Photo showing the Developer Showcase at NG23 Spring. © Jovian Industries / Nordic Game Business NG24 Spring Conference Programme Takes Shape This May, NG24 Spring takes place in Malmö, Sweden, and celebrates its 20th anniversary, so everything will be a little bigger. Meanwhile, speaker list and conference programme are filling up. Just after Whitsun, from 21-24 May, Nordic Game's NG24 Spring will take place in Malmö, Sweden. After another By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director, NetEase; Johanna Faries, President of Blizzard Entertainment; Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming. © Blizzard Entertainment Publishing Blizzard Renews Agreement as Microsoft Enters Into Broader Collaboration With NetEase Beginning in summer 2024, Blizzard Entertainment games will return to mainland China. Microsoft Gaming and NetEase are deepening their relationship to bring new gaming experiences to players across platforms and markets. Blizzard Entertainment has had licensing agreements with NetEase since 2008 to publish Blizzard titles in China. However, the two By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
IFA Rebranding for its 100th Birthday. © IFA management, GFU, Clarion Business IFA Rebranding for its 100th Birthday To mark its 100th anniversary, IFA is launching a new look that is more than just a visual makeover. The three letters now stand for "Innovation For All". The IFA consumer electronics trade fair is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a new look. This is more By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Star Wars Outlaws Will Be Released on 30 August 2024. © Ubisoft Publishing Star Wars Outlaws Will Be Released on 30 August 2024 It's one of the biggest game releases of the year: On 30 August 2024, just after gamescom, Ubisoft will launch Star Wars Outlaws. The open-world Star Wars game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S consoles and Amazon Luna. Ubisoft, in partnership with Lucasfilm By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
InnoGames Headquarters in Hamburg. © Thies Raetzke Development InnoGames Reopens its own Office Space for Subtenants InnoGames is once again taking up the InnoHub concept and offering interested start-ups and young companies office space at its own headquarters in Hamburg. InnoGames, which claims to be Hamburg's largest games developer, is once again renting out office space in its own headquarters in the Hammerbrook district. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Deutschland in Europa, Black Ocean, Dark Rooms (WT). © MBB Development MBB New Media Funding Awards Almost 750,000 Euros to Five Games In its second funding round of the year, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg's new media funding programme is supporting five games and six XR projects. Almost half of the total 1.5 million Euros in funding will go to the games sector. In its second funding round of the year, Medienboard By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Gearbox Publishing Rebrands to Arc Games. © Arc Games Company Website Publishing Gearbox Publishing San Francisco Rebrands to Arc Games Following the divestment of Gearbox Software to Take-Two Interactive, Gearbox Publishing San Francisco will remain within the Embracer Group under a new name: Arc Games. The strategic direction will not change. Gearbox Publishing San Francisco was not divested when Embracer Group sold Gearbox Software to Take-Two Interactive. The publishing division By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Boxelware to Release Aquapark Tycoon on PC in 2025. © Boxelware Publishing Boxelware to Release Aquapark Tycoon in 2025 After the successful space simulation Avorion, Boxelware has revealed its next game: Aquapark Tycoon was announced at webedia's FYNG show at caggtus 2024 in Leipzig. Boxelware, the German indie studio known for Avorion, has revealed its latest project: Aquapark Tycoon. Described as a fusion of creativity, strategic planning By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Commissioner for the Cultural and Creative Industries. © BMWK Esports Esports Industry Dialogue Takes Place Today The Esports Industry Dialogue takes place today at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. There, 50 experts will discuss the current challenges and opportunities for Germany. For the ministry, esports is an important point for Germany as a games location. The Esports Industry Dialogue is taking place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Aesir Interactive and Sleeprunner Studios develop Windstorm remaster. © Mindscape, Aesir Publishing Aesir Interactive and Sleeprunner Studios Develop Windstorm Remaster With Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered, Aesir Interactive and Sleeprunner Studios are working on a remake of their equestrian adventure for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is known as Ostwind on the German-speaking market. Riding out again: Aesir Interactive from Munich and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team. © SK Gaming, Telekom Esports Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team As part of the Equal eSports Initiative, Telekom is sponsoring SK Gaming's first Valorant women's team. The company wants to set an example for inclusion and equal opportunities in competitive gaming. Deutsche Telekom is expanding its Equal eSports Initiative. Valorant, the tactical team shooter from Riot By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Neo-Taki themed world at Polaris 2023. © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Rolf Otzipka Publishing Polaris Convention 2024: Tickets Available and First Creators The Polaris Convention will take place for the third time in Hamburg this October. The ticket shop is now open. There is also a first look at the list of creators who will be part of the programme: Gronkh, Gnu, Lara Loft, PietSmiet, Rocket Beans TV, and DoktorFroid are on By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
