The joint booth of Gamecity Hamburg and medianet berlinbrandenburg at NG Spring 2024. © Nordic Game Business NG Spring 2024 Attracted More Than 2,500 Attendees The 20th anniversary edition of the Nordic Game Conference from 21 to 24 May was a great success. More than 2,500 attendees visited NG Spring 2024 in Malmö and online. An increase from last year. More than 2,500 people attended NG Spring 2024, either physically in Malmö or By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Divestment completed. Just in time for the company's 15th anniversary. © Headup Business Headup Successfully Divests from Thunderful Headup has officially seceded from Thunderful. The publisher from Düren is now its own independent agent again. With yesterday's 23 May, publisher Headup Games from Düren has successfully cut ties with its former Swedish parent Thunderful. "Happy re-birthday to us! Yesterday, we've officially completed the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mario Gerhold, Global Brand & Marketing Director; Jan-Eric Lauble, Creative Director; Eugenio Vitale, Director Premium Games Division © Thomas Wieland Business My.games Hires Mario Gerhold and Jan-Eric Lauble to Its Premium Games Division My.games has hired both Mario Gerhold and Jan-Eric Lauble to build up its Premium Games Division. Gerhold will become Global Brand & Marketing Director, Lauble Creative Director. My.games, headquartered in Amsterdam, has announced that Mario Gerhold and Jan-Eric Lauble have joined the company's Premium Games division, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© IMAGO / Björn Trotzki Business How Challenging is Online Hate Crime Prevention? By Pascal Wagner • 8 min read
Atari acquires Intellivision brand, Amico still alive. © Atari Business Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand, Amico Still Alive Atari acquired the Intellivision brand and over 200 games from Intellivision Entertainment. The former Intellivision will be rebranded and continue to sell the Amico console. Atari has acquired the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment. The purchase includes the rights to more than 200 titles. As part of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Alan Wake 2 from Remedy Entertainment has won a total of three awards at the Nordic Game Awards 2024. © Remedy Business The Nordic Game Awards 2024 Winners The big favourite ended up winning. Alan Wake 2 from Remedy Entertainment has won a total of three awards at the Nordic Game Awards 2024. Five other teams were also honoured. The winners of the Nordic Game Awards 2024, held during NG24 Spring and streamed live from Slagthuset in Malmö, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
"The Last of Us" series composer Gustavo Santaolalla receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at SoundTrack Cologne. © SoundTrack Cologne Business "The Last of Us" Series Composer Gets Honoured With Lifetime Achievement Award The renowned composer Gustavo Santaolalla will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st edition of SoundTrack Cologne. The two-time Oscar winner recently made a name for himself with the soundtrack to the series "The Last of Us". He will present his work on the German Netflix series By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© DevGamm Business DevGamm Lisbon Returns From 14-15 November 2024 DevGamm's luxurious autumn edition in Portugal returns: From 14-15 November 2024, the investor focused conference at the western edge of Europe is back. First speakers include Arno Schmitz from Guerrilla and Viktor Blanke from Mojang. After the Winter edition of DevGamm in Gdansk and the summer edition in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Nordic Game 2024 entrance area. © GamesMarkt Business Photos from Nordic Game 2024 in Malmö Nordic Game 2024 is currently taking place in Malmö. Participants from the GSA are also there. Some photos from the event, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Here is a small selection of photos from the Nordic Game 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. GamesMarkt was also present at the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kerstin Weber, Senior Marketing Manager at Square Enix. © Weber Business Kerstin Weber: From German Sports Cars in Japan to Japanese Games in Germany By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Denise Bieber, Founder and CEO of Content Affairs. © Content Affairs Business An Agency for Diversity By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Workshop 2023 © Charles Yunck for Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Business Start-Up: Games-Entrepreneurs Is Looking for Founders From Berlin and Brandenburg Games founders from Berlin and Brandenburg can now apply for the 3rd edition of the "Start-up: Games Entrepreneurs" programme. The application deadline is 24 June. For the first time, the programme will also be offered in English. Event co-operations with gamescom and Games Ground are planned. The programme By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
