© IOC Esports Olympic Esport Games Shall Debut in Saudi Arabia in 2025 Saudi Arabia will be the partner for the first Olympic Esports Games, scheduled for 2025. The partnership with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia will run for twelve years. The final approval will be made at the IOC General Assembly. It's not really a surprise. While By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Freaks 4U Gaming and Project V Esports Stage 2 Final of the HanseMerkur Challengers DACH: Evolution in Cologne The Stage 2 Final of the HanseMerkur Challengers DACH: Evolution will take place on 20 July in Cologne. Freaks 4U Gaming and Project V will host one of the biggest Valorant events for the GSA community. The offline final of the HanseMerkur Challengers DACH: Evolution Stage 2 2024, organised by By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia. Business The Fourth gamescom asia Takes Shape gamescom asia will take place in Singapore from 17 to 20 October this year. On the first two days, the business area will be open, with Shawn Layden among the speakers. Capcom has already confirmed its presence in the entertainment area. The 4th edition of gamescom asia will take place By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
GamesMarkt editor-in-chief Stephan Steininger © GamesMarkt Business Comment: A Setback for Lobbying, a Success for the Industry? By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jonas Hüsges (COO), Carsten Fichtelmann (CEO) and Martin Ditter (CFO). © Daedalic Entertainment Business Daedalic Strengthens Its Management: Fichtelmann Appoints Hüsges as COO and Ditter as CFO Following its focus on publishing, Daedalic Entertainment is expanding its management team. Carsten Fichtelmann has appointed Jonas Hüsges as COO and Martin Ditter as CFO. The company has also moved to a central location in Hamburg, as successful games strengthen its position as an indie games publisher from Germany. Daedalic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The entrance to the business area from the Piazza at gamescom 2023 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Saxony Organises Its First Gamescom Pavilion With 18 companies, Saxony will be represented at gamescom for the first time with its own joint booth. Companies from Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt are also taking part via the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung. For the first time, the Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen (Saxony Economic Development Corporation) is organising a joint booth at gamescom. A By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© DevGAMM Business DevGAMM Awards Return With $100,000 Prize Pool DevGAMM Lisbon will once again feature awards specifically for indie developers and small studios. The prize pool will amount to $100,000. Interested studios can apply. The DevGAMM Awards 2024, sponsored by Scorewarrior, aims to support indie developers and small studios with up to 50 members. Development teams are invited By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Games/Bavaria Development Games/Bavaria Hosts New Event Series ExP – Expert Talks and Pretzels With a Games/Bavaria cooperation, Lena Fischer from HFF Munich, Jennifer F. Burkhardt from Aesir and Ivette Schmidt from Thera Bytes are starting ExP - Expert Talks and Pretzels in Munich. The event series kicks off on 30 July with talks by Borys B. Trienin, Beck Niederländer and Nathalie Galla By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Giants Software celebrates its biggest FarmCon with 3,500 visitors. © Giants Software Business Giants Software Celebrates its Biggest FarmCon With 3,500 Visitors Over 3,500 people attended FarmCon 24, more than 2.5 times the number of visitors last year. The focus was on the recently announced Farming Simulator 25. A success that Giants Software is proud of. With a record attendance of more than 3,500 visitors, FarmCon 24 was the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
More than 40 indies were already present at the Home of Indies booth in 2023 (photo). This year the booth will be even bigger © Factory-C Business Home of Indies Brings 46 Companies to gamescom The Home of Indies booth has grown once again. The cooperation with Streamboost for the streaming booth and with Instinct3 for content creator bookings will also continue. The Home of Indies booth, organised by Berlin-based agency Factory C, is making its third appearance at gamescom. And according to the organisers, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sebastian Gutknecht is Director of the Bundeszentrale für Kinder und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ) © BzKJ Business BzKJ Happy With Response to Funding Call The Bundeszentrale für Kinder und Jugendmedienschutz is funding seven digital projects for child-friendly digital services and guidance measures for children and educators with around 225,000 euros. One project about tips on how to use games safely involving the USK was also awarded funding. At the end of March, the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Next year's Nordic Game Conference will be held at Slagthuset in Malmö and online from 20 to 23 May 2025. © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business A Selection of Exciting and Informative Talks From the NG24 Spring By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
