MultiVersus © Warner Bros. Games Business Warner Bros. Games Acquires Player First Games and Shuts Down Mortal Kombat: Onslaught The studio behind MultiVersus, Player First Games, has been acquired by Warner Bros. In addition, the publisher will be shutting down the mobile game Mortal Kombat: Onslaught after just under a year. Player First Games, the studio behind MultiVersus, the free-to-play fighting game featuring numerous characters from Warner By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Florian André Unterburger, Chairman of the Initiative Industriemuseum Bayreuth; Paul Redetzky, Co-Founder & CEO of Emergo Entertainment (right) © Initiative Industriemuseum Bayreuth Publishing Initiative Industriemuseum Bayreuth Launches Gamified Exhibition About Richard Wagner The first interactive exhibition about Richard Wagner, organised by the Initiative Industriemuseum Bayreuth, takes a playful approach. Emergo Entertainment developed the app for this exhibition. The Bayreuth Industrial Museum initiative (Initiative Industriemuseum Bayreuth) has been inviting visitors to its first interactive exhibition on Richard Wagner and industry since 20 July. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring © Andreas Gebert Business How Bavaria Wants to Get More Women Into Games The recent event 'Playdate: BayFiD meets Gamesstandort' was about networking women in Bavaria who are interested in the games industry. The Bavarian Minister of State, Dr. Fabian Mehring, wants to get more women involved in developing games and increase their visibility in the industry. "If you want By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
TennoCon 2024 © Digital Extremes Events The Future of Warframe Lies in the Past At Digital Extremes' TennoCon 2024 community convention, held live in London (Canada) and online, the company revealed a host of news about its Warframe and Soulframe games. Warframe, which has over 80 million players worldwide, will get its next narrative chapter, Warframe: 1999, Winter 2024 across all current platforms. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Netflix Business Netflix to Release More Games Based on its IPs Streaming giant Netflix is continuing its focus on games, with plans to release more titles based on its own IPs - ideally to coincide with the launch of new seasons or episodes. Starting in July, the company plans to release about one new game per month. In its quarterly report (Q2) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Hessen Agentur Business Games From Hesse at gamescom 2024 The federal state of Hessen is bringing six computer and video games from Fulda, Langen, Wiesbaden, Eschborn and Darmstadt to gamescom 2024. This year, the state of Hesse is supporting six Hessian game developers to present their games at gamescom in Cologne. The Hessian booth is located in the curated By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Ubisoft's Q1 Results Beat Expectations, Strong Slate of Upcoming Titles Publisher Ubisoft has made a solid start to the new fiscal year, with Q1 net bookings ahead of target. Robust engagement metrics driven by GaaS franchises, particularly XDefiant and Rainbow Six Siege. The Assassin's Creed and The Crew brands are also strong. Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin' By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
A group photo of all the participants © Klara Yoon Business Start-up: Games-Entrepreneurs 2024 Supports Nine Indie Studios In 2024, Start-up: Games-Entrepreneurs is supporting a total of 16 founders to realise their vision of an indie games studio. The teams accepted into the programme are Achtung Autobahn, gypynkt Games, Headkino, Jalil Daif, No foolin' Games, Nukuna Interactive, Shit Show Studios, Sunbeam Games and The Roof By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Assemble Publishing Assemble to Launch Endzone 2 Early Access Directly After gamescom Gentlymad Studios and Assemble Entertainment will launch Endzone 2 Early Access directly after gamescom 2024. The game will be released on 26 August 2024. The post-apocalyptic city-building simulation Endzone 2 will go into Early Access on 26 August 2024 for PC via Steam and GOG. The game will By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
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 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 series 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
