© Xsolla Business Xsolla Strengthens Management and Appoints Cathleen Nilson as CFO Xsolla has brought an experienced financial executive on board to drive further growth and expansion. The company has appointed Cathleen Nilson as its new CFO. Cathleen Nilson is an experienced top manager in the tech sector. She has over a decade of Finance executive experience at brands like Samsung and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© game Business Game Grows and Represents Over 500 Members Since its foundation, game - The German Games Industry Association has been a success story. As announced on social media today, game has now welcomed its 500th member. From game companies with several thousand employees worldwide to indie studios with a handful of developers to esports organisers, educational facilities and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© BIG Esports Berlin International Gaming Becomes First Gaming and Esports Partner of BWI Berlin International Gaming (BIG) announces its partnership with BWI GmbH, the primary digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). This collaboration highlights the growing importance of corporate/esports industry partnerships. As part of the partnership, BWI will support BIG's Counter-Strike 2 men's and women' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Crytek Publishing Crytek to Release Hunt: Showdown 1896 in Mid-August On 15 August, Crytek will release Hunt: Showdown 1896 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with Cryengine 5.11. The old title, Hunt: Showdown, will then no longer be playable on PS4 and Xbox One. Frankfurt-based videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider Crytek has revealed Hunt: Showdown By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Phillip Ebben, 1st Chairman and Managing Director of the EVSH / Andy Franke, President of Landesverband für E-Sport NRW / Sandra Bloy, President of the EVB. © E-Sport-Verband Schleswig-Holstein / Landesverband für E-Sport NRW / E-Sport Verband Bayern Esports Federal State Associations for Esports Criticise the Government and Call for Non-Profit Status; Update with Mehring The lack of recognition of the non-profit status of esports is upsetting the esports associations in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein. Their message to politicians is to keep their promises and create certainty so that Germany remains internationally competitive. Update: Fabian Mehring, Bavarian Digital Minister, has also spoken out. Update By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
gamescom congress © Koelnmesse GmbH Business First Speakers for gamescom congress 2024 Announced Micaela Mantegna, Hillary Mason, Jon Radoff and Jörg Tittel have been announced as the first speakers at the gamescom congress 2024. The main topics are "Games and Artificial Intelligence" and "Games and Democracy". What value do games add to innovation and our social interaction? The gamescom By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Stefan Marcinek and Stephan Reichart were the hosts of the GDD awards 2023 © GDD/Ulrich Schepp Events TerraScape With Four Nominations at the GDD Awards The jury has voted and announced the nominees for the GermanDevDays Awards 2024. In addition to TerraScape by Bitfall Studios, Fourexo Entertainment, Active Fungus Studios, Twisted Ramble Games and spielschreiber are also pleased to have received more than one nomination. Prior to gamescom, some of the German games industry will By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Kellner @ "Made in Germany" during gamescom 2022. Kellner is Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology. He is also the Federal Government Commissioner for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Federal Government's official contact for the cultural and creative industries. © GamesMarkt, Stephan Steininger Business "Made in Germany" at gamescom 2024 With New Info Point To better present Germany as a games location, the "Made in Germany" exhibition area in the business section will be expanded to include a central information point. This is a joint project of the BMWK, Games Germany and game. In order to provide targeted information about Germany as By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Four per cent growth in the German mobile games market in 2023. © game - The German Games Industry Association Business Four per Cent Growth in Mobile Games Market in 2023 to over €2.9b Mobile games are very popular in Germany. Revenue from these games grow by four per cent to over €2.9 billion in 2023. These games "often attract people with little or no experience of playing video games," says Felix Falk, Managing Director of game. Smartphone and tablet games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© IOC/Greg Martin Esports IOC Session Votes in Favour of the First Olympic Esports Games As expected, the General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted in favour of the organisation of the so-called Olympic Esports Games, as proposed by the Executive Board. They will be held for the first time in 2025 in Saudi Arabia. It was no surprise. The signs were By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Humble Games Business Indie Publisher Humble Games on the Brink Humble Games is apparently going out of business. Although the company's official line is that it is restructuring, reports suggest that all staff have been made redundant and a consultancy will take care of their final games. Yesterday evening, reports began to circulate that indie publisher Humble Games, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
