© Krenkel Business Simon Krenkel Joins Public & Media Relations Team at gamescom Koelnmesse has further strengthened its communications team. Simon Krenkel has joined as Public & Media Relations Manager and will also support the gamescom team. Krenkel is moving from ININ Games, a Label of United Games Entertainment to the Koelnmesse, according to a post on LinkedIn. He previously worked for the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© btf Publishing btf and ByteRockers' Games Enter into Co-Publishing Agreement The award-winning production company btf and the indie developer and publisher ByteRockers' Games are cooperating. Together, they are releasing the titles Constance and The Berlin Apartment. For both companies, this is the second piece of good news today, as both have been accepted for funding by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt game Business German Games Market Shrank 2024 by 6 Percent to €9.41 Billion The German games market declined in 2024. According to the game - The German Games Industry Association, hardware and game sales in particular fell. However, game's Managing Director Felix Falk is optimistic about 2025. However, Felix Falk did not venture to say whether sales of games and game By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Lalalabyrinth / Oh Apollo / Orbiteers (animation series) © Reynard Films / btf / Wolkenlenker Vision Business MBB Funds Ten Games Projects With €1.425 Million In its first funding round of the year, the MBB's new media funding programme is supporting 28 projects in the areas of games, XR experiences and serial formats with €4.8 million. Ten games projects will receive €1.425 million and five XR projects will receive €660,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein Business Esports State Championships 2025 in Schleswig-Holstein to Become a Community Festival The Esports State Championships (E-Sport Landesmeisterschaften 2025), the largest esports event in Schleswig-Holstein, will become a community festival this year. The event will take place on 31 May and 1 June 2025 at the Holstenhallen Neumünster and will be bigger than ever before. The E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein (EVSH) is developing By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Koei Tecmo Products Rise of the Ronin (PC) Almost a year after its exclusive launch on PlayStation 5, Rise of the Ronin is coming to PC just days before Assassin's Creed Shadows, which is also set in Japan, but in a very different historical setting. What are the strengths of Team Ninja's game? Koei By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© devcom Business devcom Leadership Summit to Return in 2026 Over 100 industry leaders from the gaming sector gathered in Lisbon at the end of February for the devcom Leadership Summit. The event was such a success that the organizers have already announced the date for 2026. The summit, held from February 19 to 21, provided an environment that encouraged By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Xbox and Instinct3 Publishing Xbox and Instinct3 Collaborate on South of Midnight Campaign As part of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Xbox is collaborating with creative agency Instinct3 on a campaign for the action-adventure game South of Midnight. Rather than looking for high-reach content creators for a campaign for South of Midnight (8 April / Advanced Access: 3 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kojima Publishing Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Launches 26 June 2025 In late June 2025, Kojima Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment will release Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PlayStation 5. A Death Stranding concert tour will also stop in Berlin. Speaking at the SXSW 2025 festival in Austin, Texas, Hideo Kojima announced the release date of Death Stranding 2: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© A Maze. (Archive Picture) Business A Maze. Award Submissions Reach a Record High Two months before the event, the organizers of A Maze. have announced a record number of entries for this year’s award. The nominees will be revealed in the coming days. The shortlist for the A Maze. Festival is set to be announced on March 13. It was originally scheduled By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Julius Althoff / Jörg Adami © esports player foundation Business Julius Althoff Takes Over Leadership of Esports Player Foundation From Jörg Adami The esports player foundation (epf) is undergoing a strategic realignment. From April 2025, Julius Althoff will take over the management of the esports player foundation from Jörg Adami, who will continue to support the non-profit organisation he founded in an advisory capacity. The esports player foundation (epf), the world' By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Prof Dr Dr Rudolf Thomas Inderst took a new role as Professor of Game Design and Game Studies at HNU © Rudolf Thomas Inderst/HNU Campus HNU Welcomes Rudolf Inderst as Professor for Game Design/Game Studies Prof Dr Dr Rudolf Thomas Inderst brings extensive experience in both the games industry and academic teaching to his new role as Professor of Game Design and Game Studies at HNU. Rudolf's career has taken him through various stations, including the publisher Plaion, where he was responsible for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
