700 visitors attended the first iteration of NerdiCon. © Nerdic GmbH Business First NerdiCon Defies Schedule Chaos with Solid Visitor Numbers The first NerdiCon in Leipzig had its share of challenges before it began, with a sudden venue change and a very spontaneous schedule announcement. Nevertheless, over 700 people attended the first event, with 160 showing up to the adjunct conference format at the MacroMedia. The NerdiCon event took place in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Thomas Schade and Stefan Sommer (right) © AOC/MMD Business Stefan Sommer Succeeds Thomas Schade as VP Europe at MMD and AOC There has been a change in leadership in the European operations of monitor manufacturers MMD and AOC: On 1 September, Stefan Sommer took over from Thomas Schade, who was previously Vice President Europe. The handover will continue until the end of the year. The Amsterdam-based European headquarters of the monitor By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christopher Flato, board member of the ESBD. © Flato ESBD Esports Call for Non-Profit Status for Esports From Three Associations The German eSports Association (ESBD), game - the German Games Industry Association and the North Rhine-Westphalian Sports Association have joined forces to appeal to politicians to finally recognise the non-profit status of esports. On Monday, the German eSports Association (eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V. - ESBD), game - the German Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director for Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. © IMAGO / CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl Business European Teenager Spend too Much Time on Social Media and Playing Games The WHO has issued an alarming report on the problematic use of social media and digital games by young people in Europe. Although the trend appears to be true, the incomplete data basis for the gaming statements does not make them universally valid. The European office of the World Health By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Kind of Art Business Kind of Art Copenhagen Connects Animation, Game Art & VFX From 25-26 October at the Palads Theater in Copenhagen, the second edition of Kind of Art brings experts from Animation, Game Art and VFX together. The event consists of talks and panels, demonstrations of new technology, networking, portfolio reviews and more. The games industry is especially strongly represented in the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Eva Stemmer, Managing Director of Brandmate, and Christian Ulrich, also Managing Director of Brandmate and Spokesman of the Board of Spielwarenmesse eG © BRANDmate GmbH / Foto: Christof Kreutzer Business Brandmate Will Take Place in a New Location in Essen in 2025 Next year, Brandmate will take place for the fourth time, but no longer in Frankfurt. The brand festival is moving from Frankfurt to the Grand Hall of the Kokerei at the disused Zeche Zollverein in Essen. New location, new event – the organisers have now revealed the first details of Brandmate By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tyler Sigman, Red Hook Studios Co-Founder; Chris Bourassa, Red Hook Studios Co-Founder; Remi Racine, Behaviour Interactive Co-Founder and CEO © Behaviour Interactive, Red Hook Studios Business Behaviour Interactive Acquires Red Hook Studios Canada's Behaviour Interactive continues to make acquisitions, this time of fellow Canadian Red Hook Studios, known for Darkest Dungeon. The acquisition of Red Hook strengthens Behaviour's position in the horror genre. Behaviour Interactive has announced the acquisition of Red Hook Studios for an undisclosed sum. Red By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Square Enix Business Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour Fills Olympiahalle Munich The official Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour by Square Enix had one stop in Germany, at Olympiahalle in Munich on 14 September. Over 4,000 people attended the concert. The only German stop of the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour has taken place on 14 September By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© DevGamm Business First Big Batch of DevGamm Lisbon Speakers Revealed After the reveal of John Romero as headliner of DevGamm Lisbon 2025, more speakers have been set. Among them are Guido Schmidt, Director of Design Rovio, Lorna Power, Head of Community Massive Monster, Arno Schmitz, Technical Art Director Guerrilla and more. DevGamm Lisbon has announced a batch of new speakers, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Twitch Business Twitch Drops Dates for TwitchCons 2025 in Europe and North America Then in its tenth year, the TwitchCon will take place from 31 May to 1 June in Rotterdam and from 17 to 19 October in San Diego. At today's opening keynote of TwitchCon NA 2024, CEO Dan Clancy shared details about the coming updates to several systems. At By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Kicki Wallje-Lund and Brian Ward © Embracer/Savvy Games Business Brian Ward Elected as Director and Kicki Wallje-Lund Confirmed as Chairwoman There were no major surprises in terms of personnel at the Embracer Group's 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Board of Directors was reduced to seven members as planned. The reduction by one position had been proposed by the Nomination Committee and was expected at the AGM. As By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Team Falcon was named the first Esports World Cup Club Champion at the first Esports World Cup © Esports World Cup Foundation/EWC 2024 Business Spobis Analyses Sponsorship Spending for Esports World Cup Spobis, a German media company specialising in the sports business, has analysed the sponsorships of the Esports World Cup (EWC) and presents the approximate sums that the partners paid for the sponsorship rights. Since official information on the EWC's total revenue is not available, it is difficult to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
