Markus Wilding (left) and Stephan Reichart © Archivbild Business Markus Wilding Supports Devcom as Businss Consultant The marketing and communications expert Markus Wilding will support the devcom team of game events in the future as Businss Consultant. Wilding and Reichart announced their partnership with devcom, with Stephan Reichart and the team, including Roufina Guenkova, Nico Balletta, and Stephan Werle, on LinkedIn. Wilding wrote: "If you By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The teams and mentors of the current Games Lift Incubator of Gamecity Hamburg © Jan-Marius Komorek Business First Progress Report at the Games Lift Graduation Meet-up Since September, five young teams from Hamburg have been supported by Gamecity Hamburg as part of the current Games Lift Incubator 2024 with workshops, coaching, a workspace at the Space Innovation Center in HafenCity, and 15,000 euros in funding. Now the teams were able to present an interim result By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
everyone will be able to try Squid Game: Unleashed © Netflix/The Game Awards Publishing Netflix Breaks Tradition with New Release Strategy for Squid Game: Unleashed For the first time since entering the mobile gaming market, Netflix will make a title available to non-subscribers for free. At least for a limited time, everyone will be able to try Squid Game: Unleashed, which is released days before the start of the second season. The announcement was made By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Witcher IV © CD Projekt Red Publishing The Witcher IV Revealed at The Game Awards 2024 CD Projekt Red has unveiled The Witcher IV, the first game in the new Witcher saga, with a cinematic trailer at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles. The role-playing game aims to be the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher game to date. During this year's The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Astro Bot © Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Astro Bot Is the Big Winner at the Game Awards 2024 Sony's Astro Bot has been named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. The charming 3D platformer also won in three other categories. Three awards went to Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio. Melina Juergens won her second award in the Best Performance category for Senua in Senua& By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
© Nvidia Business Cloud Gaming With Nvidia GeForce Now Nvidia's GeForce Now is one of the most popular and longest running game streaming services, with over 30 million users. However, the cloud gaming service recently announced an adjustment to its memberships, including a limit on monthly usage time. An overview and a hands-on report. Cloud gaming is By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
© Bolt Blaster Products The Spell Brigade Small Belgian indie studio Bolt Blaster Games scored a hit with their survival/bullet hell game The Spell Brigade by mixing in online co-op elements - even with optional friendly fire that recalls the chaos of Magicka. It sold more than 125,000 copies in less than two months. Following By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Jan-Marius Komorek Business German Creative Economy Summit Returns in Early March The second German Creative Economy Summit is set to take place in Hamburg on March 5 and 6, 2025, following the success of its inaugural edition. Claudia Roth and Michael Kellner will officially open the two-day conference. Organized by Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, where also the local initiative Gamecity Hamburg is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Pitch Level Up Talk © Gamecity Hamburg Events Gamecity Hamburg's Pitch Level Up Enters Fourth Round On 20 February 2025, Gamecity Hamburg will host the next edition of Pitch Level Up. The event will focus on how to create a successful game pitch with feedback from experts. There will also be a talk on funding and publishing. The annual event will be organised by Gamecity Hamburg By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
LAN Area Caggtus © Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt Business Interest in Caggtus Leipzig 2025 Already High The third Caggtus Leipzig is still five months away, but interest is already high. Shortly after the start of ticket pre-sales, the LAN reached a record number of participants. The Entertainment Area is also very popular. The third edition of the Caggtus Leipzig gaming festival will take place from 11 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Epic Games Publishing Telefónica to Preinstall Epic Games Store in Germany, the UK and Spain Telefónica and Epic Games have entered into a strategic partnership, beginning with the preinstallation of the Epic Games Store on Android phones across the Telefónica network. Additional initiatives targeting mobile gamers are planned for the coming year. This collaboration holds long-term potential benefits for mobile gamers, game studios, and mobile By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Lootboy Business Lootboy Makes a Comeback as Part of Youre Family The discovery platform LootBoy has been around since 2018. However, the Münster-based startup has been quiet for the past two years, but is now making a comeback as part of the Youre Group. LootBoy, an app that acts as a discovery platform for gamers, combining games, digital entertainment and ' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
