© Bethesda/Electronic Arts Products Game Gives Platinum for Split Fiction, Gold for Oblivion Remaster Two titles made it to a game Sales Award in April. Following its gold success in the format, Split Fiction now met the criteria for platinum, while Oblivion also achieved over 100,000 sales. Almost 20 years after its release, The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has received a Game Sales Award By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Screenshot Business The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Seeks Participants for 2025 Indies can apply to participate in this year's The Rabbit Indie Games Residency until 15 June. An intensive month of exchange, mentoring and a pitch event at Games Ground Berlin awaits. Since 2022, The Rabbit Indie Games Residencey has been running an unusual programme to support indie developers. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kenji Matsubara © Devcom People Kenji Matsubara Resignes as CEO of SNK Corporation SNK Corporation announced that Kenji Matsubara will step down as CEO and transition to an advisory role, where he will continue to contribute his expertise and strategic insight. According to the official company press release, Kenji Matsubara played a key role in advancing the company's global presence, notably By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Minister Dorothee Bär with Sabiha Ghellal (left), Chairwomen of the DCP Jury, and Felix Falk, Managing Director of the German games industry association game during the DCP at Palais am Funkturm © Photo by Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images Business Federal Minister Dorothee Bär Announces Comeback of Games Department at DCP In her first speech to the industry as the new minister responsible for games, Dorothee Bär delivered with wit, charm, and great news: she will revive a dedicated games department in her ministry, which had been abolished by former Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck. It was one of the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Announces Losses In Line With Guidance During Restructuring Process Ubisoft has presented its figures for the financial year ending in March. Turnover fell significantly, and the result slipped into negative territory. Nevertheless, confidence prevails, as both outcomes were expected given the ongoing reorganisation process. These are certainly not figures to be particularly happy about. Ubisoft's net bookings By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Helge Jürgens, Managing Director of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg © GamesMarkt Business Berlin Also Bidding to Host DCP 2026 After years of alternating between Berlin and Munich, the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Game Award) is now awarded through an open application process. For 2025, Berlin was the sole applicant. Although Bavaria had already expressed its interest in hosting the event in 2026, Berlin has now confirmed its intention By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Three of the four teams presented their cheques on site at Spotlight Games Berlin in the Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall). © Stephan Steininger Business Scheck is back: Berlin Developers Repay €366,000 in Funding At Spotlight Games Berlin, ahead of Deutsher Computerspielpreis (DCP), four Berlin studios repaid their state funding, three of them through a symbolic cheque handover. Good news for games funding in Berlin: as revealed by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg at Spotlight Games Berlin, four development teams have successfully repaid their funding recently. A By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Make2Matter Business 1UP and Newbase Join Forces Under Make2Matter Creator Collective With 1UP and newbase, two of the leading artist management agencies are joining forces to create a joint brand: Make2Matter is not a new agency, but a curated creator collective for gaming, lifestyle, music and edutainment with over 160 million followers and artists beyond the portfolios of 1UP and newbase. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Mainframe Industries' Pax Dei was honored as Finnish Game of the Year 2024 © Finnish Game Awards 2025 Business PC Games Rule in the Land of Mobile Games One day before the Deutscher Computerspielpreis, the Finnish games industry honoured its top titles and celebrated its 30th anniversary. Remarkably, PC games were the big winners this time around, even though Finland is considered a mobile gaming country. In fact, the dominance of PC games at the Finish Game Awards By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Rudolf Inderst (left) and Daniel Martin Feige © Transcirpt Campus Transcript Publishes "Computerspiele. 50 zentrale Titel" by Feige and Inderst In their new joint book "Computerspiele. 50 zentrale Titel" (Computer games. 50 key titles), authors and professors Daniel Martin Feige and Rudolf Inderst use 50 selected games to present the diversity and appeal of this medium from a scientific perspective. The new book "Computerspiele. 50 zentrale Titel& By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Nintendo Business Switch 2 Pre-Sales Make Nintendo YouGov's Biggest Buzz Mover YouGov has declared Nintendo the Biggest Buzz Mover in Germany in May. This is due to a sharp rise in the BrandIndex score, which can be attributed to the start of pre-sales for the Switch 2. The hype surrounding the Switch 2 should come as no surprise to anyone in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Terhörst, head of KidD. © Uwe Völkner/Bundesfoto Business KidD Initiated 70 Proceedings in Its First Year After its first year of existence, KidD has taken stock of its work to date. One particular success was that Steam removed all games without age ratings from its offering in Germany. Other providers also responded, and according to KidD, this is just the beginning. On 15 May, the Stelle By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
