© GamesMarkt Business Womenize! Returns With Passion With the first face-to-face event since the beginning of the pandemic, Womenize! is back as an important and inspiring event for women in the games industry. Right from the welcome, a very important aspect becomes clear: passion. Passion is a very personal thing. This quickly becomes apparent at Womenize! 2024, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
game board of directors (from left to right): Clemens Mayer-Wegelin, Johanna Janiszewski, Lars Janssen, Julia Pfiffer and Ralf Wirsing © C:Franziska Krug for game Business game Board Election: Janssen Remains Chairman, Pfiffer Deputy Chairwomen The General Assembly of the german games industry association game also elected the game's Board of Directors. The Board remains unchanged, with one exception. Continuity is important for the work of the association. It is therefore a positive signal that the member companies of Game - The German By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© VaultN Publishing Team17 and VaultN announce strategic partnership Dutch company VaultN has signed another international developer and publisher as partner, Team17. It is not yet known whether all of Team17's subsidiaries, including astragon, will use the platform. Since the launch of its platform, VaultN has already attracted a number of international partners for its smart digital By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The 2023 final of the Schleswig-Holstein esports championships took place 2023 at the MAX Nachttheater in Kiel © EVSH Esports Stadtwerke Flensburg to Sponsor Schleswig-Holstein Esports Championships The Schleswig-Holstein esports state championships are to be held again in late autumn 2024. The organisers have now announced that they will be sponsored by Stadtwerke Flensburg, which has been involved in esports for some time, including in the area of human resources. Germany's northernmost federal state is By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Sony Publishing PSVR2 will be PC-compatible in August From 7 August, the PlayStation VR2 will be able to play SteamVR games on a PC. All you need is an adapter, which will be available for €60. It was one of the surprises when new VR titles were announced in February: Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed on its blog that By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Asus Screenshot Publishing Asus Launches Pre-Sales for new ROG Ally X Handheld The new ROG Ally X gaming handheld will be available at the end of July. This is according to the Asus Store, where you can now pre-order the handheld. In the USA it will cost 800 dollars plus tax. In Europe, Asus is asking just under €900, tax included. The By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Areosoft CEO Winfried Diekmann (right) with Marketing Director Klaus Froning at gamescom 2023 © GamesMarkt Business Aerosoft Confirms Participation at gamescom German developer and publisher Aerosoft has announced the first details of its gamescom line-up, confirming its attendance at the show. As well as new software, there will be new simulation accessories such as the Aerosoft Truck & Bus Wheel System and a replica of a subway lever. As in previous By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Philipp Senkbeil and Vanessa Zeuch © game/Dirk Mathesius Business game Fills Newly Created Positions With Philipp Senkbeil and Vanessa Zeuch The association game is strengthening its team with the addition of Philipp Senkbeil and Vanessa Zeuch. Both are taking on newly created positions that reflect the association's growth and prepare it for the tasks ahead. The game – German Games Industry Association (game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche) has By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Hans Ippisch founds HAIP UG © Vigamus Group Business Hans Ippisch Founds HAIP Hans Ippisch has founded HAIP to provide a corporate home for his various projects. The name itself first appeared as ‘HAIP Software’ in the credits of a game in which Ippisch was involved 37 years ago. Just a few weeks ago, Hans Ippisch announced two of his new projects: together By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Gamesahead Business GamesAhead seeks indies for the DoKomi Creative Games Area DoKomi, Germany's largest anime and Japan exhibition, takes place at the end of June. This year again, GamesAhead is organising a Creative Games Area. Interested indie teams can register until the beginning of June. Participation in the Creative Games Area, organised by GamesAhead, is at cost price. DoKomi By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Cigdem Uzunoglu (center) with Benjamin Hillmann and Dr. Tabea Widmann © Charles Yunck/Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Business Stiftung Digitale Spielkultur Bids Farewell to Çiğdem Uzunoğlu After more than six years, Çiğdem Uzunoğlu was bid farewell as Managing Director of the Digital Games Culture Foundation (Digital Games Culture Foundation) in a ceremony attended by around 70 guests from the foundation's network. Among those present were representatives from politics, foundations, civil society and the games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
