Fotoshow: DS-Launch Tim Pototzki March 11, 2005 – Share this post Mit 3.500 Fans war der "D-Club" gut gefüllt © Nintendo Share this post Written by Tim Pototzki Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Business The Generative Pipeline – Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and the High-Stakes Battle for Discovery In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso unpacksk how machine learning as infrastructural middleware is redefining studio workflows, legal risks, and talent pipelines and why he thinks, future enterprise value won't belong to those who produce the most. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Dominion Days © Slitherine Events Slitherine Announces New Games at Dominion Days (Games Ground) As part of Games Ground in Berlin, strategy game publisher Slitherine organised the inaugural Dominion Days event, which served as a meeting point for strategy gamers. During the event, the publisher announced two new games and provided a closer look at Veil of Ashes from Greifenmaer Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Over 40 Games and 60 Talks and Workshops at the Play Festival With just over a week to go, the organisers have revealed further details about the 19th Play – Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg. As well as games and talks, there will be a game jam, as well as an indie and a Flinta* meet-up. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Hauma is an interactive noir graphic novel and was the first game developed by SenAm Games © SenAm Games / Assemble. Funding Federal Funding Goes to Leaderfy and SenAm Games Two more German companies have been selected to receive funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Leaderfy, based in Tübingen, and SenAm Games, based in Munich, are the recipients. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read game Managing Director Felix Falk and Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director USK Politics Game and USK Warn Against Weakening of Youth Protection Under the EU Kids Act Both the game and the USK have warned of unintended negative consequences for the protection of minors resulting from the proposed EU Kids Act. The USK even sees the German standard for the protection of minors under threat and has presented a summary setting out proposed changes. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read World of Warcraft: Forever © Blizzard Entertainment Products WoW: Forever Is the Biggest Launch in the History of World of Warcraft Following the largest beta test in the history of World of Warcraft, WoW: Forever has achieved the strongest launch of the long-running MMORPG in terms of peak concurrent players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Hull Rupture © Konfa Games, tinyBuild Products Hull Rupture In Hull Rupture, humanity's last hope lies with a spaceship staffed by expendable humans. Players must build the ship, manage the crew, and fend off alien attacks in this tower defense roguelite game from Konfa Games and publisher tinyBuild. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business The Generative Pipeline – Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and the High-Stakes Battle for Discovery In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso unpacksk how machine learning as infrastructural middleware is redefining studio workflows, legal risks, and talent pipelines and why he thinks, future enterprise value won't belong to those who produce the most. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Dominion Days © Slitherine Events Slitherine Announces New Games at Dominion Days (Games Ground) As part of Games Ground in Berlin, strategy game publisher Slitherine organised the inaugural Dominion Days event, which served as a meeting point for strategy gamers. During the event, the publisher announced two new games and provided a closer look at Veil of Ashes from Greifenmaer Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Over 40 Games and 60 Talks and Workshops at the Play Festival With just over a week to go, the organisers have revealed further details about the 19th Play – Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg. As well as games and talks, there will be a game jam, as well as an indie and a Flinta* meet-up. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hauma is an interactive noir graphic novel and was the first game developed by SenAm Games © SenAm Games / Assemble. Funding Federal Funding Goes to Leaderfy and SenAm Games Two more German companies have been selected to receive funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Leaderfy, based in Tübingen, and SenAm Games, based in Munich, are the recipients. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
game Managing Director Felix Falk and Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director USK Politics Game and USK Warn Against Weakening of Youth Protection Under the EU Kids Act Both the game and the USK have warned of unintended negative consequences for the protection of minors resulting from the proposed EU Kids Act. The USK even sees the German standard for the protection of minors under threat and has presented a summary setting out proposed changes. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
World of Warcraft: Forever © Blizzard Entertainment Products WoW: Forever Is the Biggest Launch in the History of World of Warcraft Following the largest beta test in the history of World of Warcraft, WoW: Forever has achieved the strongest launch of the long-running MMORPG in terms of peak concurrent players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hull Rupture © Konfa Games, tinyBuild Products Hull Rupture In Hull Rupture, humanity's last hope lies with a spaceship staffed by expendable humans. Players must build the ship, manage the crew, and fend off alien attacks in this tower defense roguelite game from Konfa Games and publisher tinyBuild. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
