© Dirk Mathesius/game Business Christian Baur Consults Esports World Cup Foundation The Esports World Cup Foundation has secured the expertise of Christian Baur, an experienced event manager, as an external consultant. Until a year ago, Baur served as Director of gamescom & events at the industry association game. Following his departure from game, Baur initially took a sabbatical. Now, he appears By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
E Wie Einfach Esports Team 2025 © Jan Schulze Esports Three Returnees and One Newcomer in the E Wie Einfach Esports Team 2025 Felix Ho, Adrian Kaymer and Timo Bock return to the E Wie Einfach esports team. Newcomer Noah Richter and Leon Van complete the line-up under coach Lothar Schadrin. Except for Leon 'Relative' Van, who remains with the team, the E Wie Einfach esports team (League of Legends) has By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Josef Fares / Peter Molyneux © Fares / Molyneux Business Bigger German Presence at NG25 Spring; Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares Among the First Speakers NG25 Spring will take place in May next year, and Germany will have an even bigger presence than last year in Malmö. The first speakers have also been announced, including Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares. The organisers have also announced some changes to the schedule. The twenty-first edition of Nordic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Path of Exile 2 / Jeff the Land Shark aus Marvel Rivals © Grinding Gear Games / NetEase Games & Marvel Business New CCU Record on Steam Thanks to Marvel Rivals, Delta Force and Path of Exile 2 For the first time ever, more than 39 million users were simultaneously online on Steam, a new record for Valve's distribution platform. Last week's releases of Path of Exile 2 (Early Access), Marvel Rivals and Delta Force attracted large numbers of players. On 8 December 2024 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lena Laaser (right) informs the Friendly Fire 10 crew about the state of donations and also has the preliminary data from the sale of merch and sponsorship income with them © Screenshot Business Friendly Fire 10 Raises Over €2 Million for Charity The 10th edition of Friendly Fire, widely regarded as Germany's most successful gaming charity stream, has once again surpassed expectations. During the livestream, almost €1.2 million was raised through direct donations. When combined with sponsorship and merchandise revenue, the total amount raised for charity is expected to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Content creators Luarakata, Ditomido and, Vuipecula. © SK Gaming Business "Bisalina Speedruns Powered by REWE" Raises Almost 12,000 Euros for Charity The Bisalina and SK Gaming charity event "Bisalina Speedruns powered by REWE", which took place at the end of November in Cologne, raised almost 12,000 Euros for charity. The money will be donated to Unicef Germany and SOS Children's Villages worldwide. On 30 November, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bavarias Digital Minister Fabian Mehring © Robert Fischer/StMD Business Bavaria Provided Over €6 Million in Funding for Games and XR in 2024 Bavaria's Digital Minister is using the Advent season to reflect on his ministry's achievements during the "Year of Games" – an initiative that has proven remarkably impactful. By 2024, Bavaria will have invested over 6 million Euros in the games and XR sectors, with more By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© 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
