The Situation in the EU: Overbearing Bureaucracy With Deep Pockets Stephan Steininger April 11, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post © European Union 2024/Dennis Lomme March of Giants © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Acquires March of Giants and Its Development Team From Amazon Ubisoft has announced that it is acquiring the rights to March of Giants from Amazon. The Montreal-based team behind the innovative multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) project will also be joining Ubisoft. This marks the return of Xavier Marquis and Alexandre Parizeau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH; © Kalypso Media Business Dr Anika Thun of Kalypso Media Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read March of Giants © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Acquires March of Giants and Its Development Team From Amazon Ubisoft has announced that it is acquiring the rights to March of Giants from Amazon. The Montreal-based team behind the innovative multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) project will also be joining Ubisoft. This marks the return of Xavier Marquis and Alexandre Parizeau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read (KiKa) Products Megagon, the Good Evil and funline Media win TOMMI Children Awards 2025 At yesterday's TOMMI Awards, Megagon Industries' Lonely Mountains became best PC children's game and Rascal's Escape by the Good Evil best Education title. Both had narrowly missed a German Developer Award just this month. Other winners include Nintendo, funline Media and EA. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH; © Kalypso Media Business Dr Anika Thun of Kalypso Media Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Markus Möckel, branch manager of the ESBD © Alina Ehmann Esports Deutsche Mobile Gaming and E-Sport-Bund Deutschland Foster Mobile Esports in Germany Deutsche Mobile Gaming e.V. (establishing) is launching an esports qualifier in collaboration with E-Sport-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ESBD). The aim is to build a national squad for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), but also to promote mobile esports in Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The visitor floor of GG Bavaria 2025 (Games/Bavaria) Business GG Bavaria 2026 Adds Additional Exhibition Day Three exhibition days for B2C visitors instead if two: GG Bavaria 2026 will be 24 hours longer. In turn, the business and career day which was part of the event before will be rescheduled to another date in 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
March of Giants © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Acquires March of Giants and Its Development Team From Amazon Ubisoft has announced that it is acquiring the rights to March of Giants from Amazon. The Montreal-based team behind the innovative multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) project will also be joining Ubisoft. This marks the return of Xavier Marquis and Alexandre Parizeau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH; © Kalypso Media Business Dr Anika Thun of Kalypso Media Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
March of Giants © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Acquires March of Giants and Its Development Team From Amazon Ubisoft has announced that it is acquiring the rights to March of Giants from Amazon. The Montreal-based team behind the innovative multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) project will also be joining Ubisoft. This marks the return of Xavier Marquis and Alexandre Parizeau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
(KiKa) Products Megagon, the Good Evil and funline Media win TOMMI Children Awards 2025 At yesterday's TOMMI Awards, Megagon Industries' Lonely Mountains became best PC children's game and Rascal's Escape by the Good Evil best Education title. Both had narrowly missed a German Developer Award just this month. Other winners include Nintendo, funline Media and EA. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH; © Kalypso Media Business Dr Anika Thun of Kalypso Media Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dr. Anika Thun, CEO of Kalypso Media Group GmbH, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Markus Möckel, branch manager of the ESBD © Alina Ehmann Esports Deutsche Mobile Gaming and E-Sport-Bund Deutschland Foster Mobile Esports in Germany Deutsche Mobile Gaming e.V. (establishing) is launching an esports qualifier in collaboration with E-Sport-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ESBD). The aim is to build a national squad for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), but also to promote mobile esports in Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The visitor floor of GG Bavaria 2025 (Games/Bavaria) Business GG Bavaria 2026 Adds Additional Exhibition Day Three exhibition days for B2C visitors instead if two: GG Bavaria 2026 will be 24 hours longer. In turn, the business and career day which was part of the event before will be rescheduled to another date in 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
