Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring and Lina Timm, Managing Director of Medien.Bayern. © Games/Bavaria Business Bavaria and Games/Bavaria Open 'Gamerei' in Munich on 26 July The Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs and Games/Bavaria have announced the opening of a central office space for the Bavarian games industry at the end of July. Called "Die Gamerei - The Bavarian House of Game Changers", it will be located in the east of Munich and will By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Krafton confirmed to exhibit at gamescom. © Krafton Business Krafton Confirmed to Exhibit at gamescom Krafton has confirmed that it will be exhibiting at gamescom 2024 in Cologne. The South Korean company will be showcasing Dark and Darker Mobile, inZOI and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Krafton will be back at gamescom 2024 in Cologne this year. From 21 to 25 August, the company will be showcasing the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Florian Kamolz joins Xperion Hamburg as Event Lead. © Kamolz; TaKe TV @ gamescom LAN Business Florian Kamolz Joins Xperion Hamburg as Event Lead After more than two years as Director of Communications at TaKe TV, Florian Kamolz has joined Xperion Hamburg as Event Lead. The third Xperion in Germany is set to open in the Hanseatic city. Florian Kamolz takes on new challenges at Xperion Germany as Event Lead and Lead Event Operations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Sandra Friedrichs makes it to the final of the Miss Germany competition in 2023 © Friedrichs/Miss Germany Studios Business Sandra Friedrichs Becomes Teamlead Influencer Marketing at Viralwunder Sandra Friedrichs is now responsible for influencer marketing as Teamlead at the in-house agency for web media publishing, viralwunder. The new position is not a completely new job for Sandra Friedrichs. She has been working as a freelancer as Senior Influencer Marketing Manager for viralwunder for the past few By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The participants of the Web Media Summer Party © Web Media Publishing Events Web Media's Big Summer Party Around 100 guests from the industry responded to Web Media's call to attend the annual summer party in Schliersee. The theme was "Caribbean Night" and is to be continued in 2025. At least that's what the Munich-based media company, which is known for By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
The gamescom LAN celebrated its successful premiere in March 2024 © Koelnmesse Business Date for gamescom LAN 2025 Revealed Following its successful debut this March, Dennis Gehlen, Managing Director of co-organiser TaKeTV, has set the date for 2025. The gamescom LAN will then take place in February. To be more precise, the next gamescom LAN will take place from 21 to 23 February. The organisers from TaKeTV and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa © Nintendo Business Nintendo to Make Enough Switch Successors to Meet Demand and Avoid Scalping Nintendo wants to provide as many units as possible when the successor to the Switch is released to meet widespread demand. Supply shortages of any component should not have a major impact on production. The company is also considering taking action against resellers who try to sell the console at By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business New Address for GamesMarkt We have moved! As of 1 July, BG Germany and the GamesMarkt team have a new address: Isartalstraße 49 in 80469 Munich. On 1 July, the Oktoberfest set-up starts at the Theresienwiese in Munich. Even if this was not the reason for our move, we have left our old By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
© Giants Software Publishing FarmCon: Giants Software Announces Pre-Stream and Stage Schedule Prior to FarmCon, Giants Software will host a pre-stream for the upcoming annual Farming Simulator convention. The programme for the community convention has also been finalised. The focus of both the stream and the stage will be Farming Simulator 25. While the biggest FarmCon to date will take place By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Elden Ring / Farming Simulator 25 © FromSoftware and Bandai Namco / Giants Software Business Summer Sale Shakes up the Steam Charts, While Giants Adds an Exclamation Mark The ongoing Steam Summer Sale has shaken up the charts, but without threatening the dominance of Elden Ring. The biggest surprises, on the other hand, are the high rankings of Farming Simulator 25 and Forza Horizon 4. The Steam Summer Sale has shaken up the Steam charts as usual, but By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The winners and nominees of the Gaming Ohne Grenzen Award 2023 on the congstar stage at gamescom. © Archive picture by Martin Scherag Business Gaming Ohne Grenzen and Congstar Continue Inclusion Award The Gaming ohne Grenzen (Gaming without Borders) Award will once again be presented on the trade visitor day at gamescom. Mobile operator congstar is on board as a partner, and the award ceremony will take place on their stand. Inclusion is a major issue at gamescom, and not just in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Apex Legends Global Series comes to Germany for the first time. © EA Esports Apex Legends Global Series Comes to Germany for the First Time The Apex Legends Global Series is coming to Germany for the first time, with the second split taking place in Mannheim at the SAP Arena directly after gamescom 2024. Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment will bring the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) to Germany. The playoffs, in which teams from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
