Symbolic image © Luis Quintero/Pexels Esports Two Esports Research Conferences Announced for October October in Europe will be dominated by esports and gaming research: while the Esports Research Network will hold this year's interdisciplinary conference in London at the end of October, researchers will gather in Berlin in mid-October for the second Gaming & Esports Summit, which will focus more on By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Helldivers 2 is celebrating an explosive debut in the US charts. © Sony Interactive Entertainment Business US Market Grows Slightly in February 2024 Despite Hardware Weakness In February 2024, sales of video games, hardware and accessories in the US grew slightly to just under 4.7 billion dollar. While sales of game consoles declined sharply, sales of accessories and mobile revenues increased. Helldivers II, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and Skull and Bones were strong performers. Projected By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Screenshot showing Industria 2. © Bleakmill and Headup Publishing Bleakmill and Headup Announce Industria 2 Industria, the narrative shooter from Bleakmill and Headup, is about to get a proper sequel. Industria 2 is scheduled for release in 2025. Bleakmill is an indie developer based in Berlin and Glasgow that makes narrative first-person games. They are once again working with Headup. Developer Bleakmill and publisher Headup By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Percentage share of each market segment in the games sector in France in 2023; dématérialisé means digital. © SELL Business Record Sales of Games in France in 2023, Normalization is Expected In France, the computer and video games industry achieved record sales in 2023. More than six billion euros were generated, which is more than ever before. The increase in sales is mainly due to the wider availability of hardware and the overall strength of the console market. Normalization is expected By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Outline Development Publishing Outline Development Launches Digital Version of "Noch mal so gut!" With Noch mal so gut!, German indie studio Outline Development has converted another Schmidt Spiele board game into an app. Its predecessor is one of the studio's top titles. Almost six years after the launch of the "Noch Mal!" app, Outline Development has also realised and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
"Echoes of the Waves" left and "Lucky Tower Ultimate" represent Switzerland and Germany respectively at the London Games Festival. © Oneira Games / Studio Seufz Events London Games Festival showcases Studio Seufz and Oneira Games Two games from GSA are part of the upcoming London Games Festival showcase on-site and on Steam in April: "Lucky Tower Ultimate" by Studio Seufz from Stuttgart, Germany and "Echo of the Waves" by Oneira Games from Geneva, Switzerland. To the B2B gathering Games Finance Market By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Sandra Meier, Lead Graphic Designer at Giants Software. © Meier/Giants Business Sandra Meier: Bringing a breath of fresh air and seizing opportunities By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Two birds, one space adventure: Toukana and kurzgesagt team up for "Project Mango". © Toukana / kurzgesagt Development "Dorfromantik" devs Toukana team up with kurzgesagt for "Project Mango" Together with the science communication storytellers kurzgesagt, award-winning "Dorfromantik" team Toukana Interactive from Berlin just revealed their next game, "Project Mango", at Future Games Show. Toukana Interactive, the studio behind the award winning German indie hit "Dorfromantik", is teaming up with science communication storytellers By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Impression from DevGamm Gdansk 2024. © DevGamm Development DevGamm brings Summer Festival to Vilnius in June This year's DevGamm Vilnius wants to bring summer festival vibes to the Lithuanian capital on 14 and 15 June. With the announcement, Super Early Bird ticket discounts will run until 1 April. After it’s Gdansk event at the end of February, the DevGamm travels to Vilnius for By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
"Clawling" not "Crawling". © Stray Fawn Studio Publishing "Dungeon Clawler" is the Next Project From Stray Fawn Studio Even though the Swiss developer Stray Fawn Studio is still working on the Early Access hit "The Wandering Village", the next game has already been announced: "Dungeon Clawler". The game combines roguelike deck-building mechanics with a retro arcade classic: the claw machine. Stray Fawn Studio has By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Xbox Releases Gaming for Everyone Product Inclusion Framework. © Microsoft Development Xbox Releases Gaming for Everyone Product Inclusion Framework At GDC 2024, Microsoft releases the Gaming for Everyone Product Inclusion Framework for all game developers. Xbox has been using this framework since 2019. It provides a set of resources to help game developers weave intentionality and inclusion into their products. The Gaming for Everyone Product Inclusion Framework, previously only By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Carsten Widera-Trombach, Managing Director of Crenetic and Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director of Aerosoft. © Aerosoft Business Aerosoft and Crenetic Extend Successful Relationship Aerosoft and crenetic have signed an agreement to develop the next firefighting simulation. This continues a long and successful relationship between the two games companies. Aerosoft and crenetic have renewed their long-standing partnership with a new contract. The aim is to further develop the successful "Notruf 112" product By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
