© Exclusible / Belvedere Business Belvedere Celebrates On Site Game Party After Roblox Success Since its launch in December, At Leap, the Roblox game created by Austria’s Belvedere Museum, has attracted an impressive 1.5 million players. That’s reason enough to celebrate this unique approach to art with a special game party at the Belvedere including a live Twitch stream on 12 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Games Germany Business Applications Open for the Fourth Games Forged in Germany Steam Sale Games Forged in Germany, the Steam sale organised by Games Germany, is entering its fourth round. Interested developers, studios and publishers from Germany can now apply to participate. Games Germany - Regional Funds and Networks, the association of German games funding and network institutions, is once again organising a Steam sale By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The DCP at Eisbach Studios on 18 April 2024 in Munich / Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin © Sebastian Reuter, Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications / Yves Sucksdorff Business Governing Mayor of Berlin Presents Award at DCP 2025 The DCP will be presented in Berlin next week. The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, will also present an award. The awards ceremony for the best German games of the year will take place on 14 May 2025 at 18:00 in Berlin, where the industry will also gather. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© AEVI Business Spain's Games Market Grows to 2.41 Billion Euros in 2024 The Spanish gaming market continues to grow. According to new data from the Spanish video game association AEVI, the overall market grew despite a decline in hardware sales, as seen in other key markets. For the first time, there were more female gamers than games in Spain. The data comes By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Launches Global "Road to EWC" Program More than 200 events around the world will give top esports clubs and players, from grassroots to professional, the chance to qualify for the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled the qualification system for the Esports World Cup 2025 with the launch By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Bethesda Business Two Doom: The Dark Ages Launch Events in Hamburg and Berlin The Doom Slayer returns next week, and to celebrate, Bethesda is hosting two launch events in Germany at Xperion Hamburg and Xperion Berlin. On 15 May, Bethesda and id Software will release Doom: The Dark Ages, the third instalment in the modern Doom series, on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kickstarter Business Kickstarter Makes Pledge Manager Available for Creators Kickstarter is now supporting creators with a new tool called the Pledge Manager, designed to help manage backers after a successful campaign—without requiring them to leave the platform. The newly launched Pledge Manager offers a range of features aimed at simplifying post-campaign tasks. One notable addition—likely influenced By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Gustavo Steinberg, Henriette Reker and Oliver Frese at gamescom latam 2025 © Koelnmesse Business Gamescom Latam 2025 Concludes With Broken Records and Above Expectations Following the visitor numbers, the organisers of gamescom latam have now presented the final report with further data. Koelnmesse and the City of Cologne are also satisfied with the partnership, as was reported on site by the Mayor of Cologne Henriette Reker and Oliver Frese, COO of Koelnmesse, who had By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Freaks4u Esports The Pro Arena Is the New Central Hub for Esports and Competitive Gaming at gamescom 2025 Freaks 4U Gaming will present the Pro Arena for the first time at gamescom 2025. It will be a new hotspot for esports, community events and interactive entertainment. SK Gaming has been confirmed as the first main partner of the Pro Arena. In cooperation with gamescom, Freaks 4U Gaming is By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Applovin-CEO Adam Foroughi © AppLovin Business Tripledot Studios Acquires AppLovin's Mobile Games Business As part of its Q1 financial results, AppLovin confirmed its plans to sell its games business, which had already been announced in February, and named British company Tripledot Studios as the buyer. Tripledot Studios acquires AppLovin's mobile games business As part of its Q1 financial results, AppLovin confirmed By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© A Maze. Business A Maze Finalises Programme and Presents Highlights The 14th A Maze Festival for Games and Playful Media will start next week alongside the German Computer Game Award. The organisers have now finalised the programme and presented some highlights. The opening performance will be Afterlife by Online Slime AFTERLIFE by Only Slime, a performance duo from Norway that By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Nubs! Arena © Rangatang Business Why Nubs! Arena Is Free for the First 24 Hours After Launch Nubs! Arena, a fast-paced top-down PvP combat game from Rangatang (Netherlands) and Glowfish (Belgium), will be released on 15 May 2025 and will be available for free for the first 24 hours. We spoke to Rangatang co-founder Olivier Thijssen about this strategy. GamesMarkt: Why did you decide By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
