Taylor-Petrik "Vic0" Gatschelhofer, BIG Fortnite team © BIG Business BIG and Acer Predator Have Extended Their Strategic Partnership The German esports Organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced an extension to its partnership with Acer Predator, as well as an expansion of the collaboration. After a year of collaboration, Acer Predator will continue to supply BIG with gaming technology, including its latest high-end PCs, laptops, and displays. These By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The German Pavilion at TGS. © game / German Pavilion Business Tokyo Game Show: German Pavilion with 13 Exhibitors From Aerosoft to Rockfish: 13 German gaming firms are present at the German Pavilion on Tokyo Game Show, courtesy of the Ministries for Economy and Agriculture as well as AUMA. A German Pavilion will once again represent the Federal Republic at Japan’s biggest gaming fair, Tokyo Game Show. The By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft Products Ubisoft Releases Anno 117: Pax Romana Demo Ubisoft is also using a demo as a marketing tool to allow interested players to try out Anno 117: Pax Romana in advance. However, this one-hour demo will only be available for two weeks. Ubisoft has released a demo of Anno 117: Pax Romana. It will be available from 2 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Janette Lipinski, Team Lead Project Management at Gameforge © Gameforge Business Janette Lipinski: Entering the Games Industry 20 Years Ago "Felt Like Crashing a LAN Party" For Janette Lipinski, games have always been more than a hobby. They've been a constant presence, from childhood afternoons to professional milestones. Today, she channels her passion for the medium into leading project teams and shaping production at one of Germany's largest gaming companies. Janette Lipinski By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Johannes Hollaender, Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 © Stephan Kragl Business Johannes Hollaender Promoted to Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 Johannes Hollaender became Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 at the beginning of September 2025. The experienced PR specialist has worked for the Hamburg-based brand, corporate and political communications agency since 2017. Johannes Hollaender was appointed Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 in Hamburg on 1 September 2025. He has By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
From left: Srecko Filipovic, CEO Maik Reichelt, Jolina Hetscher and new Head of Marketing Timothy Loftus. © ByteRockers' Games People Loftus, Filipovic and Hetscher Reinforce ByteRockers' Games' Marketing With former Crytek Marketing Manager Timothy Loftus as new Head of Marketing and BXDXO veteran Srecko Filipovic as Marketing Manager, ByteRockers' is dialing up the Communications department. Jolina Hetscher joins as an apprentice. ByteRockers’ Games is reinforcing its Marketing team with three additions: From September on, Timothy Loftus will By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Curveball Games © Curveball Leisure Publishing Curveball Leisure Forms Publishing Division Curveball Games Curveball Leisure, a Welsh wholesaler and distributor, has launched a full-service video game publishing division called Curveball Games. The new division is aimed at supporting indie and AA developers with both physical and digital launches. Headquartered in Swansea, Wales, Curveball Leisure was established in 2004 as a distributor and publisher By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar © Marvelous Products Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar One of the most popular farming and life simulation games is back in a modernised form for Switch and PC in the form of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. This remake is based on the Nintendo DS game Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar, which was released in Japan in 2008 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Olliver Heins, Chief Product Officer of Aonic © dg-corporate.co.uk/ Business Why Aonic Focuses on Small to Mid-Sized Companies By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
© grownarts Products Paws and Leaves Breaks 150% Kickstarter Funding Before Campaign End With three days to go, grownarts from Brake has already successfully funded the Kickstarter of their narrative adventure Paws and Leaves – A Last Tale. Indie developer grownarts from Brake in Northern Germany enters the last stretch of its Kickstarter campaign with the game, Paws and Leaves – A Last Tale, already By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Christoph Kramer is promoting the Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Christoph Kramer Is Promoting the Nintendo Switch 2 Former national football player and author Christoph Kramer has collaborated with Nintendo on several commercials for the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The spots will air from this week onwards. Christoph Kramer is presenting the Nintendo Switch 2 in commercials. In the adverts, the football world champion, TV expert and author By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heavy Hearts, the game by Dammitbird that wasn't allowed in Early Access © Dammitbird, Shady Corner Games Business Steam Denies Early Access Release for Adult Games Valve is no longer accepting Early Access games with sexually explicit content. The renewed pressure on adult games is part of the chain of demands that payment processors put through to storefronts like Steam and itch, but resistance from affected devs and users demanding free art has risen dramatically. In By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
