© DevGamm Business DevGamm Lisbon Award Registrations Looking for Games The DevGamm Awards are open for game registrations until 30 September. Teams under 50 people are eligible to be nominated for cash prizes of 100,000 dollars in total. The ceremony will be held on 15 November in Cascais, near Lisbon in Portugal. Up until 30 September, developers can still By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The caggtus 2024. © niclass.de Business caggtus 2025: Exhibitor Registration Begins in October, Product Sales at Booths Now Possible The exhibitor registration for caggtus 2025 in Leipzig begins mid-October. For the first time, regular exhibitors are also allowed to sell their own products directly at the booths. From 11 to 13 April 2025, the third iteration of caggtus Leipzig comes back. Now, the date for the coming exhibitor registration By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Pocketpair Business Nintendo Sues Palworld Dev Pocketpair Over Patent Claims After nine months of deliberation, Nintendo is now sueing Palworld developer Pocketpair over patent claims in Japan. The accusation of stolen Pokémon designs had put Palworld into the focus of the Japanese giant when the survival game launched to great success in January. Nintendo of Japan has released a statement By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© HTC Vive Business HTC Vive Shows New Focus Vision Headset With a new headset in their Focus line, HTC Vive wants to further improve their product line for business and gaming use. The technical data is impressive, as is the price. XR headset manufacturer HTC Vive has revealed its new headset Vive Focus Vision. It builds on the Vive Focus By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Cam Weber President EA Sports, Laura Miele, President EA Entertainment & Technology, Andrew Wilson, CEO Electronic Arts, Byron Beed, Group General Manager Battlefield (from left to right) © Screenshot EA Webcast of Investor Day 2024 Business How Electronic Arts Plans to Lead the Market With Its Major Brands At Investor Day, Electronic Arts provided an interesting insight into how the major sees its future. In addition to a lot of news about doubling the audience, the use of AI, a Sims movie or the setting of Battlefield, the information between the lines was particularly exciting: the EA brands By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
© Corsair Business Corsair Buys Fanatec Sim Racing from Endor Corsair has bought the Fanatec Sim Racing brand located in Landshut from Endor AG. All current staff will transfer with the brand as well. The Fanatec office will remain in Landshut. Corsair is buying the Fanatec Sim Racing product line from Endor AG. That includes the existing Fanatec staff at By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nintendo is no stranger to the Zurich Pop Con - as seen here in 2021. © Zurich Pop Con / Nintendo Business Nintendo Opens Pop-Up Store at Zurich Pop Con & Game Show 2024 Only the second official Nintendo event pop-up store in Europe: The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has hooked a big one. The Nintendo presence will bring otherwise Japan-exclusive merchandise to the Swiss game festival on 5 and 6 October. The organisers of the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Susanne Mitterer (Deputy Head of the Competence Team for Cultural and Creative Industries, Munich), Astrid Kahmke (CEO Ionda/Director The Portal), Anton Biebl (Head of the City of Munich Cultural Office) Silke Schmidt (Head of XR HUB Bayern), Max Permantier (FilmFernsehFonds Bayern; from left to right) © LHM/Michael Schinharl VR-XR-MR Special Exhibition 'The Portal' Opened in Munich City Hall The VR exhibition 'The Portal' will be held in seven currently vacant retail spaces in Munich City Hall until the end of December. 360-degree films and interactive VR apps that have debuted at international festivals will be shown. The interim use is being facilitated and promoted by the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Racing was a big part of the LogiPlay showcase. © Logitech Business Logitech G Presents New Interchangeable Racing Equipment, New Flagship Periphery On its LogiPlay showcase, Logitech G has shown several new gaming mouses and keyboards, a new flagship headset with multiconsole connectivity and several new racing equipment parts that can be interchanged freely. On yesterday’s LogiPlay showcase, periphery maker Logi G has announced several new products. For the first time, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business How Much Money can I Make in Games? What salary do different vocations in the German games industry make? We surveyed the salaries of the six biggest job areas in games from junior to senior and cross-referenced them with last year‘s results. We have asked more than 100 companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the average By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
© Screenshot VGFB Business VGFB Supports VGE Arguments With Own Survey The Belgian Games Federation is using the results of its own survey to support the arguments of the VGE and EGDF in response to complaints from consumer protection organisations against in-game purchase mechanisms of some publishers. The results show that Belgian parents are aware of the spending of their children. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Children playing Wo ist Goldi?. © Digital Ministry Business Bavaria Optimises Media Competency App Wo ist Goldi? for Windows The media competency app Wo ist Goldi? by Wegesrand. and the Bavarian Digital Ministry has been optimised for Windows. Up until now, the app could only be used on Mobile devices. It is authorised for usage in schools and has won several serious game awards. In the German Federal state By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
