Gamecity: Hamburg in eigener Sache

Gamecity Hamburg, the city's games-industry support initiative run under the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, published this short January 22, 2018 notice as an outreach appeal to the local development community. Its purpose is to build a more reliable network of contacts among Hamburg studios, because the organization acknowledges it has not always had the right line to people willing and able to comment publicly on industry matters.

The central request is for studios to send Gamecity the name and contact details of someone who can speak on current topics such as loot boxes, future prospects for the industry, and emerging trends. Responses go to the organization's general info email address. Gamecity also invites studios to include subjects they would like to see covered on the site, as well as stories from the industry, including developers close to a notable release. The organization promises to follow up on every submission.

The text contains no data, statistics, or survey methodology. Its scope is local, covering Hamburg's games sector, and it is aimed at studio teams and individual developers rather than an international audience.

The surrounding page, captured at a much later date, shows the breadth of Gamecity Hamburg's current activity. Listed items include the Games Lift incubator for 2026, offering five teams 15,000 euros each plus workshops, mentoring, and a 1,000 euro coaching budget. Other programs include Prototype Funding, the Road to gamescom booth program, the Games Germany Steam Sale, Game Playtest Nights, the Pitch Level Up event that drew over 80 participants, and the Portside Game Assembly on June 25–26, 2026. The news feed also highlights Hamburg-made releases such as Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, MENACE, and The Amusement, along with a 2026 Senator's Roundtable with the city's culture senator.