Games Baked in Germany 2024 Showcase. © IGN Nerdstar Business Games Baked in Germany 2024 Showcase at a Glance The Games Baked in Germany 2024 Showcase featured numerous games from Germany. These included titles from btf, Assemble, Kalypso, rokaplay, Toplitz, Gentle Troll, GrizzlyGames, Headup Games, Hooded Horse, Egosoft, Screen Juice and many more. The showcase demonstrated the diversity of games made in Germany. To coincide with the Games Baked By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The cultural and creative industries and their segments © BMKW Business Government Plans to Realign Federal Competence Centre for CCI Sectors The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action has re-tendered the federal government's Competence Centre for the Cultural and Creative Industries. The intention is to continue the centre's operations after 2024 and to initiate a strategic realignment. The plans for reorientation can be seen in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Lars Wingefors, co-founder and Group CEO. © Embracer Business Embracer Group Is Cutting Jobs in Germany and Austria, but Not Everywhere Else in the World The Embracer Group's annual report shows how many jobs were cut in Germany and Austria, although there were also countries where the number of employees increased. However, Group CEO Lars Wingefors looks to the future and speaks of more than 70 releases by the end of March 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christian Balazs, Director of Games © Sunday Business Sunday Appoints Christian Balazs as Director of Games Sunday has appointed Christian Balazs as its new Director of Games. This is a milestone in the company's strategic shift towards becoming a hybrid-casual games company. Sunday announced the appointment of Christian Balazs as the new Director of Games. He will join the team in Hamburg. Balazs, formerly By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Cosplay is a big part of gamescom in Cologne, here is a picture of the cosplay contest powered by Mini from 2023. And also at gamescom latam, cosplay will have its own space, or rather, a lounge by essence © Koelnmesse/Hanne Engwald Business Essence Sponsors Gamescom Latam Cosplay Lounge Like the main event in August, the South American offshoot of gamescom latam will also focus on cosplay. The cosplay lounge, specially designed for the event, will be presented by cosmetics brand essence, which is continuing to expand its involvement in the gaming world, which it started at the end By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Hologate VR-XR-MR Hologate Arena is Getting an Update and Three new Variations Hologate has announced the launch of an update to its Hologate Arena solution. The aim is to respond to the conditions of the locations and to offer the best possible VR experience. On the one hand, it is a technological update. In the future, Hologate Arena will offer hyper-real wireless By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Until the coronavirus pandemic, Sony Interactive Entertainment had some of the most beautiful, colourful and largest booths at gamescom, attracting gamers of all ages. The picture shows a playstation at the PlayStation stand at gamescom 2017 © Archive picture / Koelnmesse Business Sony Interactive Entertainment not Returning to Gamescom (yet) Sony Interactive Entertainment will probably not be exhibiting at gamescom this year. However, there will still be plenty of PlayStation games to see. Sony Interactive Entertainment currently has no plans to exhibit at gamescom 2024". This is the statement GamesMarkt received from the German branch of the PlayStation company. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From Left to Right: Stefanie Waschk (Fusion Campus), NRW Digital Minister Ina Scharrenbach, Arne Gels (Fusion Campus) and Melanie Steinmetz (DZ BANK) © Claudia Dilay Hauf/Fusion Campus Business NRW Digital Minister Ina Scharrenbach Visits Fusion Campus In a roundtable discussion with representatives from Amprion, DZ BANK, SMS Group and TK Elevator, the Digital Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia learned how companies can benefit from the games industry's expertise. The exchange between business and politics was moderated by gamification experts Fusion Campus, who hosted the meeting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ingame-Screenshot of Banana. © Pony, Sky, AestheticSpartan Business Hundreds of Thousands of People or Bots Speculate on Banana Images on Steam More than 850,000 users on Steam or bots are currently clicking on the image of a banana. The success of the clicker game Banana, in which a German developer is also involved, raises questions because it targets the dark patterns of FOMO, hype and memes. A few days ago, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Paradox Interactive cancels The Sims rival Life by You. © Paradox Interactive Business Paradox Cancels Life by You and Closes Paradox Tectonic After numerous delays, Paradox Interactive has pulled the plug on its life simulation Life by You, writing off almost 19 million Euros and closing its internal development studio Paradox Tectonic. "We've performed poorly in recent releases," said CEO Fredrik Wester. The life simulation Life by You, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The highest new entries in the charts: Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX / Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. © Square Enix & Sega / Atlus Business Kingdom Hearts Shakes up Steam Charts More than three years after the PC versions of the Kingdom Hearts franchise launched on the Epic Games Store, Square Enix has released the games on Steam, with a classic collection dominating rather than the latest game. Otherwise, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree casts its shadow. The release of By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© game Business German Players are Getting Older The average age of gamers in Germany has risen again. According to game, it is now over 38 years for the first time. The other demographics have not changed significantly. Once a year, game - The German Games Association (game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche) provides an update on the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
