Jan Claßen, Team Head of Digital Marketing at Asmodee © Nachlik Photography Business Web Media Publishing Wins Asmodee Account for Performance Marketing Board game giant Asmodee has entered into a partnership with viralwunder. The subsidiary of Web Media Publishing AG will be responsible for performance marketing. Asmodee is partnering with viralwunder, a subsidiary of Web Media Publishing AG, to manage its in-house performance campaigns. viralwunder will help the games publisher communicate new By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club © Nintendo Publishing New Famicom Detective Club Game Announced by Nintendo Nintendo has surprised with the announcement of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club for Switch. It is the first game in the series in 35 years, and the USK 16 (PEGI 18) rating is quite unusual for a Nintendo game. The next instalment in the Famicom Detective Club By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lead actress Ella Purnell and show runner Jonathan Nolan on the set of the Fallout series. © 2022 Amazon Content Services LLC Business Amazon's Fallout Series Nominated for 17 Emmys At this year's Emmy Awards, Fallout series from Amazon has been nominated in 16 categories. Last year, the adaptation of the video game The Last of Us won eight awards. The Amazon series Fallout has been nominated for 17 awards in 16 categories at the 76th Emmy Awards, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Rush is the new 5v5 mode in EA Sports FC 25. © EA Sports Publishing EA Sports FC 25 Releases at the end of September Once again, a new football game from EA Sports will be released at the end of September. EA Sports FC 25 will be available for all consoles and PC. The football game includes a new 5v5 mode, an overhaul of the tactical foundations through AI and the introduction of women& By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap © Robot Entertainment Publishing Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Announced Robot Entertainment is continuing the franchise: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap will be released in early 2025 and will build on the strengths of its predecessor, which premiered on Stadia at the time. The series has over twelve million players. Robot Entertainment has announced Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, the sequel to By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heike Raab, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Medienförderung RLP, State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government and for Europe and the Media © Staatskanzlei RLP/ Unger Business Rhineland-Palatinate is Funding Four Games With €115,000 The jury of Medienförderung RLP has made its first funding decisions for 2024. Four games projects will receive a total of 115,000 Euros in funding. 14 games were submitted for funding. In the first round of funding in 2024, Medienförderung RLP is awarding a total of 534,000 Euros. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Gamecity Hamburg Business Gamecity Hamburg and More Companies From Hamburg at gamescom 2024 Through the "Road to gamescom" program, Gamecity Hamburg enables five indie studios from Hamburg to participate in the Indie Arena Booth. Other companies from Hamburg will be at gamescom to showcase projects and hold business meetings. Gamecity Hamburg brings five start-ups to the Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Bitfall Studios at gamescom 2023. © Bitfall Studios Publishing First Game Published by Influencer Marketing Agency Instinct3 After Instinct3 co-founder and influencer Maximilian Knabe (HandOfBlood) announced his intention to become an indie publisher, the first pilot project is ready to go. Together with Stray Fawn and Bitfall Studios, the Spandau-based influencer marketing agency will release the full version of TerraScape today. Instinct3 is mainly responsible for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin © Deutscher Bundestag / Felix Zahn / photothek Business Federal Games Funding to Remain at €50m in 2025, Criticism Grows The German government's draft budget for 2025 still allocates around 50 million Euros in funding for games. Other measures to strengthen the industry are missing. The game association criticises the draft budget and calls for tax breaks. The draft budget of the Federal Government, which was approved by By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Indie Arena Booth Line-up for gamescom 2024. © IAB, Super Crowd Entertainment Business Indie Arena Booth Line-up for gamescom 2024 More than 160 games from 37 countries have been selected for the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. The line-up includes games from Pixel Maniacs, Bippinbits, Backwoods Entertainment, Lululu Entertainment, Gentle Troll Entertainment, Paintbucket Games and many more. Over 160 titles from 37 countries have made it into the curated By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
lvlup!HR Managing Director Frank Simoneit. © lvlup!HR Business lvlup!HR Supports Schleswig-Holstein in Its Search for Skilled Workers The start-up company lvlup!HR supports the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in its search for new employees. Esports is one of the building blocks in the "Moin Fachkräfte" project, which is part of a campaign to attract skilled workers to the Kiel region. Esports will be a key By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nobody Wants to Die © Plaion Publishing Plaion Releases Nobody Wants to Die Nobody Wants to Die, the interactive noir story from Critical Hit and German publisher Plaion, is available digitally today on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. German publisher Plaion will release Nobody Wants to Die today in digital form for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
