The German GAME Association has published a report on the state of the German gaming market over the past year. We have chosen the main thing.

The German Game Association, together with Goldmedia, has published statistics on the German video game industry.

The German authorities will invest less in video games. The GamesWirtschaft publication reported that in 2024, German gaming companies will be able to receive a total of only €48.7 million in subsidies. For comparison: in 2023, €70 million was allocated for subsidies.

The Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection of Germany partially funded the development of a new game Black Forest Games. The studios were given a subsidy of €3.16 million.

The Game Association has published a report on the situation on the German gaming market in 2022. According to him, the year was a record. For the first time in history, the market revenue exceeded the milestone of €9.87 billion.

Metaverse projects continue to attract investment. German Flying Sheep Studios has announced that it has received $ 1.2 million to create the game Star Life. The money was given by the Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection of Germany.

The German gaming market is the 12th in the world in terms of the number of gamers. The analytical company Newzoo predicts that by December 31, 49.8 million Germans will play video games.

The German government has announced that it will allocate €70 million in grants to German developers next year. Previously, it had invested €20 million less for the development of game development in the country.

The growth of the German gaming market has slowed down. The Game Association reported that its revenue for the first half of the year increased by only 2%. For comparison: last year the growth was 22%.

Digital sales of games are growing in Germany. The Association of the Gaming Industry of the country found out that last year almost 6 out of 10 games for consoles and PCs were purchased in digital format.

The German Ministry of Economy regularly invests in local game developers. According to German media, since March it has invested about €27 million in video games. The other day, the country’s authorities announced that they had made new investments.

App Annie reports that German residents spent $2.8 billion on mobile games in 2021. For comparison, the turnover of the Russian mobile games market for the same period amounted to only $ 1.05 billion.

Tencent remains the most active company in the gaming investment market. This time, the Chinese giant has acquired a majority stake in the Berlin studio Yager. The developers are known for Spec Ops shooters: The Line and The Cycle.Spec Ops: The Line

Apple has problems in Germany. Numerous German advertisers are dissatisfied with iOS 14.5 released on Monday and the new privacy policy that was launched on the platform after that. Now the corporation will be checked by the local Federal Antimonopoly Agency.

The German gaming market continues to grow rapidly. Last year, residents of the country spent €8.5 billion on games for the first time. The reason is obvious — self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales of microtransactions and various online services grew the most against the background of lockdown.

Germany is seriously concerned about the problem of loot boxes and their impact on minors. Now the authorities are preparing a special reform that may prohibit the sale of games with similar mechanics to minors.

Kalypso Media has announced the completion of the takeover process of Realmforge Studios. Now the publisher Tropico owns 100% of the shares of the German developer, known for the Dungeons series of strategy games.As part of the deal, Kalypso Media not only increased its share from the original 60%, but also expanded the staff of Realmforge, as well as moved the team to a new office in Munich.

In the first half of 2020, German residents spent €3.7 billion on games, which is 27% more than a year earlier for the same period. One of the main reasons is self—isolation during a pandemic. The largest increase occurred in the category of in-game purchases.This is described in the report, which was prepared by the German Gaming Industry Association (Game) based on data from App Annie and GfK, as well as surveys of Germans aged…

German developers will be able to receive non-refundable grants from the government, which will cover up to 50% of the cost of producing new games. Both the authors of prototypes and AAA projects will be able to get help.The foundation was first announced in June last year, but then the maximum grant amount was only 200 thousand euros.