Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA © Archive Picture Business EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age Fall Short of Expectations Electronic Arts revised its outlook for the current fiscal year due to a slowdown in its Global Football live service, while Dragon Age: The Veilguard fell almost 50% short of the company's expectations. EA's original guidance for fiscal year 2025 anticipated mid-single digit growth in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© tinyBuild Products All Will Fall A survival city builder with Jenga on top. All Will Fall, a game from All Parts Connected and tinyBuild, allows players to build a settlement on a small area in three-dimensional verticality - and hopefully nothing will collapse. But that is part of the game's concept. There are By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Steve Bell, Group Chief Executive Officer of everplay © everplay Business Everplay Group Is the New Name of the Team17 Group The British Team17 Group has announced the rebranding of the company to everplay group plc. For its subsidiaries astragon Entertainment, StoryToys and Team17, however, the strategic direction will remain unchanged. The new name is intended to reflect the evolution of the business following its IPO (London Stock Exchange) in 2018. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lukas Jureczko supports Super Crowd Entertainment as Sales Director © Super Crowd Entertainment Business Super Crowd Establishes Sales Division and Appoints Lukas Jureczko as Director Following a record-breaking Polaris and the ongoing expansion of the Indie Arena Booth, Super Crowd Entertainment is restructuring its sales operations. Lukas Jureczko, former Head of Sales at Rocket Beans TV, will lead the newly created sales division, which is set to expand rapidly. 2024 was a successful year By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The International 2025 takes place in Hamburg © Valve Esports The International 2025 Takes Place in Hamburg The International, the annual esports Dota 2 championship tournament, is taking place in Germany this year, in Hamburg to be precise. This is the second time that the massive event has been held in Germany. The most prestigious tournament on the Dota 2 scene will take place in Hamburg from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Latest trends and insights from the GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report. © Informa Connect Business Latest Trends and Insights From the GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report The 13th GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report includes the following findings: 11% of respondents were laid off in the past year, half of all developers are self-funding their games, and 80% of developers are focused on creating games for the PC market. The GDC 2025 State By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PC) © Square Enix Products Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PC) The Remake trilogy continues on PC and compared to the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix has both improved the port and changed the release strategy with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Why this change of strategy? Having learned from press and user feedback on the PC port of By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Julia Marciniak supports the Caggtus team as Project Manager © Leipziger Messe/Caggtus Business Julia Marciniak Joins the Caggtus Team at Leipziger Messe With less than three months to go before the start, the Leipzig Trade Fair's organizing team has gained reinforcements for Caggtus. Julia Marciniak will be managing the Business Lounge, among other responsibilities, as the new project manager. However, she first has to familiarize herself with the role as By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Esports World Cup 2024 trophy © Rachel Mathews Esports Esports World Cup Foundation is Publicly Seeking Licensees The Esports World Cup Foundation has launched a public call for license partners. Similar to a call for papers at games conferences, interested brand manufacturers can throw their hats into the ring for the Global Licensing Program. In addition to their contact details, brand owners interested in producing or marketing By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
DLC guest fighter Conan the Barbarian © Warner Bros. Games Publishing Over Five Million Copies of Mortal Kombat 1 Sold While Mortal Kombat 1 may not be able to match the huge success of Mortal Kombat 11, the latest game in the long-running franchise has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Mortal Kombat 1 has sold over 5 million units worldwide since its launch in September 2023. Ed By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Best selling physical games in Europe 2024 © EA / EA / Activision blizzardd Publishing Best Selling Physical Games in Europe 2024 EA Sports FC 25 was by far the most successful physically distributed video game in Europe across all platforms. The game from Electronic Arts topped the annual charts in all 17 countries surveyed. Its predecessor was also very popular. EA Sports FC 25 is the clear leader of the annual By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Senad Palic and Denise Bieber © Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz Business Senad Palic is the New Head of GameUp! Rhineland-Palatinate As Marketing Manager at Binary Impact, Senad Palic has been part of the community for a long time. Now, as the new head of GameUp! Rheinland-Pfalz, he is connecting the studios even more closely. Denise Bieber also has a new role within the Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz. In the coming By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
