R42, a combination games hub and games accelerator, is being created at Ritterstraße 42 in Leipzig. © Gecko 2 Business R42 in Leipzig Receives Accelerator Funding and Further SGB Investment A boost for the games industry in Saxony: R42 receives 900,000 Euros in accelerator funding. In addition, the Sächsische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (SBG) is increasing its existing investment. As one of three newly established start-up accelerators in Saxony, the R42 Games Accelerator is receiving funding as part of the Saxon Accelerator By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
game MD Felix Falk says ver.di demands "fail to recognise how different the realities are for the individual games companies in Germany." © game; GamesMarkt Business ver.di Demands too "Generic", game Association says Yesterday, ver.di and the Game Devs Round Table formulated six demands towards a better games industry for game workers. In a statement to GamesMarkt, the game association has now responded. Managing Director Felix Falk says the demands "fail to recognise how different the realities are for the individual By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Data by Values Value and InGame Job © GamesMarkt Business European Game Workers Want More Equality, Money and Protection In a big survey of 1,832 participants, job agencies InGame Job and Values Value collected anonymous data from game workers over all of Europe. The numbers on salary, satisfaction and discrimination aren’t positive, but they show what needs to improve. This report presents the results of a targeted By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Dominika Borgosz, Director of Community Management © InnoGames, Ronald Norori Business Community Management and Leading Remote Teams - a Changing Landscape In an interview with GamesMarkt, Dominika Borgosz, Director of Community Management at InnoGames, explains how community management has changed over the last fifteen years and how artificial intelligence is advancing the field. She also discusses the challenges of managing remote teams. Dominika Borgosz has been with InnoGames for 17 years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Dominika Borgosz, Director of Community Management © InnoGames, Ronald Norori Business Dominika Borgosz: Pushing the Envelop in Community Management By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Alex Croft, co-founder and CEO & Hendrik Van Iterson, founder and CTO © Mission:Control Publishing Mission:Control Is a New Digital Game Marketing Toolkit Mission:Control, a platform for real-time analysis and management of digital game content, has been founded in the Netherlands by CEO Alex Croft and CTO Hendrik Van Iterson. Mission:Control's toolkit aims to increase efficiency, transparency and profitability for game publishers while eliminating outdated trading models. "Mission: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ver.di main associate representatives from the Federal level supported the effort of the game worker's roundtable and demands. © GamesMarkt Development Gamedevs’ Roundtable at Ver.di Formulates Demands for Fair Conditions in the Games Industry Next to devcom, the game worker group Gamedevs’ Roundtable has held a press conference with six demands for better working conditions in the games industry. Apart from improved salaries, a collective agreement and contract standards, the group is asking for gender equality and an end to the penalisation and stigmatization By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Felix Falk (MD game), Michael Kellner (BMWK) and Lars Janssen (Chairman game, from left to right) with Cosplayer at the DCP Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2024, which took place in Munich © Sebastian Reuter Business After EOI Process: Berlin Wins Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2025 The Deutsche Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Game Award) will be held in Berlin in 2025. For the first time, the venue was put out to tender as part of an EOI process open to all German states, with the capital appearing to have prevailed. The DCP 2025 will be held By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
This is what the new Warband character selection screen looks like. © Blizzard Entertainment Products World of Warcraft: The War Within After the decline of World of Warcraft with Shadowlands, Dragonflight experienced a surprisingly strong resurgence. More down-to-earth fantasy, the fun of flying dragons, and a surprising amount of content in the patch cycle won back many players, even though the typical Warcraft threat hardly materialised and many 'old' By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Youre Family Business Youre Family Integrates LootBoy in Youre x GamesCoin Following the acquisition of Crayon, Youre Family has now also announced the purchase of LootBoy. In the interview, Alex Suarez talks about how LootBoy fits in with Youre x GamesCoin and the importance of organic and inorganic growth for Youre Family. LootBoy filed for bankruptcy in 2023. How did you By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
The winners of the 2024 devcom Indie Awards. © devcom Events devcom Indie Awards go to Germany, USA and Saudi Arabia At yesterday's opening dinner event for devcom, the Indie Awards have been given to four studios, among them Munich professor Christoph Minnameier for Dungeons of Dreadrock and Starvania from Saudi Arabia. The results of the speaker's survey have also been revealed. The devcom Developer Conference 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Leadership of GetHero will go to the former flow:fwd CEO Tim Krause-Murroni. © Webedia Business Webedia Merges allyance and flow:fwd into GetHero Webedia has merged its two influencer agencies allyance and flow:fwd into one: Named GetHero, it will now encompass the 22 people working in Hamburg and Berlin. Leadership will go to the former flow:fwd CEO Tim Krause-Murroni. Webedia has merged its two influencer agencies allyance and flow:fwd into By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
