© Plaion Business Plaion Puts Oscar Del Moral in Charge of Southern Europe Plaion has reorganised its management in Southern Europe. The move was prompted by the transfer of Plaion Italy Country Manager Umberto Bettini to Milestone. As General Manager of Milestone, Umberto Bettini will take over the day-to-day business of the Italian studio, which also belongs to Plaion and is known for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Bonpoint is the first partner introduced by The Pokémon Company for the expansion of Monpoké products to Europe and beyond. The French company is launching a fashion collection and a skincare line © Bonpoint/Pokémon Company Business Pokémon Takes Monpoké Brand Extension to Europe and Beyond The Pokémon Company has announced the further internationalisation of its Monpoké brand extension, aimed at toddlers and babies. The first partner is the French company Bonpoint. Until now, Monpoké products have only been available in Asia. With this brand extension, The Pokémon Company aims to introduce children to the characters By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Rene Korte, here at gamescom 2013, founder of Roccat, headed the German branch of Turtle Beach until 2023 © None Business Turtle Beach Buries German Accessories Brand Roccat Five years after its acquisition, Turtle Beach is removing the Roccat brand from its portfolio. However, some product lines of the Hamburg-based brand will continue. Looking for Roccat? Click here" is the current message not only on the German homepage of Turtle Beach. Following the link takes you to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hans Ippisch will be Country Manager of Vigamus Group Deutschland © Vigamus Group Business Vigamus Establishes German Subsidiary With Hans Ippisch as Country Manager The Italian Vigamus Group is internationalising its product range and establishing a subsidiary in Germany. Under the management of Hans Ippisch, Vigamus is initially launching GLOS (Games Localisation School), with Vigamus Academy and Vigamus Museum to follow in 2025. One of the major goals for the internationalisation is to find By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring © Andreas-Gebert Business Mehring Wants to Fight Like a Lion for the Bavarian Games Industry In his speech at the FFF Bayern's DCP warm-up, Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring only expressly praised some of the key points for future federal funding presented by the federal government, but announced resolute resistance in the upcoming negotiations on other points, such as cumulation. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring spoke at the DCP warm-up hosted by FFF Bayern. The 15th anniversary of Bavarian games funding was also celebrated. © GamesMarkt Business FFF Bayern Supported 329 Games With 21,720,997 Euros During the warm-up for tomorrow's German Computer Game Award, FFF Bayern also celebrated the 15th anniversary of games funding in the state of Bavaria. In addition to astonishing figures from Managing Director Dorothee Erpenstein, there were also congratulations from the Bavarian Digital Minister, who was in attendance. On By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Walid Nakschbandi © Film- und Medienstiftung NRW / Hojabr Riahi Development Networking and a Fresh Breeze for Funding Since the beginning of the year, Walid Nakschbandi has headed Film- und Medienstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, one of the most important regional funding organisations for film and games in Germany. One topic on his agenda is networking, both between the various media sectors and with international players. At the beginning of the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The last time Womenize took place on a larger scale on site before Corona was in 2019 © Grzegorz Karkoszka/Booster Space Business Womenize! Celebrates its Comeback in Early June The return of Womenize! as an onsite event is taking shape. The event will take place on the 5th of June in Berlin. Ticket sales have started. In September last year, Booster Space, the organisers of Womenize!, introduced a new head of Womenize, Madeleine Egger, and held out the prospect By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
According to game data, the German games market grew by six per cent to EUR 9.97 billion last year © game Business German Games Market Grows and Remains Below €10b Mark In 2023, Germans have spend 9.97 billion euros on games, gaming hardware and fees for online gaming services. This is the result of new market data presented by the industry association game. The market thus grew by around six per cent, although the sub-markets developed very differently. The biggest By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Leipziger Messe/Niclas Schmidt Business Leipzig Pleased With Second Successful Caggtus With 17,300 visitors, the second Caggtus significantly exceeded last year's success. The reach on Twitch also increased significantly, and a date for 2025 has already been confirmed. Leipzig is and remains a good place for gaming. According to the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Trade Fair), a total of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Stefan Marcinek, founder and CEO of Assemble Entertainment © Assemble Entertainment Events Stefan Marcinek Teases This Years GermanDevDays for August It's not really an announcement yet, but Assemble Entertainment CEO Stefan Marcinek has given a first preview of this year's GermanDevDays on social media. The event will no longer take place in June, but in August. The choice of date is interesting because it is closer By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Bitkraft Business Bitkraft Launches Third Fund With a Volume of $275m Bitkraft Ventures has raised its third fund to invest in seed stage or Series A financing. With this fund, Bitkraft Ventures' investment volume will increase to over one billion dollars. Bitkraft Ventures is about to embark on a new investment round. Jens Hilgers' German-American company has launched the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
