GAMES & E-SPORTS

The medianet promotes the sustainable exchange between all these actors within the diverse games ecosystem and in an interdisciplinary manner with the adjacent industries. The aim is to further improve the framework requirements in the region in cooperation with politics and business. Because together with the local companies, the existing potential to profile oneself nationally and internationally as an unmistakable hotspot should become even more visible.

Past Events

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23 Feb

games:net Berlin Europe Podcast Connection

A get-together of all games:net Berlin Europe Podcast guests.

22 Feb

games:net Berlin Europe introduces: Stratosphere Games 

On February 22, we once more presented a Berlin-based development studio in an online interview. 

21 Feb

Workshop „Visibility! How to PR & Marketing?“

Organized by the funding program Kreativ-Transfer in cooperation with games:net Berlin Europe and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, this workshop aimed at developers and representatives and teams from indie studios from all over Germany. 

14 Feb

medianet CIRCLES GAMES & E-SPORTS

After the first medianet CIRCLE for our theme world CREATIVE PRODUCTION, we want to launch the first medianet CIRCLE GAMES & E-SPORTS in 2023.

26 Jan

Games:net Berlin Europe introduces: Klang Games

Get to know Berlin-based indie studio Klang Games!

13 Dec

games:net Berlin Europe introduces: Toukana Interactive

Get to know the Berlin-based indie studio Toukana Interactive in our online interview!

22 Nov

medianet KNOW HOW GAMES Finance and Funding

To inform the Berlin-Brandenburg games industry about the possibilities of regional and national funding, medianet regularly hosts informational events around the topic of funding and grants.

15 Nov

Games:net Berlin Europe introduces Twisted Ramble

On November 15, we published the new edition of games:net Berlin Europe introduces, the online interview format that provides insights into a Berlin games studio. We spoke with Kerstin Schütt and Verena Hetsch from Twisted Ramble.

1 Nov

Female Executive Dinner

On November 1st we put another exclamation mark on our diversity series with the Female Executive Dinner for the games industry in the capital region.

17 Oct

medianet EXCHANGE: Was kann Vielfalt? Die Zukunft der Games-Industrie ist bunt!

On October 17 when we talked about the diversity of Berlin’s games industry live from the studio of ALEX Berlin.

10 Oct

medianet GAMES meets FILM

On October 10, we invited you to the cross-industry network event “GAMES meets FILM” at LVL, where professionals from both worlds could network in a relaxed atmosphere with an exciting panel discussion and cool arcades and VR experiences.

6 Oct

games:net Berlin Europe goes to GIC

We will go to GIC and you can join us!

24 Aug

Berlin-Brandenburger Gemeinschaftsauftritt auf der gamescom

Vom 24. bis 28. August fand in Köln die gamescom statt, das weltgrößte Event der Videospielbranche. medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. organisierte an den Business-Tagen vom 24. bis zum 26. August bereits zum neunten Mal den Gemeinschaftsauftritt Berlin-Brandenburg auf der Messe.

24 Aug

Teilnahme an der Indie Arena Booth @ gamescom

Die Indie Arena Booth ist mittlerweile ein fester Bestandteil der gamescom. Bereits zum 10. Mal  werden auf der Fläche vom 24. bis 28. August die besten internationalen Indie-Games gezeigt, auch dieses Mal wieder in hybrider Form. So können Entwickler*innen ihre Spiele online wie offline ausstellen und der Presse, Publishern und Fans präsentieren und von der enormen Sichtbarkeit der IAB profitieren. 

7 Jul

Treffen der Games-Branche Berlin-Brandenburg

Als medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. und als game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V.  haben wir euch am 07. Juli 2022 gemeinsam zu einem Online-Austausch zu den wichtigsten Themen für unsere Branche in Berlin-Brandenburg eingeladen. 

30 May

medianet GAMES Matchmaking Dinner

Gemeinsam mit unserem Co-Host Xsolla Berlin feiern wir den Sommeranfang mit einem unserer Signature Events des Jahres: dem medianet GAMES Matchmaking Dinner. Nach einem exquisiten Drei-Gänge-Menü tanzen wir auf der exklusiven After-Party powered by Xsolla Berlin in die Nacht hinein.

1 Dec

media:net GAMES: Streaming – Between Community Building and Viewer Retention

On December 1st 2021, we conducted an online panel titled “Streaming – Between Community Building and Viewer Retention” in which we invited you into the world of streamed content, audience engagement and monetization. The panelists Dr. Johanna Pirker and Christopher Hamilton talked together with our host Philipp Reinartz about their business and their research, how they utilize streaming and share their knowledge of new formats, innovations, and business opportunities that arise from the convergence of content, creators, and audiences.

25 Nov

Recruiting Remote Employees – Digital Spaces vs. Real World Boundaries

Through our initiative games:net berlinbrandenburg, we offered an online-panel titled “Recruiting Remote Employees – Digital Spaces vs. Real World Boundaries”. On November 25th, our panelists Franziska Zeiner, Mengühan Ünver and Tsahi Liberman conducted a debate about remote hiring practices that was led by host Maria Wagner. The discussion was part of the official program of gamesweekberlin’s Pro X Career Day and was funded by Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and Sparkasse Berlin. Furthermore, we thank our partners Riot Games, GameDuell, Ubisoft Berlin and Stratosphere Games. 

24 Nov

media:net GAMES Matchmaking Dinner 2021

Once a year, media:net berlinbrandenburg e.V. invites the games industry to their GAMES Matchmaking Dinner in order to exchange and promote industry specific topics with politic and economic representatives and nurture Berlin as a prolific games location.

20 Oct

media:net GAMES Esports Experts Forecast

Über unsere Initiative games:net berlinbrandenburg fand am 20.10.21 unser informatives Online-Panel zum Thema Esports statt. Unter dem Titel „Esports Experts Forecast“ luden wir Marie Mejerwall, Dorian Gorr und Nikola Stolnik in die Third Nature Studios ein, die sich als Expert*innen der Branche über den Status quo sowie die Zukunft des Esports austauschten. Der Talk wurde moderiert von Graham Ashton, seines Zeichens Esports International Relations Manager bei Riot Games, und auf Youtube live gestreamt.

25 Aug

media:net GAMES SUMMER RECEPTION 2021

This year the media:net partnered up with Factory Berlin and Berliner Sparkasse to organise our annual summer gathering for the pulsing games industry in the capital region on the 25th of August 2021.

23 Aug

Call for Companies: Digitaler Berlin-Brandenburg-Gemeinschaftsstand auf der gamescom/devcom 2021

Die gamescom/devcom 2021 findet in diesem Jahr vom 23. bis zum 27. August in digitaler Form statt und organisiert den gesamten B2B-Bereich unter der devcom-Marke. Das media:net berlinbrandenburg e.V. plant einen digitalen Gemeinschaftsstand für die Hauptstadtregion, für den sich interessierte Unternehmen jetzt anmelden können.

24 Jul

Guerrilla Marketing – How to use Social Media to your Advantage @ A MAZE. / Berlin

This year games:net berlinbrandenburg and games:net Berlin Europe are cooperating with A MAZE. / Berlin to bring you an exciting online panel called Guerrilla Marketing – How to use Social Media to your Advantage, available for everyone via Zoom.

14 Jul

media:net AFTER WORK – Games Edition

media:net AFTER WORK Games Edition is an easy come together of the local games industry to discuss hot topics and enjoy a good time.

Financed by the EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS and the State of Berlin, Senate Department of Economics, Energy, and Public Enterprises through its Program for Internationalization, there is also our initiative games:net Berlin Europe. You can find more info about the project here.

Do you already know “Games Capital Berlin”, the platform for the Berlin games industry, initiated by Berlin Partner?

Games Capital Berlin is not only an umbrella brand, but also a network for all players of the Berlin games industry and beyond. The website and the Hashtag will serve as an important information tool and the online platform offers both resident and newly arriving companies assistance. Games Capital Berlin was initiated by Berlin Partner for Economics and Technology on behalf of the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Businesses and is now being implemented with the help of medianet berlinbrandenburg.

With interviews, statements and infographics, the blog offers insights into the world of the Berlin games industry. Click here and here for more information.

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