© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Appoints Sébastien Froidefond as Chief People Officer Ubisoft has named Sébastien Froidefond as its new Chief People Officer, effective November 20, 2024. Reporting to EVP Cécile Russeil, Froidefond will oversee Ubisoft’s global HR strategy, focusing on talent development, recruitment, and leadership growth as part of the company's Executive Committee. The strategic role will place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
HandyGames' portfolio in the Samsung Galaxy Store © HandyGames, Samsung Galaxy Store Business What Is the Business Case for Alternative App Stores and D2C? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Riot Games Business Riot Games Establishes Arbitration Tribunal for LoL and Valorant in Europe Ahead of the 2025 competition season, Riot Games has introduced a new dispute resolution mechanism for Tier 1 and Tier 2 competitions of League of Legends and Valorant in the EMEA region. The law firm Martens will serve as both partner and secretariat for the tribunal. Arbitration follows Swiss law. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Lukas Middlemann was appointed the newly created position of Alumni Operations Manager © SAE Institute Campus Lukas Middlemann to Expand Services for SAE Institute Alumni Lukas Middlemann has been appointed to the newly created position of Alumni Operations Manager at SAE Institute, where he will expand the services available to graduates. SAE Institute provides training for careers in media and the creative industries at over 50 locations worldwide, including ten sites in Germany, Austria, and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Kissaki Studios Development NRW Studio Kissaki Releases Mindbug Online Kissaki Studios from NRW has released a big one: Mindbug Online, the free to play PC and mobile version of Richard Garfields dueling card game. The board game license lies with Nerdlab Games from Bavaria. Kissaki Studios from Salzkotten in North Rhine-Westphalia has released the game they have worked on By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Dataspelbranschen Business Swedish Games Industry Generates €7.8bn including Subsidiaries The Swedish games industry is thriving, with Swedish companies experiencing rising revenues both domestically and through international subsidiaries. This trend, alongside the growth in the number of companies and employees, is highlighted in the latest annual report by Dataspelsbranschen. While the global gaming industry has faced layoffs, Sweden’s games By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Paluten Freedom © 2nd Wave / Community Editions / Irina Zinner Business Odeon Film, Toon2Tango, and Paluten Bring Paluten Freedom to the Big Screen German gaming YouTuber Paluten is teaming up with Odeon Fiction and Toon2Tango to bring an animated theatrical film based on his popular web series Paluten Freedom to cinemas. Paluten, real name Patrick Mayer, is directly involved in the scriptwriting process for the movie, which is set to be released by By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Pixabay/Pexels Development Bavaria Provides Additional €500.000 in Funding for Nine Game Projects At a meeting on November 12, the FFF Bayern awarding committee approved funding of over €500,000 for nine game projects. This brings Bavaria's total funding for game projects this year to more than €3 million. This was the third and final round of funding decisions in Bavaria By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Gentle Troll Development Gentle Troll Releases Tavern Talk: Tempest Tantrum DLC The successful cosy game Tavern Talk from Würzburg studio Gentle Troll has received its first DLC, Temper Tantrum, yesterday. The game currently stands at very positive Steam ratings, the DLC will release on Switch as well later on. Gentle Troll has also hinted at their next project. Yesterday, the first By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The starting lineup of 1312 Interactive. © 1312 Publishing New Indie Publisher 1312 Interactive Established in India A new Indian publisher for indies has formed in Hyderabad. 1312 Interactive by Mantena Raviteja and Deepak Gurijala aims to "elevate India’s presence in the global gaming community". The company's name does not refer to what you might think. Just this week, a new indie By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© South West Vision Business Cooperation Between Sim Racing Expo and ADAC Ends After a decade-long collaboration, the partnership between ADAC and SimRacing Expo has officially come to an end. For the first time, the SimRacing Expo plans to launch an event in the United States in 2025, now as an independent brand without the ADAC name. For ten years, the Allgemeine Deutsche By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Indoor Astronaut Products Unrailed 2: Back on Track Swiss indie studio Indoor Astronaut continues its journey with Unrailed 2: Back on Track, but this time with a different publisher. Like its predecessor, this cooperative multiplayer roguelike is all about chaotic teamwork. The idea behind Unrailed is as simple as it is ingenious. In this co-operative railroad construction game, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
