Nintendo is the favourite Consumer Electronics brand of German families according to the YouGov BrandIndex © Imago Business Best Family Brands: Nintendo Beats PlayStation and Apple Together with the SZ Institut of Süddeutsche Zeitung, YouGov Germany has identified the top family brands of 2024. Netflix is ahead in the overall ranking, while Nintendo beats the competition in the consumer electronics sector. No dedicated gaming brand made it into the top ten of the overall evaluation, in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 © Xbox Business Even More Simulation Games From a Wide Range of Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Kempke, Mazgaj and Licht right after the notary appointment. © Samet Durgun; Sudden Forest Development Non-Violent Game Studio Sudden Forest Incorporated in Berlin The new indie game studio for non-violent adventures Sudden Forest has incorporated in Berlin yesterday. The founders are Anton Licht, Matthias Kempke and Laura Mazgaj, bringing with them development, writing and producing skills from years of experience in the industry respectively. Between the layoffs and studio closures, there are also By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Pico Publishing VR Sports Event Launched by Pico and Intel Following the launch of the Pico 4 Ultra, Pico XR and Intel have launched a VR sports event called "Pico x Intel VR Sports | Ultimate Championship". In addition, XR wants to get involved in the merging of traditional sports with high-tech devices. Pico and Intel have announced a By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Speaker at USK's 30th anniversary with a ceremony © Natalia Morkhova for USK Business Politicians and Industry Celebrate Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle One hundred high-ranking guests from the fields of business, society, politics and administration celebrated the USK's 30th anniversary with a ceremony. There were words of praise, particularly from the world of politics, but this was not always the case over the past 30 years. The founding of the By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© GMZstart Development Mediengründerzentrum NRW Starts 2025 Round of Stipendiates The MGZstart stipendiate of Mediengründerzentrum NRW goes in its next round. Until 30 November, founders from NRW can apply for one of 12 places, including mentoring, workshops, networking and a significant amount of money. The annual stipendiate MGZstart of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW (MGZ) is starting again: Until 30 November, founders By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Alvin Rabary, Head of Digital; Julien Renzaho, VP Sales & Business development; Stéphane Longeard, CEO; Alexandre Breas, Managing Director France & VP Operation; Boris Hong, VP Publishing Games; © Microids @ gamescom 2024 Publishing Microids Starts Its "Third Party Publishing" Division Microids, which will be releasing a number of games this year, has announced the creation of a "Third-Party Publishing" division. The French publisher has also signed an international partnership with Kwalee for the game The Precinct. Microids has launched its "Third-Party Publishing" division. The French company, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© AirConsole Publishing AirConsole Launched on Volkswagen Vehicles A selection of Volkswagen models now feature the AirConsole in-car gaming platform. The service is due to be rolled out more widely in the near future. The AirConsole in-car gaming platform has been launched on selected Volkswagen models. It is available on the Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Crew 2 / EA Sports FC 25 © Ubisoft / Electronic Arts Publishing German Games Charts September: Football, Space Marines and Promotional Effects In September 2024, no game sold better in Germany than EA Sports FC 25 from Electronic Arts. This success was hardly surprising, which makes the second-placed title from Ubisoft, which was actually released in 2018, all the more surprising. However, new releases such as Space Marine 2, Astrobot and The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva, Managing Director of the European Game Developers Federation © EGDF Business WALGA Becomes the 24th Member of EGDF The European umbrella organisation for games developers, European Game Developers Federation (EGDF), welcomes WALGA as a new member. It is the second new member this year, after the Estonian association Gamedev Estonia. The total number of member organisations has thus increased to 24 from 22 countries. The discrepancy is due By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dirk Ohler, Head of Product Management & Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Aerosoft - A German Simulation Pioneer Looks Ahead By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
The Game:in e.V. founders announcing their way to registration in August 2023. © GamesMarkt Business Game:in Now Officially Registered as Association The diversity initiative Game:in is now Game:in e.V.: After the registration process, the association now accepts individual members who want to support their endeavours for equality and diversity in the gaming industry. Game:in goes “e.V.”: The initiative for diversity in gaming is now a “eingetragener By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
