Photo of the 2023 Awards Ceremony © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa for the German Developer Award 2023 Business Update: Nominations for the German Developer Award 2024 (DEP) The studios and games nominated for the German Developer Award 2024 have been announced. The expert juries have selected 17 titles from 233 submissions. Games that have been nominated multiple times include Closer the Distance from Osmotic Studios, Enshrouded from Keen Games and Oddada from Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Games/Bavaria Business GG Bavaria Moves To Olympiapark After growing out of the Alte Kongresshalle in 2023 and the Motorworld in 2024, the GG Bavaria will move into the Olympiapark in 2025. New fairground will be the Small Olympia Hall (Kleine Olympiahalle) in Munich’s olympia quarter in the west of the city. After the save the date By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Atari Acquires Transport Tycoon Atari has acquired Transport Tycoon in an agreement with the games' creator Chris Sawyer. This is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions by the company. Transport Tycoon, the iconic business simulation, has been acquired by Atari. "We are honored that Chris has entrusted us with Transport By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director © Daedalic Business Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director Dominik Heineccius is going back to his roots in the games business: after twelve years at Square Enix's German office, he is now taking up the position of Marketing Director at Daedalic Entertainment. Dominik Heineccius began his career in the German games industry in 2007 at the Hamburg-based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Honeycomb Publishing Honeycomb Launches Own Flight Simulation Hardware Store Honeycomb Aeronautical, a manufacturer of flight simulation hardware, has launched its new online store serving customers from the USA, UK and EU. The store is run by a German company based in Schwerte. Honeycomb Aeronautical is now selling its flight simulation hardware through its own online store, offering its products By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© BIG Esports BIG Starts Campaign for Men's Health German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) is launching the #GROWBIG campaign in partnership with L'Oréal Men Expert and Movember - an initiative to raise awareness of men's health. The campaign aims to raise awareness of mental health and promote the prevention of prostate and testicular By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kinetic Publishing Phasmophobia Has Sold 20 Million Copies UK-based indie studio, Kinetic Games, has announced that Phasmophobia has surpassed 20 million units sold worldwide. Originally the brainchild of solo developer Daniel Knight, Phasmophobia entered Early Access on Steam in September 2020 and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. On 29 October 2024, the studio then launched Phasmophobia in Early By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Pexels/Element5Digital Business Become Part of the Big GamesMarkt Survey 2025 As in previous years, GamesMarkt is currently conducting our big annual industry survey. We need your help for that – without participants, a survey is nothing, after all. If you work in the industry, please take 15 minutes of your time to participate! For the traditional annual GamesMarkt survey, we are By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© SwissGames Development SwissGames Opens Calls for gamescom and She Got Game 2025 SwissGames is opening their call for application for the delegation to gamescom 2025 in Cologne as well as for the mentoring programme She Got Game. The deadlines are in January for gamescom and in December for She Got Game. For the latter, women from outside Switzerland can apply as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Games/Bavaria Business GG Bavaria 2025 Announced, Now With Business Day The third edition of GG Bavaria will take place from 28 to 30 March 2025. This year, the Friday will be a business day for the first time, granting the industry members intimate access and the opportunity to network before the consumers conquer the halls on the weekend. The third By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© The Rabbit Development The Rabbit 2024 Has Started The Rabbit Indie Games Residency 2024 has started with six teams from Brandenburg (Germany), Chile, Nigeria and the USA. The month-long residency includes a visit to the Games Ground in Berlin. The Rabbit, a month-long residency for independent video game developers, started today and will run until 28 November 2024 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
DreamHack Hannover 2023 © DreamHack Hannover Events Gamevasion Powered by DreamHack Is Not Only Expanding Its TCG Activities The Gamevasion powered by DreamHack gaming festival in Hannover will feature a Sci-Fi Zone for Star Wars fans, a cosplay contest and an expansion of trading card game activities. Freaks 4U Gaming, owner and operator of Gamevasion powered by DreamHack, reveals the first look at this year's gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
