Gamers Heaven Initiator Nikolaus Staudacher © Viktor Klein Business Gamers Heaven Returns to the SportZentrum Telfs for the Second Time Tyrol's gaming festival, Gamers Heaven, will take place for the second time on 14 and 15 June 2025 at the SportZentrum Telfs. This time it will be bigger and more interactive. After its successful start last year, the second Gamers Heaven will take place on 14 and 15 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg © Oliver Reetz Business Portside Game Assembly is About Exchanging Ideas With Like-Minded People By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
Drop Duchy © Sleepy Mill Studio, The Arcade Crew Products Drop Duchy Tetris meets settlement building with deck building, combat and rogue-lite: Drop Duchy from Sleepy Mill Studio in France and publisher The Arcade Crew (Dotemu) combines genres wildly and hits the mark. Drop Duchy is a mix of block-stacking puzzles (like Tetris), deck-building, rogue-lite and strategy - by the way, a By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Stephan Steininger, Editor-in-chief GamesMarkt © GamesMarkt Business Gaming Government Germany on the Horizon With Lars Klingbeil as designated Vice-Chancellor, the number of top politicians with an affinity for games continues to rise. Is this the political breakthrough for games as the leading cultural medium in Germany, asks GamesMarkt editor-in-chief Stephan Steininger. No, the designated Chancellor is not known as a passionate gamer. We By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 © SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 Business SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 Announces Video Games Composers The video games composers taking part in SoundTrack_Cologne 2025, the 22nd edition of the congress, have now been confirmed. Among them are Olivier Derivière, Paul Wolinski, Venus Theory, The Flight and Pieter Schlosser. At SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 (22nd edition), five panels and a masterclass will explore the art, challenges By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Freaks 4U Gaming/ESBD/GamesMarkt Business Further Federal State Associations for Esports to Be Established in Germany Plans to establish esports associations at the state level are progressing in several federal states. According to the ESBD, an association is expected to be founded in Lower Saxony in May, with similar initiatives also taking shape in Saxony and Hamburg. The creation of regional associations at the federal state By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Baudelaire Welch, Senior Narrative Designer, Larian Studios @ Nordic Game 2024 © Nordic Game Business NG25 Spring: Speakers and Programme Finalised More than 170 speakers have confirmed their attendance at Nordic Game 2025 (NG25 Spring) in Malmö. The topics and programme for the conference, which starts in two weeks, have now been finalised. Nordic Game 2025 (NG25 Spring) kicks off in two weeks from 20-23 May 2025. More than 170 speakers By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Photos from top left to bottom right: Bjoern Weinbrandt, Bytro Labs, Scherer and Nordhaus GmbH, Jan-Marius Komorek Business Gamecity Hamburg Finalises Programme for Portside Game Assembly The programme for the Portside Game Assembly is taking shape. Short presentations on the topics Mining for Your Next Gem, Games Are Made by People and From Dev to Dev are planned. There will also be four round tables and an opening keynote by Benjamin Laulan from Evil Empire. On By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© © Maicon Douglas Business gamescom latam 2025 Attracts Over 131,000 Visitors The second edition of gamescom latam was also a resounding success. Visitor numbers rose significantly, and planning for 2026 has already begun—a date has already been set. Visitors to this year's gamescom latam were able to admire the exhibition stands of renowned exhibitors such as Nintendo, Niantic, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Z-Software Products Z-Software Continues Dustwind Z-Software is planning to release a spiritual successor to Dustwind - The Last Resort as a standalone single-player title in June. Before that, the original Dustwind will receive a free DLC as a bridge between the two games. Dustwind Studios and Z-Software, both based at the same address in Dortmund, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney / Chris Hewish, Chief Strategy and Communications Officer at Xsolla © Epici Games / Xsolla Business US Court Ruling: Apple Can No Longer Charge for Out-of-App Purchases An important decision has been made in the Apple vs Epic case. Apple is no longer allowed to take commissions on purchases made outside of apps (web shops). Developers can now redirect players from their games to web shops in the USA. Both Epic Games and Xsolla are pleased with By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
emptyvessel Game Director Emanuel Palalic © Ncsoft / emptyvessel Business Ncsoft Makes Strategic Equity Investment in US Studio emptyvessel As part of its publishing initiative, Ncsoft has made a strategic equity investment in US studio emptyvessel. This injection of funding will help drive the development of the cyberpunk squad-based tactical shooter Defect. Korean publisher and developer Ncsoft has announced that it has made a strategic equity investment in Austin, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
