The Microids crew at gamescom 2024, from the left: Alvin Rabary, Head of Digital; Julien Renzaho, VP Sales & Business Development; Stephane Longeard, CEO; Alexandre Breas, Managing Director France & VP Operations; Boris Hong, VP Publishing Games. © Microids Business Alexandre Breas & Julien Renzaho: »Our DNA is Based on Family Titles« By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Paul Schnepf (left) and Jonas Tyroller (right) developed Thronefall completely remotely. Tyroller from Regensburg, Schnepf from Berlin. They haven't seen each other "in real life" since 2019. It wasn't until the German Game Developer Award 2023 that they were physically together again. There they accepted the award for 'Best Casual Game'. © Beatrice Thoma at the German Game Developer Award 2023 Publishing Grizzly Games' Thronefall Releases on PC and Switch in October Almost a million copies of Thronefall, from Grizzly Games, have already been sold in Early Access. In October 2024, it's time for the full game, which will also be released on Switch. Thronefall will leave Steam Early Access on 11 October. The minimalist strategy game about defending " By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ubisoft © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Publishing Ubisoft Postpones Assassin's Creed Shadows, Adjusts Financial Targets, and Returns to Steam Following the softer-than-expected launch of Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft has adjusted its financial targets, postponed Assassin's Creed Shadows to give its development teams more time to polish it, and announced the return of day-one releases on Steam. "We are departing from the traditional Season Pass model," By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
700 visitors attended the first iteration of NerdiCon. © Nerdic GmbH Business First NerdiCon Defies Schedule Chaos with Solid Visitor Numbers The first NerdiCon in Leipzig had its share of challenges before it began, with a sudden venue change and a very spontaneous schedule announcement. Nevertheless, over 700 people attended the first event, with 160 showing up to the adjunct conference format at the MacroMedia. The NerdiCon event took place in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Twin Sails Interactive Products Bloomtown: A Different Story With a mix of eerie horror, social sim and monster catching, Bloomtown: A Different Story brings big potential to the cosy gaming space. Many, many social and farming simulations have entered the market in the eight years since Stardew Valley brought back the classic Harvest Moon a.k.a Story By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Thomas Schade and Stefan Sommer (right) © AOC/MMD Business Stefan Sommer Succeeds Thomas Schade as VP Europe at MMD and AOC There has been a change in leadership in the European operations of monitor manufacturers MMD and AOC: On 1 September, Stefan Sommer took over from Thomas Schade, who was previously Vice President Europe. The handover will continue until the end of the year. The Amsterdam-based European headquarters of the monitor By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christopher Flato, board member of the ESBD. © Flato ESBD Esports Call for Non-Profit Status for Esports From Three Associations The German eSports Association (ESBD), game - the German Games Industry Association and the North Rhine-Westphalian Sports Association have joined forces to appeal to politicians to finally recognise the non-profit status of esports. On Monday, the German eSports Association (eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V. - ESBD), game - the German Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director for Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. © IMAGO / CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl Business European Teenager Spend too Much Time on Social Media and Playing Games The WHO has issued an alarming report on the problematic use of social media and digital games by young people in Europe. Although the trend appears to be true, the incomplete data basis for the gaming statements does not make them universally valid. The European office of the World Health By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Paladin Charity Events Paladin Charity Team Starts Off With New Donation Stream for Deepwave The new German charity network Paladin Charity by Manasoup, organised with partners from Gamesground, Games Academy and several gamedev studios, starts of with a charity stream for maritime conservation group Deepwave on 5 October. The indie gamedev network Manasoup Network from Germany has presented a new charity programme together with By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
During State of Play, Ghost of Yōtei was announced. © Sony Interactive Entertainment Publishing State of Play - All the Announcements, Games and Release Dates A new edition of State of Play took place last night. The livestream, which ran for over 30 minutes, revealed new PlayStation highlights including Ghost of Yōtei and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Capcom, Epic Games, Koei Tecmo and Square Enix also made a number of (big) announcements. Sony Interactive Entertainment By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Kind of Art Business Kind of Art Copenhagen Connects Animation, Game Art & VFX From 25-26 October at the Palads Theater in Copenhagen, the second edition of Kind of Art brings experts from Animation, Game Art and VFX together. The event consists of talks and panels, demonstrations of new technology, networking, portfolio reviews and more. The games industry is especially strongly represented in the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Abylight, SciFunGames Products Exographer A game based on the science of particle physics: Made real by SciFunGames, a new studio emerged from Ecole polytechnique in France. Published by Barcelona stable Abylight, Exographer tries something unique in the metroidvania genre. In a Franco-Spanish cooperation, Barcelona publisher Abylight Studios and Paris studio SciFunGames are releasing Exographer, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
