© planetlat Business Games for families Grows by 36% in Mannheim and Takes Over Entire Hall The gaming roadshow Games for Families is seeing a significant surge in demand at its first stop of the year in Mannheim. The number of exhibitors has grown by over a third, completely filling Hall 21 of the venue. From 26 April to 6 May, Games for Families will bring By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
EA Sports FC 25 was the best selling console game 2024 and PlayStation 5 was the best-selling videogame device © GM Business Belgian Games Market Grows to Nearly 700 Million Euros The Video Games Federation Belgium (VGFB) has released its market data for 2024, along with several top-five charts. At first glance, the reported 12% year-on-year growth might seem misleading, as the calculation method differs from the previous year. In 2024, the Belgian games market reached a sales volume of €698 By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
GDC will return to San Francisco from 9 to 13 March 2026 © GDC/Katelyn Tucker Photgraphy Development GDC Returns in March 2026 After the show is before the show: While final figures for GDC 2025 have yet to be released, the dates for next year’s event have already been confirmed. Not all the facts and figures from this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) have been compiled, but it’s already By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kerstin Steinberg has taken on the role of Head of People and Culture at 1SP.Agency © 1SP People 1SP.Agency Appoints Kerstin Steinberg as Head of People and Culture The international agency group 1SP.Agency is expanding its human resources division. Since 1 March, Kerstin Steinberg has taken on the role of Head of People and Culture. Steinberg brings extensive experience in the agency world and deep expertise in developing modern HR structures and processes. She joins 1SP from By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The winning team of RB Leipzig raises the championship trophy for the VBL Club Championship. The players are thereby also automatically nominated for the further competitions for the title of the German individual champion. © DFL/Getty Images/Vera Loitzsch Business RB Leipzig Wins VBL Club Championship for the Third Time RB Leipzig has claimed victory in the Club Championship of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) for the third time, defeating Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the final. The individual competition will conclude at the end of April. The Club Championship of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) has reached its conclusion. In last weekend’ By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Star Stable Online was just the case that prompted the CPC Network to publish its key principles on in-game virtual currencies, which have been sharply criticised by the associations Video Game Europe (VGE) and European Game Developers Federation (EGDF). © Star Stable Entertainment Business Conflict Ahead: EU Commission and CPC Set Sights on Games Industry The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, coordinated by the European Commission, has established key principles on in-game virtual currencies, which are being criticized by the industry associations VGE and EGDF as "misinterpretations of EU consumer law". A legal dispute appears likely and could result in strict new regulations. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Universal Music Group is supporting GDC and its commitment to gaming with a series of events. Among other things, an event will be held at the Monarch Club in San Francisco at the end of the week, at which Sofi Tukker (Virgin Music Group; pictured) will play a DJ set. © Universal Music Group Development Universal Music Group Partners with Heat At GDC, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Heat announced a licensing agreement that will make tracks from artists such as Lil’ Wayne and viral sensation CG5 (Virgin Music Group) available to game developers for the first time. Heat is a marketplace for music and motion animations, designed primarily for use By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Discord Publishing Discord Announces First Mobile Ad Format In June, Discord will roll out its Video Quest advertising format on mobile devices for the first time. With this move, the platform aims to offer advertising partners broader reach. A year ago, Discord introduced its rewarded ad formats, Video Quests and Play Quests. Since then, the platform has run By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Accessible Games Initiative was launched during GDC 2025 © Katelyn Tucker Photgraphy/GDC Business US Association ESA and Five Majors Launch Accessible Games Initiative At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), along with five founding members, launched an industry-wide initiative to promote greater accessibility in games. Additional companies have already joined the effort. The Accessible Games Initiative was introduced by the ESA, the US industry association, at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© mark mann photography Business Tetris-Manager Henk Rogers to Present Book at Gamescom Latam The program and list of participants for gamescom latam are rapidly taking shape. Visitors to São Paulo will have the opportunity to meet Henk Rogers from The Tetris Company. The lineup for the digital non-competitive exhibitions has also been confirmed, with Switzerland’s Okomotive among the selected participants. With just By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Koelnmesse GmbH, Bernd Lauter Business Gamescom Warns of Fraud Attempts In a newsletter, Koelnmesse has warned about fraudulent calls and emails in which scammers pose as gamescom employees. Suspicious invoices should not be paid but forwarded to Koelnmesse via email. Fraudsters are apparently trying to exploit gamescom for financial gain. The event organizers have used a newsletter to inform recipients By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Possessor(s), The Knightling, Ruff and the Riverside, Skate Story and Forever Skies (from left to right) © PlayStation Blog Publishing Three of the Five Indie Games Presented by PlayStation Are from Europe As part of Indie Day, PlayStation showcased five upcoming indie games on its blog, including titles from Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. Indie games continue to play an increasingly important role in the PlayStation experience, which is why the company recently highlighted five upcoming titles from smaller studios in its By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
