The organisation board of the Legal Summit and GIC. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business Game Industry Conference Law Summit Brings EU Commission and AI Into Focus By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Son and father, developer duo: Charles Cecil (right) and his son David, game designer at Revolution Software. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business Charles Cecil: "From a Simple Interface, Complexity Emerges" By Pascal Wagner • 14 min read
Harold Halibut, Project Z: Beyond Order, No Rest for the Wicket, Morbid Metal (from left to right) © Screenshots Business Update: No Unity Awards for GSA Studios Two awards from four nominations would have been possible at the 16th Unity Awards, which were presented today. But the jury decided differently. These are the winners. In the end, none of the four studios from Germany and Austria managed to win. However, the competition was fierce and the winners By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Frank Weber is Director Corporate Marketing & Olympics at the Esports World Cup Foundation © GamesMarkt archive/Jacek Prondzynski (trophy) Esports Frank Weber Responsible for Olympics at Esports World Cup Foundation The German manager Frank Weber has been responsible for the Esports World Cup Foundation as Director Corporate Marketing & Olympics since September. His title raises the question of how closely the World Esports Cup will be linked to the Olympic Esports Games, which are planned for the first time in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christian Baltes, Co-CEO Director, and Kevin Westphal, Esports Lead at Eintracht Spandau (from left) © Screenshot Esports Eintracht Spandau is Primarily Positioning itself as a Streamer Team Despite sporting success, the esports organization Eintracht Spandau has not had a single economically successful year so far. Therefore, the costs for sporting operations and infrastructure are being cut. However, the entertainment value is not to be compromised. Despite the cost cutting that have now been announced, every single team By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
On the social media channels, the organizers of the ADAC SimRacing Expo are using these images to announce two events for 2025. © Screenshot Business German ADAC SimRacing Expo Plans US Spin-off in Austin At the end of the current event, the organizers of the ADAC SimRacing Expo gave an outlook on their plans for 2025. In addition to the fall date in Dortmund, the sim racing event is also to take place in the USA. The organizers named two dates for 2025 via By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Nordmedia Business Nordmedia Games Funding Also in Bremen From January 2025, nordmedia's games funding will be extended to Bremen. So far, the city-state has not had its own games funding. On the occasion of the announcement of the next "Fireabend" event, nordmedia announced that Bremen will be part of the games funding from January By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Codecks by Riad Djemili, one of the funded tools. © Codecks Business Creative Europe Media: 2.9 Million Euros Funding for Tools From the Game Industry In the current ‘Innovative Tools and Business Models’ funding line, 8.5 million euros are given to ten companies across Europe. 2.915 million euros are going to tools and innovations from the German games and film industry: To Codecks, K5 Media & Investments and Malao. With the ‘Innovative Tools By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© devcom Business Sonia Wojciechowska joins devcom as Business Development Manager The game events GmbH has a new Business Development Manager for devcom: Sonia Wojciechowska has joined the department. She was one of the organisers behind Digital Dragons in Krakow. From Krakow to Cologne: Business Development Manager Sonia Wojciechowska is joining the devcom team at game events GmbH. Wojciechowska was one By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Video Game Area at Frankfurt Book Fair 2024. © Nerdic GmbH Business Successful Start of Gaming Area at Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 This year's Frankfurt Book Fair included a Video Game Area for the first time, including a consumer experience and a Business Centre. The two parts were organised by Nerdic and Spielfabrique, respectively. This year's Frankfurt Book Fair attracted around 230,000 visitors by Sunday evening. More By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Build a Rocket Business Build a Rocket Launches Woodwalkers Experience for Studiocanal on Roblox For the first time, a German film production is getting an official game on Roblox. The experience, developed by Build A Rocket on behalf of Studiocanal, is to be positioned over the long term via a YouTube campaign as more "Woodwalkers" movies are planned. Studiocanal and Build a By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© game Business Multi-Platinum Award for EA, Three Other Awards for Focus, Nintendo and Ubisoft EA Sports FC 25 has sold over 600,000 copies in Germany, winning a Multi-Platinum game Sales Award. Three other awards go to Star Wars Outlaws, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. In September 2024, game - the German Games Industry Association By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
