In 2024, Maurice Weber was named Player of the Year at the DCP. © Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications Business Webedia and Maurice Weber Cooperate with BoostBoxx/CSL Maurice Weber, a content creator at Webedia, now has his own line of PC hardware. This collaboration has been made possible through a partnership with CSL Computer, based in Langenhagen. The three models will be released under CSL's gaming brand, BoostBoxx. The BoostBoxx Maurice Weber Gaming PC Edition By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Private Division Business Peter Langhofer Joins Rockstar Games According to LinkedIn, Peter Langhofer is taking on new responsibilities within Take-Two Interactive. Most recently, he worked for Private Division, but he is now responsible for Rockstar Games' marketing in GSA. With over ten years in the industry, Langhofer has held leading positions at Bethesda/ZeniMax Germany and worked By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© sts Business BMWK: Despite Growth, German Games Companies Trail Behind Film & Music German games companies saw a 5% increase in sales from 2021 to 2023 to €3.92 Billion. This is according to the latest monitoring report on the cultural and creative industries (2024), which does not refer to games sales revenue in Germany but rather to companies' VAT returns. In By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Annette Kümmel will be leading Medien.Bayern together with Stefan Sutor starting on 1 April © Vincent Mosch | VAUNET Business Annette Kümmel Appointed Managing Director of Medien.Bayern The shareholders' meeting of Medien.Bayern has named experienced media executive Annette Kümmel as the successor to Lina Timm. Kümmel will lead the initiative – including Blauer Panther, Games Bavaria, Medientage München, and XR Hub – alongside Stefan Sutor from 1 April. With over 30 years of experience in the media By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Landkreis Hof Business Regional Event LFG Enters Its Second Round After the success of the 2024 kick-off event, the organisers of LFG (Looking for Group) have announced a second edition, set to take place in Hof on May 17. This time, the range of local activities will be significantly expanded. The LFG-Con 2025 is officially happening! Organisers Johannes Wurm and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Harald Riegler, CEO Jumpgate © Jumpgate Business Jumpgate: Losses, Job Cuts, and Hoping for German Games Funding The Swedish company Jumpgate is making progress in its efforts to weather the storm, according to its own statements. Although the 2024 results were not yet positive, losses were reduced. Now, the sale of Tableflip, recently implemented job cuts, and three submissions to the German games funding agency are expected By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Omni was used at Polaris © Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Business Super Crowd Launches Event Gamification App Hamburg-based event specialist Super Crowd Entertainment is officially launching the marketing of its in-house developed event gamification app, Omni. The app has already proven its concept through successful use at Indie Arena Booth, Polaris, and Vienna Comic Con. Many years of experience and know-how have gone into the development of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
After the successful debut, preparations are in full swing for gamescom latam 2025, which starts in two months. © gamescom latam Business Level Infinite and Gravity Confirmed, Nominees Announced Preparations for gamescom latam are in full swing. At a pre-show event, further details were revealed, and the finalists in the Brazilian Independent Game category were announced. In just two months, the international games industry will meet for the second time at gamescom latam in São Paulo. The trade fair, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© USK Business Almost 30% of All Games Rated by USK in 2024 Contain ‘Risks of Use’ In 2024, the USK classified significantly fewer titles using the traditional rating procedure. This is reflected in the 2024 annual statistics, which provide interesting insights into the distribution of ratings and descriptors. Around one million USK labels were generated using the automated IARC system. The USK’s annual statistics for By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Jens Lauritzson, CEO of Flexion © Flexion Publishing Electronic Arts Partners With Flexion for Alternative Appstores The British mobile games marketing company Flexion has secured another well-known customer and will launch the first mobile games from Electronic Arts in alternative app stores in the first quarter. Most recently, Flexion landed a mobile gaming heavyweight in King. That collaboration was based on the simultaneous launch of the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© TaKeTV Business gamescomLAN Gains Momentum, Doubling Visitor Numbers For the second time, gamescomLAN took place in Cologne, and once again, the offshoot of the world’s most important gaming trade fair was a resounding national success. The final figures from gamescomLAN, held from 21 to 23 February at the Cologne Exhibition Centre, speak for themselves. A total of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Madeleine Egger and Ruth Lemmen (from left) at Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller/Womenize! Business Booster Space Announced Date of Next Womenize! Games and Tech The Berlin-based Booster Space has announced the next Womenize! conference for 4 June, which will mark its tenth anniversary. Ticket sales for the upcoming Womenize! conference, which sees itself as a platform for women, non-binary people and all marginalised voices in the games and tech industry, are set to start By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
