Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment © SIE Publishing Sony Interactive Entertainment Closes Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi, With German Site Also Affected Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi are being closed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Firewalk is the studio behind Concord. Neon Koi was working on a mobile action game. Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment, has announced the closure of two studios: Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios. "While By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The founders of Aldamami (from left to right): David Cafisso, Katharina "Mikey" Müller, Alicja Schneider and Marvin Braun © Aldamami Games Business Aldamami is Excited to Start The Rabbit This year's The Rabbit starts on October 31. One of the participating teams is Aldamami, which was nominated for this year's DCP in the category Best Prototype. We talked to the four founders about their expectations of the extraordinary program. On Thursday, The Rabbit 2024 begins, By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
© Zoran Roso Consulting Business Markus Wilding Joins Zoran Roso as Consultant Marketing veteran Markus Wilding has gone freelance recently, and is now joining Zoran Roso Consulting for one of his first official contracts. Marketing veteran Markus Wilding has a new contract: On LinkedIn, he announced that he would work with Zoran Roso on his marketing and publishing consultancy firm Zoran Roso By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Chimera Publishing Chimera's Songs of Silence Leaves Early Access and Heads to Consoles Munich-based Chimera Entertainment will be completing the Early Access phase of Songs of Silence before the end of the year, as planned. In addition to PC, the strategy game will also be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. On 13 November 2024, Songs of Silence from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Chances are high that one of the DevGamm awards goes to GSA this year. © DevGamm Business DevGamm Awards 2024 Nominations Feature Strong Contenders from GSA At the DevGamm Awards 2024 in Portugal on 15 November, the nominations are chock-full with strong contenders from Germany and Austria. Hoping for an award are bippinbits, Christoph Minnameier, Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann, Osmotic Studios, Mostly Games, Causa Creations and neoludic. btf is even nominated twice for Constance. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Nintendo Publishing Nintendo Unveiled Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Nintendo has surprisingly announced Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. Almost ten years after the Wii U version, the highly acclaimed action RPG is coming to Switch. Nintendo is fulfilling a wish of many players. One of the most popular Wii U games is returning to the current generation. Originally released By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jakob Wössner joins MFG Digital Culture. © MFG Business Jakob Wössner joins MFG Digital Culture for Museums and Serious Games The funding agency MFG Baden-Württemberg has employed Jakob Wössner in the Digital Culture track: He will work with museums on projects that also involve serious games and gamification. The southwestern German funding agency MFG Baden-Württemberg welcomes a new team member: Jakob Wössner is newly employed in the area By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Newzoo Publishing Top-Grossing Games in Q3 2024 EA Sports College Football 25 generated the most revenue on PC and consoles in Q3 2024, according to a report by Newzoo based on six key markets. The differences between PC and console are particularly striking, with sports games dominating PlayStation, Switch and Xbox, but not PC. Newzoo has published By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Cherry Business Cherry Xtrfy Tests In-Store Sales of Team Vitality Accessories in France Cherry Xtrfy is expanding its portfolio with limited-edition accessories in the design of the successful French esports team Vitality. At the same time, the company is starting a test with Fnac, which will be listing the branded accessories for the first time. In some sports, fan stores are part By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Play Exhibition in 2023 © Claudia Meiners Business "You Got the Power" Is the Motto of Play 2024 in Hamburg Play - Creative Gaming Festival 2024 will take place in Hamburg from 11 to 16 November. This year's motto is "You Got the Power". Various venues and events in Hamburg will explore the interaction between games and politics. This year's Play - Creative Gaming Festival motto By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
A record number of attendees visited Game Industry Conference 2024. © GIC Business Game Industry Conference Ends 2024 With Record Numbers Game Industry Conference has brought 3290 attendees to Poland's largest game B2B expo, a new visitor record. On yesterday’s Sunday, 27 October 2024, the 17th Game Industry Conference (GIC) closed its doors in Poznan, Poland. And after it overtook Digital Dragons last year to become the biggest By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Global Gaming Report Q3 2024: M&A activity in the gaming sector © Drake Star Business Drake Star Sees Gaming M&A Activity Increase for Fourth Quarter in a Row and More Insights M&A activity in the gaming sector has increased for the fourth consecutive quarter, with the two largest deals of the year being acquisitions by private equity firms, according to investment bank Drake Star in its Global Gaming Report Q3 2024. Activity is expected to continue to increase. Michael By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
