Christian Ammann, CEO of Giants Software and Ian Bell, CEO of Straight4 Studios © Giants Software Products Straight4 & Giants: Project Motor Racing Hits the Track This Fall Straight4 Studios and publisher Giants Software will release Project Motor Racing on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S this autumn. Built on the mod-friendly Giants Engine, the racing simulator promises a new benchmark in handling performance. Published by Giants Software and developed by Straight4 Studios (UK), Project Motor Racing By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sérgio Laranjeira is CTO at Metacore Games in Berlin © Gabriele Di Stefano Business How Metacore Games Grows in Berlin and Gets Involved in the Local Scene By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Sérgio Laranjeira, CTO, Metacore © Metacore Business Metacore in Berlin: "From Day One, We've Focused on Becoming Part of the Local Ecosystem …" It has been almost a year and a half since Finland's Metacore Games opened its second office in Berlin. So it's time for CTO Sérgio Laranjeira to share his thoughts on how Metacore has integrated into and contributed to the local Berlin games ecosystem. GamesMarkt: How By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Andrew Byatt CEO Blaze Entertainment - Craig McNicol VP Plaion Partners © Blaze / Plaion Business Plaion Expands Distribution Deal With Blaze Entertainment The existing partnership between Plaion and Blaze Entertainment will be expanded. In the future, Plaion will take over the entire EMEA plus ANZ distribution. Plaion is expanding its distribution partnership with Blaze Entertainment, a leading name in retro gaming, particularly for Evercade. Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Plaion By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Puzzling Places © Realities.io Products Puzzling Places by Realities.io Comes to Flat Screens The successful VR puzzle game Puzzling Places by Realities.io from San Mateo and Berlin is being ported to flat screens and PC VR. The 3D puzzles were a big hit on Meta headsets. The 2D version was also funded by MBB. The indie studio Realities.io, with offices in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Headup games Products Headup Games brings Bridge Constructor Studio to PC and consoles Headup Games, together with developer ClockStone, plans to release Bridge Constructor Studio, which was released for Meta Quest at the end of 2024, on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch this summer. With Bridge Constructor Studio, Headup Games is continuing one of its most important brands on its core platform, the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sebastian Bulas © Super Crowd Entertainment Business Sebastian Bulas Joins Super Crowd as Chief Product Officer Super Crowd Entertainment strengthens its development team: Sebastian Bulas takes on the role of Chief Product Officer and will drive the development of the company's proprietary (gamification) event technology solutions. Sebastian Bulas is the new Chief Product Officer at Super Crowd Entertainment, the Hamburg-based company responsible for gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Eva Stemmer, Founder Brandmate, and Christian Ulrich, Managing Director of Brandmate GmbH © Brandmate/Foto: Christof Kreutzer Business Brandmate Finalises Programme and Announces Retail Day The first Brandmate in Essen is taking shape: the organisers of Spielwarenmesse eG have unveiled the first items on the programme for the licensing and brand fair, which will take place on 25 and 26 June in Essen. For the first time, there will also be a Retail Day. This By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dorothee Bär © Tobias Koch Business Dorothee Bär to Become 'Games Minister' in Next Federal Government In the next federal government, responsibility for games will be transferred to the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Astronautics. This 'mega-ministry' will be headed by Dorothee Bär of the CSU. During today's announcement of the CDU/CSU ministers, it was mentioned almost in passing which By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
In the final, Levy Finn 'levyfinn' Rieck beat his team-mate Anders 'RBLZ_Vejrgang' Vejrgang 2-1. This completed the double for his club RB Leipzig, winning both the individual and club championships. © 2024/2025; Virtual Bundesliga; Grand Final - Sebastian Luecke; 2025 DFL Esports Levy Finn Rieck is German eFootball 2025 Champion Levy Finn "rblz_Levyfinn" Rieck won the VBL Grand Final by WOW and is therefore this year's German eFootball Champion among individual players. After two days of tournament play, a penalty shoot-out and a final match against reigning world champion Anders "RBLZ_Vejrgang" Vejrgang, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The game association offers its members many advantages, including a well-attended meeting place at gamescom (archive image). © © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Netflix Joins German Games Industry Association game It is not unusual for the industry association game to continue to grow. As a post on social media reveals, April saw the addition of an internationally renowned company among its new members: Netflix. The game association usually only comments on the development of its membership in exceptional cases with By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© L’Oréal Men Expert / build a rocket Business Build a Rocket and Mapshot Create Fortnite Experience for L'Oréal Men Expert With Derma Control: Skin Defense, L'Oréal Men Expert is aiming to reach the young, male target group through its own Fortnite experience. The experience was realised by Build a Rocket in cooperation with Mapshot, which also organised an event with eight streamers to mark the launch. According to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
