LFK president Wolfgang Kreißig at the event. © Reiner Pfisterer Publishing LFK Baden-Württemberg, Playing History and Suspicious Games Premier Impact Game in School Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK), Suspicious Games and Playing History have released their Impact Game The Feed yesterday during a press conference at Schickhardt-Gymnasium in Stuttgart in the presence of Sandra Boser, State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. The Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK), Suspicious Games By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Pocketpair Business Nintendo Sues Palworld Dev Pocketpair Over Patent Claims After nine months of deliberation, Nintendo is now sueing Palworld developer Pocketpair over patent claims in Japan. The accusation of stolen Pokémon designs had put Palworld into the focus of the Japanese giant when the survival game launched to great success in January. Nintendo of Japan has released a statement By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© HTC Vive Business HTC Vive Shows New Focus Vision Headset With a new headset in their Focus line, HTC Vive wants to further improve their product line for business and gaming use. The technical data is impressive, as is the price. XR headset manufacturer HTC Vive has revealed its new headset Vive Focus Vision. It builds on the Vive Focus By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Corsair Business Corsair Buys Fanatec Sim Racing from Endor Corsair has bought the Fanatec Sim Racing brand located in Landshut from Endor AG. All current staff will transfer with the brand as well. The Fanatec office will remain in Landshut. Corsair is buying the Fanatec Sim Racing product line from Endor AG. That includes the existing Fanatec staff at By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nintendo is no stranger to the Zurich Pop Con - as seen here in 2021. © Zurich Pop Con / Nintendo Business Nintendo Opens Pop-Up Store at Zurich Pop Con & Game Show 2024 Only the second official Nintendo event pop-up store in Europe: The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has hooked a big one. The Nintendo presence will bring otherwise Japan-exclusive merchandise to the Swiss game festival on 5 and 6 October. The organisers of the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Racing was a big part of the LogiPlay showcase. © Logitech Business Logitech G Presents New Interchangeable Racing Equipment, New Flagship Periphery On its LogiPlay showcase, Logitech G has shown several new gaming mouses and keyboards, a new flagship headset with multiconsole connectivity and several new racing equipment parts that can be interchanged freely. On yesterday’s LogiPlay showcase, periphery maker Logi G has announced several new products. For the first time, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business How Much Money can I Make in Games? What salary do different vocations in the German games industry make? We surveyed the salaries of the six biggest job areas in games from junior to senior and cross-referenced them with last year‘s results. We have asked more than 100 companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the average By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Children playing Wo ist Goldi?. © Digital Ministry Business Bavaria Optimises Media Competency App Wo ist Goldi? for Windows The media competency app Wo ist Goldi? by Wegesrand. and the Bavarian Digital Ministry has been optimised for Windows. Up until now, the app could only be used on Mobile devices. It is authorised for usage in schools and has won several serious game awards. In the German Federal state By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© VGE Business VGE Published Demands for the Coming EU Mandate Twelve demands for the development of the games industry and the policies regarding it in the European Union: The European association Video Games Europe has formulated their thoughts for the coming mandate period of 2025-2029 in a manifesto. European games association Video Games Europe (VGE) has published a manifesto of By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The Magdeburg eSports club house, with Müller in the middle. © Magdeburg eSports e.V. Esports What Does it Cost to Run an Esports Club House? Providing an on-site esports club house takes money, time and effort. Martin Müller, Chairman of Magdeburg eSports and Vice President of the eSports Federation Germany, has released costs and incomes of the Magdeburg eSports club house for 2022 and 2023. The numbers show a decline in sponsoring money, but a By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Jens Junge and Timo Schöber cooperate in more than the academic endeveaour. © Justus Junge, Timo Schöber Campus ThinkGameful! and Institute for Ludology Cooperate for Research Projects Esports experts Timo Schöber and Jens Junge are no strangers to cooperation – now their academic institutions are coming together as well. Schöber's thinktank ThinkGameful! and the Institute for Ludology at the SRH Hochschule Berlin headed by Junge are announcing their cooperation to tackle bigger research projects in gaming By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Annapurna just recently signed a deal with Remedy. © Remedy Business Annapurna Interactive Staff Leaves Company Over Spin-Off Dispute As reported at Bloomberg, the entire team of Annapurna Interactive under President Nathan Gary has resigned after spin-off talks with company ownership have failed. The new President Hector Sanchez and the mother company ensure that current games projects as well as the film rights for Alan Wake are unaffected. As By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
