© Limbic Entertainment/Bandai Namco Europe People Limbic Entertainment Continues to Grow While other companies are cutting capacity, Bandai Namco Europe's Limbic Entertainment studio has welcomed nine new employees since the beginning of the year. This strategic expansion is also due to the success of Park Beyond, developed by German studio Limbic Entertainment and published by Bandai Namco Europe. Bandai By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Assemble / Marcinek Business Submissions for GDD Indie Awards Open Indie teams from Germany have until 7 June to submit their game for this year's GermanDevDays Indie Award. The prizes in the seven categories are endowed with 10,100 euros, as for the first time the worst game, Best Beaver Poop, is also endowed with 100 euros to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The business initiation trip goes to Manchester and London, even if there is hardly any time for sightseeing © Pexels/Kris Schulze/Szymon Shields Esports BMWK Funds Esports Business Initiation Trip to the UK At the end of October, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is funding the first business trip focussed on esport to the UK. Twelve German companies can take part in the business development trip to Manchester and London. The project is primarily aimed at small and medium-sized German By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© EA Publishing EA Stakes Claim to Football Gaming Crown Electronic Arts is leaving no doubt about who has the crown when it comes to football games, sending EA Sports FC 24 to the PS Plus Essential market before any successor or rival has been announced. Although it has not yet been announced, there is no doubt that an EA By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© SoundTrack_Cologne Events SoundTrack_Cologne Welcomes Grammy Winners in the Games Section One single day track will once again be dedicated to games at the 21st edition of SoundTrack_Cologne. Even if gaming is only a marginal topic, the line-up is all the better. Alongside Tom Salta and Petri Alanko, Helge Borgarts was able to inspire Grammy winners Stephen Barton and Gordy By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jan Kuhlmann has been appointed Head of Marketing at astragon Entertainment © MIKA-fotografie | Berlin - Maik Schulze. Business Jan Kuhlmann Joins astragon Entertainment Jan Kuhlmann has been appointed Head of Marketing at astragon Entertainment with immediate effect. Kuhlmann most recently worked for Xsolla as Business Development Director in GSA. For Kuhlmann, the move also means a return to his roots. Kuhlmann, who has been instrumental in building up the European Xsolla branch in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The new Massif Central location in Frankfurt is also positioning itself in the gaming sector © Massif Central Projektgesellschaft Campus Conference for Game Didactics Debuts in Frankfurt On 10 June, the German Conference for Game Didactics will take place for the first time in Frankfurt. Supported by the industry association game, it is to become an annual meeting place for science and teaching. The 1st German Conference for Game Didactics will take place at the Massif Central By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© devcom/Jennifer Pitton Business devcom GmbH Becomes game events GmbH The game subsidiary devcom GmbH, founded in 2018, has long been organising more events than just the developer conference at gamescom. Consequently, it has now been renamed game events GmbH. Since 2017 and the previous withdrawal of the Game Developer Conference Europe in the run-up to gamescom, devcom has brought By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Vier der Speaker der Game Industry Talks (v.l.): Tinko Wiezorrek macht am 8. Mai den Aufrakt, Anreas Wilsdorf, Adrian Giersch und Carina Heller sind im Juni und Juli an der Reihe © Mediencampus Hochschule Darmstadt (Screenshots) Business Veranstaltungsreihe Games Industry Talks wird fortgesetzt Nach dem Erfolg im Wintersemester setzt der Fachbereich Media der Hochschule Darmstadt die Vortragsreihe mit Vertretern aus der Gamesbranche fort. Von Mai bis Juli sind fünf Termine geplant, bei denen es um praxisnahe Themen geht. Organisiert wird die Vortragsreihe Game Industry Talks am Mediencampus der Hochschule Darmstadt von Prof. Stephan By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Four of the Game Industry Talks speakers (from left): Tinko Wiezorrek kicks things off on 8 May, Andreas Wilsdorf, Adrian Goersch and Carina Heller will be speaking in June and July. © Hochschule Darmstadt (Media Campus Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences; Screenshots) Campus Games Industry Talks Event Series Continued Following the success of the winter semester, the Media department at Hochschule Darmstadt (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences) is continuing its series of talks with representatives from the games industry. Five events are planned from May to July, focussing on practical topics. The Game Industry Talks lecture series at the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Die Hamburger Oscmotic Studios gewinnen den Animated Games Award Germany 2024 © Max Kullmann/maxkullmann@yahoo.de Business Osmotic Studios gewinnt Animated Games Award Deutschland Die Hamburger Oscmotic Studios haben auf dem ITFS den mit 5000 Euro dotierten Animated Games Award Germany gewonnen und sich damit gegen Nominierte und Gewinner des Deutschen Computerspielpreises durchgesetzt. Dem Lebenssimulationsspiel gelingt es, so das Votum der Games-Jury, "einen Nachhall zu hinterlassen, der länger anhält als die Geschichte selbst. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios has won the Animated Games Award Germany © Max Kullmann/maxkullmann@yahoo.de Development Osmotic Studios Wins Animated Games Award Germany Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios has won the Animated Games Award Germany, which is endowed with 5000 euros, at the ITFS, beating nominees and winners of the German Computer Game Award. According to the vote of the games jury, the life simulation game succeeds in "leaving an echo that lasts longer By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
