Dr. Iren Schulz © Schau Hin!/Tanja Marotzke Business Loot Boxes Are Dangerous for Children, Says Schau Hin! According to the initiative "Schau Hin!", loot boxes are a danger to children. The media coaches recommend keeping an eye on what the child is playing and choosing and testing games together at the beginning. The "Schau Hin!" initiative has addressed the issue of loot boxes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Turnover (in millions of euros) and number of employees of CipSoft since 2001. © CipSoft Business CipSoft Grows to Over 100 Employees for the First Time in a Challenging Market CipSoft continues to do well. The Regensburg-based company reports the highest pre-tax profit in its history. And for the first time, the company employs more than 100 people. The employees share in the company's success and receive ten extra monthly salaries for each employee as a bonus. In By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hideo Kojima onstage at Nordic Game 2016, giving a first look at Death Stranding. © Nordic Game Business More Than 150 Speakers Confirmed at NG24 Spring In two weeks, NG24 Spring will take place in Malmö. The conference programme is starting to fill up, with more than 150 speakers already confirmed. They will be discussing specific topics in two-person conversations, and speaking on panels about current gaming issues such as venture funding or growing consumer expectations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The winners of the GamesPreis24 © JFF - Institut für Medienpädagogik Campus GamesFestival24 Counts 1500 Participants The 4th edition of the GamesFestival in Munich was a success, although not a new record year. At the end of the event, the GamesPreis was awarded in the age categories 12 to 18 years and 19 to 26 years. The core theme of this year's GamesFestival, in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Nintendo Switch ("NX") was first announced on 17 March 2015, followed by a preview trailer a year and a half later. The console became available in March 2017. © Nintendo Publishing Nintendo to Unveil New Console This Fiscal Year Nintendo will announce the successor to the Switch this fiscal year, Nintendo president Satoru Furukawa has confirmed. Meanwhile, a Switch-only Direct will be on the air in June. Nintendo is managing expectations for its next console. Nintendo President Shuntarō Furukawa explained via Twitter/X that the company will announce the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
How are German institutions and European self-regulatory bodies handling the DSA? We talked to (from top left, clockwise) Dr. Jan Eumann, Director of the Media Authority of Rhineland- Palatinate and Chairman of the KJM, Dr. Tobias Schmid, Director of the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia and European Commissioner of the DLM, Dirk Bosmans, Director General, PEGI and Lorenzo von Petersdorff, Deputy Managing Director, USK. © Todd Trapani/Pexels, Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, Jens Jeske, USK, PEGI Business How Minor Protection Agencies are Grappling With DSA's New Standards By Pascal Wagner • 8 min read
Fully loaded: The top floor of the KunstKulturQuartier in Nuremberg was completely packed with a game dev audience. © GamesMarkt/Pascal Wagner Development Indie Outpost Fills Nuremberg Venue, Speakers Honour Pixel Maniacs By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Wurden beide mehrfach nominiert: Harold Halibut von Slow Bros. (l.) und Sibel's Journey von Food for Thought Media © Slow Bros. / Food For Thought Media Business German devs make it onto the BIG Festival shortlist several times With Harold Halibut and Sibel's Journey, two German productions have made it onto the shortlist of the BIG Festival at gamescom latam several times. But in addition to Slow Bros. and Food for Thought Media, Daedalic, Risa Interactive, Crumbling Games, Turtle Knight Games/Cobratekku Games and skaule games By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Florian Bohn, CEO Tivola and COO Jumpgate © (Archive picture) Business Tivola sells mobile business to Trophy Games As part of the restructuring of the Jumpgate Group, Hamburg-based Tivola Games is divesting its mobile business. The buyer of the free-to-play games is Trophy Games, which intends to pay SEK 8.2 million. The Hamburg-based studio Tivila Games, which belongs to the Swedish Jumpgate, is parting with its mobile By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sony drops mandatory PSN account for Helldivers 2 on PC after backlash. © Steam Publishing Sony Drops Mandatory PSN Account for Helldivers 2 on PC After Backlash The announcement that PC players of Helldivers 2 would need a mandatory PSN account to continue playing the game was followed by a wave of protest. Over 200,000 negative user reviews and much criticism from the community forced the publisher to change its mind. Helldivers 2, released in February By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market / Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of Competition Policy. © EP, Geneviève Engel / European Union, 2019, Stine Heilmann Business The Digital Markets & The Digital Services Acts and the Games Industry By Marcel Kleffmann • 16 min read
The enemy is closing in from all sides. © Ghost Ship Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
