© CD Projekt Business CD Projekt Announces Partnership With Scopely and Provides Insight Into the Company's Production Schedule CD Projekt Red has announced a partnership with Scopely. The company also provided a glimpse into its development pipeline and narrowed down the release window for The Witcher 4. CD Projekt Group announced in its annual report that the Polish company has entered into a partnership with Scopely (Savvy Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Gunzilla Business Gunzilla Games Acquires Game Informer and Finances Its Comeback There’s a surprising development at Game Informer: the long-running magazine, which ceased publication in August 2024, is making a comeback thanks to a takeover by German-Ukrainian Gunzilla Games. Few saw it coming: the internationally respected magazine Game Informer is back. Formerly owned by GameStop, the publication had served for By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator / Marc Bosch, Business Development & Publishing Director © Aesir & Nacon / Katrin Bernhard Business Aesir Interactive: "We Wanted to Take Our Next Simulator to the Next Level" By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© planetlat Business Games for families Grows by 36% in Mannheim and Takes Over Entire Hall The gaming roadshow Games for Families is seeing a significant surge in demand at its first stop of the year in Mannheim. The number of exhibitors has grown by over a third, completely filling Hall 21 of the venue. From 26 April to 6 May, Games for Families will bring By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
EA Sports FC 25 was the best selling console game 2024 and PlayStation 5 was the best-selling videogame device © GM Business Belgian Games Market Grows to Nearly 700 Million Euros The Video Games Federation Belgium (VGFB) has released its market data for 2024, along with several top-five charts. At first glance, the reported 12% year-on-year growth might seem misleading, as the calculation method differs from the previous year. In 2024, the Belgian games market reached a sales volume of €698 By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Helge Jürgens (Managing Director Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Fernanda G. Pagani (CEO & Head of B2B Games Ground), Gianni Sommer (Gianni Sommer, Managing Director Nerdic and Co-Founder & CFO of Games Ground), Felix Falk (Managing Director of game - the German Games Industry Association) © Games Ground GmbH Business Games Ground 2025 Expands to Four Days Games Ground will return for its third edition in 2025. Following a successful event in 2024 with 4,500 attendees, the festival will expand to four days of gaming, networking and industry insights, taking place from 13 to 16 November 2025 at the Alte Münze in Berlin. Games Ground 2025 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Gamecity Hamburg Business Growing Game Playtest Night Brings Devs and Gamers Together at Xperion Hamburg On 10 April 2025 the Game Playtest Night will take place at Xperion in Hamburg. The third public playtesting session organised by Gamecity Hamburg has grown considerably. Gamecity Hamburg in cooperation with Xperion Hamburg will host the third Game Playtest Night on 10 April 2025. This event gives developers the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The winning team of RB Leipzig raises the championship trophy for the VBL Club Championship. The players are thereby also automatically nominated for the further competitions for the title of the German individual champion. © DFL/Getty Images/Vera Loitzsch Business RB Leipzig Wins VBL Club Championship for the Third Time RB Leipzig has claimed victory in the Club Championship of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) for the third time, defeating Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the final. The individual competition will conclude at the end of April. The Club Championship of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) has reached its conclusion. In last weekend’ By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Star Stable Online was just the case that prompted the CPC Network to publish its key principles on in-game virtual currencies, which have been sharply criticised by the associations Video Game Europe (VGE) and European Game Developers Federation (EGDF). © Star Stable Entertainment Business Conflict Ahead: EU Commission and CPC Set Sights on Games Industry The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, coordinated by the European Commission, has established key principles on in-game virtual currencies, which are being criticized by the industry associations VGE and EGDF as "misinterpretations of EU consumer law". A legal dispute appears likely and could result in strict new regulations. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business "Cross-Platform Functionality Also Enables a Smoother Path to Monetization" More and more developers and publishers, including the major ones, are focusing on cross-platform games - the days of console exclusives from third-party developers seem to be over. In this interview, Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla, explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities associated with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
