Kalypso's Dr. Anika Thun on the Publisher's Strategic Position, Germany as a Games Location and More Marcel Kleffmann April 10, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for Innovation in 2024. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso Journalists and creators can skip the queues. (Koelnmesse) Business Media Accreditation for gamescom 2026 Now Open Media accreditation for gamescom 2026 is now open. For the first time, journalists and creators only need one form to visit gamescom and gamescom dev. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Event Area @ R42 Games Hub © Gecko Two Business House of Games in Leipzig: R42 Games Hub Celebrates Its Grand Opening The R42 Games Hub in Leipzig celebrated its grand opening today. This Saxon project is a building dedicated entirely to the gaming industry, bringing together coworking, gaming, production, and more. Additionally, entrepreneurs from Saxony have formed an alliance to help shape the state's future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Apex Legends is climbing the charts © Electronic Arts Business Weekly Steam Charts: The Calm Week After Crimson Desert The latest Steam weekly revenue charts show that Crimson Desert and Counter-Strike 2 have swapped places. CS2 is now back in the lead. Updates for live-service games in particular are also bringing these titles back into the charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Further Support From the Esports Foundation With Mouz and G2 Esports, two German teams are once again among the 20 organisations benefiting from the Club Partner Programme run by the former Esports World Cup Foundation. The foundation has dropped World Cup from its name in March, presumably with events such as the Nations Cup in mind. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Journalists and creators can skip the queues. (Koelnmesse) Business Media Accreditation for gamescom 2026 Now Open Media accreditation for gamescom 2026 is now open. For the first time, journalists and creators only need one form to visit gamescom and gamescom dev. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Life is Strange: Reunion © Square Enix Life is Strange: Reunion Nearly eleven years after the original Life is Strange, Max Caulfield and Chloe Price join forces again in Life is Strange: Reunion. This is the first time in the series that players can control both characters within the same game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Event Area @ R42 Games Hub © Gecko Two Business House of Games in Leipzig: R42 Games Hub Celebrates Its Grand Opening The R42 Games Hub in Leipzig celebrated its grand opening today. This Saxon project is a building dedicated entirely to the gaming industry, bringing together coworking, gaming, production, and more. Additionally, entrepreneurs from Saxony have formed an alliance to help shape the state's future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Journalists and creators can skip the queues. (Koelnmesse) Business Media Accreditation for gamescom 2026 Now Open Media accreditation for gamescom 2026 is now open. For the first time, journalists and creators only need one form to visit gamescom and gamescom dev. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Event Area @ R42 Games Hub © Gecko Two Business House of Games in Leipzig: R42 Games Hub Celebrates Its Grand Opening The R42 Games Hub in Leipzig celebrated its grand opening today. This Saxon project is a building dedicated entirely to the gaming industry, bringing together coworking, gaming, production, and more. Additionally, entrepreneurs from Saxony have formed an alliance to help shape the state's future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Apex Legends is climbing the charts © Electronic Arts Business Weekly Steam Charts: The Calm Week After Crimson Desert The latest Steam weekly revenue charts show that Crimson Desert and Counter-Strike 2 have swapped places. CS2 is now back in the lead. Updates for live-service games in particular are also bringing these titles back into the charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Further Support From the Esports Foundation With Mouz and G2 Esports, two German teams are once again among the 20 organisations benefiting from the Club Partner Programme run by the former Esports World Cup Foundation. The foundation has dropped World Cup from its name in March, presumably with events such as the Nations Cup in mind. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Journalists and creators can skip the queues. (Koelnmesse) Business Media Accreditation for gamescom 2026 Now Open Media accreditation for gamescom 2026 is now open. For the first time, journalists and creators only need one form to visit gamescom and gamescom dev. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Life is Strange: Reunion © Square Enix Life is Strange: Reunion Nearly eleven years after the original Life is Strange, Max Caulfield and Chloe Price join forces again in Life is Strange: Reunion. This is the first time in the series that players can control both characters within the same game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Event Area @ R42 Games Hub © Gecko Two Business House of Games in Leipzig: R42 Games Hub Celebrates Its Grand Opening The R42 Games Hub in Leipzig celebrated its grand opening today. This Saxon project is a building dedicated entirely to the gaming industry, bringing together coworking, gaming, production, and more. Additionally, entrepreneurs from Saxony have formed an alliance to help shape the state's future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
