© A Maze. Business Early Bird Tickets and Date for A Maze. 2025 Are Set The next A Maze. will take place from 14 to 17 May 2025 at silent green, Panke Culture and Transmediale Studio in Berlin. The first 250 cheaper tickets are now available. The organisers are also looking for idea submissions currently. From 14 to 17 May 2025 at silent green, Panke By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Largest Game Companies in Germany. Graphic is free to use and share if unadapted. Datasource: game e.V., gamesmap. © GamesMarkt Business These are the Biggest Game Companies in Germany The game association has collected employee numbers on the biggest game development and publishing companies in Germany. For easier visual comparison, GamesMarkt has compiled the numbers into one free to use graphic. The German Games Industry Association game has published data on the biggest gaming companies in Germany. The data By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Polaris Red by Xperion Business Polaris Convention Gets Bigger With Polaris Red by Xperion The Polaris Convention, taking place for the third time this year, is getting bigger. Under the name Polaris Red by Xperion, the gaming experience at Hamburg's MediaMarkt on Mönckebergstraße will become part of Germany's second-largest gaming event. In addition to the main event, the Polaris Convention By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Giants Business Astragon & Giants - A Long Collaboration Continues, Even as Both Go Their Own Ways By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© GamesMarkt Business Simulation Games - Between Niche Market and Global Phenomenon By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
© Epic Games Business US Judge Orders Google to Open Android App Store A US judge has ruled in the case of Epic Games v Google. Google must open up its app store ecosystem on Android and allow third-party stores and external payment providers. Epic Games celebrates the ruling as a victory. Google has announced that it will appeal. A US judge (James By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sebastian Gutknecht, Director BzKJ, and Michael Terhörst, Head of KidD (right) © BzKJ/Uwe Völkner Business Germany's Youth Protection Authorities Praise Dialog With Valve The announcement by Steam that it would not display games without an age rating to German users from mid-November is being described by the BzKJ as an ‘important step’. The youth protection authorities describe the exchange with Steam as constructive and solution-oriented. It is an unusual event in every respect. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Games Ground Berlin 2023 © Games Ground Berlin Business The Key Points of Games Ground Berlin 2024 From 14 to 16 November 2024, Berlin's Alte Münze will be transformed into a games hub, bringing together industry experts, developers and gaming fans. The key points of the Games Ground Berlin 2024 programme have been set. This year's Games Ground will bring together industry experts, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Humble Games Business Humble Games Plans Showcase and Cooperates with Good Games Group Indie publisher Humble Games is working on a series of games and is planning a digital showcase for Q1 2025, according to a company statement. It is also working with the Good Games Group (not to be confused with the German company Goodgame Studios), which was recently founded by former By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Mario Lohe is the new Head of Operations at Audiencly. © Audiencly Business Mario Lohe Appointed Head of Operations at Audiencly As the new Head of Operations at Audiencly, Mario Lohe is tasked with optimising and streamlining the influencer marketing agency's processes to ensure a smooth transition from an agile start-up to a scaled business. Mario Lohe is the new Head of Operations at Audiencly, an influencer marketing company. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© XP Card Business XP Card and Advanzia Bank Launch Credit Card for Gamers and GenZ In collaboration with Advanzia Bank, XP Card Technologies has launched a credit card with a points system targeted at gamers and GenZ. The company hopes that this will appeal to a market segment that has been "largely ignored by neighbouring industries". XP Card Technologies, in partnership with Advanzia By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Spiel Essen 2024 Business Spiel Essen has Sold Out for the First Time in 2024 This year's board game fair Spiel Essen has broken a double record: it was the largest Spiel ever in terms of square meters, and it also sold out all tickets for the first time in the fair's history, bringing in 204,000 people on four days. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
