© Apple Business Minecraft Remains Top, Brawl Stars Dethrones Monopoly and Roblox There are no real surprises in this year's Apple App Charts for Germany. However, there were at least new champions in the free-to-play lists and on Apple Arcade. Minecraft, on the other hand, remains unchallenged at the top of the premium charts for iPhone and iPad. As in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christmas events in video games popular in Germany. © game - The German Games Industry Association Business Christmas Events in Video Games Popular in Germany Around 18 million Germans plan to take part in Christmas events in video games this year. Gamers of all ages are enthusiastic about in-game Christmas events, also as a way of socialising. This is the result of a survey by game - The German Games Industry Association. Gamers in Germany By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Total War: Warhammer III - Omens of Destruction © The Creative Assembly, Sega, Games Workshop Products Total War: Warhammer III - Omens of Destruction The current flagship of The Creative Assembly is Total War: Warhammer III, which, after some difficulties, continues to be supplied with DLC. As recently with Omens of Destruction, where the developer and publisher try to learn from past mistakes. This is the second DLC pack in which the Legendary Lords By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Georg Reckenthäler returning with the new company Plan B. © Reckenthäler Business Georg Reckenthäler Founds Consultancy Plan B After leaving Ranieri, Georg Reckenthäler is back with a new consulting firm. Plan B not only wants to offer communication services but also coaching services. In doing so, Plan B is not limited to gaming, but focuses in particular on digital health and healthcare. The focus of the company is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© A Maze. Business Submission Phase for Games and Playful Media Festival A Maze. Begins Six months ahead of its launch, A Maze. has officially opened submissions for games and playful media for the 2025 festival. Registration for the selection committee is also now open. According to the published schedule, developers of games and playful media projects have until the end of January 2025 to By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt, PP Business The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #1: General Outlook By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The current USK Advisory Board (from left to right): Dr. Ingrid Stapf, Cordula Zimmer, Miriam Junker-Ojo, Felix Falk, Nicole Müller, Sebastian Gutknecht, Maja Wegener, Heico Michael Engelhardt, Petra Müller, Elisabeth Secker (USK), Dr. Andreas Deimann, Eva Hanel, Lorenzo von Petersdorff (USK). © USK Business USK Advisory Board Expands Guidelines for the Classification of Digital Games For the past two years, the USK has incorporated so-called use risks - such as chat functions or loot boxes in digital games - into the age rating process. The USK's advisory board has now integrated these practical findings into its official guiding criteria. Since USK examiners began By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Christopher Flato, Sandra Kilian and Matthias Remmert © GM/ESBD Esports Christopher Flato Appointed as President, Sandra Kilian and Matthias Remmert as VPs Following the expiration of part of the presidium’s term of office, the eSport Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has elected a new president. Christopher Flato, stepping into the role, has outlined ambitious goals for 2025. Christopher Flato, who previously served as 1st Vice President of the ESBD, was unanimously elected as By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© GM Publishing Sales Successes for Farming Simulator, Avatar, and Astro Bot in Germany Three titles achieved the criteria for a sales award set by the Game Association in November. Unlike Farming Simulator 25 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Sony's Astro Bot received its award on only one platform, the PS5. Released in September, Astro Bot sold over 100,000 units on By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© TGA Publishing The Game Awards 2024 - All the Announcements and Highlights in One Place This year's Game Awards saw a host of new games, world premieres and new content. Sega, Plaion and 2K Games had plenty on show too. From Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and Okami to Split Fiction and Elden Ring Nightreign, here are the announcements at a glance. The biggest By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Troy Baker, Harrison Ford, Todd Howard and Melina Juergens © The Game Awards 2024 Business Second Game Award in the Same Category for Melina Juergens German-born Melina Juergens, who works for Ninja Theory in the UK, has won a Game Award for the second time. No actor has ever won the 'Best Performance' trophy twice. Melina Juergens received the award for her portrayal of Senua in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Helge Jürgens, CEO, and Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Head of New Media Funding (both Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg) © Friederike Werner / Medienboard Business Medienboard: "Berlin is Expecting a Big Games Party in May" Despite difficult times, the Medienboard had a good year in terms of funding games and XR projects, but especially games. And 2025 will be even better, as CEO Helge Jürgens and Head of New Media Funding Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber report in an interview. GM: How would you sum up By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
