Wachsender Einfluss: E-Sport und Games statt Öl Marcel Kleffmann December 11, 2023 – 10 min read Share this post Gamers8 - Das nach eigenen Angaben weltgrößte Gaming- und E-Sport-Festival beendete seine zweite Ausgabe mit der Preisverleihung, bei der sich das Team Twisted Minds den ersten Platz bei den Gamers8 Club Awards sicherte. © Saudi Esports Federation The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (GAMEinander e.V.) Campus GAMEinander Association for Students Now Accepts Members The GAMEinander e.V. for students and trainees in game development in Germany is now accepting members. The association offers networking, pitching and funding help and other peer-to-peer assistance. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Development Self-Publishing Framework: What SpielFabrique Wants to Offer With a new accelerator concept, SpielFabrique offers advice on self-publishing in a new sprint-focused online program. We spoke to Project Manager Matthes Lindner about the course, self-publishing as a skill even when signing a publisher, and the costs of an accelerator program. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Marvel's Wolverine © Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Business G+ Sony: Weaker Console Sales in a Booming Games Market Despite declining PS5 console sales and mediocre performance of Marvel's Wolverine, Sony's Game & Network Services segment (PlayStation) continues to perform so well that the company has revised its business forecast upwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Insights 8,976 Industry Sites, 82,930 Direct Jobs – US Association ESA Launches New Dashboard With the aim, above all, of making the achievements of the US games industry transparent to policymakers, the US trade association ESA has launched its new dashboard, which illustrates the industry’s impact right down to state level. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Tripwire Presents © Tripwire Interactive Publishing Tripwire Presents Expands Its Publishing Business Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, is expanding its business to offer scaled publishing support for games from smaller independent developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time © Nintendo Products The System Seller for Nintendo Switch 2: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time With the upcoming holiday season approaching, Nintendo has just the game to keep interest in the Nintendo Switch 2 high once again: a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original game is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read producs BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded Celebrate Huge Success on the PlayStation Store In October, two successful PC projects – BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded – launched on PlayStation, and did so with great success. Both made it into the top 20 of the PS Store charts in North America and Europe, with one even beating EA Sports FC 27. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 04 Nov 26: DEP Nominees, Sasha Volkohon, Xsolla, The Rabbit, Steam Charts, THQ Nordic, Serious Play Conf The countdown is on – both for Games Ground in Berlin, where Xsolla is strengthening its GSA presence and the participants from The Rabbit are facing their first real test, and for the DEP, where the hosts and the nominations for the final category have been announced. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(GAMEinander e.V.) Campus GAMEinander Association for Students Now Accepts Members The GAMEinander e.V. for students and trainees in game development in Germany is now accepting members. The association offers networking, pitching and funding help and other peer-to-peer assistance. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development Self-Publishing Framework: What SpielFabrique Wants to Offer With a new accelerator concept, SpielFabrique offers advice on self-publishing in a new sprint-focused online program. We spoke to Project Manager Matthes Lindner about the course, self-publishing as a skill even when signing a publisher, and the costs of an accelerator program. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Marvel's Wolverine © Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Business G+ Sony: Weaker Console Sales in a Booming Games Market Despite declining PS5 console sales and mediocre performance of Marvel's Wolverine, Sony's Game & Network Services segment (PlayStation) continues to perform so well that the company has revised its business forecast upwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Insights 8,976 Industry Sites, 82,930 Direct Jobs – US Association ESA Launches New Dashboard With the aim, above all, of making the achievements of the US games industry transparent to policymakers, the US trade association ESA has launched its new dashboard, which illustrates the industry’s impact right down to state level. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tripwire Presents © Tripwire Interactive Publishing Tripwire Presents Expands Its Publishing Business Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, is expanding its business to offer scaled publishing support for games from smaller independent developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time © Nintendo Products The System Seller for Nintendo Switch 2: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time With the upcoming holiday season approaching, Nintendo has just the game to keep interest in the Nintendo Switch 2 high once again: a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original game is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
producs BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded Celebrate Huge Success on the PlayStation Store In October, two successful PC projects – BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded – launched on PlayStation, and did so with great success. Both made it into the top 20 of the PS Store charts in North America and Europe, with one even beating EA Sports FC 27. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 04 Nov 26: DEP Nominees, Sasha Volkohon, Xsolla, The Rabbit, Steam Charts, THQ Nordic, Serious Play Conf The countdown is on – both for Games Ground in Berlin, where Xsolla is strengthening its GSA presence and the participants from The Rabbit are facing their first real test, and for the DEP, where the hosts and the nominations for the final category have been announced. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
