Annapurna just recently signed a deal with Remedy. © Remedy Business Annapurna Interactive Staff Leaves Company Over Spin-Off Dispute As reported at Bloomberg, the entire team of Annapurna Interactive under President Nathan Gary has resigned after spin-off talks with company ownership have failed. The new President Hector Sanchez and the mother company ensure that current games projects as well as the film rights for Alan Wake are unaffected. As By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© VGE Business Video Games Europe Rejects Accusations From Consumer Protection Organisations The European games association Video Games Europe (VGE) rejects the allegations made in the complaint that consumer protection groups submitted to the EU against seven games companies. The association and its members support and promote fair principles when purchasing in-game content. This also applies to in-game currency, VGE says, and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Agustín Reyna, Director General of BEUC © BEUC Business Consumer Protection Groups Complain to EU Authorities About Publisher Methods The BEUC and 22 of its member organisations, including the vzbv from Germany and the FRC from Switzerland, have lodged a formal complaint with the EU against Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Mojang Studios, Roblox Corporation, Supercell and Ubisoft. The complaint concerns ‘unfair practices’ in monetisation. This could be By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© GamesMarkt Business European Games Markets: West and Central Europe By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer at the Xbox Official Podcast. © Microsoft Business Microsoft Cuts Another 650 Gaming Jobs Following the huge wave of lay-offs in January, when nearly 1,900 jobs were cut at Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer has announced a further 650 job losses. The reason given for the job cuts is the impact of the acquisition and integration of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft is cutting another 650 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
On the same day Focus Entertainment's record launch of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine happened, Focus parent PulluP appointed Aurélien Briand as new CFO. He succeeds Laure d’Hauteville. © PulluP Business PulluP Appoints Aurélien Briand as CFO and Executive Committee Member On the same day Focus Entertainment's record launch of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 happened, Focus parent PulluP appointed Aurélien Briand as new CFO. He succeeds Laure d’Hauteville. Focus Entertainment parent PulluP Entertainment has appointed a new CFO: Aurélien Briand enters the Executive Committee of the French By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt/Pascal Wagner Business Dreamlight Labs Tours Piano Gaming Concert Series Through Germany The young gaming and anime concert event agency Dreamlight Labs has recently filled the Künstlerhaus in Munich with 900 people listening to gaming classics on piano. More gaming concerts are planned in Stuttgart this week. With their Gaming Dreamlight piano concert series, young event agency Dreamlight Labs has brought together By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
35 esports teams from football clubs participate. © VBL/DFL Esports More Match Weeks in the Upcoming VBL Club Championship The VBL Club Championship by WOW kicks off the 2024-25 season on 22 and 23 October 2024. The number of participating esports teams from football clubs remains the same at 35. The teams will again be divided into two divisions: North-West and South-East. The VBL Club Championship by WOW kicks By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Oliver Schoß (left), Head of Marketing at Original Wagner Pizza, and Henning Wegter, Director Partnerships & Sales at DFB GmbH & Co. KG are looking forward to the future collaboration. © Mbella Ngom/DFB Business Wagner Pizza Sponsors DFB-ePokal The German Football Association's esports competition has a new sponsor: frozen pizza manufacturer Original Wagner Pizza has acquired the advertising rights for the DFB-ePokal powered by ERGO. Henning Wegter, Director Partnerships & Sales at DFB and Oliver Schoß, Head of Marketing at Original Wagner Pizza announced the deal By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Sony Business PlayStation 5 Pro Revealed to Be Priced at 800 Euros This console generation sees another iterative hardware upgrade with more graphics power. Sony Interactive Entertainment will release the more powerful PlayStation 5 Pro later this year for 800 Euros without a disc drive. Everything about the new console at a glance. Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the PlayStation 5 Pro By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
