© MFG Business MFG Baden-Württemberg: Supervision, Advice and Funding for CCIs With an incredible range of projects, MFG has been supporting the cultural and creatives industries in Baden-Württemberg for almost 30 years. The fruits of this hard work are award-winning studios and a unique pool of creative talents. MFG Baden-Württemberg was founded back in 1995 as an institution of the state By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
© Newzoo Business Newzoo Cuts Games Revenue Forecast for 2024 to $187.7bn As in previous years, Newzoo has released an update to its Global Games Market Report ahead of gamescom. The PC segment surprises with the highest growth, but Newzoo expects console gaming to boom in 2025 thanks to the Switch successor and top releases such as GTA VI. In its first By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Felix Falk and Gerald Böse at the then purely digital gamescom 2020 © archive photo, Koelnmesse/ Oliver Wachenfeld Business Gamescom 2024 With 15% More Exhibitors and Still Growing With one week to go, Koelnmesse and game have given a final update on the preparations for gamescom. The number of exhibitors is already over 1400 and registrations are still coming in. The number of pavilions has increased by almost 50 percent. Even before the opening of this year' By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
David Stelzer, President of Xsolla, about devcom & gamescom © Xsolla Business David Stelzer: Strengthen Existing and Form New Partnerships Xsolla has been a key partner of devcom and gamescom for years. In this interview, David Stelzer, President of Xsolla, reveals why gamescom is so important for Xsolla's European business, what they are showing this year and how Xsolla's European office has developed. Xsolla is a By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Former co-CEOs now contractual partners: Craig Levine co-CEO EFG and former ESL founder Ralf Reichert, now CEO Esports World Cup Federation © Imago Images Esports ESL Faceit Group Signs Multi-Year Partnership with Esports World Cup The ESL Faceit Group has signed a multi-year deal to organise the Esports World Cup. The deal comes as no surprise and supports Saudi Arabia's position in global esports. This is understandable, given the investment, but it also carries the risk of monopolisation. Even as the Esports World By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The virtual box office of Fandango in the Roblox world of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice © BusinessWire Business Warner Bros. Pictures and Fandango Test Ticket Sales via Roblox Warner Bros. Pictures is launching its own experience in the online game "Roblox" to coincide with the US release of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" in early September. Thanks to a partnership with the service provider Fandango, cinema tickets will also be sold via Roblox for the first time. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Stephan Reichart at the devcom networking dinner 2023 © eosAndy/devcom Business Stephan Reichart: "More Open, Modern, and Accessible" Stephan Reichart, Managing Director at game events GmbH and for devcom Developer Conference 2024, speaks with GamesMarkt about the development of devcom in 2023, expectations for this year's event and the opportunities created by the move to Koelnmesse's new Confex event location. GamesMarkt: In 2023, devcom By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
© VaultN Publishing VaultN and GOG to Expand Their Joint Solution One year into their partnership, VaultN and GOG have drawn a positive initial conclusion from their collaboration. They are now looking to offer the joint solution to other GOG publishing partners and to retailers outside of Europe. The first year was a resounding success. In August 2023, VaultN and GOG By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Four of the Bavarian games at gamescom: Tavern Talk by Gentle Troll, All Quiet In The Trenches by Totally Not Aliens, The Games You Make by Jumpy Bit and Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing by Active Fungus Studios © Developer Development Games/Bavaria Booth Returns to Business Area For the first time since the end of the pandemic, Bavaria will have its own stand in the business area of gamescom. The presence at the indie stands, which have been supported in recent years instead of the Games/Bavaria stand, will continue. The Digital Minister has also announced his By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Koelnmesse Business Gamescom 2024: Day Tickets for Saturday Are Sold Out With just a few weeks to go, Saturday's gamescom is sold out, at least during the day. This was announced by the organisers on social media. It's no surprise, but an important indication that gamescom 2024 is back on track for success. The organisers have announced By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Klaas Kersting, Ralph Stock and Jan Richter (from left to right) © GM Business Jan Richter Succeeds Ralph Stock as CEO of Sixteen Tons Entertainment Following the sale of Sixteen Tons Entertainment to Phoenix Games in early 2020, founder and CEO Ralph Stock is now stepping down and handing over the position of CEO to Jan Richter. It is the end of an era: Ralph Stock, founder of Sixteen Tons Entertainment, is stepping down from By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© MediaMarktSaturn, Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio Publishing Download Sales of PC and Console Games Increase Slightly in Germany While PC games are almost exclusively purchased via download, more than one in two console games in Germany is still sold as a physical disc. The age of the buyer also plays an important role, according to the industry association game. 60 per cent of all PC and console games By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
