Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios has won the Animated Games Award Germany © Max Kullmann/[email protected] Development Osmotic Studios Wins Animated Games Award Germany Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios has won the Animated Games Award Germany, which is endowed with 5000 euros, at the ITFS, beating nominees and winners of the German Computer Game Award. According to the vote of the games jury, the life simulation game succeeds in "leaving an echo that lasts longer By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Games Ground Business Games Ground Berlin Shares First Look at Programme and Tickets Games Ground Berlin has revealed its schedule structure as well as the two ticket categories that will be sold from 1 May onward. On 1 May, the ticket sales period for Games Ground Berlin this November will commence. The starting period will consist of a limited stock sale that includes By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Webedia Business GameStar Tech Breaches 100m Annual Page Views With over 100 million page views in the last 12 months, Webedia's most recent GameStar brand GameStar Tech has proven its worth, the company says. For future growth, the team of Mirco Kämpfer and Matthias Hohn is looking for new employees as well. Since going online in July By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Manor Lords / Rotwood © Hooded Horse / Klei Entertainment Publishing Strong Steam Launches of Manor Lords, Rotwood, Dead Island 2, Rusty's Retirement and Oddsparks Manor Lords had the best launch ever for a city builder on Steam, but Rotwood and Rusty's Retirement also had strong CCU peaks. Dead Island 2 by Plaion reached over 12,000 concurrent players with its Steam release. Oddsparks by Massive Miniteam and HandyGames achieved the second highest By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Klaas Kersting, CEO of Phoenix Games © CH-Ernst Business Phoenix Games Acquires PopReach Games India for up to $9.8m Karlsruhe-based Phoenix Games is expanding its presence in mobile and social gaming with the acquisition of PopReach Games India. The deal includes a wealth of IPs and games. With the integration of more than 100 professionals, Phoenix Games significantly expands its Live Ops capabilities. Phoenix Games acquires PopReach Games, a By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Just recently, Eintracht Spandau celebrated winning the Prime League (pictured), and now the esports organisation has also won the EMEA Masters © Prime League | Niki Volpert Esports Eintracht Spandau win the EMEA Masters After winning the Prime League Championship, Eintracht Spandau have now won the EMEA Masters. They beat Beşiktaş Esports in the final. Eintracht Spandau can be more than satisfied with their sporting success in the first months of the year. A few weeks ago, the Spandau-based esports organisation not only won By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso Business Kalypso Media Among the TOP 100 Innovators for the First Time For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for innovation. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Kalypso Media Group has been awarded the TOP 100 Award. This award recognises "particularly By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Plaion Business Plaion Puts Oscar Del Moral in Charge of Southern Europe Plaion has reorganised its management in Southern Europe. The move was prompted by the transfer of Plaion Italy Country Manager Umberto Bettini to Milestone. As General Manager of Milestone, Umberto Bettini will take over the day-to-day business of the Italian studio, which also belongs to Plaion and is known for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Five Migrant Stories Told in Songs of Travel. © Causa Creations Publishing Five Migrant Stories Told in Songs of Travel by Causa Creations Causa Creations will release its new game Songs of Travel, an interactive animated graphic novel that tells the story of how different migrants have found their place in the world, for Android and iOS in May 2024. Songs of Travel, developed by Austrian studio Causa Creations, is an animated graphic By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Rogue Voltage is the first game from Horizont Computergrafik. © Horizont Publishing First Game From Horizont Computergrafik to be Released in May In May, the first game from Berlin-based Horizont Computergrafik will go into Early Access: Rogue Voltage. The title has already won several awards. The original game pitch was: "Oldschool Final Fantasy, but you play it like a Zachtronics-style engineering puzzler". Horizont Computergrafik will release its first game, Rogue By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Assemble / Marcinek Business GermanDevDays Open Registration, Looking for Speakers The GermanDevDays 2024 on 7 and 8 August are now open for ticket buyers, learners and teaching staff, the latter two being eligible for free tickets. The conference is also looking for speakers until 20 May. Registrations for this year’s GermanDevDays (GDD) from 7 to 8 August in Frankfurt By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Blizzard Business No BlizzCon This Year, but Blizzard Confirms gamescom Presence This year, there will be no BlizzCon. However, Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that it will be attending gamescom to bring the community together and showcase upcoming releases. There will be no BlizzCon this year. "This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
