Josh Sawyer's keynote on the post- and post-post-apocalypse in games enlightened game scholars and developers alike / One of the playable and discussed board games at FROG 2024, WorldContol by Ivo Antunic. © GamesMarkt Campus G+ FROG 2024 Shows How Game Studies Must Cooperate With Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The site of Future and Reality of Gaming just before the start on Friday. © Rudolf Inderst Campus G+ Impressions from Future and Reality of Gaming 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero / Metaphor: ReFantazio © Bandai Namco / Atlus Publishing Strong Start for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero and Metaphor: ReFantazio Three games from Japan had extremely strong launches last week: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Silent Hill 2. Meanwhile, Thronefall (GrizzlyGames), Undisputed (Plaion) and Starship Troopers: Extermination (Knights Peak) have left Early Access. Last week, new games from Japan once again dominated the activity charts, but not only. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© GamerLegion Esports Age of Empires II Tournament to Be Held in Berlin by GamerLegion Just before Christmas, the Age of Empires II "Noble Apartment Cup" tournament will take place in Berlin with a prize pool of over $50,000. Sponsored by developer World's Edge, the tournament will take place as a LAN event at the GamerLegion Gaming House in Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Aerosoft Publishing Parking World From Binary Impact and Aerosoft to Launch in November The management simulation Parking World, developed by Binary Impact from Niederelbert and published by Aerosoft from Paderborn, will be released in Early Access on 11 November. In the game, players build, manage and expand their own parking company and solve parking problems in various scenarios. Publisher Aerosoft and developer Binary By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Instinct3/Sparkasse Business Sparkasse, Instinct3 and Jung von Matt Plan Improvisational Special With a new format, a reinterpretation of an improvisational comedy show, the Sparkasse (Savings Bank) is entering the Twitch stage together with Jung von Matt Sports and Instinct3. The main protagonist "Sparkassen-Hänno", a character created by content creator and Instinct3 founder HandOfBlood, gets active support from comedians By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sarah Bond in the Official Xbox Podcast "Updates on the Xbox Business" © Xbox Publishing Microsoft to Sell Games Directly Through Xbox App on Android in the US The first result of the Epic v Google ruling. From the beginning of November 2024, Microsoft will sell games directly through the Xbox Store on Android. Some of these games will also be playable on mobile devices via Cloud Gaming. In direct response to the Epic v Google ruling, in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Uniliga Business Uniliga Starts Campus Tour at German Universities The Uniliga campus tour starts in Hannover and will also visit universities in Bielefeld and Berlin. The tour gives students the opportunity to get in touch with companies and esports clubs. To mark the start of the winter semester at German universities, Uniliga, Germany's largest student gaming league, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nintendo is the favourite Consumer Electronics brand of German families according to the YouGov BrandIndex © Imago Business Best Family Brands: Nintendo Beats PlayStation and Apple Together with the SZ Institut of Süddeutsche Zeitung, YouGov Germany has identified the top family brands of 2024. Netflix is ahead in the overall ranking, while Nintendo beats the competition in the consumer electronics sector. No dedicated gaming brand made it into the top ten of the overall evaluation, in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 © Xbox Business G+ Even More Simulation Games From a Wide Range of Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Kempke, Mazgaj and Licht right after the notary appointment. © Samet Durgun; Sudden Forest Development Non-Violent Game Studio Sudden Forest Incorporated in Berlin The new indie game studio for non-violent adventures Sudden Forest has incorporated in Berlin yesterday. The founders are Anton Licht, Matthias Kempke and Laura Mazgaj, bringing with them development, writing and producing skills from years of experience in the industry respectively. Between the layoffs and studio closures, there are By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
