On 14 February, the expert jury of the German Computer Games Award met to evaluate the numerous submissions and prepare for the main jury session, at which the winners will be determined. © BMWK, Steffen Goldacker Business Expert Jury of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis Has Met The first meeting of the two-stage selection process for DCP 2025 took place on February 14. The expert jury reviewed the submissions and prepared for the main jury meeting, where the final decisions will be made. The expert jury meeting also provided an opportunity for a new group photo, which By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sandra Winterberg, Managing Director Internationale Computerspielesammlung © J.Herrmann Business Sandra Winterberg Becomes MD of the Internationale Computerspielesammlung Sandra Winterberg is taking over the management of the Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS; International Computer Games Collection) from Tanja von Unger, who wishes to focus more on her role as Managing Director of the Neue Galerie Berlin. The ICS aims to build the world's largest collection of digital games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Chris Hülsbeck © BGG Business BGG Entertainment Signs Chris Hülsbeck for Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary Chris Hülsbeck, a well-known video game composer, has signed a deal with Munich-based publisher BGG Entertainment for Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary. The game will be published in April. The German musician, who has lived in the United States since 1998, is composing the soundtrack for Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary, which By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The striking yellow is a trademark of The Länd Booth at gamescom, seen here in a group picture with all sub-exhibitors at gamescom 2023 © MFG Business Baden-Württemberg Seeks Exhibitors for "The Länd" Booth Strikingly yellow and showcasing outstanding products - the "The Länd" booth is one of the attractions at the business area of gamescom. Companies from Baden-Württemberg interested in exhibiting can apply for a spot until March 21, after which a jury will make the final selection. Organized by MFG By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Shawn Foust, Julia Pfiffer, Garry Seto, Maciej Wlodarkiewicz, Marie Mejerwall and Stephan Reichart (from left to right) © devcom Business Super Early Bird Sale for devcom Ends Soon The Super Early Bird discount for this year’s devcom Developer Conference (#ddc2025) ends on February 19. Meanwhile, the lineup for the devcom Leadership Summit has been finalized. There are only a few days left for those who want to attend #ddc2025, held in the run-up to gamescom, at a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Insomniac Games Founder and President Ted Price © AIAS Business Astro Bot and Helldivers 2 Make the DICE Awards a PlayStation 5 Festival Nine out of 23 game categories at this year's DICE Awards were won by the two standout titles, Astro Bot and Helldivers 2. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, developed by MachineGames, and Balatro, created by solo developer LocalThunk, each took home three awards. The 28th Academy Awards By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
MediaMarktSaturn plans to further roll out the ‘Entrance Statement’ (left) and ‘Experience Zone’ concepts, which can be booked by industry partners © MediaMarktSaturn Business MediaMarktSaturn Presents Ambitious Plans for 'Space-as-a-Service' Concepts The German retail chain MediaMarktSaturn is planning a massive expansion of its Experience Zones and Entrance Statement areas, which are rented out to partners as part of a Space-as-a-Service concept. The number of outlets offering such areas is set to double by the end of the 2025/2026 financial year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Fabian Furch and Leopold Ingelheim (from left) © Archive image from 2022 Business Fabian Furch Leaves EarlyGame With Fabian Furch’s departure, one of the two founders of the EarlyGame Group is leaving the company, which defines itself as a mix of media publishing and agency. Furch plans to take on new challenges in the fields of sports, gaming, and start-ups. His business partner, Leopold Ingelheim, will By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action © BMWK / Susanne Eriksson Business Michael Kellner Is Guest at the #gamechanger Talk Shortly before the federal election, the game association and Managing Director Felix Falk will welcome Green Party politician Michael Kellner to the #gamechanger talk on Twitch. The talk with Michael Kellner of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen will take place on 18 February at 12:30 p.m. The stream itself By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lars Wingefors, CEO Embracer Group © Embracer Business Embracer Consolidation Is Having an Effect but Is Not Yet Over Embracer's balance sheet figures are still shaped by the group's consolidation and diversification. Organically, it even grew in the third quarter, thanks to DECA Games and Plaion's third-party business. However, further changes are still to come. The raw figures published by the Embracer Group By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch © Twitch Business Samsung, McDonald's, and Honda at the Anniversary TwitchCon Europe With the start of ticket sales for TwitchCon Europe 2025, Twitch has announced its first partners for the community event, along with official usage data for 2024. On average, over 2.5 million people watched Twitch continuously. It has been known since autumn that TwitchCon Europe 2025 will take place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Crytek Co-founder and CEO Avni Yerli explained the recent layoffs © Crytek Business Top German Games Studio Crytek Lays Off 15% of Its Workforce Crytek, another top studio in Germany, has announced layoffs. Around 60 of the 400 employees will be affected. Efforts to find other solutions failed, according to co-founder and CEO Avni Yerli. The wave of redundancies in the games industry has hit another German studio. Crytek announced layoffs today that will By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
