Speaker at USK's 30th anniversary with a ceremony © Natalia Morkhova for USK Business Politicians and Industry Celebrate Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle One hundred high-ranking guests from the fields of business, society, politics and administration celebrated the USK's 30th anniversary with a ceremony. There were words of praise, particularly from the world of politics, but this was not always the case over the past 30 years. The founding of the By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva, Managing Director of the European Game Developers Federation © EGDF Business WALGA Becomes the 24th Member of EGDF The European umbrella organisation for games developers, European Game Developers Federation (EGDF), welcomes WALGA as a new member. It is the second new member this year, after the Estonian association Gamedev Estonia. The total number of member organisations has thus increased to 24 from 22 countries. The discrepancy is due By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sebastian Gutknecht, Director BzKJ, and Michael Terhörst, Head of KidD (right) © BzKJ/Uwe Völkner Business Germany's Youth Protection Authorities Praise Dialog With Valve The announcement by Steam that it would not display games without an age rating to German users from mid-November is being described by the BzKJ as an ‘important step’. The youth protection authorities describe the exchange with Steam as constructive and solution-oriented. It is an unusual event in every respect. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Quantic Dream Publishing Detroit: Become Human Reaches 10 Million Sold Units According to Quantic Dream, Detroit: Become Human, which was first released in 2018, has now sold more than ten million copies. This figure does not include the units sold through subscription services. Guillaume de Fondaumiere announced the achievement of the sales milestone. The co-CEO of the French triple-A developer Quantic By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Humble Games Business Humble Games Plans Showcase and Cooperates with Good Games Group Indie publisher Humble Games is working on a series of games and is planning a digital showcase for Q1 2025, according to a company statement. It is also working with the Good Games Group (not to be confused with the German company Goodgame Studios), which was recently founded by former By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Epic Development Epic Games is Launching a Separate Indie Section in its Dev Forum Epic Games continues to position itself as a partner for smaller developers. The Unreal Engine provider has now set up a dedicated section in the official forum: Epic for Indies. The company had already launched the Epic Developer Community in 2022 to create a place where developers can meet, exchange By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Screenshot of Project Foundry, which is more than a tech demo © Halo Studios/Xbox Wire Development Halo Developer 343 Industries is Rebranding and Switching to Unreal It's a milestone for the IP Halo. Developer 343 Industries is changing its name to Halo Studios and announcing that it will use Unreal Engine 5 instead of its in-house Slipspace technology for future game projects. Studio head Pierre Hintze also confirmed that several Halo games are in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft: Report Indicates Buyout by Founding Family and Tencent Will Ubisoft soon be leaving the stock exchange? According to a media report, the founding family Guillemot and shareholder Tencent are considering a takeover that could result in a delisting. Nothing is official yet, and the sources on which the latest report by the US news portal Bloomberg is based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr. Maria-Claire Isaaman and Raphael Stange © Women in Games/Nitrado Business Nitrado Supports Women in Games Game server specialist Nitrado is a new corporate ambassador for Women in Games. Supporting women in the industry is 'key to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in gaming'. Women in Games has been able to win Nitrado, another so-called corporate ambassador. The German specialist for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Winfried Diekmann (Aerosoft), Joachim Meyer (Caipirinha Games), Thorsten Vogt (Joindots; from left to right) © Aerosoft/Caipirinha/Joindots Development Aerosoft, Caipirinha Games and Joindots Join Forces for New Game The three new partners Aerosoft, Joindots and Caipirinha Games don't reveal much, only that they are working together on a simulation for children. More information will be available in 2025. At least the three German companies are revealing the planned division of labour: Caipirinha Games is responsible for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Emirates E-Sports Federation & ITW Universe unveil E-Gaming League (EGL), launching March 2025 © ITW Consulting DMCC Esports UAE are Making Claims in the Global Esport With Own League With the United Arab Emirates, a second financially strong Arab country, has laid claim to a leading role in esports. In 2025, a franchise league called E-Gaming League (EGL) inspired by NBA and Premier League will start. With EGL's announcement, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made it By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Nvidia Development New Nvidia Plugins for Better AI-Powered MetaHuman Development Nvidia used the Unreal Fest 2024 to present a range of new plugins for Unreal Engine 5. These are designed primarily to improve AI-supported control of MetaHuman characters. At Unreal Fest 2024, Nvidia unveiled new ACE Plugins for Unreal Engine 5, like Audio2Face-3D, which streamline the process of generating realistic By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
