Sources

This page documents where the data in this database comes from. If you spot an error or missing entry, please get in touch.


Funding Data

Funding records have been collected manually from the public announcement pages of each institution. Links below point to the relevant pages — note that older announcements may no longer be online.

Institution Source
Games Baden-Württemberg Funded projects →
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funded projects →
Wirtschaftsministerium Hessen Press Releases →
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Press Releases →
FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) Funded projects →
Medienförderung Rheinland-Pfalz Funded projects →
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) Funded projects →
Gamecity Hamburg Funded projects →
Nordmedia Funded projects →
Creative Europe (MEDIA) Funded projects →
Bundesförderung (Bundesministerium) Fundind Portal →

Game & Company Data

Steam Web API →: Release dates, genres, review scores, review counts, publishers, header images, and short descriptions are fetched via the official Steam Web API (appdetails and appreviews endpoints). Data is updated periodically.

Gamalytic →: Sales estimates (copies sold, gross revenue, owners, wishlists) are provided by the Gamalytic API. These are estimates based on publicly available signals such as review counts and player activity, not official sales data from Valve or the developers. Figures may deviate significantly from actual sales, especially for smaller titles. Gamalytic data is used with permission for non-commercial purposes. Data is updated periodically.

North Data → / similar: Company status (active vs. inactive) is verified via North Data or similar webpages. A company is tagged as inactive when it has been dissolved ("Li­qui­da­ti­on"), deleted ("Löschung") or has publicly declared to not be operating anymore.


Event, Program & Award Data

Have been collected from the official websites and/or social Media accounts with the support of the Wayback Machine for older data points.