© 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
Discord Co-founder Jason Citron, here at a Senate Community in January 2024, will hand over the duties as CEO to Humam Sakhnini end of April © IMAGO / Cover-Images People Humam Sakhnini Succeeds Jason Citron as CEO of Discord Discord co-founder Jason Citron will hand over responsibility as CEO of the company to Humam Sakhnini in April. Citron will continue to support Discord as an advisor and board member. It is surprising news of an extremely short-notice change at the top of the company: Discord has announced in a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Hutchins, Product Director Hunt: Showdown at Crytek © Steven Hurchins People Crytek Hires Stephen Hutchins as Product Director for Hunt: Showdown Hunt: Showdown has been a huge hit for top German studio Crytek for years. To keep it that way, the Frankfurt-based company has brought Stephen Hutchins, an experienced manager, on board as Product Director. Steven Hutchins announced his move to Crytek on LinkedIn. The Frankfurt-based studio has hired Hutchins as By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jens Lauritzson, CEO of Flexion © Flexion Business Flexion: 9.3% Increase in Revenues Through Alternative App Stores Flexion Games has provided more precise figures on how much additional revenue the Android games marketed by Flexion in alternative app stores generate. According to Flexion, the market already moved beyond the era when Google and Apple controlled everything. Flexion generated £76.5 million in revenue in 2024. That is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© MBB Business Games Ground and A Maze Co-Curate the On Screen Special for re:publica On 27 May, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) will launch On Screen, a cross-media programme special for re:publica. The contributions will be curated by MBB-funded events, including A Maze and Games Ground. From 26 to 28 May, the digital industry will gather in Berlin for re:publica, the festival for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Unity Blog Image Business Unity Launches Call for Proposals for Unite25 This year’s European edition of Unite will take place in Barcelona on 19 and 20 November. Suggestions can be submitted from now until early June. As is customary, speakers at Unite 2025 will receive a complimentary pass to the conference. However, travel and accommodation costs must be covered by By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Gina Joseph will lead GamesBeat as CEO. Dean Takahashi will be responsible as Editorial Director © GamesBeat People Gina Joseph and Dean Takahashi Lead GamesBeat After Spin-Out After many years as part of VentureBeat, GamesBeat is starting a new chapter as a standalone, independent brand. Gina Joseph will take over as CEO, with Dean Takahashi becoming Editorial Director. Even as part of VentureBeat, GamesBeat was clearly recognisable as a separate sub-magazine dedicated to the gaming industry. Now, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lotum, based in Bad Naunheim, Hesse, is celebrating a special milestone: since its foundation, the studio's games have been downloaded more than a billion times. © Lotum media Business Billion-Download Success for Hessian Mobile Games Developer Lotum At the beginning of April, games developed by Lotum media, based in Bad Nauheim, Hesse, surpassed the milestone of one billion downloads. Alongside the continued development of its established franchises, the company is increasingly focusing on new ideas and platforms. It’s a remarkable achievement, one that few studios in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Head of Department Stephanie Kleist (SAE Institute Nuremberg) and scholarship holder Isabella Janzen © SAE Institute Campus SAE Awards 'Heart of Art' Scholarships to Three Aspiring Game Artists To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its gaming education programme, the SAE Institute has awarded three scholarships to emerging game artists. Following a competitive application process, Melanie Amon-Schwarz, Elias Beisel, and Isabella Janzen have been named as this year’s scholarship recipients. Since 2004, the SAE Institute has been training By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
