Josefine Paul, Minister for Children and Youth of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia / Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director of the USK © Linda Hammer / Helen Nicolai Business USK's Automated Age Rating System for Online Gaming Platforms Wins Over State Youth Protection Authorities The USK's global age rating system is approved and recognised by the youth ministries of the federal states. Since 2013, the USK age ratings have provided online guidance on affiliated gaming platforms and app stores. The USK's global age rating system has now also convinced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EA Business Electronic Arts Turns Anti-Cheat Solution Into a Brand Electronic Arts has been using a proprietary anti-cheat solution in its titles since 2023. The company has now presented a new report and positioned its solution as EA Javelin Anti-Cheat, which is active in 14 EA games. Cheaters are a threat to every multiplayer game ecosystem, as they By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
While the Icon League and the Ballers League are already among the best streams in GSA on Twitch, the Kings League from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Gerard Piqué will not start until 2025. © Kings League Business GSA Users Watched 1.3 Billion Hours on Twitch With an average of 105 million users per month and 15.6 billion viewer hours, Twitch has once again published impressive figures in its annual review. Twitch estimates its own market share at 60%. Only in the top games category is there no news, but the indoor football leagues went By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hamburg City Hall © Copyright Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Business Hamburg Coalition to Strengthen Gamecity and Tackle High In-Game Spending The coalition agreement in Hamburg has been finalised. SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen want to strengthen Gamecity Hamburg and the Play Festival, build a house for the digital world and take action against excessive in-game purchases. In the coalition agreement between the SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
NG24 Spring in Malmö © Nordic Game Business NG25: Audio in Game Development, Games Capital Summit and Rising Costs In less than a month, NG25 Spring will take place in Malmö. The first day of the conference will focus on audio in game development. The Games Capital Summit is also scheduled for the same day. However, the organisers are struggling with rising costs. On Tuesday (20 May), a major By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Q1 2025 Global Gaming Report © Drake Star Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A Hits Two-Year High in Q1 25 and More Signs of Recovery By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, Drake Star © Metzger Business G+ Michael Metzger on AAA Game Prices, M&A Activity and US Tariffs By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Kaweh Mansoori, Hesse's Minister of Economics © Peter Jülich /HMWVW Business Hesse Launches Call for Proposals for Funding Programme 2025 Until the beginning of June, game developers in Hesse can apply for funding for game productions as part of the Hessen Serious Game funding programme. In previous years, over a quarter of a million euros were approved. As usual, the new funding round will be handled by WI Bank, which By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© LG Business LG Integrates Xbox Gaming App Finaly Although LG is one of the pioneers in cloud gaming on smart TVs, one app has been missing from its gaming portal until now: Xbox. That is now changing in 25 countries, including the entire GSA region. GeForce Now, Blacknut, Utomik, Amazon Luna, and Boosteroid – depending on the region, LG By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© THQ Nordic Business Crowdfunding Campaign for Gothic: A Shadow's Quest Reaches Its Goal in Just One Hour THQ Nordic's crowdfunding campaign for the board game Gothic: A Shadow's Quest on Gamefound has been a success. The minimum goal was reached within an hour, and after one day, the campaign had raised more than double the original goal. The crowdfunding campaign for the board By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jens Lauritzson, CEO of Flexion © Flexion Business Flexion: 9.3% Increase in Revenues Through Alternative App Stores Flexion Games has provided more precise figures on how much additional revenue the Android games marketed by Flexion in alternative app stores generate. According to Flexion, the market already moved beyond the era when Google and Apple controlled everything. Flexion generated £76.5 million in revenue in 2024. That is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tempest Rising / Pax Augusta © 3D Realms and Knights Peak / Roger Gassmann and Senatis Business Tempest Rising and RuneScape: Dragonwilds Shake up Steam's Weekly Top Sellers Germany's reputation as a strong market for strategy games has been proven once again, with Tempest Rising jumping to third place in the weekly Steam charts. Pax Augusta by Roger Gassmann and Senatis is also in the top 20. In the weekly Steam charts (by revenue) from 15 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
