Mona Frühauf, Country Marketing Manager for Pokémon GO in Germany © Niantic G+ "It Was Also Just Nice to See How Present Pokémon GO Is in the Lives of Many Gamers." Thanks to its combination of in-person meetups and virtual gameplay, Pokémon GO stands out like no other mobile game. In this interview, we talk to Mona Frühauf, Germany's Country Marketing Manager, about in-person events, marketing activities and the German-speaking market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business Embracer Divests Arc Games and Cryptic, but Keeps Rights to Remnant and Fellowship The buyer of the studios is Project Golden Arc, a company founded by Arc Games Management, which is financing the deal with XD. Important rights Remnant and Fellowship are excluded from the deal. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Forestrike © Skeleton Crew, Thomas Olsson, Devolver Digital Forestrike The Japan-based team at Skeleton Crew, in collaboration with a US publisher, have transformed the martial arts battles in Forestrike into a strategic puzzle with roguelite progression. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business AEVI Launches Online Platform Devium For Students and Developer The Spanish video game association Asociación Española de Videojuegos (AEVI) has launched Devium, an online platform with specialised content aimed at students, developers and others interested in the video game sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Credit: Esports World Cup Foundation Business More Publishers Join Esports Nations Cup In 2026, the Esports World Cups Foundation will also organize the Esports Nations Cup, a national esports competition, for the first time. Additional publishing partners were found for this: Chess.com, Moonton and SNK. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
FS Conference 2025 © Aerosoft FS Conference Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With 500 Visitors Germany's largest event dedicated to flight simulation as a hobby took place on 15 November in the terminal of Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport. Around 500 visitors attended the 20th edition of the FS Conference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Picture by Koelnmesse GmbH; Thomas Klerx Gamescom Launches Early Bird Sale for Exhibitor Space gamescom in Cologne is still months away, but it's worth starting to plan for the trade fair now. Exhibitors can book space now and benefit from the special early bird rate. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva and Ben Zuckerer (from left) Business Games Bavaria Munich Joins the European Game Developers Federation Shortly before the end of the year, the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) gains another member from Germany: Games Bavaria Munich (GBM) joins the umbrella organization as its 27th member. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From left to right: Kerryn Frean (Fireshine Games), Tomoe Haga (Shochiku Games), Mia Schulz (4bpm), Jan Halwe (ByteRockers), Matthias Riemensperger (4bpm), Felina Westrich (4bpm), Jörn Friedrichs (Rhenus Vina Musica), Raphael Sindermann (LEVEL BLUE), Zemre Aslan Tüver (Dobiq Games), Bjørn Zenker (CHILIPIXEL), Nandita Wegehaupt (Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur), Thomas Heidtmann (Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur) after the Pitch Competition (Tobias Lindner for Press Start) 4bpm Wins Press Start Pitch Competition at Games Ground Hesse indie studio 4bpm has won the Press Start pitch competition at Games Ground Berlin 2025. The team had also been featured at the Hesse political reception on this year's gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
HoYoFair Fan Concerts; © HoYoFair Events Three HoYoFair Fan Concerts in Europe in 2026 Three HoYoFair Fan Concerts will take place in Europe in 2026. These events will deliver an audiovisual experience spanning multiple titles, including Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact. HoYoFair showcases a collection of fan works inspired by HoYoverse IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
From left: Organiser Wolfgang Obermeier, the four finalists with winner Guilherme Guedes holding the glass award, and head judge Michael Schöttke after the event (cEDH European Championship) People G+ Guilherme Guedes Wins cEDH European Championship in Munich Portuguese Guilherme Guedes is European Champion in the Magic: The Gathering cEDH sub-format of Commander. The tournament, conceived by volunteers from all over the continent and this year held in Munich, took place this weekend. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Cadillac Northstar LMP in Project Motor Racing; Straight4 Studios and Giants Software Products Project Motor Racing The first game that Giants Software is publishing without developing itself is Project Motor Racing. This motorsport simulation is being developed by Straight4 Studios in the UK, whose CEO, Ian Bell, was heavily involved in GTR and Project Cars. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
