© Hooded Horse Business How Hooded Horse Promotes Its Portfolio in a Steam Publisher Sale Manor Lords has sold more than 2.5 million copies, while Menace, developed by Hamburg-based Overhype, is now on more than 250,000 wishlists. Hooded Horse's current publisher sale on Steam shows how updates, news and announcements can be combined to draw more attention to the entire portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Polaris Convention 2023 © Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH / Rolf Otzipka Business Capcom, Nintendo and Bandai Namco to Exhibit at Polaris Convention Polaris, Germany's second-largest gaming convention, has announced its line-up of gaming exhibitors. The list includes Capcom with Monster Hunter Wilds and Nintendo, while Bandai Namco Entertainment will be making its debut at the Hamburg event. There will also be an indie games section and a retro games exhibition. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
From left to right: Sebastian Först, Sebastian Gsänger and Andreas Olf. © paladin.charity Business Paladin.Charity: »Our Goal is to Bridge the Gap Between Gamers and Devs« By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media Funding Calls for 2025 Are Now Online Creative Europe has just published the first new calls for the coming funding year: a total of 338 million euros will go to the cultural and creative sectors in Europe in 2025, of which 196 million euros will go to the audiovisual sector alone. The video game call has a By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
StickyStoneStudio team photo from gamescom. © StickyStoneStudio Business StickyStoneStudio - How Memorrha Became a Stepping Stone for the Indie Studio to Get Started By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
The Orion AR goggles and family. © Meta Business Meta Announces Orion AR Glasses, Meta Quest 3S and More At Meta Connect 2024, Meta has shown its new AR glasses called Orion, currently in prototype stage, and as expected the Meta Quest 3S. Several updates to AI software and Meta's Ray-Ban cooperation have also been announced. At the current Meta Connect 2024, Facebook mother Meta has announced By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Microids crew at gamescom 2024, from the left: Alvin Rabary, Head of Digital; Julien Renzaho, VP Sales & Business Development; Stephane Longeard, CEO; Alexandre Breas, Managing Director France & VP Operations; Boris Hong, VP Publishing Games. © Microids Business Alexandre Breas & Julien Renzaho: »Our DNA is Based on Family Titles« By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
700 visitors attended the first iteration of NerdiCon. © Nerdic GmbH Business First NerdiCon Defies Schedule Chaos with Solid Visitor Numbers The first NerdiCon in Leipzig had its share of challenges before it began, with a sudden venue change and a very spontaneous schedule announcement. Nevertheless, over 700 people attended the first event, with 160 showing up to the adjunct conference format at the MacroMedia. The NerdiCon event took place in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Thomas Schade and Stefan Sommer (right) © AOC/MMD Business Stefan Sommer Succeeds Thomas Schade as VP Europe at MMD and AOC There has been a change in leadership in the European operations of monitor manufacturers MMD and AOC: On 1 September, Stefan Sommer took over from Thomas Schade, who was previously Vice President Europe. The handover will continue until the end of the year. The Amsterdam-based European headquarters of the monitor By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christopher Flato, board member of the ESBD. © Flato ESBD Esports Call for Non-Profit Status for Esports From Three Associations The German eSports Association (ESBD), game - the German Games Industry Association and the North Rhine-Westphalian Sports Association have joined forces to appeal to politicians to finally recognise the non-profit status of esports. On Monday, the German eSports Association (eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V. - ESBD), game - the German Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director for Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. © IMAGO / CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl Business European Teenager Spend too Much Time on Social Media and Playing Games The WHO has issued an alarming report on the problematic use of social media and digital games by young people in Europe. Although the trend appears to be true, the incomplete data basis for the gaming statements does not make them universally valid. The European office of the World Health By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Kind of Art Business Kind of Art Copenhagen Connects Animation, Game Art & VFX From 25-26 October at the Palads Theater in Copenhagen, the second edition of Kind of Art brings experts from Animation, Game Art and VFX together. The event consists of talks and panels, demonstrations of new technology, networking, portfolio reviews and more. The games industry is especially strongly represented in the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
