IO Interactive is best known for Hitman. © IO Interactive Business Why IO Interactive Is Teaming up With Build a Rocket Boy By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and the Media / Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industry Association / Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of the Foundation for Digital Games Culture © J. Konrad Schmidt / Dirk Mathesius / Die Hoffotografen Business New German-wide Games Funding Grant For New Studios The Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, has announced a nationwide games start-up grant called "Press Start: Games Founding Grant" or "Press Start: Gründungsstipendium Games" in German. It is an 18-month programme with a grant, workshops and coaching. The application phase will By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Screenshots from the reel on Instagram © lifeatking Business King Opens New Office in Berlin A new office on the banks of the Spree: King has opened an office in Berlin. The mobile games company behind the Candy Crush franchise has been operating in the German capital for ten years. King opened a new office in Berlin last month, about ten years after opening its By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EVSH Esports Esports State Championships Schleswig-Holstein Held in Neumünster This saturday, the Championship of the 'Esports State' Schleswig-Holstein commence in Neumünster. The event is free to visit and will be streamed via Twitch. On Saturday, 19 October 2024, the E-Sport State Championships of the Schleswig-Holstein E-Sport Association (EVSH) will take place in the Holstenhallen. Teams will play By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Slovak Game Developers Association Business 69 Games Companies in Slovakia Generated €70m in 2023 In 2023, the Slovak games industry experienced a decline for the first time. The total turnover decreased from €77.1m in 2022 to €70m. This year it is expected to reach €70.3m. According to the Slovak Game Developers Association, the local industry was not significantly affected by layoffs and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The founding foursome: Johannes Hauffe, Christian Sandkämper, Kai Bornemann and Julian Voss were brought together by their studies and a passion for gaming. © Sven Kloss/OVGU Business Just2D Interactive and Drova - Forsaken Kin: How the Dream Project Came to Be By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Xbox Business Craig Duncan Appointed Head of Xbox Game Studios After just one year at the helm of Xbox Game Studios, Alan Hartman is stepping down. His responsibilities will be taken over by Craig Duncan, who previously led Rare. Craig Duncan is the new head of Xbox Game Studios, taking over from Alan Hartman, who is retiring after more than By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business Game City Wien Breaks Attendance Record with 85,000 Visitors The 15th Game City in the heart of Vienna's council hall was also the biggest: more than 130 exhibitors, more than 85,000 visitors, a cosplay parade of 200 cosplayers made the three-day event this weekend a success. The organisers of WienXtra and Mice & Men are delighted. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Business Polaris Convention Closes with a 40,000 Visitor Record The Polaris Convention 2024 has reached almost 50 per cent more visitors than last year. The fair now even expanded into the Xperion Germany. The new app has been downloaded more than 25,000 times as well. For the third time, the Polaris Convention has now taken place in Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The main sponsor of Friendly Fire 10 is Assassin's Creed Shadows, which is also clear from the trailer © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa Business Charity Stream Friendly Fire 10 is Taking Shape The countdown to the 10th edition of Friendly Fire is on, and more details are emerging. The line-up of content creators is set, as is the list of organisations that Friendly Fire will support. Since its launch, the format has already raised over €10 million. Never change a winning team By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Josh Sawyer's keynote on the post- and post-post-apocalypse in games enlightened game scholars and developers alike / One of the playable and discussed board games at FROG 2024, WorldContol by Ivo Antunic. © GamesMarkt Campus FROG 2024 Shows How Game Studies Must Cooperate With Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The site of Future and Reality of Gaming just before the start on Friday. © Rudolf Inderst Campus Impressions from Future and Reality of Gaming 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
