Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a big hit for Happy Broccoli Games. © Happy Broccoli Games Business Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a big hit for Happy Broccoli Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Nacon creates new racing department and presents upcoming games. © Nacon / Bigben Publishing Nacon Creates new Racing Department and Presents Upcoming Games During the Bigben Group's annual event, Nacon announced a new department dedicated to racing (accessories and games). The company also presented upcoming games, including GreedFall II: The Dying World and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, as well as a steering wheel and other gaming accessories. During the 7th By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Visualisation of the media umbrella. © media-stands.eu Business Media Umbrella for European Games at gamescom This year, gamescom 2024 will once again feature an umbrella booth for the European games industry, organised by Creative Europe Media. Devs and studios interested in participating in this joint exhibition space are invited to apply. Media Umbrellas organised by Creative Europe Media were previously mainly known from film festivals. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Indie Hub Co-Founder and Managing Director Stefan Schmidt. © Indie Hub Business Indie Game Fest and Indie Campus 2024 in Cologne The Indie Game Fest, organised by Indie Hub, will be returning to Cologne this weekend. On 2 June (Sunday), the Indie Campus will take place with lectures and workshops. On 31 May and 1 June, the indie game scene will be gathering at the Wasserturm Hotel in Cologne for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
serial entrepreneur and game designer Jordan Weisman. © Endless Adventures Business Adventure Forge a Toolset for Game Masters, Storytellers, Authors, and Artists With Adventure Forge, Endless Adventures is attempting to bring to market a toolset that will enable game masters, storytellers, writers and artists to create their own narrative-rich video games without the need for coding. Behind the project is Jordan Weisman, known for BattleTech, MechWarrior, Shadowrun and Crimson Skies. The toolset By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Gentle Troll and CEO Michel Wacker prepare for the launch of Tavern Talk. © Gentle Troll Publishing Gentle Troll Entertainment to Release Tavern Talk on 20 June After a very successful Kickstarter campaign and a lot of positive feedback, Gentle Troll Entertainment will release the visual novel Tavern Talk for PC on 20 June. The team from Würzburg is also preparing a Switch version for the summer. Indie developer Gentle Troll Entertainment has released a new demo By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Benedikt Grindel (Ubisoft Blue Byte) remains spokesperson, Katharina Weiß (Silent Future) is the new deputy spokesperson. © games.nrw Business New games.nrw Board Elected The new board of games.nrw has been elected. Benedikt Grindel (Ubisoft Blue Byte) remains spokesperson, Katharina Weiß (Silent Future) is the new deputy spokesperson. Yesterday, the new board of games.nrw e.V. met for the first time and elected the board spokespersons. The general meeting had already elected By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The new COO of Crytek: Christopher Schmitz. © Schmitz Business Three Questions to the new COO of Crytek: Christopher Schmitz After more than five years as COO at Remedy Entertainment, Christopher Schmitz joins Crytek as COO. Based in Frankfurt, Schmitz will oversee the development and live operations of Crytek's games, with a focus on strategic planning. GamesMarkt caught up with Schmitz to talk about his new role. GamesMarkt: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Christopher Schmitz is the new Chief Operating Officer of Crytek. © Schmitz Business Christopher Schmitz is the new Chief Operating Officer of Crytek Crytek has announced the appointment of Christopher Schmitz as their new Chief Operating Officer. Bringing over 30 years of industry experience to the company, Schmitz joins Crytek's executive team in underscoring the company's commitment to strategic growth. Christopher Schmitz will become the new Chief Operating Officer By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The management team of Maverick Games. Michael Brown is the fourth from the left. © Maverick Games Publishing Amazon Games Signs Narrative-Led Open-World Driving Game From Maverick Games The first game from Maverick Games will be published by Amazon Games. The studio, led by Mike Brown, former Creative Director of Forza Horizon 5, is developing a multiplatform AAA game. It is a narrative-driven open-world driving game for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Amazon Games has reached By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Ansgar Blauth from Nplay in his element, this time for real. © Nplay Business Nplay on the German-Speaking Market for Simulations By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Panel discussion at the gamescom congress 2023 in Cologne. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Oliver Wachenfeld Business Call for Submissions for gamescom congress 2024 Games drive innovation and contribute to a democratic society. The gamescom Congress on 22 August 2024 in Cologne will focus on the potential of computer games. Suggestions for topics can now be submitted. The gamescom congress will take place for the 16th time in 2024 as part of gamescom and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
