Alina Sarkisjan, Esports Specialist Central Europe at Ubisoft © Ubisoft Blue Byte GmbH Business Alina Sarkisjan Returns to Ubisoft as Esports Specialist Alina Sarkisjan is now Esports Specialist Central Europe at Ubisoft, where she began her career as an apprentice. Most recently, she was responsible for marketing and communication at Nerdstar. Alina Sarkisjan gained experience in various departments at Ubisoft, where she began her career in the games industry, including brand management, By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Thorsten von Killisch-Horn von Goldbeck Südwest, Digitec Galaxus COO Michael Stolle, Neuenburg Mayor Jens Fondy-Langela, Nikolai Alexander Mader von Hansainvest Real Assets, Andreas Fleischer von DFI Real Estate, Hannes Kissling von Goldbeck Südwest (from left to right) © DFI Business Galaxus Sets the First Stone of Its New Logistics Centre The first warehouse is scheduled for completion in summer 2025. The online retailer Galaxus also wants to start recruiting for the new logistics centre, which will employ up to 1,000 people, at that time. It is the largest commercial development in Neuenburg am Rhein since the 1960s, according to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Steam Business Steam Stops Displaying Games Without Age Ratings in Germany As already announced in March, Steam will in future only show German users games that have an age rating. Now, there is a definite date for it. From 15 November, German Steam users will only be able to view games that have a German age rating. To obtain such a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Visualisation of Pico Motion Tracker use. © Pico Business Where is XR Heading? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Munetaka Aoki as Goro Majima in the new series. © SEGA / Amazon Business Amazon Prime and RGG Studio Drop "Like a Dragon" Live-Action Trailer "Like a Dragon" developer Ryu Ga Gotoku and Amazon have dropped the trailer for the TV series of the same name. The lead role of Kiryu Kazuma will be played by "Kamen Rider" star Ryoma Takeuchi, with Masaharu Take as director and Munetaka Aoki as Goro By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© www.HelenNicolai-BusinessPortraits.de Business Parents Rely On Labels: Germany's Regulatory Body USK Presents Study For its 30 year anniversary, the German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body USK presents a study among parents, conducted by YouGov. The results see the age labels and the new classification system find massive support with German parents. For its 30 year anniversary, the German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body USK isn’ By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© GM Business GamesMarkt #465: Gamescom Review, Pico 4 Ultra, Simulation Games The new print edition of GamesMarkt is now available as an epaper. In this issue, we review gamescom with pictures, data and voices, have a look at the new Pico 4 Ultra and at the genre of simulation games. The current issue of GamesMarkt is now available as an epaper. By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
The current D&D handbook is topping the franchise sales. © Wizards of the Coast Business 2024 Player's Handbook Becomes Fastest-Selling Dungeons & Dragons Product Ever The recently released rulebook is the fastest selling Dungeons & Dragons product of all time. It had been pre-sold on selected events like gamescom before the official release on 17 September. Wizards of the Coast hasn't released the exact sales numbers, however. The 2024 Player's Handbook, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Impressions from Play 2023. © Bente Stachowske Business Play Festival Looking for Speakers, Award Nominees Now Online Until 13 October, the Play - Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg is looking for speakers on the Topic "You got the Power". The award nominees for the festival from 11 to 16 November are also online now: Oddada by Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann from Germany and A By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The German pavilion at the Tokyo Game Show 24 © IMAGO / NurPhoto Business Nearly 13% Increase in Attendance at Tokyo Game Show The organisers of the Tokyo Game Show counted 274,729 visitors, a good 30,000 more than last year. This is the second-best result for the trade fair. Data on online use will be provided at a later date. It is an impressively good result and proof that the Tokyo By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tero Virtala, CEO Remedy © devcom Business Remedy and Tencent Enter Into Convertible Loan Agreement Remedy's search for fresh capital has been successful with Tencent. The Chinese publisher is providing a loan of 15 million Euro, which can be converted into an equity stake. Remedy Entertainment is seeking to raise fresh capital via Tencent. As Remedy announced, the company has entered into a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
