Alex Croft, co-founder and CEO & Hendrik Van Iterson, founder and CTO © Mission:Control Publishing Mission:Control Is a New Digital Game Marketing Toolkit Mission:Control, a platform for real-time analysis and management of digital game content, has been founded in the Netherlands by CEO Alex Croft and CTO Hendrik Van Iterson. Mission:Control's toolkit aims to increase efficiency, transparency and profitability for game publishers while eliminating outdated trading models. " By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ver.di main associate representatives from the Federal level supported the effort of the game worker's roundtable and demands. © GamesMarkt Development Gamedevs’ Roundtable at Ver.di Formulates Demands for Fair Conditions in the Games Industry Next to devcom, the game worker group Gamedevs’ Roundtable has held a press conference with six demands for better working conditions in the games industry. Apart from improved salaries, a collective agreement and contract standards, the group is asking for gender equality and an end to the penalisation and stigmatization By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Felix Falk (MD game), Michael Kellner (BMWK) and Lars Janssen (Chairman game, from left to right) with Cosplayer at the DCP Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2024, which took place in Munich © Sebastian Reuter Business After EOI Process: Berlin Wins Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2025 The Deutsche Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Game Award) will be held in Berlin in 2025. For the first time, the venue was put out to tender as part of an EOI process open to all German states, with the capital appearing to have prevailed. The DCP 2025 will be held By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
This is what the new Warband character selection screen looks like. © Blizzard Entertainment Products World of Warcraft: The War Within After the decline of World of Warcraft with Shadowlands, Dragonflight experienced a surprisingly strong resurgence. More down-to-earth fantasy, the fun of flying dragons, and a surprising amount of content in the patch cycle won back many players, even though the typical Warcraft threat hardly materialised and many ' By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Youre Family Business Youre Family Integrates LootBoy in Youre x GamesCoin Following the acquisition of Crayon, Youre Family has now also announced the purchase of LootBoy. In the interview, Alex Suarez talks about how LootBoy fits in with Youre x GamesCoin and the importance of organic and inorganic growth for Youre Family. LootBoy filed for bankruptcy in 2023. How did you By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
The winners of the 2024 devcom Indie Awards. © devcom Events devcom Indie Awards 2024 go to Germany, USA and Saudi Arabia At yesterday's opening dinner event for devcom, the Indie Awards have been given to four studios, among them Munich professor Christoph Minnameier for Dungeons of Dreadrock and Starvania from Saudi Arabia. The results of the speaker's survey have also been revealed. The devcom Developer Conference 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Leadership of GetHero will go to the former flow:fwd CEO Tim Krause-Murroni. © Webedia Business Webedia Merges allyance and flow:fwd into GetHero Webedia has merged its two influencer agencies allyance and flow:fwd into one: Named GetHero, it will now encompass the 22 people working in Hamburg and Berlin. Leadership will go to the former flow:fwd CEO Tim Krause-Murroni. Webedia has merged its two influencer agencies allyance and flow:fwd By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Xsolla Business How Xsolla is Shaping Industry Conversations at Devcom and Gamescom 2024 As we prepare to take the stage at Devcom and showcase our innovations at Gamescom from August 19th to August 23rd in Cologne, Germany, it’s essential to understand why these events are pivotal for our company, Xsolla, and the gaming industry. A guest post. The gaming landscape is in By Promotion • 3 min read
© Epic Games Store Publishing Epic Games Store Goes Mobile The Epic Games Store is now available for download on iPhones in the European Union and Android devices worldwide. Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe are available. The games will also be released on other alternative app stores. Other developers are not yet able to use the Epic Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr. Andrea Buchholz © MFG Campus The Exceptional Role of Universities At MFG promoting cultural and creative industries goes far beyond funding: Dr. Andrea Buchholz has realised numerous exciting projects with universities as breeding ground for a healthy games-ecosystem. GamesMarkt: The MFG addresses the issue of talent and research promotion, which, as far as I know, does not exist in By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
E-Paper G+ GamesMarkt 464 Topics in this issue include: The pre-gamescom report and a look back on 15 years of gamescom, the european games market, Ubisoft's blockbuster brands Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws and incoming highlights. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read
© Super Crowd Business Polaris Convention Announces Business Day The third Polaris Convention by Super Crowd and Hamburg Messe this October will now feature a business day for the first time. Tickets are currently available for 71 euros, just below double the price of a consumer ticket. The Polaris Convention in Hamburg, which will take place for the third By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
