© Esports Awards Esports Esports Awards and Esports World Cup Foundation Announce Partnership The Esports Awards and the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) have entered a three-year partnership, bringing the esports awards ceremony to Riyadh during the Esports World Cup. The 2024 Esports Awards will be hosted on August 24 in Riyadh, featuring a gala that honors the best in esports worldwide. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The 2024 course of participants. © Women Making Games / French Embassy Business Women Making Games Introduced 2024 Course in Berlin During Womenize!, Women Making Games started their 2024 course of participants out at the French Embassy in Berlin. Young female CEOs and Founders from the industry do receive coaching and workshops through the programme. The first speaker was Ata Sergey Nowak of Torpor Games. During this year’s return of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Opening of Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller Business Womenize! to return after successful comeback After a five-year break, Womenize! celebrated a successful comeback as a face-to-face event. 150 attendees came to Berlin, 1500 watched the stream on Twitch. Even if Womenize! has not yet reached its pre-pandemic size, the fact that 150 people showed up at the Institut Français in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is coming to Cologne with CEO Walid Nakschbandi. © NRW /HOJABR RIAHI Business The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is moving to Cologne After initial unconfirmed media reports, it is now certain: The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is to move from Düsseldorf's Medienhafen to Cologne's Deichmannhaus. This was announced at a press conference today. An Update. The relocation of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW at the beginning of 2025 By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy spoke with DJ Jazzy Jeff about the background of the programme © Screenshot Business Twitch Announces DJ Programme Streaming service Twitch will launch its new programme for DJs streaming on the platform in July or August. The programme has been in the works for several years, with hundreds of deals signed with all the majors and many indie labels. The significance of this move for Twitch and the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Gregor Zielke/Deutscher Fundraising Verband People Friendly Fire wins German Fundraising Award At the Fundraising Congress in Berlin, the Deutscher Fundraising Verband (German Fundraising Association) honoured three projects, including Friendly Fire. The award was accepted on behalf of the project by Artur Niemczuk (left), Dennis Brammen (right) and Lena Laaser (second from left). The award was officially presented for 'Friendly Fire By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
© Focus/Pullup, Deck13 Publishing Atlas Fallen Gets Significant Game Overhaul in August Deck13 and Focus/Pullup Entertainment announce a big free update for DCP nominee Atlas Fallen, going live 6 August. With Reign of Sands, the game is supposed to get a second wind of success, through new areas, an overhauled tutorial, new writing, casting and several quality of life changes. Pullup By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© devcom/eosAndy Development Devcom Launches new Scholarship Programme devcom has announced the launch of its new scholarship programme aimed at increasing inclusivity and diversity in the video game industry. The initiative aims to support underrepresented and undervalued game developers by working with international organisations. Devcom's new scholarship programmes are designed to increase inclusivity and diversity in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Ubisoft Publishing Ubisoft Forward on June 10 On 10 June, 21 o'clock EST, Ubisoft will show it's newest games in its Ubisoft Forward presentation. Taking part in the deluge of Summer Game Fest adjacent video game streams, Ubisoft has announced its Ubisoft Forward showcase on 10 June, 21 o'clock German time. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director of the USK © www.HelenNicolai-BusinessPortraits.de Business USK Advisory Board Resolves Further Development of Classification Criteria The Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) will continue to develop the guiding criteria for the legal protection of minors in the area of risks associated with the use of digital games. This was decided by the Advisory Board. The games industry is known for its rapid development. Accordingly, the protection of minors By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kaweh Mansoori, Hesse's Minister of Economics © Paul Schneider / Hessische Staatskanzlei Development Hesse Supports six Games With 280,000 Euros As part of the 'Hessen Serious Game' programme, the German state of Hesse has decided to fund a total of six projects. These were selected by a panel of experts from a total of 23 applications. This time around, the state of Hesse is supporting game developers with By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Rocket Beans/KiKA Business Rocket Beans to Produce Second Season of Ansage! Ansage!, a tv and video format about games aimed at a young audience, is getting a second season. Rocket Beans Entertainment is once again producing the series for KiKA. It is a success for the Hamburg-based production company Rocket Beans Entertainment. The game format Ansage!, produced on behalf of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
