© Cherry Business Cherry Xtrfy Tests In-Store Sales of Team Vitality Accessories in France Cherry Xtrfy is expanding its portfolio with limited-edition accessories in the design of the successful French esports team Vitality. At the same time, the company is starting a test with Fnac, which will be listing the branded accessories for the first time. In some sports, fan stores are part of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christoph Thomas and Christian Sokcevic (from left) © hama Business Christoph Thomas Resigns From Hama Management It is a turning point for the German accessories company hama. Christoph Thomas, grandson of the company's founder, is stepping down from active management. Christian Sokcevic is taking over his position as CEO. From January 1, 2025, for the first time, there will be no member of the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Alvin Tan, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry of Singapore, at gamescom asia 2024 © Photo: Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia Business Gamescom Asia With 20% Increase in Visitor Numbers More than 41,000 visitors, satisfied faces among organizers and participants, and a date set for 2025 – gamescom asia was a resounding success in its fourth year. The numbers are certainly impressive: a total of 41,013 visitors from 78 countries came to this year's fourth gamescom asia By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Pexels/Pavel Danilyuk Business Is the Supreme Court Decision on Loot Boxes Finally Coming in Austria? Apparently as early as the end of September, the Vienna Higher Regional Court handed down a potential landmark ruling, that loot boxes are not gambling. In doing so, the court explicitly cleared the way for the question to be brought before Austria's highest court. This time it could By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Former gamescom PR Manager Franz Mann joins Burson as Team Lead Gaming & Entertainment © Franz Mann Business Franz Mann Joins Burson as Team Lead Gaming and Entertainment Franz Mann, former gamescom PR manager, is now responsible as Team Lead Gaming & Entertainment at Burson. The agency is handling PR for Activision Blizzard in Germany. With his move to Burson, Franz Mann is returning to the agency side. Until 2020, Mann worked for the global network agency FleishmanHillard. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Harold Halibut, Project Z: Beyond Order, No Rest for the Wicket, Morbid Metal (from left to right) © Screenshots Business Update: No Unity Awards for GSA Studios Two awards from four nominations would have been possible at the 16th Unity Awards, which were presented today. But the jury decided differently. These are the winners. In the end, none of the four studios from Germany and Austria managed to win. However, the competition was fierce and the winners By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Frank Weber is Director Corporate Marketing & Olympics at the Esports World Cup Foundation © GamesMarkt archive/Jacek Prondzynski (trophy) Esports Frank Weber Responsible for Olympics at Esports World Cup Foundation The German manager Frank Weber has been responsible for the Esports World Cup Foundation as Director Corporate Marketing & Olympics since September. His title raises the question of how closely the World Esports Cup will be linked to the Olympic Esports Games, which are planned for the first time in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christian Baltes, Co-CEO Director, and Kevin Westphal, Esports Lead at Eintracht Spandau (from left) © Screenshot Esports Eintracht Spandau is Primarily Positioning itself as a Streamer Team Despite sporting success, the esports organization Eintracht Spandau has not had a single economically successful year so far. Therefore, the costs for sporting operations and infrastructure are being cut. However, the entertainment value is not to be compromised. Despite the cost cutting that have now been announced, every single team By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
On the social media channels, the organizers of the ADAC SimRacing Expo are using these images to announce two events for 2025. © Screenshot Business German ADAC SimRacing Expo Plans US Spin-off in Austin At the end of the current event, the organizers of the ADAC SimRacing Expo gave an outlook on their plans for 2025. In addition to the fall date in Dortmund, the sim racing event is also to take place in the USA. The organizers named two dates for 2025 via By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Flashpoint Publishing Flashpoint is Handling Distribution for PM Studios in Germany US publisher PM Studios is bringing the PlayStation 5 version of the summer hit “Black Myth: Wukong” to international markets as a physical version. Flashpoint is handling distribution in German-speaking countries. It was the surprise of the summer: Within just one month, the Chinese publisher Game Science sold more than By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kalypso Media, known among other things for the brands Tropico, Dungeons and Railway Empire (from right to left), is changing its distribution partner for physical games in GSA © Kalypso Publishing Kalypso Media is Switching from Plaion to Play Art in GSA Kalypso Media has signed an agreement with Austrian company Play Art to distribute its physical games in German-speaking countries. The agreement is for new games. Kalypso Media is reorganizing the distribution of its physical games in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The publisher from Worms and the Austrian company Play Art By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Build a Rocket Business Build a Rocket Launches Woodwalkers Experience for Studiocanal on Roblox For the first time, a German film production is getting an official game on Roblox. The experience, developed by Build A Rocket on behalf of Studiocanal, is to be positioned over the long term via a YouTube campaign as more "Woodwalkers" movies are planned. Studiocanal and Build a By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
