Star Wars Outlaws © Ubisoft Entertainment, Lucasfilm. Products Star Wars Outlaws When Ubisoft officially announced a new game in the Star Wars universe at the beginning of 2021, it came as a big surprise, as another publisher had held the exclusive rights to the franchise's video games since 2013 - which also represented a strategic change of plan at By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© eSports Cologne Esports eSports Cologne Partners with SK Gaming The partnership between SK Gaming and eSports Cologne e.V. promises synergies for the regional esports scene. Both organisations aim to strengthen esports in the region and create a platform that benefits both professionals and the broader community. The esports organisation SK Gaming and the eSports Cologne (ECO) club have By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Read GamescomDaily 3 as Epaper With gamescomDaily you won't miss a thing at gamescom. The GamesMarkt editorial team provides you with the most important information about the trade fair in Cologne every day. You can also read the third issue of the magazine free of charge online here. From now on, we offer By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
The audience at the Keynote Stage. © devcom Business devcom Breaks All Records at New Location This year's devcom at the new Confex in Cologne broke all previous records by a considerable margin. The number of participants increased by 45 per cent. The date for next year's event has already been set. The devcom Developer Conference 2024, which was held at Confex By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Geneviève Rolland (left), the team of 01Studio and economic attache Katharina Benz (second from right). © GamesMarkt Publishing Gameforge Secures Publishing Deal for Cubio from 01Studio At gamescom, Quebec General Delegate Geneviève Rolland announced the realisation of a Quebeco-German publishing deal. Karlsruhe company Gameforge will publish Cubio, the next game of Quebec developing team 01Studio. At the Quebec Happy Hour reception of the Canadian state, General Delegate Geneviève Rolland of the Gouvernment of Quebec honoured the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Franziska Giffey, Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises and Mayor of Berlin, at gamescom congress 2024. © GamesMarkt Business Franziska Giffey: "The Federal States are Very Much in Agreement" When asked about the Federal states' harmonious stance on the Federal governments new funding guidelines at gamescom congress, Berlin representative Franziska Giffey explained to GamesMarkt how she sees the relation of the states as competitiors and cooperators and the way to a greater good for the German games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Juno Shin leads the new unit Venture Lab © Tencent Development Tencent Games Announce Venture Lab Unit at Gamescom Venture Lab will be globally headed by Juno Shin and will expand its support and capabilities to help early-game developers grow. Venture Lab was also involved in the launch of Enshrouded by German developer Keen Games. Venture Lab provides early-stage studios with the investment, expertise, tools and network they need By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
The panelists: Frauke Holzmeier, Franziska Giffey, Michael Kellner, Fabian Mehring and Natanael Liminski. © GamesMarkt Business State Representatives Ally to Keep Co-Fundability with Federal Fund Alive At the political main panel of gamescom congress, the three state representatives of NRW, Berlin and Bavaria and the Federal representative hit cooperative tones. Critic from the states toward the Federation came regarding cumulation of funds in the new guidelines and the integration of the states in the decision-making process. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Markus Zierhofer, Nicolas Heese and Jeremy Froböse - the founders of AudioCreatures © AudioCreatures Business The Particular Challenges of Audio for Games Sound effects, music and more. Audio is critical to a truly immersive gaming experience. Yet it is often neglected, as Markus Zierhofer, CEO and Lead Composer at AudioCreatures, explains. In the production of computer and video games, the audio sector presents special challenges. Markus Zierhofer, CEO and Lead Composer at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Markus Zierhofer, Nicolas Heese and Jeremy Froböse - the founders of AudioCreatures © AudioCreatures Business AudioCreatures: The Complete Audio Package for Game Developers By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Felix Falk, Managing director of game at the political opening of gamescom 2024 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Business Game Association Fears Worse Conditions for Games Funding At the political opening of gamescom, the German Federal Ministry for the Economy and Climate Protection presented the key points of the new subsidy guidelines, which will apply from the beginning of 2025. The industry association game does not like it at all. It fears setbacks. The big signal the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hosts Uke Bosse and Katrin Bauernfeind speak on stage during the last DCP (Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis) at Eisbach Studios which took place on April 18, 2024 in Munich, Germany © Photo by Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications Business Hamburg and NRW Did Not Bid for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis It has been clear since the beginning of the week that Berlin has been chosen to host the DCP 2025. It is unclear how many German states had expressed an interest. Certainly not NRW and Hamburg. The process has also been criticised. Since its inception in 2009, the Deutscher Computerspielpreis By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
