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Portside Game Assembly welcomes indie studios back on board in June 2026
October 29, 2025
Portside Game Assembly, the B2B conference for established indie studios, will set sail again through the Hamburg Harbour on June 26, 2026, following its successful premiere.
Premiere of Pixel & Popcorn: Indie Games on Screen on October 20
October 1, 2025
The event “Pixel & Popcorn: Indie Games on Screen” brings indie games to the cinema, organized by NERDIC and Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft with their initiative Gamecity Hamburg.
Games Lift 2025: Hamburg Incubator Supports Five new Developer Teams
July 28, 2025
Hamburg, July 28. Five teams have convinced the Games Lift awarding committee of the potential of their game projects.
Successful Premiere of Portside Game Assembly 2025
July 8, 2025
Hamburg, July 8, 2025, On June 26 and 27, Gamecity Hamburg, as part of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, celebrated the successful premiere of Portside Game Assembly.
Schulpraktikum Games gibt 16 Schüler*innen der 9. Klasse Einblick in die Spieleentwicklung – Programm wird im Jahr 2026 fortgesetzt
July 8, 2025
Hamburg, den 22. Juli 2025: Vom 30. Juni bis zum 18. Juli haben 16 Hamburger Schüler*innen im Rahmen des Schulpraktikum Games Berufsbilder der professionellen Spieleentwicklung kennengelernt.
Gamecity Hamburg Supports six new Digital Games with Prototype Funding
May 19, 2025
Hamburg, May 19, 2025, In the latest round of Prototype Funding, Gamecity Hamburg, part of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, supports six promising digital games with up to 80…
Applications open for “Games Forged in Germany”: The Steam Sale organized by Games Germany enters its fourth round
May 12, 2025
Hamburg, 12 May 2025, Games Germany - the association of German games funding and network institutions - is once again organizing a Steam Sale with “Games Forged in Germany” this year.
Portside Game Assembly announces talks and roundtables for June 27th’s premiere of the conference for indie game leaders
May 5, 2025
Hamburg, May 5, 2025, Gamecity Hamburg is setting sail with the premiere edition of Portside Game Assembly – a dedicated B2B conference for international indie game leaders…
Games Lift Incubator for Game Developers - Application Phase until June 10, 2025
May 2, 2025
Hamburg, May 2, 2025 Gamecity Hamburg launches the application phase for the Games Lift Incubator 2025. Studios and developers can apply from May 2 until June 10, at www.gamecity-hamburg.
400,000 Euros for Games in the Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding Program - Applications open until April 7
March 3, 2025
Hamburg, March 3, 2025: From March 3 to April 7, founders, start-ups, along with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for Gamecity Hamburg's Prototype Funding.
Portside Game Assembly: Studios behind Dead Cells, Dungeon Clawler, Dorfromantik, Blasphemous on board and ticket sales for brunch and party launched
February 6, 2025
Hamburg, February 6, 2025. With Portside Game Assembly…
Gamecity Hamburg connects Decision Makers from International Studios with new “Portside Game Assembly” Conference Format
November 14, 2024
Hamburg, November 14, 2024 … Gamecity Hamburg announces the premiere of the “Portside Game Assembly” (PSGA) for June 27, 2025.
Games Lift 2024: These five developer teams will receive the Hamburg incubator funding
July 24, 2024
Hamburg, July 24: Five teams have won over the Games Lift awarding committee with their game projects.
Gamecity Hamburg brings five start-ups to the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024
July 18, 2024
Hamburg, July 18, 2024 gamescom, the world's largest trade fair for video games, is returning to Cologne from August 21 to 25. Through the “Road to gamescom” program…
Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2024: Hamburg funds five prototypes of digital games
May 28, 2024
Hamburg, May 28, 2024: As part of its prototype funding, Gamecity Hamburg supports five games projects in the 2024 funding round with up to 80,000 euros non-repayable funds.
Games Lift - the Incubator for Game Developers - from Gamecity Hamburg enters Round 5: Application phase until June 10
May 2, 2024
Hamburg, May 2, 2024 The location initiative Gamecity Hamburg kicks off the application phase for their Games Lift Incubator 2024.
Application start for the Games Germany Steam Sale for games "Made in Germany" 2024
March 18, 2024
Hamburg, March 18, 2024, Following the success of the "Made in Germany" Steam Sales organized by Games Germany with more than 200 games each in 2022 and 2023…
Gaming Meets Business - Hamburg Games Conference 2024 brings the international games industry together
March 7, 2024
Hamburg, March 7, 2024 The 15th Hamburg Games Conference (HGC) gathered about 365 international trade visitors and 42 speakers from 255 companies in Hamburg on March 5 and 6.
Application Start for Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding on March 7 and New Diversity Checklist
March 4, 2024
Hamburg March 4, 2024: From March 7 to April 8, founders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for Gamecity Hamburg's Prototype Funding.
Opportunities, Licensing & Technological Innovation: Gaming meets Business at the Hamburg Games Conference 2024
February 7, 2024
Hamburg, February 7, 2024 On March 5 and 6, the Hamburg Games Conference (HGC) will become the meeting point for international games companies and start-ups…
Gamecity Hamburg strengthens team in 20th anniversary year
August 21, 2023
Hamburg, August 21, 2023: Gamecity Hamburg expands its team in the 20th anniversary year of the location initiative:
Hamburg Games Conference on March 5 and 6, 2024 with a business focus on "Invest in Games"
August 15, 2023
Hamburg, August 15, 2023 … The Hamburg Games Conference will once again bring together the international games industry on March 5 and 6, 2024, under the guiding theme "Invest in Games".
Games Lift: These are the five teams for the Hamburg game developer incubator in 2023
July 17, 2023
Hamburg, July 17: Five teams have won over the Games Lift awarding committee with their game projects.
Gamecity Hamburg funds 6 digital game prototypes with 410,000 euros in its 20th anniversary year
May 10, 2023
Hamburg, May 12, 2023: In the 2023 funding round, Gamecity Hamburg is supporting six game projects with a total of 410,000 euros as part of the Prototype Funding program.