John Romero and Maria Chyrvona opening DevGamm Lisbon 2024. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business John Romero Starts Up DevGamm Lisbon 2024 With a keynote by developer legend John Romero, the second DevGamm in Lisbon started today. With attendees from more countries than any DevGamm before and the prestigious keynote speaker, CEO Maria Chyrvona expects a strong event during the next two days. The second edition of DevGamm Lisbon from 14 to By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors © Embracer Business Embracer Sees Asmodee's Spin-off on Track and Sells Easybrain to Miniclip In presenting its rather modest Q2 results, Embracer Group announced the sale of Easybrain to Switzerland-based Miniclip for SEK 12.9 billion (€1.11 billion). Meanwhile, the spin-off of Asmodee, which is showing promising results, is expected to be completed soon. Embracer Group’s interim report for the second quarter By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Björn Weinbrandt © ©Björn Weinbrandt Business Gamecity Hamburg Unveils New B2B Conference: Portside Game Assembly The new conference format will debut on June 27, 2025, in and around the Port of Hamburg. Participants will need to be seaworthy, as the main conference will be held on a ship sailing through Hamburg’s harbour. According to Gamecity Hamburg organizers, the concept for the Portside Game Assembly By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Appoints Sébastien Froidefond as Chief People Officer Ubisoft has named Sébastien Froidefond as its new Chief People Officer, effective November 20, 2024. Reporting to EVP Cécile Russeil, Froidefond will oversee Ubisoft’s global HR strategy, focusing on talent development, recruitment, and leadership growth as part of the company's Executive Committee. The strategic role will place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
HandyGames' portfolio in the Samsung Galaxy Store © HandyGames, Samsung Galaxy Store Business What Is the Business Case for Alternative App Stores and D2C? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Riot Games Business Riot Games Establishes Arbitration Tribunal for LoL and Valorant in Europe Ahead of the 2025 competition season, Riot Games has introduced a new dispute resolution mechanism for Tier 1 and Tier 2 competitions of League of Legends and Valorant in the EMEA region. The law firm Martens will serve as both partner and secretariat for the tribunal. Arbitration follows Swiss law. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Lukas Middlemann was appointed the newly created position of Alumni Operations Manager © SAE Institute Campus Lukas Middlemann to Expand Services for SAE Institute Alumni Lukas Middlemann has been appointed to the newly created position of Alumni Operations Manager at SAE Institute, where he will expand the services available to graduates. SAE Institute provides training for careers in media and the creative industries at over 50 locations worldwide, including ten sites in Germany, Austria, and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Dataspelbranschen Business Swedish Games Industry Generates €7.8bn including Subsidiaries The Swedish games industry is thriving, with Swedish companies experiencing rising revenues both domestically and through international subsidiaries. This trend, alongside the growth in the number of companies and employees, is highlighted in the latest annual report by Dataspelsbranschen. While the global gaming industry has faced layoffs, Sweden’s games By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Paluten Freedom © 2nd Wave / Community Editions / Irina Zinner Business Odeon Film, Toon2Tango, and Paluten Bring Paluten Freedom to the Big Screen German gaming YouTuber Paluten is teaming up with Odeon Fiction and Toon2Tango to bring an animated theatrical film based on his popular web series Paluten Freedom to cinemas. Paluten, real name Patrick Mayer, is directly involved in the scriptwriting process for the movie, which is set to be released by By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© South West Vision Business Cooperation Between Sim Racing Expo and ADAC Ends After a decade-long collaboration, the partnership between ADAC and SimRacing Expo has officially come to an end. For the first time, the SimRacing Expo plans to launch an event in the United States in 2025, now as an independent brand without the ADAC name. For ten years, the Allgemeine Deutsche By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Loot für die Welt © Loot für die Welt Business Loot für die Welt 11 Charity Collects €387,700 in Donations The charity stream Loot für die Welt 11 has collected almost 400,000 euros for charity this weekend. After additional merchandise sales are processed, the money total more than half a million euros will be donated to charity organisations in Germany and around the globe. The eleventh instance of charity By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
