Enshrouded screenshot taken by community member fluffers1988 © fluffers1988 / Keen Games Publishing Enshrouded Hits Three Million Players The survival ARPG Enshrouded from Frankfurt-based developer and publisher Keen Games now has more than three million players on PC. The game will be released in early access in January 2024. The team behind the game is also growing. Keen Games, developers of the ARPG survival co-op crafting game Enshrouded, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© SIE Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Renews UEFA Champions League Sponsorship The long-standing partnership between UEFA and Sony Interactive Entertainment for the UEFA Champions League has been extended until 2027. UEFA today announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the company behind the PlayStation brand, has renewed its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-27 commercial cycle. The three-year deal By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© PwC and BIG Esports PwC and BIG Present Booklet "Esports in Germany - in a Global Context" PwC Germany and Berlin International Gaming released a booklet about "Esports in Germany - In a Global Context". Spanning over 100 pages, it provides an in-depth look at the German esports market, with expert opinions, assessments, trends, and future scenarios. The report covers the industry's history, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tim Endres, Director gamescom at Koelnmesse / Stefan Heikhaus, Director of gamescom & Events at game - The German Games Industry Association © Koelnmesse / Dirk Mathesius/game Business gamescom "Helps to Transport and Experience the Unique Gaming Culture Like No Other Event" The first part of the interview with Tim Endres, Director of gamescom at Koelnmesse, and Stefan Heikhaus, Director of gamescom & Events at game, focuses on the role that gamescom can play in society and the influence of the satellite events in Latin America and Asia. Also on the agenda By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
VfB Stuttgart becomes an ESBD member © ESBD, VfB Stuttgart Business VfB Stuttgart Becomes an ESBD member The German Esports Association (ESBD) welcomes VfB Stuttgart as its newest member. Since entering the world of esports in 2017, VfB Stuttgart has successfully established itself in the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) and joined the Techniker Prime League in June this year with a League of Legends team. VfB Stuttgart becomes By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Factory-C Business Games Industry Business Lounge 2024 Sold out and New Branding 25 exhibitors will attend the Games Industry Business Lounge 2024, filling a total of 41 rooms and areas. There will also be a welcome reception hosted by G-Star on 21 August and a joint reception hosted by Factory-C, Marchsreiter Communications and Safe In Our World on 22 August. Since 2013, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Steve Escalante, CEO (left) and Lance James, co-founder (right). © Digital Bandidos Publishing Versus Evil Veterans Forms New Publisher Digital Bandidos Steve Escalante and Lance James have launched a new full-service publishing company, Digital Bandidos, dedicated to indie game projects with budgets of up to three million US dollars. They have created a funding model that addresses the challenges faced by small development teams. Digital Bandidos is a new video game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The founders of W4 Games. © W4 Games Business Second Dinner Becomes a Strategic Investor in W4 Games W4 Games announced a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Second Dinner (Marvel Snap). The studio plans to build the largest game in Godot yet. Second Dinner Studio and W4 Games today unveiled a collaboration, which will W4 Games accelerate the adoption of Godot Engine by Second Dinner, who plans to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Yfood Business Yfood Launches Genshin Impact Editions With HoYoverse yfood partners with HoYoverse to launch its biggest Gaming Edition yet, featuring two flavors. Starting 7 August, the yfood limited Genshin Impact Editions will be available online internationally, and from mid-August, they'll be in stores across Germany. The German "smart food brand" yfood has teamed up By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Fewer PS5 and PlayStation games sold, but more sales and operating income for Sony. © Sony IR Business Fewer PS5 and PlayStation Games Sold, but More Revenue and Operating Income for Sony Although Sony Interactive Entertainment sold fewer PlayStation 5 consoles and games than in the previous year, sales and operating income increased in Q1 FY2024, leading the company to raise its full-year guidance. Sony Interactive Entertainment sold 2.4 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the first quarter of the current fiscal By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Celebrates a Summer of Releases and Milestones Strategy game publisher Hooded Horse has provided a look at their latest sales figures and Steam wishlists. Menace, from Overhype Studios in Hamburg, is also doing well, with over 230,000 wishlists. Hooded Horse is celebrating a successful summer as it gears up for gamescom. Medieval kingdom builder Norland (Early By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Significantly fewer new games companies in Germany in 2023. © game - the German Games Industry Association Business Significantly Fewer New Games Companies in Germany in 2023 The number of newly founded games companies in Germany has fallen by around 65 per cent compared to 2020. This upturn, driven by federal funding, is in danger of coming to an end. The games industry in Germany has developed very well in recent years, with the number of games By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
