© 1Up Business German Indie Showcase With Gronkh Announced The influencer agency 1Up Management cooperates with influencer Erik "Gronkh" Range for the "Deutsche Indie Showcase", where more than 30 games from the GSA region will be shown, 26 among them for the first time or with exclusive material. The German influencer agency 1UP Management will By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© MFG Campus Universities and Their Gaming Endeavours in BW Baden-Württemberg has one of the most involved university landscapes when it comes to games and Extended Reality in Germany. From futuristic XR booths to special programmes, here are some of the strongest examples. At gamescom, the academic side of gaming has been presented by MFG at their booth in By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Tobias Springer, CEO of tobspr Games. © tobspr Games Business shapez 2 Is off to an Excellent Start in Early Access With almost 8,000 players active at the same time, shapez 2 by tobspr games from Aachen, has had a very successful start in Early Access on Steam. The predecessor was beaten in record time. shapez 2 had 7,956 concurrent players at its Early Access launch on Steam yesterday. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders © Megagon Industries Publishing Megagon Announced Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based indie team behind the successful biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, have announced a skiing sequel, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, at the Wholesome Steam Celebration. Megagon Industries, an independent game studio founded in Berlin in 2013 and with now 14 employees, has announced its next game: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Fourth Floor © Convergence Publishing Convergence Games Showcase Announced The Convergence Games Showcase, a new creator-driven indie and AA digital showcase, will premiere at the end of September. Reveals from Kepler Interactive, Fireshine Games, Thunderful Games and many more are planned. The Convergence Games Showcase will debut on YouTube and Twitch on 26 September at 9pm CEST (3pm By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© BSR Business Black Screen Records and Gronkh Cooperate for gamescom Vinyl Release Black Screen Records is cooperating with Gronkh in bringing a vinyl album of the streamer to gamescom. Apart from this and it's cooperation with the Indie Arena Booth, the label is also providing musical acts for the new social stage in hall 11.3. The Cologne vinyl label By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Instinct3/Stray Fawn Business TerraScape Reaches 100,000 Sold Copies Since Release Exactly one month after release, the co-publishers Instinct3 and Stray Fawn announce that Bitfall Studio's TerraScape has sold 100,000 copies. The game since won big at the German Dev Days Award as well. One month after the release on 17 July 2024, TerraScape by Bitfall has By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Spellgarden Games, Team17 Digital Development Spellgarden Games and Team17 Digital announce Ritual of Raven Spellgarden Games has revealed their next project, together with Team17 Digital: Ritual of Raven is a farming game with magic. The game had first been shown at the Franco-German Games Night at devcom 2022, now it will be playable in this year's Indie Arena Booth. Spellgarden Games, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Factory building and automation in 3D. © tobspr Games Products shapez 2 What is being developed in Aachen and on over 300,000 wishlists? shapez 2 by topspr games! The factory automation simulation will be released in Early Access on 15 August, and all signs point to a hit. Wube Software's Factorio has more or less created a new genre, By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
OGame © Gameforge Business Outstanding Games From Baden-Württemberg The variety of games developed in Baden-Württemberg is truly remarkable, from experimental adventures to rescue games, from 4X browser universes to reimagined classics and cozy experiences. ##### OGame: Gameforge Although Gameforge is now better known for publishing MMORPGs such as Metin 2, Runes of Magic and Aion, the company from By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Tom Burck and Laura Körting are representing game BW. © Gameforge / Körting Business game BW Interview: The “Hidden Champion” Among the German States Baden-Württemberg was one of the first states with a regional representation of game. Laura Körting and Tomas Burck explain what has already been achieved and how Baden-Württemberg could become even better as a good games location. GamesMarkt: You recently took over the regional representation of game in Baden- By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
The Gameforge team - one of many successful companies in Baden-Württemberg. © Gameforge Business The BW Business Environment: Old Hands, Young Teams and Two Gaminghubs The games industry in Baden-Württemberg is diverse, with a variety of companies spread across different locations. Despite this, there are still central hubs that stand out in the region. According to Games BW, the games industry in Baden-Württemberg (BW) has 153 companies with almost 1,800 employees. The By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read