© Narranauten Development Narranauten Organize Narrative Games Camp in April On 27 April, the Narrative Games Camp will take place in Leipzig, welcoming narrative and game designers of all experience levels. The event, structured as a barcamp, is organized by the Narranauten (Narranauts). In true barcamp style, there is no fixed programme ahead of the Narrative Games Camp—sessions are By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© planetlat Business Games for families Grows by 36% in Mannheim and Takes Over Entire Hall The gaming roadshow Games for Families is seeing a significant surge in demand at its first stop of the year in Mannheim. The number of exhibitors has grown by over a third, completely filling Hall 21 of the venue. From 26 April to 6 May, Games for Families will bring By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© btf Publishing btf Announces Publishing Agreement for Lose Ctrl from Play From Your Heart The game Lose Ctrl by Berlin based developer Play From Your Heart has found a publisher: btf. This is also btf's first attempt at indie game publishing. This is btf's first foray into game publishing: btf publishes the game Lose Ctrl from the Berlin based developer By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
EA Sports FC 25 was the best selling console game 2024 and PlayStation 5 was the best-selling videogame device © GM Business Belgian Games Market Grows to Nearly 700 Million Euros The Video Games Federation Belgium (VGFB) has released its market data for 2024, along with several top-five charts. At first glance, the reported 12% year-on-year growth might seem misleading, as the calculation method differs from the previous year. In 2024, the Belgian games market reached a sales volume of €698 By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Helge Jürgens (Managing Director Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Fernanda G. Pagani (CEO & Head of B2B Games Ground), Gianni Sommer (Gianni Sommer, Managing Director Nerdic and Co-Founder & CFO of Games Ground), Felix Falk (Managing Director of game - the German Games Industry Association) © Games Ground GmbH Business Games Ground 2025 Expands to Four Days Games Ground will return for its third edition in 2025. Following a successful event in 2024 with 4,500 attendees, the festival will expand to four days of gaming, networking and industry insights, taking place from 13 to 16 November 2025 at the Alte Münze in Berlin. Games Ground 2025 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lana Bokay-Poltavets, Senior Project Manager at War Robots, and Boris Burangulov, Executive Producer at War Robots, write about their experiences and lessons learnt in the key mobile gaming market of China © My.games Publishing How to Plan the Chinese Release of Your Game and Avoid Stress China is a gaming market no developer or publisher aiming for success in mobile gaming can afford to ignore. In a series of three guest articles, Lana Bokay-Poltavets and Boris Burangulov from My.games share their insights and lessons learned from marketing games in China. This one is about planing By Team Gamesmarkt • 6 min read
© Gamecity Hamburg Business Growing Game Playtest Night Brings Devs and Gamers Together at Xperion Hamburg On 10 April 2025 the Game Playtest Night will take place at Xperion in Hamburg. The third public playtesting session organised by Gamecity Hamburg has grown considerably. Gamecity Hamburg in cooperation with Xperion Hamburg will host the third Game Playtest Night on 10 April 2025. This event gives developers the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© The Farm 51 Products Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone The nuclear post-apocalypse is always interesting from a gaming perspective. Most recently with Atomfall, and before that with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. But Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, from The Farm 51 in Poland, also draws its life from the place and its mysteries. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
GDC will return to San Francisco from 9 to 13 March 2026 © GDC/Katelyn Tucker Photgraphy Development GDC Returns in March 2026 After the show is before the show: While final figures for GDC 2025 have yet to be released, the dates for next year’s event have already been confirmed. Not all the facts and figures from this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) have been compiled, but it’s already By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kerstin Steinberg has taken on the role of Head of People and Culture at 1SP.Agency © 1SP People 1SP.Agency Appoints Kerstin Steinberg as Head of People and Culture The international agency group 1SP.Agency is expanding its human resources division. Since 1 March, Kerstin Steinberg has taken on the role of Head of People and Culture. Steinberg brings extensive experience in the agency world and deep expertise in developing modern HR structures and processes. She joins 1SP from By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The winning team of RB Leipzig raises the championship trophy for the VBL Club Championship. The players are thereby also automatically nominated for the further competitions for the title of the German individual champion. © DFL/Getty Images/Vera Loitzsch Business RB Leipzig Wins VBL Club Championship for the Third Time RB Leipzig has claimed victory in the Club Championship of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) for the third time, defeating Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the final. The individual competition will conclude at the end of April. The Club Championship of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) has reached its conclusion. In last weekend’ By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
