In the final, Levy Finn 'levyfinn' Rieck beat his team-mate Anders 'RBLZ_Vejrgang' Vejrgang 2-1. This completed the double for his club RB Leipzig, winning both the individual and club championships. © 2024/2025; Virtual Bundesliga; Grand Final - Sebastian Luecke; 2025 DFL Esports Levy Finn Rieck is German eFootball 2025 Champion Levy Finn "rblz_Levyfinn" Rieck won the VBL Grand Final by WOW and is therefore this year's German eFootball Champion among individual players. After two days of tournament play, a penalty shoot-out and a final match against reigning world champion Anders "RBLZ_Vejrgang" By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dr Karsten Wildberger, CEO of Ceconomy © Ceconomy Business MediaMarktSaturn CEO to Become Federal Minister for Digitalisation and State Modernisation Dr Karsten Wildberger, CEO of Ceconomy, is to become Minister for Digitalisation and State Modernisation. Thorsten Frei will head the Chancellery, Karin Prien will be Minister of Education and Katherina Reiche will be Minister of Economics. The CEO of Ceconomy AG, the company behind MediaMarkt, MediaWorld and Saturn, Dr Karsten By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Fast Fusion © Shin'en Multimedia Products Shin'en Multimedia Releases Fast Fusion on Switch 2 Launch Day With Fast RMX, Shin'en Multimedia was at the starting line for the launch of Nintendo Switch. The Munich-based company has once again prepared a high-speed racing game for the upcoming Switch 2 on day one. Shin'en Multimedia had a game in the pipeline for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Resident Evil 4 © Capcom Products Capcom's Resident Evil 4 Sells Over 10 Million Units Worldwide Resident Evil 4 has reached ten million units sold, no other game in the franchise has sold faster. Other titles in the series are experiencing growth due to Capcom's catalogue sales strategy. Capcom has announced that worldwide sales of Resident Evil 4 have surpassed 10 million units in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Josefine Paul, Minister for Children and Youth of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia / Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director of the USK © Linda Hammer / Helen Nicolai Business USK's Automated Age Rating System for Online Gaming Platforms Wins Over State Youth Protection Authorities The USK's global age rating system is approved and recognised by the youth ministries of the federal states. Since 2013, the USK age ratings have provided online guidance on affiliated gaming platforms and app stores. The USK's global age rating system has now also convinced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Hamburg City Hall © Copyright Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Business Hamburg Coalition to Strengthen Gamecity and Tackle High In-Game Spending The coalition agreement in Hamburg has been finalised. SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen want to strengthen Gamecity Hamburg and the Play Festival, build a house for the digital world and take action against excessive in-game purchases. In the coalition agreement between the SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
NG24 Spring in Malmö © Nordic Game Business NG25: Audio in Game Development, Games Capital Summit and Rising Costs In less than a month, NG25 Spring will take place in Malmö. The first day of the conference will focus on audio in game development. The Games Capital Summit is also scheduled for the same day. However, the organisers are struggling with rising costs. On Tuesday (20 May), a major By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Q1 2025 Global Gaming Report © Drake Star Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A Hits Two-Year High in Q1 25 and More Signs of Recovery By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, Drake Star © Metzger Business G+ Michael Metzger on AAA Game Prices, M&A Activity and US Tariffs By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 © Sandfall / Kepler Products Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Among the games announced at Summer Game Fest 2024, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made a strong impression. Art style, production value, cinematic cutscenes and reactive ideas for turn-based JPRGs catapulted the game onto many gamers' wish lists. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was developed by Sandfall Interactive in France, By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Storm in a Teacup / ESDigital Games Products Steel Seed With Steel Seed, Storm in a Teacup (Close to the Sun) takes a chance on a classic stealth-action adventure that lives and dies thanks to its duo of protagonists. Steel Seed is a classic stealth action adventure set in a dark, futuristic world where humanity is on the brink By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© THQ Nordic Business Crowdfunding Campaign for Gothic: A Shadow's Quest Reaches Its Goal in Just One Hour THQ Nordic's crowdfunding campaign for the board game Gothic: A Shadow's Quest on Gamefound has been a success. The minimum goal was reached within an hour, and after one day, the campaign had raised more than double the original goal. The crowdfunding campaign for the board By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
