Early footage from the Deadlock playtest. © GamesMarkt Publishing Valve Shadowdrops Playtest for new Hero Shooter Deadlock Through private playtest invites, Valve is letting players test out its newest game Deadlock. It's the first new Valve title since Half-Life Alyx in 2020. About 18,250 people seem to currently be able to play the game through Valve's playtest programme. More than four By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
David Stelzer, President of Xsolla, about devcom & gamescom © Xsolla Business David Stelzer: Strengthen Existing and Form New Partnerships Xsolla has been a key partner of devcom and gamescom for years. In this interview, David Stelzer, President of Xsolla, reveals why gamescom is so important for Xsolla's European business, what they are showing this year and how Xsolla's European office has developed. Xsolla is a By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
© Indie Arena Booth Business Indie Arena Booth Premiers App, New Vinyl in 2024 With a new app to better get around the mega stand, the Indie Arena Booth organisers at Super Crowd are taking what they learned from the Polaris app and applying it to gamescom. Apart from a plan, the app features sticker collection and the possibility to win prizes, like a By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Caroline Flesch joins Marcel Zurawka and Lars Eble at Bluebottle. © Cindy Ngo Esports Caroline Flesch Joins Bluebottle as Senior Business Developer Esports expert Caroline Flesch joins esports data start-up Bluebottle in Berlin as a Senior Business Developer. She is the first hire of the two founders Marcel Zurawka and Lars Eble. Esports expert Caroline Flesch is joining Bluebottle, the esports data visualisation agency by Marcel Zurawka and Lars Eble, as By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Hi-Fi Rush now belongs to Krafton. © Krafton Business Krafton Buys Tango Gameworks From Microsoft It was on track to be shut down, now it is saved: Korean publisher Krafton has bought Japanese studio Tango Gameworks from Microsoft and ZeniMax. The deal includes the Hi-Fi Rush! IP, but not others that Tango worked on. Tango is saved: As Krafton has announced tonight, the Korean By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Apple Business Apple Tweaks Rules for EU Market: New Fees, Fewer Restrictions on Link Outs After the EU Commission launched an investigation into Apple for violating the Digital Markets Act, Apple has now adjusted its App Store rules. There will be fewer restrictions on link outs to purchase digital content on other platforms, but two new fees will be introduced. Criticism from Spotify and Epic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tim Endres, Director gamescom at Koelnmesse / Stefan Heikhaus, Director of gamescom & Events at game - The German Games Industry Association © Koelnmesse / Dirk Mathesius/game Business gamescom 2024: Interactive, Intervowen, and International What will be different from previous gamescoms? Merchandise at the stands, cards & boards, the new social stage and more - this is what Tim Endres, Director gamescom at Koelnmesse, and Stefan Heikhaus, Director gamescom & Events at game, talk about in the second part of the gamescom 2024 interview. GamesMarkt: By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Alexander Freund is the new head of the Bochum Campus. © SAE Institute Campus Alexander Freund Becomes New Head of School at SAE Campus Bochum The former SAE Institute student and lecturer Alexander Freund is the new Campus Manager at his Alma Mater in Bochum. He follows on Christopher Seydholdt, who moves to the SAE Institute Germany central team as a Business Analyst. Alexander Freund is the new Campus Manager at the SAE Institute in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Open Air Kino Köln Business Open Air Gaming Event Opens in the gamescom Evenings Keep the party going - will be the motto of the Open Air Gaming Event by Open Air Kino Köln, Netgear, Nvidia, Systemtreff, Palit and Youcook. Each gamescom consumer day after 18:00, the Rheinauhafen will be transformed into a gaming party with play stations, influencers and a big cinema screen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Enshrouded screenshot taken by community member fluffers1988 © fluffers1988 / Keen Games Publishing Enshrouded Hits Three Million Players The survival ARPG Enshrouded from Frankfurt-based developer and publisher Keen Games now has more than three million players on PC. The game will be released in early access in January 2024. The team behind the game is also growing. Keen Games, developers of the ARPG survival co-op crafting By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nexus Business Nexus Nerd Rock Festival 2025 Combines Rock Concerts and Gaming Expo for the First Time With a new concept in July 2025, the Nexus Nerd Rock Festival wants to bring rock and metal concerts, gaming and a Medieval market together in Leipzig. The festival emerged from the Nexo - Nerd Expo in 2022, then without the music aspect. Leipzig's gets a new event that By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© SIE Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Renews UEFA Champions League Sponsorship The long-standing partnership between UEFA and Sony Interactive Entertainment for the UEFA Champions League has been extended until 2027. UEFA today announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the company behind the PlayStation brand, has renewed its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-27 commercial cycle. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
