© b.ReX Business Inklu Game by b.ReX wins 'The Creative Länd Chällenge 2024' Competition The Inklu Game app by b.ReX from Stuttgart has won the games category of 'The Creative Länd Chällenge 2024' competition. The exhibition at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart will showcase the award-winning works of Baden-Württemberg's creatives until 18 December. The twelve winners of the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© FFF Business FFF Bavaria Funds Seven XR Projects With €300,000 The FFF allocation committee for Bavarian Extended Realities funding met this week and decided to support two productions and the development of five prototypes with a total of €300,000. The various XR experiences being funded cover the fields of entertainment, art and culture, social participation and awareness raising for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dennis Korf / Nai Chang © Korf / Kay Herschelmann Business Dennis Korf to Become New Managing Director of Wooga Dennis Korf will take over as Managing Director of Wooga from January 2025. He will succeed Nai Chang in this role. Under Chang's leadership, the Berlin-based games company broke the billion-dollar revenue mark last year with June's Journey. Wooga will have a new Managing Director from By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Behind the Gaming Zone: The BXDXO Team. © BXDXO Business Gaming Zone at Comic Con Stuttgart Builds on Last Year's Success The Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024, organised once again by BXDXO, was once again a magnet for visitors. Compared to the premiere, the exhibition area grew by 20 per cent. Around 48,000 people attended CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 this year - about the same as By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Imago/Westend61 Business OMG Fuse and inStreamly Form Strategic Partnership OMG Fuse has partnered with inStreamly to offer clients the ability to deliver advertising messages through nearly 11,000 micro-streams on platforms like Twitch and YouTube, precisely targeting specific audiences. This new offering is marketed under the name "NeverNotNew powered by inStreamly". The marketing agency OMG Fuse, part By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Kicking Brass © Stepheight Business MDM Funds Kicking Brass With €100,000 In its fourth and final meeting of the year, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM, Central German Media Funding) awarded a total of €3,953,000.00 to 34 projects on 4 December. Among them is a game project. Kicking Brass from Stepheight Studio (Sam Flentje, Peter Dunn, Oskar Kraska McKone) is By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Riot Esports Riot Hands Over Valorant Ecosystem in GSA to TaKeTV and 4 Clubs Starting in 2025, TaKeTV, in collaboration with esports organizations Mouz, SK Gaming, Fokus and Eintracht Frankfurt, will be responsible for the Valorant e-sports ecosystem in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The partners see the trust placed in them by Riot as an opportunity and plan to make structural changes. The plans By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Arthur Parsons, Head of Publishing and co-founder of 10:10 Games © 10:10 Games Business Working With Many Licensors - an Interview With Arthur Parsons of 10:10 Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
© Screenshot Business Informa Merges Digital Business of Its Tech Division with TechTarget The new B2B powerhouse Informa TechTarget will be listed in the US, have over 2,000 employees and over 7,500 customers. While the GameDeveloper website is changing hands as well as Omdia, the Game Developer Conference seems to be staying with Informa. The press release announcing the merger does By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Shuts Down XDefiant, Impacting Several Production Studios The free-to-play shooter XDefiant is being discontinued by Ubisoft. After a strong launch, the game failed to attract and retain enough players. As a result, the two production studios in San Francisco and Osaka will be closed and the production site in Sydney will be downsized, which the publisher has By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Stephan Steininger Business Keen Games Wins Big at German Developer Award 2024 With Enshrouded, Keen Games has won big at the German Developer Award 2024. The game, which has over three million players, took home three awards, including "Best German Game". The "Studio of the Year" award went to Keen Games as well. But another game also took By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Impressions from DevGamm Lisbon 2024. All p © ictures: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 Sees Considerable Increase in Attendance The second edition of DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 saw a considerable increase in attendance compared to its premiere last year. The organisers are pleased with the results of the event. The organisers of DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 summed up the event. More than 770 attendees from 45 countries and 394 companies attended By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
