The Witcher IV © CD Projekt Red Publishing The Witcher IV Revealed at The Game Awards 2024 CD Projekt Red has unveiled The Witcher IV, the first game in the new Witcher saga, with a cinematic trailer at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles. The role-playing game aims to be the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher game to date. During this year' By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Astro Bot © Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Astro Bot Is the Big Winner at the Game Awards 2024 Sony's Astro Bot has been named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. The charming 3D platformer also won in three other categories. Three awards went to Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio. Melina Juergens won her second award in the Best Performance category for Senua in Senua& By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
© Nvidia Business Cloud Gaming With Nvidia GeForce Now Nvidia's GeForce Now is one of the most popular and longest running game streaming services, with over 30 million users. However, the cloud gaming service recently announced an adjustment to its memberships, including a limit on monthly usage time. An overview and a hands-on report. Cloud gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
© Bolt Blaster Products The Spell Brigade Small Belgian indie studio Bolt Blaster Games scored a hit with their survival/bullet hell game The Spell Brigade by mixing in online co-op elements - even with optional friendly fire that recalls the chaos of Magicka. It sold more than 125,000 copies in less than two months. Following By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Jan-Marius Komorek Business German Creative Economy Summit Returns in Early March The second German Creative Economy Summit is set to take place in Hamburg on March 5 and 6, 2025, following the success of its inaugural edition. Claudia Roth and Michael Kellner will officially open the two-day conference. Organized by Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, where also the local initiative Gamecity Hamburg By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Pitch Level Up Talk © Gamecity Hamburg Events Gamecity Hamburg's Pitch Level Up Enters Fourth Round On 20 February 2025, Gamecity Hamburg will host the next edition of Pitch Level Up. The event will focus on how to create a successful game pitch with feedback from experts. There will also be a talk on funding and publishing. The annual event will be organised by Gamecity Hamburg By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
LAN Area Caggtus © Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt Business Interest in Caggtus Leipzig 2025 Already High The third Caggtus Leipzig is still five months away, but interest is already high. Shortly after the start of ticket pre-sales, the LAN reached a record number of participants. The Entertainment Area is also very popular. The third edition of the Caggtus Leipzig gaming festival will take place from By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Epic Games Publishing Telefónica to Preinstall Epic Games Store in Germany, the UK and Spain Telefónica and Epic Games have entered into a strategic partnership, beginning with the preinstallation of the Epic Games Store on Android phones across the Telefónica network. Additional initiatives targeting mobile gamers are planned for the coming year. This collaboration holds long-term potential benefits for mobile gamers, game studios, and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Lootboy Business Lootboy Makes a Comeback as Part of Youre Family The discovery platform LootBoy has been around since 2018. However, the Münster-based startup has been quiet for the past two years, but is now making a comeback as part of the Youre Group. LootBoy, an app that acts as a discovery platform for gamers, combining games, digital entertainment and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
In 2024 (picture), the DCP took place in Munich. Next year, on May 14, it will be back in Berlin © Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications Business Date for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2025 Has Been Set Planning can begin immediately: the date for the DCP 2025 has been set. The call for submissions is expected to open soon. Shortly before gamescom, it was announced that the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Games Award) 2025 will take place in Berlin. Now the event is taking shape. As By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
There were opportunities to play Lego Horizon Adventures and Astro Bot in the event area. © Andreas Krupa Events PlayStation and Astro Bot Draw Crowds to Düsseldorf Sony Interactive Entertainment Germany held a PlayStation 5 event in Düsseldorf last week. Astro Bot climbed the Rheinturm, while visitors could try out games at the event area on the Landtagswiese. The event was very well received. On 6 and 7 December, Sony Interactive Entertainment Germany organised a special event By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor Berlin, and Helge Jürgens, Managing Director Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg © Yves Sucksdorff/Friederike Werner Business Games Capital Region Envisions Itself as the Home of Games With €6.4 million in funding, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg supported the games and XR industry in 2024, drawing an overwhelmingly positive conclusion. For 2025, MBB and the entire region are anticipating further growth, highlighted by the presentation of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP) on May 14, 2025. The capital region, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
