One of the Games/Bavaria projects is the GG Bavaria event © Picture: Games/Bavaria Business Medien.Bayern Expands Capacities and Seeks New Team Lead for Games/Bayern Medien.Bayern is expanding its capacities in the field of games for its major project Gamerei. The search for a new team lead for Games/Bavaria has begun. Further changes are planned for Games/Bavaria in the coming weeks. Medien.Bayern is launching a search for a new team leader By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
lvlup!HR Managing Director Frank Simoneit. © lvlup!HR Business lvlup!HR Supports Schleswig-Holstein in Its Search for Skilled Workers The start-up company lvlup!HR supports the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in its search for new employees. Esports is one of the building blocks in the "Moin Fachkräfte" project, which is part of a campaign to attract skilled workers to the Kiel region. Esports will be a key By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nobody Wants to Die © Plaion Publishing Plaion Releases Nobody Wants to Die Nobody Wants to Die, the interactive noir story from Critical Hit and German publisher Plaion, is available digitally today on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. German publisher Plaion will release Nobody Wants to Die today in digital form for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The developers' Dutch and European roots also have an impact on the game's locations. © Ewoud van der Werf, Nils Slijkerman, Extra Nice, Playism Products SCHiM By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© PwC Business PwC Sees Further Decline in Share of Traditional Gaming By 2028, traditional gaming will only account for a good fifth of the global gaming market. Nevertheless, the segment is growing in absolute terms, says PricewaterhouseCoopers in its latest "Global Entertainment & Media Outlook". The entertainment and media industry (E&M) is facing years of strong growth. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
ERA CEO Kim Bayley © ERA Business Video Game Sales in UK Down Nearly 30% in First Half of 2024 In the first half of 2024, video game sales in the UK fell sharply, by almost 30 per cent. Sales of physical games were particularly hard hit, falling by 40 per cent. The reason for this is a weak "new release schedule". The UK's digital entertainment By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christian Ammann, CEO of Giants Software and Ian Bell, CEO of Straight4 Studios. © Giants Software Publishing Giants Software to Publish Simracer Project Motor Racing From Straight4 Studios From farming to simracing: Giants Software has teamed up with developer Straight4 Studios. In a major partnership, Project Motor Racing will be published by the makers of the popular Farming Simulator franchise. Having established a self-sufficient publishing and international distribution network, Giants Software is looking to grow further. The Swiss-based By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Felix Falk and Tim Endres © game/Koelnmesse Business Gamescom is the Place to Meet for 'The Biggest Community in the World' At a press conference, game and Koelnmesse presented this year's main theme of gamescom and two industry trends. The organisation focuses on the gaming community and emphasises the social significance of games as a medium. It has become something of a tradition for game - Verband der Deutschen By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Alexander Schweitzer, Hendrik Wüst, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Franziska Giffey, Fabian Mehring and Nathanael Liminski (from left to right) © Pictures: Land NRW / Ralf Sondermann, Staatskanzlei RLP / Kay, SPD Berlin, Andreas Gebert, Staatskanzlei NRW Business More Top Politicians Confirmed for gamescom In addition to Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, other high-ranking political guests have been confirmed for gamescom 2024. State premiers, other federal and state ministers and an international delegation are among the expected to attend. As well as being a must-attend event for the industry and gamers, gamescom 2024 will also By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Opening of gamescom 2023. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Thomas Klerx Business Returning Companies, More Exhibitors, Greater Internationality and Additional Areas at gamescom 2024 Interest in gamescom 2024 is high, with organisers reporting ten per cent more exhibitors than at the same point in 2023. 2K Games, Blizzard and EA will return, while The Pokemon Company will make its gamescom debut. This year also sees the introduction of the cards & boards area with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. © Capcom Products Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. © A44 / Kepler Products Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
