PandaBee Studios: From Leipzig with Love – and Rage
From Indie to AAA: On a regular basis, we have a look at a studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: PandaBee Studios from Leipzig. The young team had their share of troubles in the past, but with their first major release tilt frog done and a MDM-funded new project, there is a new star rising in Saxony's indie scene.
Saxony is by no means the best-equipped German state when it comes to game studios. But there is a small and ever-growing community of studios emerging, especially around the bigger cities. While the Dresden region has recently gained its share of prestige thanks to bippinbits, Leipzig is also not far behind on emerging companies. One of the reasons for that is the academic infrastructure, notably the campus of Macromedia University for Applied Sciences with its dedicated game design courses. St...