Berlin International Gaming announces it's getting into Fortnite. © BIG Esports BIG Announces it's Getting Into Fortnite Berlin International Gaming has signed esports players Kiduoo and Kiro. With this duo, who recently took third place at the European Fortnite Major, BIG is entering Fortnite. CEO Daniel Finkler sees huge potential in the global Fortnite scene. German esports organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced its strategic entry By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Xbox Games Showcase followed by [Redacted] Direct in June 2024. © Microsoft Publishing Xbox Games Showcase Followed by [Redacted] Direct in June This year's Xbox Games Showcase in June will feature games from Activision and Blizzard for the first time, as well as games from Bethesda, Xbox Game Studios and third-party partners. The Showcase will be followed by a special Deep Dive. The Xbox Games Showcase will be livestreamed on By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Turtle Knight Games and CobraTekku Games have released Footgun: Underground. © Turtle Knight and CobraTekku Publishing Turtle Knight and CobraTekku Have Released Footgun: Underground Footgun: Underground, the debut title from Turtle Knight Games based in the Hessian town of Weiterstadt, has been released. The game is published by CobraTekku Games, the indie publishing division of BXDXO. Indie studio Turtle Knight Games and publisher CobraTekku Games have released Footgun: Underground on PC (Steam). In this By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© devcom/Jennifer Pitton Business devcom GmbH Becomes game events GmbH The game subsidiary devcom GmbH, founded in 2018, has long been organising more events than just the developer conference at gamescom. Consequently, it has now been renamed game events GmbH. Since 2017 and the previous withdrawal of the Game Developer Conference Europe in the run-up to gamescom, devcom has brought By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lead actress Ella Purnell and show runner Jonah Nolan on the set of the Fallout series. © 2022 Amazon Content Services LLC Business Fallout TV Series Hits 65m Views and Young Viewer Record The Fallout TV series by Bethesda and Amazon MGM Studios had the most successful start with young viewers of all Amazon series. Globally, it reached 65 million viewers in just over two weeks. Big successes for Bethesda and Amazon MGM Studios: The Fallout series was streamed by more than 65 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Vier der Speaker der Game Industry Talks (v.l.): Tinko Wiezorrek macht am 8. Mai den Aufrakt, Anreas Wilsdorf, Adrian Giersch und Carina Heller sind im Juni und Juli an der Reihe © Mediencampus Hochschule Darmstadt (Screenshots) Business Veranstaltungsreihe Games Industry Talks wird fortgesetzt Nach dem Erfolg im Wintersemester setzt der Fachbereich Media der Hochschule Darmstadt die Vortragsreihe mit Vertretern aus der Gamesbranche fort. Von Mai bis Juli sind fünf Termine geplant, bei denen es um praxisnahe Themen geht. Organisiert wird die Vortragsreihe Game Industry Talks am Mediencampus der Hochschule Darmstadt von Prof. Stephan By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Four of the Game Industry Talks speakers (from left): Tinko Wiezorrek kicks things off on 8 May, Andreas Wilsdorf, Adrian Goersch and Carina Heller will be speaking in June and July. © Hochschule Darmstadt (Media Campus Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences; Screenshots) Campus Games Industry Talks Event Series Continued Following the success of the winter semester, the Media department at Hochschule Darmstadt (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences) is continuing its series of talks with representatives from the games industry. Five events are planned from May to July, focussing on practical topics. The Game Industry Talks lecture series at the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Madfinger Games uses Odin from 4Players for Voice Chat. © 4Players GmbH / Madfinger Games Business Madfinger Games Uses Odin by 4Players for Voice Chat The Odin voice chat technology from 4Players will be in used in Madfinger Games' shooter Gray Zone Warfare. The Hamburg-based company emphasizes the common goals of "driving social interaction and creating a unique gaming experience". 4Players as is a provider of multiplayer services announces its partnership with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Serious Bros Development Serious Bros. Ports Imagine Earth to Switch and PlayStation Braunschweig studio Serious Bros. is porting their 2021 planet builder Imagine Earth to Switch and PlayStation consoles in May. Serios Bros, the indie development team from Braunschweig, is porting their laid-back sci-fi builder Imagine Earth from to Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The game is currently available on PC By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Microbird Development Dungeons of Hinterberg Releases 18 July 2024 The much-anticipated Dungeons of Hinterberg by Vienna studio Microbird and Curve Games will release in July for Xbox, PC and Game Pass. The anticipated Austrian action adventure Dungeons of Hinterberg by Microbird from Vienna and publisher Curve Games has gotten a release date: The game will release for PC, Xbox By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Sabrina Weniger Business Julia Pfiffer: Bringing a Personal Ethos Into the Business By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Die Hamburger Oscmotic Studios gewinnen den Animated Games Award Germany 2024 © Max Kullmann/[email protected] Business Osmotic Studios gewinnt Animated Games Award Deutschland Die Hamburger Oscmotic Studios haben auf dem ITFS den mit 5000 Euro dotierten Animated Games Award Germany gewonnen und sich damit gegen Nominierte und Gewinner des Deutschen Computerspielpreises durchgesetzt. Dem Lebenssimulationsspiel gelingt es, so das Votum der Games-Jury, "einen Nachhall zu hinterlassen, der länger anhält als die Geschichte selbst. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
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