Sustainable Games Alliance Develops Standard for Games Industry to Comply with Regulations Stephan Steininger August 14, 2024 – 5 min read Share this post Jiri Kupiainen, Chairman, and Maria Wagner, Managing Director Sustainable Games Alliance (SGA) © SGA Business Corsair Gaming Acquired Trak Racer Corsair Gaming has acquired all the assets of Trak Racer, a global designer and manufacturer of racing and flight simulation cockpits, frames, seats, monitor stands, motion systems, and accessories. Drake Star acted as financial advisor to Trak Racer on this transaction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Switch 2 Sales Decline in Q1 of FY27, but Software Sales Rise Nintendo sold almost four million Switch 2 consoles in Q1 of FY27, which is fewer than in the previous year when the console was launched. However, software sales increased, and the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also had a positive impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Felix Falk, Managing Director of game © Dirk Mathesius Business "Germany and Europe Should Aspire to a Leading Role as a Games Production Location," Demands Game Ahead of the 2026 gamescom, game - The German Games Industry Association has published a statement outlining political demands. These demands extend beyond merely strengthening Germany's and Europe's international competitiveness as a hub for game production. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Dave Richard, Senior Creative Director Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive © Behaviour Interactive Publishing G+ "We've Been Extremely Lucky," Dave Richard of Behaviour Interactive About Dead by Daylight During the anniversary celebrations of Dead by Daylight, we spoke with Dave Richard, the game's Senior Creative Director, about its continued success. After all, the game reached 250,000 concurrent players across all platforms in its tenth year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Products GTA VI Extended Gameplay Premiers 27 August – On Netflix A GTA VI extended gameplay look will premier on Netflix, before reaching YouTube six hours later. In Europe, the broadcast starts 27 August 09:00pm CEST. By Pascal Wagner • Franz Mann joins Apollo GG as Senior Communications & PR Manager People Apollo GG Brings on Franz Mann and the German PR-Budget From Electronic Arts The esports and gaming agency Apollo GG, part of fischerAppelt Group, has brought on Franz Mann, an experienced communications professional, as Senior Communications & PR Manager. Among other responsibilities, Mann will handle key account management for Apollo GG’s new client, Electronic Arts. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Corsair Gaming Acquired Trak Racer Corsair Gaming has acquired all the assets of Trak Racer, a global designer and manufacturer of racing and flight simulation cockpits, frames, seats, monitor stands, motion systems, and accessories. Drake Star acted as financial advisor to Trak Racer on this transaction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Switch 2 Sales Decline in Q1 of FY27, but Software Sales Rise Nintendo sold almost four million Switch 2 consoles in Q1 of FY27, which is fewer than in the previous year when the console was launched. However, software sales increased, and the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also had a positive impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Tabletop TCG App Player Counts Collected: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Reaches 100 Million Users Konami's free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG app has reached 100 million users. A respectable number, compared to the other two big digital TCG apps, Pokémon TCG Pocket and Magic: The Gathering Arena. Find more statistics in our user data graphics. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Corsair Gaming Acquired Trak Racer Corsair Gaming has acquired all the assets of Trak Racer, a global designer and manufacturer of racing and flight simulation cockpits, frames, seats, monitor stands, motion systems, and accessories. Drake Star acted as financial advisor to Trak Racer on this transaction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Switch 2 Sales Decline in Q1 of FY27, but Software Sales Rise Nintendo sold almost four million Switch 2 consoles in Q1 of FY27, which is fewer than in the previous year when the console was launched. However, software sales increased, and the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also had a positive impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game © Dirk Mathesius Business "Germany and Europe Should Aspire to a Leading Role as a Games Production Location," Demands Game Ahead of the 2026 gamescom, game - The German Games Industry Association has published a statement outlining political demands. These demands extend beyond merely strengthening Germany's and Europe's international competitiveness as a hub for game production. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dave Richard, Senior Creative Director Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive © Behaviour Interactive Publishing G+ "We've Been Extremely Lucky," Dave Richard of Behaviour Interactive About Dead by Daylight During the anniversary celebrations of Dead by Daylight, we spoke with Dave Richard, the game's Senior Creative Director, about its continued success. After all, the game reached 250,000 concurrent players across all platforms in its tenth year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Products GTA VI Extended Gameplay Premiers 27 August – On Netflix A GTA VI extended gameplay look will premier on Netflix, before reaching YouTube six hours later. In Europe, the broadcast starts 27 August 09:00pm CEST. By Pascal Wagner •
Franz Mann joins Apollo GG as Senior Communications & PR Manager People Apollo GG Brings on Franz Mann and the German PR-Budget From Electronic Arts The esports and gaming agency Apollo GG, part of fischerAppelt Group, has brought on Franz Mann, an experienced communications professional, as Senior Communications & PR Manager. Among other responsibilities, Mann will handle key account management for Apollo GG’s new client, Electronic Arts. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Corsair Gaming Acquired Trak Racer Corsair Gaming has acquired all the assets of Trak Racer, a global designer and manufacturer of racing and flight simulation cockpits, frames, seats, monitor stands, motion systems, and accessories. Drake Star acted as financial advisor to Trak Racer on this transaction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Switch 2 Sales Decline in Q1 of FY27, but Software Sales Rise Nintendo sold almost four million Switch 2 consoles in Q1 of FY27, which is fewer than in the previous year when the console was launched. However, software sales increased, and the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also had a positive impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Tabletop TCG App Player Counts Collected: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Reaches 100 Million Users Konami's free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG app has reached 100 million users. A respectable number, compared to the other two big digital TCG apps, Pokémon TCG Pocket and Magic: The Gathering Arena. Find more statistics in our user data graphics. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
