Hi-Fi Rush now belongs to Krafton. © Krafton Business Krafton Buys Tango Gameworks From Microsoft It was on track to be shut down, now it is saved: Korean publisher Krafton has bought Japanese studio Tango Gameworks from Microsoft and ZeniMax. The deal includes the Hi-Fi Rush! IP, but not others that Tango worked on. Tango is saved: As Krafton has announced tonight, the Korean publisher By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Apple Business Apple Tweaks Rules for EU Market: New Fees, Fewer Restrictions on Link Outs After the EU Commission launched an investigation into Apple for violating the Digital Markets Act, Apple has now adjusted its App Store rules. There will be fewer restrictions on link outs to purchase digital content on other platforms, but two new fees will be introduced. Criticism from Spotify and Epic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tim Endres, Director gamescom at Koelnmesse / Stefan Heikhaus, Director of gamescom & Events at game - The German Games Industry Association © Koelnmesse / Dirk Mathesius/game Business gamescom 2024: Interactive, Intervowen, and International What will be different from previous gamescoms? Merchandise at the stands, cards & boards, the new social stage and more - this is what Tim Endres, Director gamescom at Koelnmesse, and Stefan Heikhaus, Director gamescom & Events at game, talk about in the second part of the gamescom 2024 interview. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Alexander Freund is the new head of the Bochum Campus. © SAE Institute Campus Alexander Freund Becomes New Head of School at SAE Campus Bochum The former SAE Institute student and lecturer Alexander Freund is the new Campus Manager at his Alma Mater in Bochum. He follows on Christopher Seydholdt, who moves to the SAE Institute Germany central team as a Business Analyst. Alexander Freund is the new Campus Manager at the SAE Institute in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Open Air Kino Köln Business Open Air Gaming Event Opens in the gamescom Evenings Keep the party going - will be the motto of the Open Air Gaming Event by Open Air Kino Köln, Netgear, Nvidia, Systemtreff, Palit and Youcook. Each gamescom consumer day after 18:00, the Rheinauhafen will be transformed into a gaming party with play stations, influencers and a big cinema By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Enshrouded screenshot taken by community member fluffers1988 © fluffers1988 / Keen Games Publishing Enshrouded Hits Three Million Players The survival ARPG Enshrouded from Frankfurt-based developer and publisher Keen Games now has more than three million players on PC. The game will be released in early access in January 2024. The team behind the game is also growing. Keen Games, developers of the ARPG survival co-op crafting game Enshrouded, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nexus Business Nexus Nerd Rock Festival 2025 Combines Rock Concerts and Gaming Expo for the First Time With a new concept in July 2025, the Nexus Nerd Rock Festival wants to bring rock and metal concerts, gaming and a Medieval market together in Leipzig. The festival emerged from the Nexo - Nerd Expo in 2022, then without the music aspect. Leipzig's gets a new event By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© SIE Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Renews UEFA Champions League Sponsorship The long-standing partnership between UEFA and Sony Interactive Entertainment for the UEFA Champions League has been extended until 2027. UEFA today announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the company behind the PlayStation brand, has renewed its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-27 commercial cycle. The three-year deal By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The game design course at HBK Essen. © Patrick Schnorbus Campus HBK Essen Becomes Unreal Academic Partner As only the third institution in Germany and the fourth in the GSA region, the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste (HBK) Essen gets accepted into the Academic Partner programme of Epic Games. A representative of the company will test the students' games at gamescom as well. The Hochschule der bildenden By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© PwC and BIG Esports PwC and BIG Present Booklet "Esports in Germany - in a Global Context" PwC Germany and Berlin International Gaming released a booklet about "Esports in Germany - In a Global Context". Spanning over 100 pages, it provides an in-depth look at the German esports market, with expert opinions, assessments, trends, and future scenarios. The report covers the industry's history, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bitfall Studios are the winners of the evening. © GDD Business Bitfall Wins Big at German Dev Days Indie Awards 2024 Four prices go to Bitfall Studios and joint-copublishers Instinct3 and Stray Fawn at the German Dev Days. Dieter Schoeller, CEO of HeadUp, gets introduced into the Hall of Fame. More awards go to Munich and Düsseldorf. Yesterday’s ceremony of the German Dev Days Indie Awards at the German Dev By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tim Endres, Director gamescom at Koelnmesse / Stefan Heikhaus, Director of gamescom & Events at game - The German Games Industry Association © Koelnmesse / Dirk Mathesius/game Business gamescom "Helps to Transport and Experience the Unique Gaming Culture Like No Other Event" The first part of the interview with Tim Endres, Director of gamescom at Koelnmesse, and Stefan Heikhaus, Director of gamescom & Events at game, focuses on the role that gamescom can play in society and the influence of the satellite events in Latin America and Asia. Also on the agenda By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
