© Nintendo Publishing Next Nintendo Direct Presentation on 18 June The next Nintendo Direct presentation will take place on Tuesday 18 June. The livestream, which will last around 40 minutes, will mainly showcase games coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. The successor to the Switch will not be shown. After the State of Play on 31 May 2024 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
IOC President Thomas Bach announces, among other things, via video on X/Twitter that the Executive Board is proposing the creation of Olympic Esports Games © Screenshot Esports Olympic Esport Games are Becoming More and More Likely At the 142nd IOC Session, which will take place during the Olympic Games in Paris, the IOC will decide on a proposal from the Executive Board to create the so-called Olympic Esport Games. The IOC is also already in contact with a potential host. The decision would be a By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Third games Made in Germany Steam Sale starts on 20 June 2024. © Games Germany Events Third Games Made in Germany Steam Sale Starts on 20 June 2024 The Games Made in Germany Steam sale by Games Germany is entering its third round. After two successful years, the 2024 Steam event will kick off on 20 June at 19:00 CEST, accompanied by a showcase event on Steam and IGN's YouTube channel. More than 250 games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ostwind Aris Ankunft (Windstorm Ari's Arrival) was a successful film and is currently in development as a game. © Constantin/Aesir Interactive Development Games Bavaria and HFF to Co-Organise Talk The lecture "Adaptation - When Stories Change Medium" will take place on Wednesday at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF). The topic is the transformation of stories in different media, especially from film to games. The main case study of the evening is "Ostwind" (Windstorm) By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The main stage at the The A1 Austrian eSports Festival. © A1 eSports / Florian Wieser Business 21,700 Visitors at the A1 Austrian eSports Festival and Spielefest Wien The A1 Austrian eSports Festival and the Spielefest Wien (Vienna Games Festival) welcomed around 21,700 visitors to the Austria Center Vienna. This was the first time that the two festivals were organised as a joint event. Last Saturday and Sunday the Austria Center Vienna was dedicated to esports, gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Embracer shuts down Pieces Interactive. © Pieces Interactive, THQ Business Embracer Shuts Down Pieces Interactive a THQ Nordic Studio Following a first round of job cuts in April, Pieces Interactive has been closed down completely by Embracer. The company, based in Skövde, Sweden, was one of the internal studios of THQ Nordic and had released the reimagining of Alone in the Dark in March 2024. Swedish studio Pieces Interactive, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Quirin Münch, Managing Director at QM Interactive. © QM and CAT Production Business QM Interactive and CAT Production Sign Cooperation Agreement CAT Production and QM Interactive have announced a partnership between the two Munich-based companies. "The expertise in the areas of games development and gamification is a perfect basis for a long-term collaboration," says CAT Managing Director Johannes Atze. An cooperation has been agreed between QM Interactive By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn) / Super Fantasy Kingdom (Feryaz Beer and Hooded Horse) / Reka (Emberstorm Entertainment and Fireshine Games) © GM Business The Most Successful Demos of the Steam Next Fest June 2024 from GSA Many studios and publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland released demos of their games as part of the Steam Next Fest June 2024. We have collected the most successful demos from the event, which is still running. Steam is once again hosting a "Next Fest" with numerous demos By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ernst Greckl has been promoted to authorised signatory (Prokurist in German) of Wild River Games. © Felix Betzenbichler Business Ernst Greckl becomes Wild River's authorised signatory and the company moves its HQ Ernst Greckl, previously "Manager Commercial Operations", has been promoted to authorised signatory (Prokurist in German) of Wild River Games. In addition, the company's headquarters have been relocated from Munich to Ismaning. Wild River Games has promoted Ernst Greckl to authorised signatory. He has been with the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Unity/GamesMarkt Development Two Berlin Studios Make it Into Unity's May Showreel With Happy Broccoli Games and Horizont Computergrafik, two studios from Berlin have made it into Unity's May showreel Games Made with Unity. Almost at the same time as the showreel, Unity has also expanded its 'How-to' eBook series. With the'Games Made with Unity By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Roman Reinhardt, Chief Gaming Officer at Berlin International Gaming © BIG Esports BIG Launches Programme for German Esports Talents Esports Organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) is launching its own talent development programme called BIG Selecta. The next step will be to plan an application process. BIG has already accepted the first six talents into the new BIG Selecta programme for young talents. These are five talents from the esports By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
