Made with Massive Linx. © Youre Publishing Youre x GamesCoin Releases Massive Linx Youre x GamesCoin has founded and released Massive Linx, a backbone platform that can integrate into several engines and be used for mobile and AR apps as well. The platform can be used by anyone andwants to fulfil the promise of interoperability of web3 games and apps. The web3 ecosystem By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Sony Interactive Entertainment Products Astro Bot Astro Bot's third game is the first without direct connection to a hardware product, and it's going to be the biggest: With Astro Bot, Team Asobi and Sony are bringing back the platformer age, with a hefty dose of PlayStation nostalgia and franchise attachment. Once upon By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Tobias Kopka is CEO & Interaction Designer at Curatomic and Program Director of the games congress. © Alessandro de Matteis Campus Tobias Kopka: "Ideas and Action Flow Swiftly" gamescom congress 2024 has been the biggest so far – not least because of the new location at the Confex and a bigger cast of speakers. We talked to program manager Tobias Kopka about this year's challenges and successes, as well as the direction change in the big political By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The Spanish Council Presidency in the second half of 2023 was one of the biggest political forays into video games on EU level. © CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2023 – Source: EP Business G+ How Video Games are Handled on the European Level By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
© Matej Samide Business Matej Samide Transitions to Project Manager at DCP Award Office He stays at the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur: Matej Samide was Communications Manager for the project "Let's Remember", now he is Project Manager at the Award Office for the German Computer Game Award DCP. Some transitions are smooth: After his position as Communications Manager at the Digital By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Boosteroid app will be available in selected Mercedes-Benz cars from 2025. © Mercedes-Benz AG Business Mercedes-Benz and Boosteroid Cooperate for In-Car Entertainment System The cloud gaming app Boosteroid and Mercedes-Benz cooperate for in-car entertainment. From 2025 onward, not only does the Boosteroid app come to Europe, but cars with third-generation MBUX infotainment system will be able to use the app to stream games. Mercedes-Benz is partnering with Boosteroid for By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Organiser Elena Lobova opening the event. © Maria Fedotovska Business SupportUkraine Charity Reception Collects 20,500 Euros for Gamedev Under Bombs The charity auction SupportUkraine at gamescom week has brought in a record amount of 20,500 euros. Organiser Elena Lobova is elated about the results of the third annual reception. The funds go to game workers and volunteering initiatives at the Ukrainian frontline via Gamedev Under Bombs. The SupportUkraine Charity By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Bandai Namco Business Bandai Namco Brings Back European Tekken 8 Cup In the third round of the European Tekken Cup, players can qualify in nine different regions. The Last Chance Qualifier just before the finale will take place at the next gamescom LAN. Bandai Namco Europe has announced the third round of the European Tekken Cup for Tekken 8. The competition By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Gronkh vinyl was the most successful product of the booth both in sales and revenue. © Black Screen Records Business gamescom 2024 has been Black Screen Records' Most Successful Fair Ever Game vinyl shop and label Black Screen Records has made almost double the revenue at gamescom 2024 than the year before. It was BSR's most successful fair overall. Part of this success was the cooperation with Gronkh for a new vinyl, which was the most-sold product of By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The crew of Gamecity Hamburg and the Hamburg developers at gamescom 2024. © Gamecity Hamburg Business Gamecity Hamburg Looks Back on Successful gamescom 2024 With a stand in Hall 10.2's Indie Arena Booth, Gamecity Hamburg was close to the consumers at gamescom this year. The state funding agency looking back on a successful fair – and forward to the coming events, mainly their home fair Polaris. Gamecity Hamburg is looking back positively By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Generally had to stay out gamescom while others worked in the trade area: Parents with toddlers. © Pexels, RDNE / KoelnMesse, game Business gamescom Forbids Toddlers, but devcom Shows how a Solution for Working Parents Could Look Like By Pascal Wagner • 10 min read
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma brings an entirely new cinematic dimension to the farming action game. © Marvelous Interactive Business Nintendo Double-Drops Indie World and Partner Showcase For the first time, Nintendo brings the Indie World and Partner Showcase streams directly in succession. Apart from new release dates, the streams had shadow drops like Pizza Tower and Plaions Goat Simulator 3, timed exclusives like Star Overdrive and Pico Park 2, an entirely new direction for the Rune By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
