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Further German news you can find here. A good news collection from many games websites, you can find at Eludique — sorted by languages and themes.

2013-04-19 17:53

Over 3,300 signatures already! The SAZ calls on the publishers to acknowledge game designers as originators.

The Fachgruppe Spiel e.V., the association of German game companies, still refuses to acknowledge that game designers are originators within the meaning of German copyright law. Consequently, the …

2013-04-08 11:56

Accept Game Designers as Originators! Open letter to the FACHGRUPPE SPIEL

With a legal opinion, an open letter, and a signature campaign, the Game Designer Association (Spiele-Autoren-Zunft e.V., SAZ) counteracts the refusal of the Fachgruppe Spiel e.V. to acknowledge game …

2013-03-04 19:31

The SAZ Office moves

The SAZ Office has a new postal address – officially from April 1st, 2013, practically immediately: Spiele-Autoren-Zunft e.V. (SAZ)Office / Mrs. Marion CernyRinnenbachstr. 8 73760 OstfildernGermany …

SAZ becomes a Member of the Initiative Urheberrecht and a Sustaining Member of the Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht

The Game Designer Association (Spiele-Autoren-Zunft; SAZ) reinforces its social commitment to put the specific interests of game designers as originators into the public eye. To this end, the SAZ has …

2013-01-24 18:16

SAZ Publisher Award goes to Hans im Glück

The SAZ PUBLISHER AWARD is meant to honor publishers who present game designers as the creators of their works in an exemplary manner and include them in relevant communication. As part of its GAMES …

2012-12-04 22:18

Pegasus does not accept new game concepts currently

Pegasus Spiele annouced on the company website: So you’d like to propose a game idea to Pegasus? We would love to see your extraordinary and innovative ideas. Sorry, but just at this moment we cannot …

2012-10-12 11:45

Back to Fair Play

In its press release from October 9th, 2012, the SAZ had criticized a lack of fair play in the context of the proposed contracts of various publishers. As one of the leading companies in the game …

Lucca Comics & Games: Finalists of The Best Unpublished Game 2012 Award

The jury has chosen the following six prototypes for the final decision. The winner will be announced al 2nd November during the Lucca Comics & Games Fair in Italy. Alle 23.59 del 20 Dicembre 2012 …

2012-10-09 10:10

Game Designers Call for More Fair Play in Contracts

Unfortunately, cases have come up more frequently lately in which game publishers want to force game designers to abide by contractual conditions that lack any fair play. The previous conditions of …

2012-07-09 11:22

German Game of the Year Awards to KINGDOM BUILDER by Donald X. Vaccarino and VILLAGE by Inka & Markus Brand

The Jury Game of the Year in Germany announced their decisons for the Spiel des Jahres 2012 (Game of the Year) and the Kennerspiel des Jahres 2012 (Connisseur Game of the Year) in Berlin. Spiel des …

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