Berlin gets the House of Games - Center for Creative Heads!

Berlin gets the House of Games - Center for Creative Heads!

Friedrichshain, Berlin, Deutschland - On June 10, 2025, the location for the new "House of Games" was announced in Berlin. This promising project, which is to be built in Friedrichshain, near the Warsaw Bridge, was prepared under strict confidentiality. Many potential tenants only received information shortly before the official presentation. The goal of the "House of Games" is to become a center for the games and creative tech industry and to develop Berlin into "Games location number one", according to Berlin's ruling mayor Kai Wegner and Senator for Economic Affairs Franziska Giffey, who took part in the event.

The opening of the "House of Games" is planned for spring 2026. The center will be housed in a historic office building next to the Lux Tower with an area of ​​up to 15,000 square meters. Although the Lux-Tower is initially not part of the project, it is possible to rent it if necessary. For the implementation, the Berlin Senate has provided a volume of 4.6 million euros that will be used in 2024 and 2025.

a versatile location for the industry

ubisoft will act as an anchor tenant and take part of the total area with a 110-member workforce. In addition, another 20 companies, including many indie developers, show interest in rental contracts. Flexible office space is offered for these companies that meet both small and large developer start-ups. The conversion work of the Lux building should be completed by the end of the year and are equipped with facilities such as conference rooms, product presentation areas, podcast studios and a cafeteria.

Furthermore, the associations Medianet and Game will move into the "House of Games" and provide support and networking structures. The management of the project is taken over by the state -owned Wista, which is also responsible for the expansion and operation. In the future, the computer game museum, which houses the largest computer game collection in the world, could be integrated into the entire concept, although the financing has not yet been secured.

strengthening the games industry in Berlin

The Games industry in Berlin and Brandenburg already comprises over 300 companies with an annual sales of around half a billion euros. To support this dynamic industry, the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Companies as well as the Brandenburg Ministry of Economics, Labor and Energy offer different support measures. These include grants and loans for property investments, wage costs and technology-oriented F&E projects. In addition, infrastructure projects, networking as well as support competitions and trade fair appearances are part of the support offer.

The Investment Bank Berlin and Brandenburg founded VC Fonds to invest in startups in the early and growth phase. In addition, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg promotes the development of games in the innovative audiovisual content category and supports location projects for networking the games industry on national, international and cross-sector level. The EU program Creative Europe Media also contributes to the promotion of innovative games and game concepts.

With the "House of Games", Berlin takes an important step to position itself as a leading location for the games and creative-tech industry and actively shape the future of the digital entertainment industry.

For more information on this topic, see also rbb24 , Gameswirtschaft and Business Location Center .