Xperion is cooperating with TheCircle Vibe, the B2B industry get-together from TaKeTV, to organize the B2B opening in Hamburg on November 22 © TaKe TV Business Xperion Hamburg Hosts B2B Meet-up in Cooperation with TakeTV 16 masterclasses and 4 panels will take place on November 22 at Xperion in Hamburg. Xperion is cooperating with TheCircle Vibe, the B2B industry get-together from TaKeTV, to organize the B2B opening. In the summer, Media-Saturn opened the third Xperion experience world in Hamburg, Germany. And as with the other By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christopher Pollak (left) and Moritz Lechner with the New Fluence team © 1SP Agency / New Fluence Business 1SP Agency Acquires New Fluence The 1SP Agency group continues to grow and has acquired New Fluence. The Austrian agency specialises in micro-influencer marketing and viral campaigns. Moritz Lechner and Chris Pollak, the founders and managing directors of New Fluence, will remain on board. The management of 1SP Agency describes the acquisition of New Fluence By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Take-Two Interactive IR Business Take-Two Interactive Has Sold Private Division, No Rest for the Wicked goes to T2 It loomed: Take-Two Interactive has sold its indie publishing label Private Division. The buyer has not yet been announced. From the Private Division portfolio, Take-Two will take over No Rest for the Wicked from Austria's Moon Studios. Take-Two Interactive has sold its independent games publishing label Private Division By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
from left: Wolfgang Koller (IWI), Reanne Leuning (Außenwirtschaft Austria), Alfred Harl (UBIT) and Martin Filipp (PGDA). © Strasnik/FV Ubit Business New Study Shows Growth and Baseline of Austrian Game Industry 71.3 per cent more game companies than 2018, a turnover of 188.7 million euros in 2023 and a massively important academic game landscape: A new study by the Austrian WKO's association for IT (UBIT) shines a spotlight on the Alpine republic's game industry. There By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Nintendo Business Mario Party: The Party Never Stops With Mario and Nintendo By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© Freaks 4U Gaming Business Freaks 4U Gaming Renews League of Legends Esports Prime League Operator Licence Freaks 4U Gaming has announced the renewal of its operator licence with Riot Games for the League of Legends Esports Prime League, the official regional league for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, from 2025 to 2027. Furthermore, the company confirms that the Techniker Krankenkasse will continue to be the Title Partner By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Games Ground Business Games Ground Berlin 2024 Schedule is Online The full business schedule and exhibition programme for Games Ground Berlin 2024 are now online. More than 120 speakers will participate, with various side events, a games exhibition full of 70 titles as well as student showcases, and the conference "AI Utopia and Dystopia" of Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Meike Götz to become new managing director of nordmedia. © Kathy Hennig Business Meike Götz to Become New Managing Director of nordmedia At the beginning of 2025, Meike Götz will take over the management of nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen. She will become the sole managing director of nordmedia, succeeding Thomas Schäffer, who has built up and managed the company since 2001. nordmedia also funds the development of games. After By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Switch games will be playable on Switch successor. © Nintendo Business Switch Games Will Be Playable on Switch Successor "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch." With these words, Nintendo President Shuntarō Furukawa confirmed the backwards compatibility of Nintendo's yet-to-be-announced next console. It is important for Nintendo to be able to bring existing customers over to the new system, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Simon Little (left) and Daren Tang signing the agreement. © Video Games Europe Esports VGE and WIPO Pledge to Cooperate in Esports Video Games Europe and the World Intellectual Property Organization have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on fostering the rights of IP holders like publishers in esports. Video Games Europe CEO, Simon Little, and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-General Daren Tang, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mexify at the opening of the Red Bull Gaming Garden © Red Bull Stadion München GmbH / MKM GmbH Esports Cherry Xtrfy Supports the Red Bull Gaming Garden in Munich Since the end of September, the Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new destination for the esports scene in Munich. The location is supported by Cherry Xtrfy as part of a cooperation. The Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new hotspot for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lukas Galinski is taking on new responsibilities at Instinct3 © Galinski Business Lukas Galinski Takes on New Responsibilities at Instinct3 Through his work as Senior Project Manager & ESG (Environmental Social Governance) Advisor, Lukas Galinski himself created his new position. Since 1 November, he is responsible for Sustainability & Public Benefit Development at Instinct3. The position was created through job crafting, as Galinski himself says on social media. Among others, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
