© Twitch Business Twitch Drops Dates for TwitchCons 2025 in Europe and North America Then in its tenth year, the TwitchCon will take place from 31 May to 1 June in Rotterdam and from 17 to 19 October in San Diego. At today's opening keynote of TwitchCon NA 2024, CEO Dan Clancy shared details about the coming updates to several systems. At By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Kicki Wallje-Lund and Brian Ward © Embracer/Savvy Games Business Brian Ward Elected as Director and Kicki Wallje-Lund Confirmed as Chairwoman There were no major surprises in terms of personnel at the Embracer Group's 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Board of Directors was reduced to seven members as planned. The reduction by one position had been proposed by the Nomination Committee and was expected at the AGM. As By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Team Falcon was named the first Esports World Cup Club Champion at the first Esports World Cup © Esports World Cup Foundation/EWC 2024 Business Spobis Analyses Sponsorship Spending for Esports World Cup Spobis, a German media company specialising in the sports business, has analysed the sponsorships of the Esports World Cup (EWC) and presents the approximate sums that the partners paid for the sponsorship rights. Since official information on the EWC's total revenue is not available, it is difficult to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© BIG Esports Philips OneBlade Sponsors Berlin International Gaming in Young Player Programme As cooperating partner for Berlin International Gaming's BIG Selecta talent programme, Philips OneBlade is entering esports. From today on until 22 September, a bootcamp with developmental mentoring programme will prepare young players for professional esports careers. Esports association Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has acquired a new sponsor for By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Assemble / Spellgarden Publishing Sticky Business Cooperates with Among Us for Free DLC Stuttgart studio Spellgarden Games and Wiesbaden publisher Assemble Entertainment have hooked a big international cooperation: Innersloth's Among Us will be part of Sticky Business with a sticker set from next week. Stuttgart studio Spellgarden Games and Wiesbaden publisher Assemble Entertainment have hooked a big international cooperation: Their cosy By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Nintendo Products The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom With the next The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo does more than honour Zelda with being the first female protagonist of the series. The open gameplay is deliberately reminding of Breath of the Wild's openness and player-centered creative solutions. The next mainline Zelda game is a bit on the By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Subotron Campus Subotron Live Pitch Competition 2024 Nominates Five Student Team Finalists Five student teams have been selected to compete in the Subotron Live Pitch Competition 2024. They will now receive a mentoring by Rami Ismail, before they pitch their games in front of a live international jury on 22 November. The finalists of the Subotron Live Pitch Competition 2024 have been By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gamevasion powered by DreamHack to debut in Hannover in December 2024. © Freaks 4U Gaming Business Update: Gamevasion Starts Ticket Sales From 5 to 8 December 2024, Gamevasion powered by DreamHack will make its debut in Hannover (Germany). This new gaming festival, organised by Freaks 4U Gaming, will replace the previous DreamHack event. It includes a BYOC LAN event and an Expo. Ticket sales have now started. The new festival Gamevasion By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The products in the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection © Sony Interactive Entertainment Publishing Sony Celebrates PlayStation Anniversary with Limited Special Edition PS5 On 21 November, Sony Interactive Entertainment will release a limited special edition of current PlayStation products. The occasion is the 30th anniversary of the brand. Pre-orders start in September. The design of the so-called PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection is reminiscent of the early days of the console brand. It was By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, CEO and President of Unity on stage at Unite 24 © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Unity Is Fully Committed to the Games Industry With the Release of Unity 6 in October At Unite 24 in Barcelona, Unity announced that Unity 6 will be released in mid-October. Performance, stability, ease of use and long-term support are promised. At the same time, the company has made it clear that it is returning its full focus to the games industry. Unity has announced that By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Helge Jürgens, Nandita Wegehaupt and Fernanda Pagani (From Left to Right) © Friederike Werner / Die Hoffotografen / Fernanda Pagani Business Berlin Games Ground to Host AI Conference as a Side Event The Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Game Culture Foundation) is organising a conference together with Games Ground on the topic of AI, which will not only focus on the use of AI in game development, but also on AI utopias and dystopias in games. The conference is supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Nina Kiel joins TH Cologne as Research Assistant. Their expertise in inclusion fits exceptionally well. © Nina Kiel / TH Cologne. Campus Nina Kiel Joins TH Cologne's Inclusive Gaming Project as Research Assistant They have been an advocate for inclusive gaming for years, a Head of Diversity & Inclusion in the industry and a renowned games journalist and researcher. Now, Nina Kiel has started as Research Assistant for a project on inclusion in gaming at TH Cologne. They have been Head of Diversity By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
