Womenize! returns to Berlin on 5 June. © Booster Space Events & Consulting Business Womenize! Returns to Berlin on 5 June Womenize! is back. The platform for women and underrepresented people in the games industry takes place on 5 June in Berlin. The opening keynote will be given by Maxi Graeff (Xbox GSA). Topics include entrepreneurship, salary negotiation, sound design, mindfulness, inclusion and more. After five years, Womenize!, the event and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
One of the favourites is Alan Wake 2 from Remedy Entertainment. © Remedy Business The Nominees for the Nordic Game Awards 2024 The winners of the Nordic Game Awards 2024 will be announced at NG24 Spring on 23 May. Alan Wake 2, Cocoon, Teslagrad 2, The Finals and Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy can hope to win several awards. Nordic Game announces the final nominees for the 2024 Nordic Game Awards. Alan By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
IGN acquires Gamer Network from ReedPop. © IGN, Gamer Network, GI.biz Business IGN Acquires Gamer Network Including Eurogamer and GI.Biz From ReedPop IGN Entertainment has acquired the Gamer Network (UK) from ReedPop for an undisclosed sum. The network includes GamesIndustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 and Dicebreaker. GI.biz, a member of the Gamer Network, reports that IGN Entertainment has acquired the family of digital brands from ReedPop. "Gamer Network’ By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© A Maze. Business A Maze. Fest Expands to Sheffield, UK From Berlin to Sheffield: With a new UK event, the A Maze. Festival expands its avantgarde, artistic gaming sphere in Europe. The "slice of Berlin media and club culture" will be held on 2 August and produced in collaboration with a range of UK collectives and companies, among By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Knabe Malz available in retail stores from May. © Instinct3 Business Knabe Malz Available in Retail Stores HandOfBlood's "Malztrunk" is now available in retail stores. Knabe Malz was first launched online in March and has been available in stores since May. Edeka and Netto Markendiscount are the first movers. In cooperation with Krombacher subsidiary Drinks & More, Twitch streamer Maximilian 'HandOfBlood' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Cristian Pana leads the new Amazon games studio. © Amazon Business Amazon Opens new Bucharest Games Studio With a new studio founded in Bucharest, Amazon Games seeks to further its presence in Europe. Under the leadership of Ubisoft veteran Cristian Pana, Bucharest games will support Amazon's service games in all business phases. With a new studio founding in Romania, Amazon seeks to further its European By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Gamesahead Business GamesAhead seeks indies for the DoKomi Creative Games Area DoKomi, Germany's largest anime and Japan exhibition, takes place at the end of June. This year again, GamesAhead is organising a Creative Games Area. Interested indie teams can register until the beginning of June. Participation in the Creative Games Area, organised by GamesAhead, is at cost price. DoKomi By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Cigdem Uzunoglu (center) with Benjamin Hillmann and Dr. Tabea Widmann © Charles Yunck/Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Business Stiftung Digitale Spielkultur Bids Farewell to Çiğdem Uzunoğlu After more than six years, Çiğdem Uzunoğlu was bid farewell as Managing Director of the Digital Games Culture Foundation (Digital Games Culture Foundation) in a ceremony attended by around 70 guests from the foundation's network. Among those present were representatives from politics, foundations, civil society and the games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Strauss Zelnick - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer © Take-Two Interactive Business Take-Two Postpones GTA 6 and Announces Huge Operational Loss Take-Two Interactive generated net revenues of over five billion Dollars in fiscal 2024, but still posted a loss of 3.74 billion Dollars. Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed until fall 2025. CEO Strauss Zelnick said that Roll7 and Intercept Games have not been closed. Grand Theft Auto 6 By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
First 55 partners for Summer Game Fest 2024. © SGF/TGA Business First 55 Partners Confirmed for Summer Game Fest 2024 The organisers of this year's Summer Game Fest event series have announced the first 55 partners. Deep Silver and Plaion are on board from the GSA side. Nintendo is missing from the big names. Summer Game Fest is fast approaching. The first 55 partners to take part in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Henner Bruhn and Dr Anika Thun © Kalypso Business Henner Bruhn Returns to Kalypso Media Kalypso Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Henner Bruhn as Business Development Manager. Bruhn comes from Alteon, where he was Director Sourcing & Operations, and knows Kalypso Media from a previous engagement. In fact, Henner Bruhn already worked for Kalypso Media in 2010. At that time Bruhn was By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Lisa Paus Photo. © Laurence Chaperon Business Ten to Fourteen-Year-Olds and Their Parents Need More Media Literacy Social media and games are very popular among ten to fourteen-year-olds, but they face many risks. Their parents are not always helpful when it comes to dealing with these risks. From the children's point of view, parents need more knowledge, commitment and empathy to support them competently and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
