fessionals in the creative fields, investors and
Gamevil specialists from around the globe. We are Marie-Blanche Stössinger
Happy Tuesday Managing Director at Entertainment
also home to a pool of young talent, trained in Self-Regulation Body (USK)
Honig Studios
King
the region.
Klang Games Around 1,500 companies develop, publish,
kunst-stoff distribute, market and advertise video games
Maschinen-Mensch and contribute to the successful production of one of the largest game websites in Europe,
Nexon
console, online and mobile games, as well as with over 125 million members. Distributors
Playsnak
Plinga cross-platform content and branded entertain- specializing in online and mobile games, such
Promotion Software ment, made in Berlin-Brandenburg. as HitFox, reach gamers from over 180 coun-
Riot Games More and more international companies such tries. Award-winning indie studios such as
Saftladen Kollektiv as Ubisoft, King, Epic Games and Riot G ames Spaces of Play, LudInc and the Saftladen Indie
Sandbox Interactive
are establishing branches here, because no Games Kollektiv (Maschi-nen-Mensch, Studio
Six Foot
Smilegate other location in Germany has such a dense, Fizbin, etc.) are headquartered here, and game
Snowprint Studios differentiated and internationally-oriented developers such as YAGER develop computer
SOFTGAMES games infrastructure. and console games.
Spaces of Play Companies such as Wooga, Bigpoint and The German Games Industry Association
Stryking Entertainment
King contribute to the international success of (GAME) and the German Trade Association of
Studio Fizbin
Tencent online, social network and browser games. Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), the
Ubisoft Berlin They now export their games to over 50 coun- Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body
wargaming.net tries worldwide. GameDuell has developed (USK), the foundation Digitale Spielekultur
Wooga
and the games:net berlinbrandenburg initia-
YAGER Development
»We can´t wait to open the new
Ubisoft Studio in Berlin. The recep-
Services tion was overwhelmingly positive
Altagram and we feel very welcome. It´s
Anakan already obvious that Berlin was the
AppLift right decision for us. There is a lot
of potential for a large international
Curse
team. The future in Berlin will be
Dojo Madness exciting, as we are going to work on some of the
Freaks4you biggest game productions of the industry here«
Glispa
HitFox Benedikt Grindel
Karakter Design Studio Studio Manager at Ubisoft Blue Byte
SponsorPay
Unity Technology All Walls Must Fall by inbetweengames
Germany’s leading games location
A total of 1,500 companies with more than 12,200 employees and annual
revenues of around € 1,2 billion in the games industry
Location of successful companies such as Bigpoint, GameDuell, Epic Games,
Hitfox, King, Nexon, Ubisoft, Riot Games,
Wooga and YAGER
Home to key institutions, associations and networks such as GAME, BIU,
Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, USK and games:net berlinbrandenburg
Excellent training opportunities for games, 3D animation and media
management, as well as a scientific center for digital game research
International industry meeting place: International Games Week Berlin with the
Quo Vadis developer conference, A MAZE. / Berlin and Gamefest, WOMENIZE!,
Dreadnought, © Grey Box, YAGER making games TALENTS, Casual Connect, Mobile Growth Europe
tive are also located in the capital region. Education | Research
Berlin's higher education land-
» BTK (University of Applied
scape provides the ideal conditions Sciences Europe)
Excellent training for the growing games industry.
DIGAREC Zentrum für
Highly specialized degree programs
Almost no other region in Europe provides with partly affiliated research Computerspielforschung
such an extensive spectrum of educational centers are very sensibly under- design akademie berlin,
pinned by numerous offers for Institute of Ludology
opportunities as Berlin-Brandenburg. At univer- vocational games training.« EFGAMP
sities such as HTW Berlin and the Berlin Uni- GAMES ACADEMY/GA
Prof. Susanne Brandhorst
versity of the Arts, students can take degree Hochschule
GAME CHANGER Institut, HTW Berlin
courses that focus on games. The Film Uni- Film University Babelsberg
KONRAD WOLF
versity Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF offers
HTW Berlin,
classes in animation, sound and digital media GAME CHANGER Institut
culture. Research institutes such as the Digi- Macromedia University for
Media and Communication
tal Games Research Center in Potsdam and “Deutsche Gamestage” in 2007, it has evolved
MD.H Mediadesign
the GAME CHANGER Institute at HTW Berlin into a major industry platform featuring the Hochschule
are active in games research. Private institu- Quo Vadis developer conference, the A MAZE. SAE Institute
tions such as GAMES ACADEMY™, SAE In- / Berlin video game festival, the action day S4G School for Games
stitute, Macromedia University for Media and Womenize! and the Making Games Talents Universität der Künste
Communication, BTK (University of Applied job board.
Events | Exhibitions
Sciences Europe), Mediadesign Hochschule As part of International Games Week Berlin,
A MAZE. / Berlin
and the School for Games all offer training the German Computer Game Award – the most Computerspielemuseum
courses. highly endowed games award in Germany – is Deutscher Computerspielpreis
presented in Berlin every other year. The Gamestorm
unique Computerspielemuseum (computer Game Science Center
Berlin was a great choice due to
» International Games Week
the vast amount of talent available games museum) organizes Gamefest and
Invisible Playground
from both established companies presents the cultural history of the medium in
and start-ups. Also, the city offers Making Games Talents
great quality of life making it easy
a permanent exhibition.
Matchmaking Dinner
to attract and retain people from games:net berlinbrandenburg, the Game- MEDIA CONVENTION
all over the world.« storm game design community, the Invisible Quo Vadis
Paw Linnemann Larsen Playground collective and the Game Science Womenize!
Managing Director, European Publishing Center also host a multitude of events.
Epic Games Associations | Networks
Berlin Games Forum
Bundesverband Interaktive
Unterhaltungssoftware (BIU)
GAME – Bundesverband der
International games industry deutschen Games-Branche
games:net
meeting place berlinbrandenburg
Numerous events make the capital region one interface!berlin
of the most important meeting places of the Projekt Zukunft
international games scene. In 2017, Interna- Bubble Island 2 SERIOUS GAMES BERLIN
tional Games Week Berlin attracted more by Wooga Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur
than 15,000 participants. Initiated as Entertainment Software
Self-Regulation Body (USK)
Support and financing
ense support in the form of consulting,
D wo regional economic development
T
financing and subsidies provides the agencies, Berlin Partner for Business
perfect environment for inward invest- and Technology and Brandenburg Invest
ment, startups and innovative projects. (WFBB), provide information about the
range of support and financing options.
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
supports the development of digital he Berlin Senate Department for
T
games within the audiovisual content Economics, Energy and Public Enter-
category as well as regional projects prises and the Brandenburg Ministry for
for networking the games industry Economic Affairs and Energy assist the
on national, international and cross- industry with subsidies or loans for
sectoral levels. capital investment, salaries and tech
nology-oriented R&D projects, as well
o invest in startups during their initial
T as with infrastructure projects, com
and growth phases, the investment petitions and trade show presentations.
banks in Berlin and Brandenburg have
set up venture capital funds.
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erlin-Brandenburg GmbH, commissioned by the Berlin State Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises and the Brandenburg State Ministry
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for Economic Affairs and Energy.
PHOTOS: Titel: Berlin Partner/Monique Wüstenhagen, Characters: Wooga, kunst-stoff, morgen studios; Inside: Candy Crush Jelly Saga: King; Computerspielpreis:
DCP; Dreadnought: Grey Box, YAGER; Marie-Blanche Stössinger: Wooga; Bubble Island 2: Wooga; All Walls Must Fall: inbetweengames
DESIGN: Büro Watkinson, Berlin
© Juli 2017
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