© Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Business Polaris Convention Closes with a 40,000 Visitor Record The Polaris Convention 2024 has reached almost 50 per cent more visitors than last year. The fair now even expanded into the Xperion Germany. The new app has been downloaded more than 25,000 times as well. For the third time, the Polaris Convention has now taken place in Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Menace / Fata Deum / Super Fantasy Kingdom © Overhype / 42 bits / Feryaz Beer Publishing Hooded Horse Sold 4.5 Million Games in Twelve Months In twelve months, Hooded Horse has sold 4.5 million units and its games are on over 9.5 million wishlists. Three games from Germany are also doing well: Fata Deum, Menace and Super Fantasy Kingdom. Following the recent Hooded Horse sale (on Steam), the publisher has had a look By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The main sponsor of Friendly Fire 10 is Assassin's Creed Shadows, which is also clear from the trailer © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa Business Charity Stream Friendly Fire 10 is Taking Shape The countdown to the 10th edition of Friendly Fire is on, and more details are emerging. The line-up of content creators is set, as is the list of organisations that Friendly Fire will support. Since its launch, the format has already raised over €10 million. Never change a winning team By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Josh Sawyer's keynote on the post- and post-post-apocalypse in games enlightened game scholars and developers alike / One of the playable and discussed board games at FROG 2024, WorldContol by Ivo Antunic. © GamesMarkt Campus FROG 2024 Shows How Game Studies Must Cooperate With Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The site of Future and Reality of Gaming just before the start on Friday. © Rudolf Inderst Campus Impressions from Future and Reality of Gaming 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero / Metaphor: ReFantazio © Bandai Namco / Atlus Publishing Strong Start for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero and Metaphor: ReFantazio Three games from Japan had extremely strong launches last week: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Silent Hill 2. Meanwhile, Thronefall (GrizzlyGames), Undisputed (Plaion) and Starship Troopers: Extermination (Knights Peak) have left Early Access. Last week, new games from Japan once again dominated the activity charts, but not only. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© GamerLegion Esports Age of Empires II Tournament to Be Held in Berlin by GamerLegion Just before Christmas, the Age of Empires II "Noble Apartment Cup" tournament will take place in Berlin with a prize pool of over $50,000. Sponsored by developer World's Edge, the tournament will take place as a LAN event at the GamerLegion Gaming House in Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Aerosoft Publishing Parking World From Binary Impact and Aerosoft to Launch in November The management simulation Parking World, developed by Binary Impact from Niederelbert and published by Aerosoft from Paderborn, will be released in Early Access on 11 November. In the game, players build, manage and expand their own parking company and solve parking problems in various scenarios. Publisher Aerosoft and developer Binary By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Instinct3/Sparkasse Business Sparkasse, Instinct3 and Jung von Matt Plan Improvisational Special With a new format, a reinterpretation of an improvisational comedy show, the Sparkasse (Savings Bank) is entering the Twitch stage together with Jung von Matt Sports and Instinct3. The main protagonist "Sparkassen-Hänno", a character created by content creator and Instinct3 founder HandOfBlood, gets active support from comedians and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sarah Bond in the Official Xbox Podcast "Updates on the Xbox Business" © Xbox Publishing Microsoft to Sell Games Directly Through Xbox App on Android in the US The first result of the Epic v Google ruling. From the beginning of November 2024, Microsoft will sell games directly through the Xbox Store on Android. Some of these games will also be playable on mobile devices via Cloud Gaming. In direct response to the Epic v Google ruling, in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Uniliga Business Uniliga Starts Campus Tour at German Universities The Uniliga campus tour starts in Hannover and will also visit universities in Bielefeld and Berlin. The tour gives students the opportunity to get in touch with companies and esports clubs. To mark the start of the winter semester at German universities, Uniliga, Germany's largest student gaming league, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
