Jonas "Jonny" Wirth and Jamie "Chaser" Bartel from SC Paderborn were delighted after the win against RB Leipzig © ESL Esports SC Paderborn Wins Virtual Bundesliga Team Competition SC Paderborn are German champions for the first time. The second division club's e-sports team beat RB Leipzig, the winners of the last two years, in the final. The players' final will take place at the end of April. It's a minor sensation: SC Paderborn By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Only if you know which social media platform to use to reach hypercasual gamers (red), casual gamers (green) and core gamers (blue) can you target them. The chart from Sensor Tower shows the average impression rate compared to the general US population. © Sensor Tower Business Sensor Tower: Europe's Mobile Gaming Market Bucks the Trend In mid-March, Sensor Tower released its "The State of Gaming 2024" report, which forecasts a two per cent decline in global mobile gaming revenues in 2023 and analyses a number of trends. In Europe, revenues outperformed the global average. 2023 was a challenging year for the mobile gaming By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Symbolic image © Luis Quintero/Pexels Esports Two Esports Research Conferences Announced for October October in Europe will be dominated by esports and gaming research: while the Esports Research Network will hold this year's interdisciplinary conference in London at the end of October, researchers will gather in Berlin in mid-October for the second Gaming & Esports Summit, which will focus more on By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Outline Development Publishing Outline Development Launches Digital Version of "Noch mal so gut!" With Noch mal so gut!, German indie studio Outline Development has converted another Schmidt Spiele board game into an app. Its predecessor is one of the studio's top titles. Almost six years after the launch of the "Noch Mal!" app, Outline Development has also realised and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Graf is the New Head of Video Publishing at Webedia Gaming Germany © Alexander Klebe Business Michael Graf to Internationalise Formats as New Head of Video Publishing Michael Graf, most recently a member of the editorial team at "GameStar" and Head of Podcast, will be responsible for all editorial video content at Webedia Gaming in Germany as Head of Video Publishing. Oliver Stannius will take on new responsibilities as Head of Studios & Events. With By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Martin Pitzl joins Mifcom as Senior Marketing Manager © Pitzl Business Martin Pitzl joins Mifcom Former Activision Blizzard and Sony Interactive Entertainment manager Martin Pitzl has joined Mifcom as Senior Marketing Manager. Martin Pitzl is the new Senior Marketing Manager at German high-end PC manufacturer Mifcom. Founded in 2003 as a pure distributor, Mifcom expanded in 2005 to include the production of computers, focusing on By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The South Entrance to the Koelnmesse exhibition centre © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business gamescom Launches Ticket Sales for Consumers and Trade Visitors Ticket sales for the world's largest games trade show have begun with the opening of the ticket shop on the new gamescom.global website. Trade visitors can purchase day and 3-day tickets. Accreditation for press and developers will begin shortly. With more than five months to go, ticket By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
For market analyses such as the development of the revenues of game and in-game purchases, here using the example of data for 2022, the German industry association game used data from both GfK and Data.ai. © game Business Sensor Tower Buys Rival Data.ai Data.ai is now part of the US market research company Sensor Tower. The acquisition also changes the data partner of many European industry associations, including game. In a surprising move, Sensor Tower has announced the acquisition of competitor data.ai. Financial details of the deal, which will influence business By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Koelnmesse Business Successful Premiere with 1700 Visitors and 834 Hours of Content The organisers of the first ever gamescom LAN are pleased with the results. Almost 100 content creators and over 1200 LAN players were counted, as well as over 300 trade visitors. It was the first new extension of the gamescom brand this year. Alongside gamescom latam, which takes place at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Author Mháire Stritter, "Tatort" actor Ferdinand Hofer, streamer Baso and actor and "RocketBean" Florentin Will (from left to right) © BR Business BR stages Pen & Paper "Tatort" on Twitch On 2 and 4 April, Bayerischer Rundfunk will test the first pen & paper "Tatort" on ARD's Twitch channel. Under the direction of writer Mháire Stritter, actor Ferdinand Hofer, streamer Baso and "Rocket Bean" Florentin Will will investigate "Gaiglreuth - Tot klickt gut& By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© HTC VR-XR-MR HTC increases Viveport revenue share to attract developers HTC has announced a permanent increase in revenue share for developers marketing their applications through the Viveport store. More money for developer studios - this is the promise HTC is making at the start of the GGC in San Francisco to promote apps for its XR digital store, Viveport. Specifically, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business GamesMarkt is now your go-to source for all things gaming in GSA As of today, GamesMarkt is making the switch to English, delivering exclusive coverage of the vibrant gaming industry across the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) and highlighting key developments shaping its landscape. As previously announced, GamesMarkt is transitioning its reporting to English, offering a seamless experience for our international audience. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
