Update: Sandra Friedrichs: Dialog über positive und negative Seiten des Gamings anregen Stephan Steininger February 10, 2023 – 6 min read Share this post Sandra Friedrichs ist Halbfinalistin bei Miss Germany 2022/2023 und arbeitete in der Gamesbranche unter anderem für Daedalic Entertainment und bis Ende 2022 für Acer © Friedrichs/Miss Germany Studios (Pexels/RNDE) Business How IP Rights and Terms of Use Can Stop Third Parties from Profiting from Your Game IT law expert Sandra Spensberger dissects a German court decision that put a stop to the sale of modded and boosted game accounts for a popular online multiplayer game via a Lithuanian third-party platform. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read This team photo was taken in January 2022 at the launch of Nagoshi Studio. Toshihiro Nagoshi can be seen in the bottom row, second from the right © Daisuke_Komori (NetEase) Business Nagoshi Studio Finally Closed Nagoshi Studio, founded by Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has closed down. Prior to this, media reports had suggested that NetEase Games was planning to stop funding the studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer, CFO at Nordisk Games © Nordisk Games People Nordisk Games Appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO Alongside their existing leadership roles at Avalanche Studios Group, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir and Ásgeir Kröyer will assume leadership positions at Nordisk Games Group, following Allan Mathson Hansen's concluding tenure as interim CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The Miner Was Replaced © Timon Herzog and Metaroot Products The Farmer Was Replaced: 1M Sales, Mobile Port and The Miner Was Replaced Timon Herzog and Metaroot have released the DLC The Miner Was Replaced for the programming game The Farmer Was Replaced, which has now sold over a million copies. A mobile version of the game has also been developed in collaboration with Ateo. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Lower Saxony, Bremen, and Hamburg Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association © e-sport. NDS Esports Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association The organised esports scene in north-western Germany is getting closer together. The Lower Saxony Esports Association, part of the German Esports Federation (ESBD), is merging with the associations in Bremen and Hamburg to form the E-Sport-Verband Nordwest (North-West Esports Association). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Insights Game Buyers Are Price-Sensitive and Have an Idea of Appealing Discounts G2A and Newzoo have published a comprehensive study on gamers’ purchasing behaviour, which offers interesting and, in some cases, surprising insights that are likely to be of particular interest to developers and publishers of premium games. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read (Pexels/RNDE) Business How IP Rights and Terms of Use Can Stop Third Parties from Profiting from Your Game IT law expert Sandra Spensberger dissects a German court decision that put a stop to the sale of modded and boosted game accounts for a popular online multiplayer game via a Lithuanian third-party platform. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read Empire: Four Kingdoms © Goodgame Studios Funding Federal Funding Goes to Stillfront Germany The German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme has awarded Stillfront Germany GmbH just over one million euros in funding for Empire New Horizons. This is the company's second grant, despite the fact that the period for the first one is still ongoing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Products Borderlands Joins the 100-Million-Sales Club for Gaming IPs Thanks to the continued success of Borderlands 4, more than 100 units of games from the Borderlands IP have been sold to date, according to 2K and Gearbox. Further content updates are planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Pexels/RNDE) Business How IP Rights and Terms of Use Can Stop Third Parties from Profiting from Your Game IT law expert Sandra Spensberger dissects a German court decision that put a stop to the sale of modded and boosted game accounts for a popular online multiplayer game via a Lithuanian third-party platform. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read
This team photo was taken in January 2022 at the launch of Nagoshi Studio. Toshihiro Nagoshi can be seen in the bottom row, second from the right © Daisuke_Komori (NetEase) Business Nagoshi Studio Finally Closed Nagoshi Studio, founded by Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has closed down. Prior to this, media reports had suggested that NetEase Games was planning to stop funding the studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer, CFO at Nordisk Games © Nordisk Games People Nordisk Games Appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO Alongside their existing leadership roles at Avalanche Studios Group, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir and Ásgeir Kröyer will assume leadership positions at Nordisk Games Group, following Allan Mathson Hansen's concluding tenure as interim CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Miner Was Replaced © Timon Herzog and Metaroot Products The Farmer Was Replaced: 1M Sales, Mobile Port and The Miner Was Replaced Timon Herzog and Metaroot have released the DLC The Miner Was Replaced for the programming game The Farmer Was Replaced, which has now sold over a million copies. A mobile version of the game has also been developed in collaboration with Ateo. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lower Saxony, Bremen, and Hamburg Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association © e-sport. NDS Esports Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association The organised esports scene in north-western Germany is getting closer together. The Lower Saxony Esports Association, part of the German Esports Federation (ESBD), is merging with the associations in Bremen and Hamburg to form the E-Sport-Verband Nordwest (North-West Esports Association). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Insights Game Buyers Are Price-Sensitive and Have an Idea of Appealing Discounts G2A and Newzoo have published a comprehensive study on gamers’ purchasing behaviour, which offers interesting and, in some cases, surprising insights that are likely to be of particular interest to developers and publishers of premium games. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
(Pexels/RNDE) Business How IP Rights and Terms of Use Can Stop Third Parties from Profiting from Your Game IT law expert Sandra Spensberger dissects a German court decision that put a stop to the sale of modded and boosted game accounts for a popular online multiplayer game via a Lithuanian third-party platform. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read
Empire: Four Kingdoms © Goodgame Studios Funding Federal Funding Goes to Stillfront Germany The German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme has awarded Stillfront Germany GmbH just over one million euros in funding for Empire New Horizons. This is the company's second grant, despite the fact that the period for the first one is still ongoing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Products Borderlands Joins the 100-Million-Sales Club for Gaming IPs Thanks to the continued success of Borderlands 4, more than 100 units of games from the Borderlands IP have been sold to date, according to 2K and Gearbox. Further content updates are planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
