© Xsolla Development Xsolla Launches Xsolla ZK and 'Digital Backpack' for In-Game Items Video game commerce company Xsolla is launching Xsolla ZK, a blockchain solution powered by ZKsync, alongside a 'digital backpack' for game developers, item creators, and gaming infrastructure providers to store and manage in-game items. Xsolla has announced the launch of Xsolla ZK, a blockchain-based solution developed using ZKsync By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
In July, the Lamborghini partnership achieved its highest sales figures for a single item of the PC/console versions. © Krafton Business Krafton Surpasses 2 Trillion KRW in Cumulative Sales Krafton reported cumulative sales of 2.092 trillion KRW (1.4 billion Euro) and an operating profit of 967 billion KRW (647 million Euro) for the first three-quarter of 2024, fueled by growth in its PUBG franchise and increased investments in AI development. For the third quarter, Krafton achieved 719. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
With hardware sales in decline, the launch of the PS5 Pro comes at the right time. © Sony Interactive Entertainment Business PlayStation Business Boosts Sony's Earnings Thanks to the good numbers for the first half of the year, Sony is starting the second half of its fiscal year on an optimistic note and raising its forecasts. The main driver of this growth is the Games & Network Services division, i.e. the PlayStation business. However, not By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© EA Business Amazon Reportedly Working on a Mass Effect TV Series According to the US film industry magazine Variety, Amazon MGM Studios will adapt the video game series Mass Effect as a TV series. Many details remain vague. The success of the Witcher series and Fallout have shown that gaming stories can be successfully adapted as TV series. Now another top By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Games London Business London Games Festival Plans New Consumer Trade Show New Game Plus For the 10th anniversary of the London Games Festival, the organizers of Games London are planning the biggest festival to date. The focus will be on the new consumer fair New Game Plus, which will kick off the event days. The London Games Festival (LGF) itself starts on April 2, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
GameMentors.be is designed to help mentors and mentees find each other © nappy/Pexels Business ForsVC Launches Mentorship Platform for the Belgian Games Industry The Belgian venture capital firm ForsVC has launched a new website to support the Belgian games industry: GameMentors.be is designed to help mentors and mentees find each other. The Belgian VC firm ForsVC sees itself as a link between the Belgian games industry and investors and is therefore expanding By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xperion is cooperating with TheCircle Vibe, the B2B industry get-together from TaKeTV, to organize the B2B opening in Hamburg on November 22 © TaKe TV Business Xperion Hamburg Hosts B2B Meet-up in Cooperation with TakeTV 16 masterclasses and 4 panels will take place on November 22 at Xperion in Hamburg. Xperion is cooperating with TheCircle Vibe, the B2B industry get-together from TaKeTV, to organize the B2B opening. In the summer, Media-Saturn opened the third Xperion experience world in Hamburg, Germany. And as with the other By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lukas Galinski is taking on new responsibilities at Instinct3 © Galinski Business Lukas Galinski Takes on New Responsibilities at Instinct3 Through his work as Senior Project Manager & ESG (Environmental Social Governance) Advisor, Lukas Galinski himself created his new position. Since 1 November, he is responsible for Sustainability & Public Benefit Development at Instinct3. The position was created through job crafting, as Galinski himself says on social media. Among others, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Renate Harrer (left) and Ariane Poschner © GM Business Renate Harrer Returns to Swordfish The Munich PR agency Swordfish has strengthened its team and brought Renate Harrer on board as Senior PR and New Business Development Manager. For Harrer, it is a return to her old workplace. Harrer already worked for around eight years in the team of company founder and CEO Ariane Poschner. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Garden Business Incredibuild Acquires German DevOps Startup Garden Incredibuild, known for its software acceleration solutions, has acquired Garden, a DevOps startup specializing in open-source tools to optimize CI pipelines. The acquisition aims to streamline the software development process by integrating Garden’s technology to reduce bottlenecks from code commit to deployment. Garden’s innovative approach accelerates Continuous Integration By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director © Daedalic Business Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director Dominik Heineccius is going back to his roots in the games business: after twelve years at Square Enix's German office, he is now taking up the position of Marketing Director at Daedalic Entertainment. Dominik Heineccius began his career in the German games industry in 2007 at the Hamburg-based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The founders of Aldamami (from left to right): David Cafisso, Katharina "Mikey" Müller, Alicja Schneider and Marvin Braun © Aldamami Games Business Aldamami is Excited to Start The Rabbit This year's The Rabbit starts on October 31. One of the participating teams is Aldamami, which was nominated for this year's DCP in the category Best Prototype. We talked to the four founders about their expectations of the extraordinary program. On Thursday, The Rabbit 2024 begins, By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
