Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Kevin Nielsen is taking over as head of the new Webedia Events unit (Webedia) People Kevin Nielsen Leads New Webedia Events Unit With a new Events unit in the Webedia Group, Webedia Germany is driving their FYNG and FYNT event business, such as this week's caggtus booth together with Bethesda. Nielsen reports to Dawid Hallmann, Director of Webedia Gaming & Tech and has cross-border collaboration with Poland in mind. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Future Palace playing at Nexus 2025 (Anne Göthe) Events Second Nexus Festival Introduces Band Lineup - and Coldmirror Dead by April, Within Destruction, As December Falls, Grailknights - and Coldmirror: The second Nexus Festival in September has introduced the first bands and stars for the Nerd meets Rock meets Medieval Market event in Leipzig. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Maurice Lange, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Matthias Konen and Johanna Schmid (from Left to Right) | Picture by ESBD People ESBD Expands and Reorganises Political Communication Department The german Esports association ESBD is expanding its capacity in political communication and has gained two experienced industry professionals, Johanna Schmid and Maurice Lange, as advisors. At the same time, political and federation communications are being consolidated under Aleksandar Kovacevic. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products InterfaceX26 Showcases Fake OS Games, Brings Users To Rally Valve for an Official Tag Cobalt Lane, Jumpy Bit, Grey Alien Games and Muscle Cat have teamed up for InterfaceX26, a Steam Showcase for "Fake OS" games. Apart from showcasing the games, InterfaceX26 gamifies tagging the games for an official Valve tag with a bustom web app. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Original Gothic Trilogy © THQ Nordic Products Original Gothic Trilogy on PlayStation and Xbox Gothic 1, 2 and 3 will be available on PlayStation and Xbox for the first time. THQ Nordic plans to release these classic games on a regular basis, starting after the release of the Gothic 1 remake. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Tap Tap Loot and Cool Story Bro (Irox/ZoroArts) Products Two German Typing Games Conquered Steam Around This Weekend A good weekend for typing game lovers: While ZoroArts alias Mateo Covic has released his multiplayer chaos typing game Cool Story Bro on Friday, Turtle Knight Games and publisher Irox Games have released the spiritual successor to Bongo Cat, Tap Tap Loot, just this Monday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Kevin Nielsen is taking over as head of the new Webedia Events unit (Webedia) People Kevin Nielsen Leads New Webedia Events Unit With a new Events unit in the Webedia Group, Webedia Germany is driving their FYNG and FYNT event business, such as this week's caggtus booth together with Bethesda. Nielsen reports to Dawid Hallmann, Director of Webedia Gaming & Tech and has cross-border collaboration with Poland in mind. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Picture by IIDEA Business Italy’s Games Industry Uses London Games Festival to Network With UK Colleagues With a reception at the Italian Embassy, Italy’s ITA Agency and the industry association IIDEA built a bridge between the Italian and British games industries during the London Games Festival. Collaboration with key markets is essential, according to IIDEA-MD Thalita Malagò. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Picture by Newzoo Insights Newzoo: There is Significant Revenue Outside the Top 20 In a further analysis, Newzoo examined the revenue potential of titles outside the top 20 and found that there is scope for good business even among titles other than the big brands. This is particularly true for the PC platform. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Kevin Nielsen is taking over as head of the new Webedia Events unit (Webedia) People Kevin Nielsen Leads New Webedia Events Unit With a new Events unit in the Webedia Group, Webedia Germany is driving their FYNG and FYNT event business, such as this week's caggtus booth together with Bethesda. Nielsen reports to Dawid Hallmann, Director of Webedia Gaming & Tech and has cross-border collaboration with Poland in mind. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Future Palace playing at Nexus 2025 (Anne Göthe) Events Second Nexus Festival Introduces Band Lineup - and Coldmirror Dead by April, Within Destruction, As December Falls, Grailknights - and Coldmirror: The second Nexus Festival in September has introduced the first bands and stars for the Nerd meets Rock meets Medieval Market event in Leipzig. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Maurice Lange, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Matthias Konen and Johanna Schmid (from Left to Right) | Picture by ESBD People ESBD Expands and Reorganises Political Communication Department The german Esports association ESBD is expanding its capacity in political communication and has gained two experienced industry professionals, Johanna Schmid and Maurice Lange, as advisors. At the same time, political and federation communications are being consolidated under Aleksandar Kovacevic. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products InterfaceX26 Showcases Fake OS Games, Brings Users To Rally Valve for an Official Tag Cobalt Lane, Jumpy Bit, Grey Alien Games and Muscle Cat have teamed up for InterfaceX26, a Steam Showcase for "Fake OS" games. Apart from showcasing the games, InterfaceX26 gamifies tagging the games for an official Valve tag with a bustom web app. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Original Gothic Trilogy © THQ Nordic Products Original Gothic Trilogy on PlayStation and Xbox Gothic 1, 2 and 3 will be available on PlayStation and Xbox for the first time. THQ Nordic plans to release these classic games on a regular basis, starting after the release of the Gothic 1 remake. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tap Tap Loot and Cool Story Bro (Irox/ZoroArts) Products Two German Typing Games Conquered Steam Around This Weekend A good weekend for typing game lovers: While ZoroArts alias Mateo Covic has released his multiplayer chaos typing game Cool Story Bro on Friday, Turtle Knight Games and publisher Irox Games have released the spiritual successor to Bongo Cat, Tap Tap Loot, just this Monday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Kevin Nielsen is taking over as head of the new Webedia Events unit (Webedia) People Kevin Nielsen Leads New Webedia Events Unit With a new Events unit in the Webedia Group, Webedia Germany is driving their FYNG and FYNT event business, such as this week's caggtus booth together with Bethesda. Nielsen reports to Dawid Hallmann, Director of Webedia Gaming & Tech and has cross-border collaboration with Poland in mind. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Picture by IIDEA Business Italy’s Games Industry Uses London Games Festival to Network With UK Colleagues With a reception at the Italian Embassy, Italy’s ITA Agency and the industry association IIDEA built a bridge between the Italian and British games industries during the London Games Festival. Collaboration with key markets is essential, according to IIDEA-MD Thalita Malagò. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Picture by Newzoo Insights Newzoo: There is Significant Revenue Outside the Top 20 In a further analysis, Newzoo examined the revenue potential of titles outside the top 20 and found that there is scope for good business even among titles other than the big brands. This is particularly true for the PC platform. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
