© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Appoints Sébastien Froidefond as Chief People Officer Ubisoft has named Sébastien Froidefond as its new Chief People Officer, effective November 20, 2024. Reporting to EVP Cécile Russeil, Froidefond will oversee Ubisoft’s global HR strategy, focusing on talent development, recruitment, and leadership growth as part of the company's Executive Committee. The strategic role will place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
HandyGames' portfolio in the Samsung Galaxy Store © HandyGames, Samsung Galaxy Store Business What Is the Business Case for Alternative App Stores and D2C? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Riot Games Business Riot Games Establishes Arbitration Tribunal for LoL and Valorant in Europe Ahead of the 2025 competition season, Riot Games has introduced a new dispute resolution mechanism for Tier 1 and Tier 2 competitions of League of Legends and Valorant in the EMEA region. The law firm Martens will serve as both partner and secretariat for the tribunal. Arbitration follows Swiss law. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Lukas Middlemann was appointed the newly created position of Alumni Operations Manager © SAE Institute Campus Lukas Middlemann to Expand Services for SAE Institute Alumni Lukas Middlemann has been appointed to the newly created position of Alumni Operations Manager at SAE Institute, where he will expand the services available to graduates. SAE Institute provides training for careers in media and the creative industries at over 50 locations worldwide, including ten sites in Germany, Austria, and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Dataspelbranschen Business Swedish Games Industry Generates €7.8bn including Subsidiaries The Swedish games industry is thriving, with Swedish companies experiencing rising revenues both domestically and through international subsidiaries. This trend, alongside the growth in the number of companies and employees, is highlighted in the latest annual report by Dataspelsbranschen. While the global gaming industry has faced layoffs, Sweden’s games By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Paluten Freedom © 2nd Wave / Community Editions / Irina Zinner Business Odeon Film, Toon2Tango, and Paluten Bring Paluten Freedom to the Big Screen German gaming YouTuber Paluten is teaming up with Odeon Fiction and Toon2Tango to bring an animated theatrical film based on his popular web series Paluten Freedom to cinemas. Paluten, real name Patrick Mayer, is directly involved in the scriptwriting process for the movie, which is set to be released by By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© South West Vision Business Cooperation Between Sim Racing Expo and ADAC Ends After a decade-long collaboration, the partnership between ADAC and SimRacing Expo has officially come to an end. For the first time, the SimRacing Expo plans to launch an event in the United States in 2025, now as an independent brand without the ADAC name. For ten years, the Allgemeine Deutsche By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Loot für die Welt © Loot für die Welt Business Loot für die Welt 11 Charity Collects €387,700 in Donations The charity stream Loot für die Welt 11 has collected almost 400,000 euros for charity this weekend. After additional merchandise sales are processed, the money total more than half a million euros will be donated to charity organisations in Germany and around the globe. The eleventh instance of charity By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Wolfgang Ebert, PR and Marketing Manager, Christian Ammann, CEO and Boris Stefan, Head of Publishing, Giants Software © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Farming Simulator 25 Released by Giants Software The latest instalment of one of the most successful gaming franchises in the German-speaking region, Farming Simulator 25 from Swiss developer Giants Software, is being released today. The franchise has now sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Farming Simulator 25 is available now for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© LightSpeed Japan Studio Business LightSpeed Studios Launches Japan Studio Led By Hideaki Itsuno LightSpeed Studios has announced the establishment of LightSpeed Japan Studio. The new game development studio will focus on the development of original AAA action games and marks a major step in the global expansion of the Tencent subsidiary. Based in Osaka and Tokyo, LightSpeed Japan Studio will focus on original By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EAO Business European Audiovisual Observatory Releases First Report in Games Industry The European Audiovisual Observatory, a body of the Council of Europe, has for the first time released a massive report on the European games industry's regulatory and market challenges. It can be accessed for free. The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), part of the Council of Europe and fact By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
