© Wholesome Games Business btf Games Part of Around 60 Games at Wholesome Direct 2025 The next Wholesome Direct digital showcase will take place on 7 June as part of this year's Summer Games Festival. In addition to the date, Wholesome Direct also announced some of the 60 participating studios, including btf Games from Germany. In the end, almost 1,500 submissions reached By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Headup games Products Headup Games brings Bridge Constructor Studio to PC and consoles Headup Games, together with developer ClockStone, plans to release Bridge Constructor Studio, which was released for Meta Quest at the end of 2024, on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch this summer. With Bridge Constructor Studio, Headup Games is continuing one of its most important brands on its core platform, the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Eva Stemmer, Founder Brandmate, and Christian Ulrich, Managing Director of Brandmate GmbH © Brandmate/Foto: Christof Kreutzer Business Brandmate Finalises Programme and Announces Retail Day The first Brandmate in Essen is taking shape: the organisers of Spielwarenmesse eG have unveiled the first items on the programme for the licensing and brand fair, which will take place on 25 and 26 June in Essen. For the first time, there will also be a Retail Day. This By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The game association offers its members many advantages, including a well-attended meeting place at gamescom (archive image). © © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Netflix Joins German Games Industry Association game It is not unusual for the industry association game to continue to grow. As a post on social media reveals, April saw the addition of an internationally renowned company among its new members: Netflix. The game association usually only comments on the development of its membership in exceptional cases with By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© L’Oréal Men Expert / build a rocket Business Build a Rocket and Mapshot Create Fortnite Experience for L'Oréal Men Expert With Derma Control: Skin Defense, L'Oréal Men Expert is aiming to reach the young, male target group through its own Fortnite experience. The experience was realised by Build a Rocket in cooperation with Mapshot, which also organised an event with eight streamers to mark the launch. According to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva Managing Director European Games Developers Federation (EGDF) © EGDF Business EGDF welcomes EU Commission's findings on Apple and Alphabet According to the EDGF, Apple and Alphabet must be stopped from hindering third-party app stores and payment systems on their platforms. This is the response of the European Games Developers Federation (EGDF) to the latest findings of the EU Commission. Last week, the EU Commission imposed a fine of €500 By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Products Charts & Milestones: Sales Achievements of the Week and Beyond No matter where you look, Assassin's Creed Shadows has taken the top spots in the sales charts almost everywhere. However, sales milestones were also achieved by Crusader Kings III and Ready or Not, for example. Assassin's Creed Shadows has gotten off to a flying start. And By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Nintendo team gathered briefly for a group picture at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Berlin for GamesMarkt © GamesMarkt Business Nintendo Switch 2 Experience Successfully Launched in Berlin After content creators and journalists got a first look, selected consumers in Berlin now also have the opportunity to try out the new console for the first time at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Germany. The number of tickets available for this exclusive event is strictly limited. In addition By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© EA Business Electronic Arts Turns Anti-Cheat Solution Into a Brand Electronic Arts has been using a proprietary anti-cheat solution in its titles since 2023. The company has now presented a new report and positioned its solution as EA Javelin Anti-Cheat, which is active in 14 EA games. Cheaters are a threat to every multiplayer game ecosystem, as they can frustrate By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
While the Icon League and the Ballers League are already among the best streams in GSA on Twitch, the Kings League from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Gerard Piqué will not start until 2025. © Kings League Business GSA Users Watched 1.3 Billion Hours on Twitch With an average of 105 million users per month and 15.6 billion viewer hours, Twitch has once again published impressive figures in its annual review. Twitch estimates its own market share at 60%. Only in the top games category is there no news, but the indoor football leagues went By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kaweh Mansoori, Hesse's Minister of Economics © Peter Jülich /HMWVW Business Hesse Launches Call for Proposals for Funding Programme 2025 Until the beginning of June, game developers in Hesse can apply for funding for game productions as part of the Hessen Serious Game funding programme. In previous years, over a quarter of a million euros were approved. As usual, the new funding round will be handled by WI Bank, which By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© LG Business LG Integrates Xbox Gaming App Finaly Although LG is one of the pioneers in cloud gaming on smart TVs, one app has been missing from its gaming portal until now: Xbox. That is now changing in 25 countries, including the entire GSA region. GeForce Now, Blacknut, Utomik, Amazon Luna, and Boosteroid – depending on the region, LG By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
