David Darling, founder of Kwalee © Kwalee Business Kwalee Acquires Stake in Devolver Digital UK-based hyper-casual games publisher Kwalee has acquired a minority stake in Devolver Digital. This is a strategic investment in a market that Kwalee is keen to conquer. Kwalee announced a year ago (in German) that it was looking to increase its efforts in classic PC and console games. The British By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
EA Sports FC Futures and adidas organise youth training in Berlin. © EA Sports Business EA Sports FC Futures and adidas Organise Youth Training in Berlin Electronic Arts, together with adidas, hosted a UEFA Festival of Football event as part of EA Sports FC Futures at the UEFA Euro 2024 Fan Zone in Berlin, in front of the Reichstag. EA Sports FC Futures hosted a UEFA Festival of Football event at the UEFA Euro 2024 Fan By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Many studios from Germany and Switzerland nominated for Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards. © Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards Business Many studios from Germany and Switzerland nominated for Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards The nominees for the Indie Cup Europe'24 Awards have been announced. Many studios from Germany and Switzerland are among them, including Paintbucket Games, Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Lululu Entertainment, Stardust, Kato Games, Schleuder Games and many more. A total of 49 games have made it to the final By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Sony Interactive Entertainment to exhibit at TGS 2024. © Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA). Business Sony Interactive Entertainment to Exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2024 Sony Interactive Entertainment will return to the Tokyo Game Show this year as an exhibitor for the first time since 2019. However, it is still unclear what the company will be showing. As previously announced, SIE will not exhibit at gamescom 2024. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) will not be exhibiting By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lifetime Units Sold for Co-op and Non Co-op Games on Steam. © Video Game Insights Business Growing Popularity of Co-op Games on Steam Cooperative games like Palworld, Helldivers 2 and Content Warning have been very successful on Steam this year. This continues the trend of recent years, as co-op games tend to generate significantly more revenue than non-co-op games. Steam market researchers at Video Game Insights (VGI) have released a report on the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The image is from the cover artwork of the Keyword Annual Report for 2023 © Keyword Studios Business Investment Company Wants to buy Service Provider Keywords Studios Swedish investment company EQT Private Equity has announced plans to acquire Keyword Studios through a new subsidiary. The deal values Keywords, which also has two companies in Germany, at around £2.2 billion, or about €2.6 billion. It would be the next billion-dollar deal in the games industry, but By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© lvlup!HR Business lvlup!HR gets Andrea Nahles to Play At the training camp organised by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) in Oberhausen, lvlup!HR showed how career counselling can be combined with esports. BA-Chairwomen Andrea Nahles was also present. The Flensburg-based company lvlup!HR specialises in combining gaming and esports with HR topics. At the beginning of July, lvlup! By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Founder of Artana (from Left zu Right): Prof. Dr. Christian Rauda, Sebastian Paul and Dr. Jan-Peter Ewert © Artana Business Experienced Industry Lawyers Found Artana Artana is a new law firm in Hamburg with an unusually high level of gaming expertise. Artana was founded by Valve's legal advisor Dr Jan-Peter Ewert, Sebastian Paul and Dr Christian Rauda. In an interview, Dr Rauda explains the background to Artana's founding. GamesMarkt: How did By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring and Lina Timm, Managing Director of Medien.Bayern. © Games/Bavaria Business Bavaria and Games/Bavaria Open 'Gamerei' in Munich on 26 July The Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs and Games/Bavaria have announced the opening of a central office space for the Bavarian games industry at the end of July. Called "Die Gamerei - The Bavarian House of Game Changers", it will be located in the east of Munich and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Krafton confirmed to exhibit at gamescom. © Krafton Business Krafton Confirmed to Exhibit at gamescom Krafton has confirmed that it will be exhibiting at gamescom 2024 in Cologne. The South Korean company will be showcasing Dark and Darker Mobile, inZOI and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Krafton will be back at gamescom 2024 in Cologne this year. From 21 to 25 August, the company will be showcasing the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Florian Kamolz joins Xperion Hamburg as Event Lead. © Kamolz; TaKe TV @ gamescom LAN Business Florian Kamolz Joins Xperion Hamburg as Event Lead After more than two years as Director of Communications at TaKe TV, Florian Kamolz has joined Xperion Hamburg as Event Lead. The third Xperion in Germany is set to open in the Hanseatic city. Florian Kamolz takes on new challenges at Xperion Germany as Event Lead and Lead Event Operations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Sandra Friedrichs makes it to the final of the Miss Germany competition in 2023 © Friedrichs/Miss Germany Studios Business Sandra Friedrichs Becomes Teamlead Influencer Marketing at Viralwunder Sandra Friedrichs is now responsible for influencer marketing as Teamlead at the in-house agency for web media publishing, viralwunder. The new position is not a completely new job for Sandra Friedrichs. She has been working as a freelancer as Senior Influencer Marketing Manager for viralwunder for the past few months. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
