Games Highlights for the Holiday Season Marcel Kleffmann November 05, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Berlin based Wooga is part of Playtika since 2018 | Picture: Wooga Business Playtika: Special Committee Will Review Strategic Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value The Israeli gaming group Playtika has announced the formation of a special committee. With advice from Morgan Stanley, the committee is tasked with exploring options and alternatives “to unlock and enhance shareholder value”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business GG Bavaria Business Day Introduces Speaker Programme Games/Bavaria has introduced the speakers and talk points for GG Bavaria Business Day on 28 April. Ralf Adam, Marion Plank and Laura Prinz will hold talks, several panels and workshops with high-class experts are also announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read EVA Esports in 2025 © Antoine Masurier, Flex Realisation Esports Esports Virtual Arenas Launches Esports League In 2026, eight of Europe's leading esports organisations will compete in the EVA Pro League. Taking part will be G2 Esports, Team Vitality, Team Heretics, SK Gaming, GiantX, Shifters, Solary and OG Esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products Goosebumps Remains in the German Games Charts in March Despite four new entries in March, the top of the German games charts remained unchanged, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem still holding the top spot. Capcom had the highest new entry in March. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Products Games Island and LFG Hof 2026 Once Again With MTG Destination Qualifiers Like last year, Games Island and LFG Hof are once again cooperating for Destination Qualifier tournaments of Magic: The Gathering. In Modern and Sealed format, players can win cash, cards and points for the European Unity League. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Xenonauts 2 © Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse Products Xenonauts 2 Fans of the classic games UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) and X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) who found the more recent XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) too 'streamlined' may be interested in Xenonauts 2 from Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse. It perfectly captures the essence of the classics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Berlin based Wooga is part of Playtika since 2018 | Picture: Wooga Business Playtika: Special Committee Will Review Strategic Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder Value The Israeli gaming group Playtika has announced the formation of a special committee. With advice from Morgan Stanley, the committee is tasked with exploring options and alternatives “to unlock and enhance shareholder value”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business GG Bavaria Business Day Introduces Speaker Programme Games/Bavaria has introduced the speakers and talk points for GG Bavaria Business Day on 28 April. Ralf Adam, Marion Plank and Laura Prinz will hold talks, several panels and workshops with high-class experts are also announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
EVA Esports in 2025 © Antoine Masurier, Flex Realisation Esports Esports Virtual Arenas Launches Esports League In 2026, eight of Europe's leading esports organisations will compete in the EVA Pro League. Taking part will be G2 Esports, Team Vitality, Team Heretics, SK Gaming, GiantX, Shifters, Solary and OG Esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Goosebumps Remains in the German Games Charts in March Despite four new entries in March, the top of the German games charts remained unchanged, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem still holding the top spot. Capcom had the highest new entry in March. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bright Future Studio © Travian Games Business Travian Games Opens New Office for Bright Future Studio in Cologne Travian Games is strengthening its location strategy by opening a new office for its subsidiary, Bright Future Studio GmbH, in Cologne-Nippes. This move sees the Munich-based company investing in the expansion and further development of its locations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Games Island and LFG Hof 2026 Once Again With MTG Destination Qualifiers Like last year, Games Island and LFG Hof are once again cooperating for Destination Qualifier tournaments of Magic: The Gathering. In Modern and Sealed format, players can win cash, cards and points for the European Unity League. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Xenonauts 2 © Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse Products Xenonauts 2 Fans of the classic games UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) and X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) who found the more recent XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) too 'streamlined' may be interested in Xenonauts 2 from Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse. It perfectly captures the essence of the classics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
