© EA Products Electronic Arts and FC Bayern Sign Multi-Year Partnership At the same time as Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala were unveiled as cover stars for EA Sports FC 26, Electronic Arts and Bayern Munich announced a multi-year partnership. It's a win for Electronic Arts and EA Sports FC. German record champions FC Bayern and EA have By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Congress Centre North is located at the north entrance of the Cologne Exhibition Centre. © Koelnmesse Business TaKeTV Organises First 'across industries' Event for Brands and Agencies gamescom – across industries is another side event of gamescom taking place 2025 for the first time. Organised by gamescom LAN partner TaKeTV, gamescom across industries builds bridges between the industry and agencies and branded goods, giving them easier access to the world of gaming and its players. One of the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
These games from Bavaria can be seen at the Indie Arena Booth (from left): Train Jumble, Tiny Auto Knights, Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker, The Games You Make and Burn with Me © GM Products Games/Bavaria Brings These Five Studios to the Indie Arena Booth Nozomu Games, Gentle Troll Entertainment, Jumpy Bit, Mumpitz Games and Emerge Entertainment are the Bavarian studios that will be exhibiting at the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom as part of their partnership with Games/Bavaria. This was announced in a social media post by Games/Bavaria. Games/Bavaria is one By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The DGA booth is a popular meeting place for the industry at gamescom. © Dutch Games Association Business Over 20 Participants at the Netherlands Pavilion Organised by DGA Although the Netherlands is not a Top 5 gaming market in Europe in revenue, its games industry is exceptionally strong. This is also evident at the Netherlands Pavilion of the Dutch Games Association, which will be home to over 20 partners at gamescom. The Dutch Games Association (DGA) has unveiled By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Picture: Felix Zahn/Deutscher Bundestag Business Transparency Report: game Remains in Good Financial Shape The game association's revenues doubled between April 2024 and March 2025 compared to the previous 12 months, but so did its expenditure. This is according to the Accountability Report of the lobby register of the Deutscher Bundestag. The Deutscher Bundestag's (German Bundestag) lobby register provides a By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© InnoGames Products InnoGames Unveils and Launches Cozy Coast The Hamburg-based game developer and publisher has announced a new mobile game called Cozy Coast. Already available in selected regions, the global launch on iOS and Android is coming soon. As the company behind games such as Tribal Wars and Forge of Empires, InnoGames is primarily known for its By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Roblox Business Roblox Launches Licensing Platform with Lionsgate, Netflix, Sega, and Kodansha With the new Roblox License Manager, Roblox aims to establish a marketplace for licences between rights holders and Roblox content creator. The goal is to integrate many licensors and introduce various new licensing models so that licensed experiences can be created quickly and easily. Roblox itself describes the move as By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
In 2024, Microsoft was named the best booth at gamescom. This year, visitors and a jury will decide separately on the best entertainment booth. The best booth in the business area will also be awarded. © Koelnmesse GmbH/Marvin Ruppert Products 19 Categories, Lots of Attention – Submissions for Gamescom Awards Open Exhibitors have until 25 July to register themselves and their games for this year's gamescom awards. This year there are additional categories, and the jury and audience will vote separately for the best booth at gamescom. No gamescom without the gamescom award! This also applies to 2025. Exhibitors By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GM Business Electronic Arts, Roblox, Kalypso Media, Giants Software, and More Confirmed At today's press conference, the organisers confirmed numerous additional partners and exhibitors for gamescom, including major US companies such as Electronic Arts, Roblox and 2K Games, as well as participants from the GSA such as Giants, Kalypso Media and Freaks 4U Gaming. Koelnmesse and game Vebands did not By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Numerous brands outside the gaming sector have long been exhibiting at gamescom, such as Uber Eats in 2024. Streaming companies such as Disney Plus, Netflix and Paramount are also keen to forge links with the gaming community. © Marvin Ruppert; Koelnmesse GmbH/Marvin Ruppert Business Disney, Netflix, and Paramount Confirmed as Gamescom Exhibitors In today's exhibitor update for gamescom, the organisers Koelnmesse and game Verband not only confirmed new game companies. Disney Plus, Netflix, and Paramount+ will also be using gamescom to connect with the gaming community. This is not the first time that video streamers have used the trade fair By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Gustavo Fring/Pexels People Nilani Möhrle Become Chairwoman of the Review Board of BzKJ Nilani Möhrle, Head of the department responsible for the review board, is taking over as chair of the review board at the board for media harmful to minors at the Federal Centre for Child Protection (BzKJ) with immediate effect. The review board decides which media are to be included in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Felix Falk and Tim Endres (from left) © Koelnmesse/Game/Dirk Mathesius Business Games Are Perfect Entertainment, For 3 Generations and Blockbusters To Go Koelnmesse and game have presented the main theme and two trends for this year's gamescom. The organisers have chosen ‘Games – Perfect Entertainment’ as their theme. And they have identified two trends: games are played by all age groups, and mobile games have long since achieved triple-A quality. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
