The Rocket Beans Founders: Daniel Budiman, Simon Krätschmer and Arno Heinisch (Above, from left to right), Nils Bomhoff and Etienne Gardé (Sitting Left to right). © Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment Business Rocket Beans TV Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Xperion Rocket Beans TV is marking its tenth anniversary this January with a special livestream in front of a live audience. The event, which will also be streamed, will be recorded at the new Xperion location in Hamburg. What began as a project (in German) born out of necessity has become By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© EA Business EA Football Event to Support Young Talent in Cologne As part of the EA Sports FC Futures initiative, Electronic Arts and UEFA organised a youth football event in Cologne with the support of Lukas Podolski. More than 50 boys and girls from the region took part. Electronic Arts, in partnership with UEFA, held a grassroots football event in Cologne By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Dirk Mathesius/game Business Christian Baur Consults Esports World Cup Foundation The Esports World Cup Foundation has secured the expertise of Christian Baur, an experienced event manager, as an external consultant. Until a year ago, Baur served as Director of gamescom & events at the industry association game. Following his departure from game, Baur initially took a sabbatical. Now, he appears By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Deck13 Spotlight and Umami Tiger Publishing Deck13 Spotlight and Umami Tiger Are Expanding Chained Echoes Umami Tiger, the new studio founded by Matthias Linda, and Deck13 Spotlight have announced the Ashes of Elrant DLC for Chained Echoes. The expansion will be released in the second quarter of 2025. The German JRPG Chained Echoes, which won 'Best German Game' at the 2023 DCP, is By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
E Wie Einfach Esports Team 2025 © Jan Schulze Esports Three Returnees and One Newcomer in the E Wie Einfach Esports Team 2025 Felix Ho, Adrian Kaymer and Timo Bock return to the E Wie Einfach esports team. Newcomer Noah Richter and Leon Van complete the line-up under coach Lothar Schadrin. Except for Leon 'Relative' Van, who remains with the team, the E Wie Einfach esports team (League of Legends) has By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Living Room from Thoughfish from Berlin and Tier One: Direct Action from Niorun vom Vienna (right) © Screenshot Publishing UploadVR Showcase Features VR Games from GSA Studios The winter 2024 UploadVR Showcase, hosted by the prominent US magazine specializing in virtual reality, shone a spotlight on two studios from the GSA region: Berlin’s Thoughtfish and Vienna’s Niorun. Visibility is crucial for success in the VR sector, where games often struggle to receive the same attention By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Evercade VS-R is the latest generation of the stationary retro console © Blaze Entertainment Publishing Blaze Entertainment and SNK Strike NeoGeo License Agreement Blaze Entertainment will release a range of retro gaming products based on the NeoGeo platform over the next two years. The creators of Evercade and HyperMegaTech! have finalised this agreement with former NeoGeo publisher SNK. In the first quarter of 2025, Blaze Entertainment will host a showcase to provide updates By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Josef Fares / Peter Molyneux © Fares / Molyneux Business Bigger German Presence at NG25 Spring; Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares Among the First Speakers NG25 Spring will take place in May next year, and Germany will have an even bigger presence than last year in Malmö. The first speakers have also been announced, including Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares. The organisers have also announced some changes to the schedule. The twenty-first edition of Nordic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Path of Exile 2 / Jeff the Land Shark aus Marvel Rivals © Grinding Gear Games / NetEase Games & Marvel Business New CCU Record on Steam Thanks to Marvel Rivals, Delta Force and Path of Exile 2 For the first time ever, more than 39 million users were simultaneously online on Steam, a new record for Valve's distribution platform. Last week's releases of Path of Exile 2 (Early Access), Marvel Rivals and Delta Force attracted large numbers of players. On 8 December 2024 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lena Laaser (right) informs the Friendly Fire 10 crew about the state of donations and also has the preliminary data from the sale of merch and sponsorship income with them © Screenshot Business Friendly Fire 10 Raises Over €2 Million for Charity The 10th edition of Friendly Fire, widely regarded as Germany's most successful gaming charity stream, has once again surpassed expectations. During the livestream, almost €1.2 million was raised through direct donations. When combined with sponsorship and merchandise revenue, the total amount raised for charity is expected to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jonas Hüsges, COO Daedalic Entertainment speaks about the "Four is a Party" Steam event © Daedalic Publishing Daedalic Entertainment: Ambitious Plans for Multiplayer and Cooperative Games At the Steam event "Four is a Party", Daedalic Entertainment is highlighting its ambitions in the multiplayer and cooperative gaming space, as COO Jonas Hüsges confirmed to GamesMarkt. Devolver Digital, Innersloth, Team17, Landfall, and Nacon are also participating in the event. The "Four is a Party - By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© CD Projekt Red Publishing 2025 Cosplay Calendar From CD Projekt Red for a Good Cause CD Projekt Red is raising money for a good cause just before Christmas with a 2025 Cosplay Calendar featuring cosplayers from the German-speaking community. CD Projekt Red has released the first official cosplay calendar with Witcher and Cyberpunk themes. The calendar features cosplayers from the German-speaking community. It is printed By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
