More initiatives of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft
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More initiatives of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft

Deadlines for Awards etc.

From now on you can find here all upcoming deadlines for awards and the like, which might be interesting for the Hamburg games industry.

June 28 - Red Dot Design Award - Brands & Communication Design

Relevant Categories: Apps, Interface & User Experience Design, Film & Animation, Sound Design

Award Ceremony: November 01, 2019

Further Information

June 30 - Creative Gaming Award

Categories: Most Creative Games, Most Innovative Newcomer

Award Ceremony: November 16, 2019

Further Information

June 30 - animago AWARD 2019

Relevant Categories: Best Still, Best Visual Effects, Best Game Cinematics, Best Character, Best In-Game Graphics (New Category), Best Young Production, Jury's Prize, ...

Award Ceremony: November 02, 2019

Further Information

July 12 - German Design Award

Relevant Categories: Audiovisual, Interactive User Experience, Apps, Game Gesign, ...

Award Ceremony: February 07, 2020

Further Information

July 31 - iF Design Talent Award

Challenges:

1. „What iF your design were to help James Bond during his next mission to save the world?“

2. „What iF we had to stop sometimes?“

3. SAMSUNG DESIGN PRIZE 2019 by iF: „Design for Collaboration – new concept of collaboration tools and solutions for the augmented workplace.“

4. MINISO DESIGN PRIZE 2019 by iF: „End poverty in all ist forms everywhere by 2030.“

Award Ceremony: October 31, 2019

Further Information

August 06 - Kreativ-Transfer

                Financial support for creative and games industry events

                (period from January 1 to June 30, 2020)

                For Indie developers and Indie Studios only

                Finalists: Five Weeks after the closing date

Further Information (in German)

August 30 - XCR nextReality Contest 

                Relevant Categories: Interavtive Entertainment (VR/AR-Game), Interactive Business (B2B only),                                   Young Talent (students and pupils only), Best Innovation, Community Award 

Award Finalists: October 1, 2019

Further Information

News

Photon built a new MMO backend solution

Photon develops MMO Backend

Hamburg-based developer Photon develops real-time multiplayer technology and global cloud infrastructure used by studios across different platforms and engines. Over the past several years, the team has also been building a dedicated backend for seamless, server-authoritative MMO worlds. Find out more about the technology in our short Q&A.

Fifth "Games Made in Germany" Steam Sale is live

The "Games Made in Germany" Steam sale returns with over 400 games made in Germany and a fully packed showcase.

Gamecity Hamburg at gamescom 2026: All You Need to Know

We are heading back to gamescom! We cannot wait to meet all of you, and in this news, you will find out all about our five games made in Hamburg, which we will bring to gamescom with our "Road to gamescom " Program! See you in August!

Prototype Funding: Second Funding Round 2026 in September 2026

Save the Date for the next Prototype Funding Round in 2026: Applications will open from September 4 to 24.

Morse Morse Games Release Cosmodrill

Hamburg-based indie studio Morse Morse Games released the open-world space adventure "Cosmodrill" on July 6, 2026.

Success for Portside Game Assembly 2026 - will return 2027

On June 25 and 26, we once again celebrated Portside Game Assembly 2026, a conference for international exchange among indie game studios, with around 100 indie game professionals from 13 countries, including a cruise on the conference ship through the Hamburg Harbour.

Road to Polaris 2026 - Apply until July 28

The community convention Polaris takes place on October 9-11 with a three-day program including gaming, anime and manga, cosplay, and content creation. Gamecity Hamburg provides free booth packages for Hamburg-based developers, teams, and studios. Join us to get valuable feedback and visibility for your game. Applications are open until July 28.

Why We Organize FLINTA* Games Meetups

Happy Pride Month! Everyone is welcome here, and this is why we’re hosting several FLINTA* Games Meetups throughout the year.

Pipapo Games releases Map Map - A Game about Maps

Pipapo Games released their cozy exploration game “Map Map - A Game about Maps”. The indie developer Team was part of several programs of Gamecity Hamburg and already received many prizes for their unique take on the popular cozy game genre.

Zintank Labs release Cosmic Run

Our Prototype Funding recipient Zinktank Labs finally release their game "Cosmic Run". Battle your way through space in this fast-paced, colorful action game - with aliens!

Portside Game Assembly 2026: Program and Speakers Announced

The program for our second edition of our Portside Game Assembly on June 25 & 26 is ready to be announced: Among others, Rebecca Lautner (Landfall, “PEAK”) and Mark Cooke (Shiny Shoe, “Monster Train”) will speak about the development of their hit titles. The conference program, which is targeted at established indie studios, focuses on fostering exchange among studio heads and founders through short talks and roundtables.

Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026: Five Prototypes Funded

In the latest round of funding 2026, Gamecity Hamburg supports five promising games with up to 80,000 euros each as a non-repayable grant.

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