Jonas Wirth is Individual Champion 2024 of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga. © DFL Esports Jonas Wirth is Individual Champion 2024 of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga The Individual Champion 2024 of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga is Jonas Wirth. At the end of the three-day final tournament in Cologne, the SC Paderborn 07 player prevailed in the last game against Levy "levyfinn" Rieck from RB Leipzig. Jonas "Jonny" Wirth won the VBL Grand By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lars Wingefors, Embracer Group CEO, announced the split-up. © Embracer Group Business New Parent Companies for Deca, Plaion and THQ Nordic The split-up of the Embracer Group also affects Deca, Plaion, and THQ Nordic. The three GSA companies will find a new corporate parent. The transformation of the Embracer Group into three separate entities affects the GSA companies Deca (Berlin), Plaion (Munich/Höfen), and THQ Nordic (Vienna). Deca and THQ Nordic By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Lars Wingefors, CEO Embracer © Embracer Group Business Embracer Group to be Split Into Three Parts Following the "successful completion" of its restructuring programme, Embracer Group is to be split into three separate publicly listed companies. The Board of Directors of Embracer Group announces the separation of the Group into three distinct games and entertainment companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends (WT) and By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media in the city state of Hamburg; Minister of State Dr Fabian Mehring of the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs; Helge Jürgens, Managing Director MBB. © Brosda: Marcelo Hernandez; Mehring: Robert Fischer / StMD Kozub; Jürgens: Friederike Werner/ MBB Business Congratulations to DCP Winners from Hamburg, Bavaria and Berlin-Brandenburg Congratulations to the winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024 have been sent from all parts of the country, including the local representatives from Hamburg, Bavaria and Berlin-Brandenburg. Gamecity Hamburg, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Games Bavaria Munich and the Bavarian Digital and Games Minister have all sent their congratulations to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Paintbucket Development The Darkes Files Kickstarter Breaches Fivefold Asking Price Berlin studio Paintbucket Games reached 50,001 euros in Kickstarter money for "The Darkest Files", making it a quintuple success. The additional money will go to handheld ports and new side missions. After 30 days of crowdfunding, the Kickstarter campaign for historical Noir thriller The Darkest Files has By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Plaion Announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II for 2024. © Plaion Publishing Plaion Announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II for 2024 While the German Computer Game Award 2024 were handed out, Plaion announced one of its most important games to date in a digital event: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. The medieval role-playing game will be released later this year. Audentes Fortuna Iuvat, Fortune Favours the Brave - this was the slogan By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Senator Brosda sees debatable problems in the Federal Gouvernments funding change plans. © Marcelo Hernandez Business Hamburg Senator Brosda: "Problematic for Start-ups and Independent Studios" Culture and Media Senator Carsten Brosda from Hamburg is concerned about the impact the federal games funding changes could have on smaller studios. He looks critically upon the minimum funding amount of 400,000 euros. Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media in the city state of Hamburg, has By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Fabian Mehring sees the striking of cumulation as a step backwards. © Games/Bavaria Business Bavarian Digital Minister Mehring: "Goal Must be to Restore Competitiveness" Bavaria's Digital Minister Mehring sees the proposed cancellation of cumulation of state and federal funding as a big step back in the new games plans of the BMWK. He urges the Federal Gouvernment to see the break in competitiveness the current situation brings for the industry. Bavaria’s By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
"Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure" is a mixture of automation, real-time strategy and logistics management with cuddly Sparks. © Massive Miniteam, HandyGames Products Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
All Winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business DCP: All Winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024 Everspace 2 is the winner of the grand prize at the German Computer Game Awards, also known as Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP). Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg named Best Studio. The most prizes were awarded to Ad Infinitum by Hekate. The German Computer Game Awards (DCP) 2024 were presented on 18 April By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Franziska Giffey, Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises in Berlin. © SPD Berlin Business Berlin Senator Giffey: "Important that Federal and State Funding are not Mutually Exclusive" The senate administration of Franziska Giffey, Economics Senator of Berlin, gives a pointed, critical statements towards the Federal Gouvernment's game funding plans. The expectations towards the federal states and the money currently sitting unused at the Commissioner of Culture and Media are main points. The department of Franziska By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© gamescom / game, KoelnMesse Business gamescom Accreditation for Press and Creators Now Open Since today, press and content creators can use accreditation forms for gamescom and devcom tickets. This year, press and creators have separate guidelines and forms to apply for. Accreditation for press and creators for gamescom 2024 is now open. Interested parties can register via online accreditation at gamescom.global. Press By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
