35 esports teams from football clubs participate. © VBL/DFL Esports More Match Weeks in the Upcoming VBL Club Championship The VBL Club Championship by WOW kicks off the 2024-25 season on 22 and 23 October 2024. The number of participating esports teams from football clubs remains the same at 35. The teams will again be divided into two divisions: North-West and South-East. The VBL Club Championship by WOW kicks By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Oliver Schoß (left), Head of Marketing at Original Wagner Pizza, and Henning Wegter, Director Partnerships & Sales at DFB GmbH & Co. KG are looking forward to the future collaboration. © Mbella Ngom/DFB Business Wagner Pizza Sponsors DFB-ePokal The German Football Association's esports competition has a new sponsor: frozen pizza manufacturer Original Wagner Pizza has acquired the advertising rights for the DFB-ePokal powered by ERGO. Henning Wegter, Director Partnerships & Sales at DFB and Oliver Schoß, Head of Marketing at Original Wagner Pizza announced the deal By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Black Myth: Wukong , the new title from Chinese developer and publisher Game Science, is celebrating huge success in the West © Game Science Publishing Black Myth: Wukong Takes Over PS5 Charts Black Myth: Wukong, the new title from Chinese developer and publisher Game Science, is celebrating huge success in the West. In August, the game reached number 1 in both the North American and European PlayStation Charts, which have now been released by Sony. It is an impressive achievement that Chinese By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Last year's Africa Games Week took place in Cape Town as well. © Africa Games Week Events Africa Games Week in Cape Town Takes Place in December At the start of the Southern Hemisphere's summer months, Africa Games Week comes to Cape Town from 2-4 December 2024. The event aims to foster understanding of Africa’s gaming scene internationally in its seventh year. Africa Games Week, the continent's most important games industry event By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Sony Business PlayStation 5 Pro Revealed to Be Priced at 800 Euros This console generation sees another iterative hardware upgrade with more graphics power. Sony Interactive Entertainment will release the more powerful PlayStation 5 Pro later this year for 800 Euros without a disc drive. Everything about the new console at a glance. Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the PlayStation 5 Pro By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© AMD Business AMD Shifts Strategy on GPUs, Focusing on Growing Share Instead of competing with Nvidia in the enthusiast segment for the most powerful graphics cards, AMD's first priority is to gain more market share, especially in the entry-level and mid-range segments. If it succeeds, more game developers could optimise their games for AMD hardware. AMD is changing its By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ice Truckers / SubwaySim 2 / Park Ranger Simulator © Aerosoft Publishing Three New Simulations From Aerosoft From subways to extreme weather in the Arctic and a park ranger experience, Aerosoft has announced three new simulation games: SubwaySim 2, Ice Truckers and Park Ranger Simulator. Two of the games are being developed in Germany, the other in Austria. Aerosoft has announced three new simulators at gamescom and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Minister of State for Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry as well as Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Mr. Alvin Tan with the organisers of gamescom asia 2023 © Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia Business Application for Gamescom Asia Exhibitors Ends in One Week With one month to go before gamescom asia kicks off, time is running out for potential exhibitors. Registration closes on 17 September. This means that interested companies have just over a week to decide whether they want to book an exhibition space or one of the sponsorship packages. This year& By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Opera Esports Opera and Riot Games Launch Multi-year Partnership Ahead of the League of Legends World Championship, Opera and Riot have launched what appears to be a long-term partnership. This will see the Opera GX browser, designed specifically for gamers, become the preferred browser partner of Worlds 2024 and beyond. To kick off the partnership, Opera and Riot Games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ubisoft © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business AJ Investments Calls for Ubisoft Delisting, New CEO and Takeover Following the sharp fall in Ubisoft's share price, minority shareholder AJ Investments is calling for significant action. In an open letter, the Slovakian private company/hedge fund proposes selling the company, delisting it and appointing a new CEO. Ubisoft's share price is under pressure. Following the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
