Niedersachsen Booth in the Business Area at gamescom © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Business Niedersachsen Booth in the Business Area at gamescom 2025 The business area of this year's gamescom will once again feature a joint stand for the German state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), and Nordmedia is seeking interested exhibitors. Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) will once again have a stand in the Business Area at gamescom 2025. With the support of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom Business Capcom Earns Record Profits for Eighth Year in a Row Capcom's business is monstrously successful. The Japanese company posted record results in almost all areas. In the last financial year, 51.87 million games were sold. The outlook is even more positive. During the 2024–25 fiscal year (April 2024 to March 2025), Capcom's core digital By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Grand Finale of Schleswig-Holstein's 2024 Esports Championships © Sebastian Haas Esports Grand Finale of Schleswig-Holstein's 2025 Esports Championships With Growing Entertainment Area From 31 May to 1 June, the Holstenhallen Neumünster will host the grand finale of the 2025 E-Sports State Championships in Schleswig-Holstein. The supporting programme outside the esports matches has also grown significantly. The Schleswig-Holstein Regional E-Sports Championships are approaching their season's climax, and everything is set to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Games Germany Business Applications Open for the Fourth Games Forged in Germany Steam Sale Games Forged in Germany, the Steam sale organised by Games Germany, is entering its fourth round. Interested developers, studios and publishers from Germany can now apply to participate. Games Germany - Regional Funds and Networks, the association of German games funding and network institutions, is once again organising a Steam By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© IGDA People IGDA Announces Three New Board Directors Tiziano Giardini, Jennifer Estaris and Dr. Pedro Zambon are joining the Board of Directors of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). In addition, as expected, four members are stepping down from the board. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors. Tiziano Giardini, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bezerk X Diablo IV © Blizzard Entertainment Products Blizzard Entertainment's Crossover Events With Street Fighter and Bezerk Blizzard Entertainment is also committed to cross-franchise collaboration. Overwatch 2 will soon feature a crossover event with Capcom's Street Fighter franchise, while Diablo IV is collaborating with Kentaro Miura's Bezerk. Overwatch 2, which regained popularity in Season 16 thanks to the Stadium (new game mode), will By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Doom: The Dark Ages © id Software / Bethesda / Xbox Products Doom: The Dark Ages Cult developer id Software is back with Doom: The Dark Ages, the most ambitious Doom game yet. It will be different from Doom Eternal in terms of gameplay and will focus exclusively on single player. It's the prequel to Doom (2016), which focused on traditional run-and-gun action, while By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The DCP at Eisbach Studios on 18 April 2024 in Munich / Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin © Sebastian Reuter, Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications / Yves Sucksdorff Business Governing Mayor of Berlin Presents Award at DCP 2025 The DCP will be presented in Berlin next week. The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, will also present an award. The awards ceremony for the best German games of the year will take place on 14 May 2025 at 18:00 in Berlin, where the industry will also gather. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Launches Global "Road to EWC" Program More than 200 events around the world will give top esports clubs and players, from grassroots to professional, the chance to qualify for the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled the qualification system for the Esports World Cup 2025 with the launch By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Bethesda Business Two Doom: The Dark Ages Launch Events in Hamburg and Berlin The Doom Slayer returns next week, and to celebrate, Bethesda is hosting two launch events in Germany at Xperion Hamburg and Xperion Berlin. On 15 May, Bethesda and id Software will release Doom: The Dark Ages, the third instalment in the modern Doom series, on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Titan Quest II © Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic Products Titan Quest II Early Access Pushed Back to Summer 2025 Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic have postponed the Early Access launch of Titan Quest II until summer 2025. The decision was made due to the crowded release schedule in the ARPG genre and the desire to give the game the attention it deserves. Titan Quest II's Early Access By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
SubwaySim 2 / Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 © Aerosoft / Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive Products Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Maintains Its Position, Aerosoft's SubwaySim 2 Makes It Into the German Top 20 Thanks to a lot of positive word-of-mouth, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 holds the second place in the weekly Steam charts, ahead of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. SubwaySim 2 from Simuverse Interactive and Aerosoft makes it into the German Top 20. Although Counter-Strike 2 has regained the top spot, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
