© PepsiCo Business PepsiCo Remains Main Partner of EWC 2025 PepsiCo will be the main partner of the 2025 Esports World Cup with its Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands. Both sides announced this just a few days before the start of the esports event. For PepsiCo and the Pepsi brand, this marks a return to the Esports World Cup (EWC) By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dorothee Feller, Minister for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of the Siftung Digitale Spielkultur (right) © Pictures: Klaus Altevogt (Dorothee Feller) / Die Hoffotografen (Nandita Wegehaupt) Business New Project Supports Teachers in NRW in Using Games in the Classroom In mid-July, an initial online information event will take place on a new project being implemented by the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur in collaboration with partners and with funding from the Ministry of Education in North Rhine-Westphalia. The event will focus on the use of games in the classroom. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Screenshot Business Future Games Show with Gamscom Edition and New “Best of” Format Future has announced three streaming formats under the Future Games Show umbrella for gamescom. Studios and publishers have until 11 July to submit titles for one of the editorial slots. The British media company Future will once again be covering gamescom with live streams this year. A total of three By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Rennsport Business Competition Company Cooperates with Playseat and Moza In the run-up to the Esports World Cup, where the SimRacing Game Rennsport is one of the disciplines, publisher Competition Company has introduced new cockpit and hardware partners with Playseat and Moza Racing. Rennsport is one of the first disciplines to be featured in the six-week Esports World By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© game Events Business Devcom 2025 Unveils Programme With More Than 210 Speakers Already Confirmed Even before ONL and gamescom, this year's devcom developer conference will kick off on 17 August with an extensive programme. Over 210 renowned speakers have already been confirmed, and the side event programme is also filling up fast. As every year, gamescom week in Cologne will kick off By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Brenda Romero at the IGF 2015 in San Francisco (archive image) © GDC Business Romero Games Loses Project Funding Due to Strategic Decision by Partner Brenda Romero announced in a social media post that Romero Games' latest game is on the brink of cancellation. The publisher has cancelled funding. The next steps are now being evaluated. Although Brenda Romero does not name names, US media outlets – citing an employee – assume that the publishing partner By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© IGF Business Side Events and 40 Games On-site at 6th Indie Game Fest For the sixth time, the indie scene will gather in Cologne in mid-July for the Indie Game Fest. The organisers from Indie Hub are once again putting together a business area and various side events. The Indie Game Fest is one of the largest meeting places for indie developers By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Bandai Namco Products Bandai Namco Unveils New My Hero Academia Game at Summer Showcase At its Summer Showcase, Bandai Namco revealed news about more than a dozen games, mostly content updates. The biggest new announcement was My Hero Academia: All's Justice. Namco Bandai announced My Hero Academia: All's Justice with a video from producer Aoba Miyazaki, who presented the first By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Business NRW Funds 3 Games Against Fake News and Hate Speech Online With €277,000 The Film- and Medien Stiftung NRW has published the first results of its funding programme for games aimed at preventing disinformation and radicalisation. Three projects will receive a combined total of just over half of the budget available for 2025. NRW has earmarked a total of €500,000 for the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hendrik Wüst at gamescom 2024 and Dorothee Bär at the German Computer Game Awards 2025 © Koelnmesse and Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images People Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär will Give Opening Adress at Gamescom In addition to Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also confirmed his participation in the political opening of gamescom. Both will also take part in the tour of the exhibition. When Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz appointed Dorothee Bär as Federal Minister for Research, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Is leaving ZeniMax Online Studios: Matt Firor © (GamesMarkt archive picture) People Matt Firor Hands Over ZeniMax Online Studios to Jo Burba, Susan Kat and Rich Lambert After almost 20 years, ZeniMax Online Studios President Matt Firor has announced his resignation, effective later this month. Although his social media post does not mention the recent mass layoffs at Microsoft, the timing is striking. After almost 20 years, ZeniMax Online Studios President Matt Firor has announced his resignation, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
