Former Microsoft Manager J Allard joined Amazon © BusiessWire Business Amazon Gets Industry Veteran J Allard on Board J Allard, a long-standing Microsoft manager, is working for Amazon in its Devices and Services team. Amazon confirmed this to a US media outlet that had become aware of the change through social media. There is no official press release. However, this is not unusual, as Amazon rarely comments on By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Tim Sweeney, CEO Epic Games © Screenshot/Stream Unreal Fest 2024 Development Epic Games Rewards Simultaneous and Exclusive Releases It was probably the most important announcement at the Unreal Fest 2024 keynote: Tim Sweeny announced the launch of the Launch Everwhere with Epic programme at the turn of the year. Subject to certain conditions, it provides for lower fees for Unreal Engine games. Specifically, the licence fee will be By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Blizzard Products Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred A little over a year and four months ago, Diablo IV debuted with a bang, and since then Blizzard Entertainment has been tweaking the game, focusing on the endgame and itemisation. Now, with Vessel of Hatred, the first expansion for Diablo IV is on the horizon, with lots of new By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Alina Sarkisjan, Esports Specialist Central Europe at Ubisoft © Ubisoft Blue Byte GmbH Business Alina Sarkisjan Returns to Ubisoft as Esports Specialist Alina Sarkisjan is now Esports Specialist Central Europe at Ubisoft, where she began her career as an apprentice. Most recently, she was responsible for marketing and communication at Nerdstar. Alina Sarkisjan gained experience in various departments at Ubisoft, where she began her career in the games industry, including brand management, By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Thorsten von Killisch-Horn von Goldbeck Südwest, Digitec Galaxus COO Michael Stolle, Neuenburg Mayor Jens Fondy-Langela, Nikolai Alexander Mader von Hansainvest Real Assets, Andreas Fleischer von DFI Real Estate, Hannes Kissling von Goldbeck Südwest (from left to right) © DFI Business Galaxus Sets the First Stone of Its New Logistics Centre The first warehouse is scheduled for completion in summer 2025. The online retailer Galaxus also wants to start recruiting for the new logistics centre, which will employ up to 1,000 people, at that time. It is the largest commercial development in Neuenburg am Rhein since the 1960s, according to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Steam Business Steam Stops Displaying Games Without Age Ratings in Germany As already announced in March, Steam will in future only show German users games that have an age rating. Now, there is a definite date for it. From 15 November, German Steam users will only be able to view games that have a German age rating. To obtain such a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Capcom Products Monster Hunter Wilds Monster Hunter Wilds will combine the open gameplay of World with the movement options of Rise. Fans are especially looking forward to the new interactions between big huntable wyverns. Monster Hunter is back in force! And this time, Capcom continues the trajectory that brought millions of new players in contact By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Jens Lauritzson, CEO of Flexion © Publishing Flexion is Set to Open up New Revenue Opportunities for My.games With My.games, Flexion has gained another well-known customer. Flexion specialises in publishing mobile games in alternative markets, thereby tapping into new users and new sources of revenue. In the fourth quarter, War Robots, the first mobile game from My.Games, is to be published on alternative marketplaces with the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Visualisation of Pico Motion Tracker use. © Pico Business Where is XR Heading? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© EA Publishing Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe Co-Composed Dragon Age Soundtrack Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer and Grammy-award winner Lorne Balfe have both contributed to the soundtrack of the new Dragon Age game, The Vailguard. The official soundtrack album is being released to coincide with the game's release. Electronic Arts is enlisting the help of some big names to convince gamers By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Big Fan Games is not about triple-A games but about indie implementations of well-known IPs that have a style all their own. © Big Fan Games/Steam/Screenshots Publishing Big Fan Games Seeks Partners for Indie Games Based on Media Brands With Big Fan Games, Devolver Games already presented a label in August that focuses on indie games adaptations of films, comics, TV shows and cult heroes. Now they are intensifying the search for partners. Specifically, Big Fan Games is currently introducing itself as a new Devolver Digital label via a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Munetaka Aoki as Goro Majima in the new series. © SEGA / Amazon Business Amazon Prime and RGG Studio Drop "Like a Dragon" Live-Action Trailer "Like a Dragon" developer Ryu Ga Gotoku and Amazon have dropped the trailer for the TV series of the same name. The lead role of Kiryu Kazuma will be played by "Kamen Rider" star Ryoma Takeuchi, with Masaharu Take as director and Munetaka Aoki as Goro By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
