Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Loot für die Welt © Loot für die Welt Business Loot für die Welt 11 Charity Collects €387,700 in Donations The charity stream Loot für die Welt 11 has collected almost 400,000 euros for charity this weekend. After additional merchandise sales are processed, the money total more than half a million euros will be donated to charity organisations in Germany and around the globe. The eleventh instance of charity By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Wolfgang Ebert, PR and Marketing Manager, Christian Ammann, CEO and Boris Stefan, Head of Publishing, Giants Software © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Farming Simulator 25 Released by Giants Software The latest instalment of one of the most successful gaming franchises in the German-speaking region, Farming Simulator 25 from Swiss developer Giants Software, is being released today. The franchise has now sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Farming Simulator 25 is available now for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© LightSpeed Japan Studio Business LightSpeed Studios Launches Japan Studio Led By Hideaki Itsuno LightSpeed Studios has announced the establishment of LightSpeed Japan Studio. The new game development studio will focus on the development of original AAA action games and marks a major step in the global expansion of the Tencent subsidiary. Based in Osaka and Tokyo, LightSpeed Japan Studio will focus on original By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EAO Business European Audiovisual Observatory Releases First Report in Games Industry The European Audiovisual Observatory, a body of the Council of Europe, has for the first time released a massive report on the European games industry's regulatory and market challenges. It can be accessed for free. The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), part of the Council of Europe and fact By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© weltfern VR-XR-MR weltfern Has Released Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store The Hamburg-based software company weltfern has released its VR puzzle game Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store. In this way, weltfern wants to bring the experience it has gained in the XR business to the world of VR gaming. Hamburg-based weltfern has worked as an agency on VR, AR and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jens Lauritzson's Flexion specialises in alternative app stores - long before the Apple case. © Flexion; Apple Business Interview with Jens Lauritzson: New Chances in Mobile – Not Just on Apple‘s Devices By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
© Ubisoft Business BMG to Remain Ubisoft's Global Music Publishing Administration Partner Ubisoft Entertainment and music publisher BMG have renewed their long-standing partnership, with BMG continuing as the global music publishing administration partner for the french publisher. The two companies have collaborated for many years, celebrating numerous joint successes. In 2023, Stephanie Economou, composer of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Gojic Business Boris Gojic Appointed Senior Marketing Manager Blizzard Central Region Boris Gojic, who most recently supported the marketing of Activision in Germany as Senior Territory Marketing Manager, is taking on new responsibilities within Activision Blizzard. His job change became known on social media. According to this, Gojic took over the new position as Senior Marketing Manager of the Blizzard Central By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Became almost meme-worthy due to its aggressive YouTube ad strategy: Raid: Shadow Legends by Plarium © Plarium, MTG Business MTG Buys Raid: Shadow Legends Maker Plarium The Modern Times Group, holder of InnoGames and Snowprint Studios, has acquired Israelian game maker Plarium, developer of Raid: Shadow Legends. The acquisition has cost 620 million dollar. The InnoGames mother Modern Times Group (MTG), situated in Stockholm, has bought another developer: Plarium, the Israelian studio behind Raid: Shadow Legends, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Capcom Esports Capcom Launches Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 Publisher Capcom has announced that the Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 European Team Championship will begin on 15 November 2024. Six teams from Europe and neighbouring regions will compete. Following the success of the US and Japanese leagues that have been running since 2018 and 2020, Capcom is expanding By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Höferlin Business Esports Group Leader Manuel Höferlin Won't Candidate for Federal Parliament Again Manuel Höferlin, leader of the Federal parliamentary working group Esports & Gaming, won't candidate again after the current gouvernment period. The decision coincides with his party's fallout from the gouvernment. Founder and speaker of the German Federal parliamentary group esports and gaming, Manuel Höferlin, will not By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
