Fritz Egner (centre), Stephan Berendsen (right) and Hans Ippisch (left) will soon be unveiling details of their joint project. © BBG Entertainment Business BBG Entertainment hires Hans Ippisch and Fritz Egner Along With new Licences Munich-based developer and publisher BBG Entertainment is releasing several retro IP games in the next year. With radio star Fritz Egner and Hans Ippisch of Computec and devcom fame, BBG is also implementing several unannounced prestige IPs in the coming months. Munich game developer BBG Entertainment is expanding its business By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The biggest newcomer in the Top 20 Game Charts in March 2024 is Dragon's Dogma 2. © Capcom Business Eight Electronic Arts Games in the Top 20 game Charts in March 2024 In March 2024, no other game sold better in Germany than EA Sports FC 24. Helldivers 2 is only slightly behind, and is even ahead of Dragon's Dogma 2. C&C's comeback is also impressive. In total, there are eight games in the top 20 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The two biggest events in the Caggtus streams of 2024: LAN finals for TFT and LoL and the Bisalina Speedruns. © Caggtus Business LAN Finale and Speedrun Event dominate Caggtus 2024 Viewer Numbers In last week's Caggtus Leipzig's online streams, most concurrent viewers were engaged at the LAN finales on Sunday. Rank two of average and peak viewers goes to the Bisalina Speedrun event on Saturday. The stage events of last week’s Caggtus Leizig have continually been streamed By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Photo showing the Developer Showcase at NG23 Spring. © Jovian Industries / Nordic Game Business NG24 Spring Conference Programme Takes Shape This May, NG24 Spring takes place in Malmö, Sweden, and celebrates its 20th anniversary, so everything will be a little bigger. Meanwhile, speaker list and conference programme are filling up. Just after Whitsun, from 21-24 May, Nordic Game's NG24 Spring will take place in Malmö, Sweden. After another By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
IFA Rebranding for its 100th Birthday. © IFA management, GFU, Clarion Business IFA Rebranding for its 100th Birthday To mark its 100th anniversary, IFA is launching a new look that is more than just a visual makeover. The three letters now stand for "Innovation For All". The IFA consumer electronics trade fair is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a new look. This is more By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
After an internal enquiry to Claudia Roth, Gramling critisises the missing implementation of the funds. © DBT I Stella von Saldern Business Games Funding: Still no Planning for Culture Fund Possible After an enquiry to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, opposition politician Fabian Gramling critisises that the additional 33 million euros in culture funding for the games industry are still not available and apparently won't be for the foreseeable future. Apart from discussing esports, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
According to game data, the German games market grew by six per cent to EUR 9.97 billion last year © game Business German Games Market Grows and Remains Below €10b Mark In 2023, Germans have spend 9.97 billion euros on games, gaming hardware and fees for online gaming services. This is the result of new market data presented by the industry association game. The market thus grew by around six per cent, although the sub-markets developed very differently. The biggest By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sabine Deutscher, Member of the Executive Board of AOK Rheinland/Hamburg. © AOK Rheinland/Hamburg Esports AOK Rheinland/Hamburg goes FIBO esports The health insurer AOK Rheinland/Hamburg will be part of health fair FIBO from 11 to 14 April in Cologne with an esports booth. Athletes from Fortuna Düsseldorf Gaming and Borussia Mönchengladbach E-Sports are expected. The health insurance company AOK Rheinland/Hamburg will be present with an esports booth at By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The teams from Common Colors, One More Cup Studios and Turtle Knight Games were represented with their games at the joint Hessian stand in 2023. © HessenAgentur Events Hesse Sends Five Indie Devs to Gamescom 2024 With five exhibition booths at Indie Arena Booth, the central German state of Hesse builds on its premiere from last year and sends indie studios from the region to gamescom 2024. Deadline for nominations is 21 April. Economics Minister Kaweh Mansoori emphasises the success of last year's experiment. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Odak is now Global PR Lead for Techland. © Odak Business Sandro Odak becomes Global PR Lead for Techland One of Germany's most prominent games journalists turned PR Leads goes global: Former Xbox GSA Lead Sandro Odak is now Global PR Lead for Dying Light dev Techland. Sandro Odak has been Xbox GSA’s Communication Lead for five years, and before that, he headed several video game By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Fridolin Kerner, former Writer & Narrative Designer at Mimimi, is now part of Grimlore Games. © Fridolin Kerner Business Fridolin Kerner starts at Grimlore Games Staying in Munich: Fridolin Kerner, Writer for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew at now-defunct studio Mimimi Games, goes to SpellForce and Titan Quest maker Grimlore Games. SpellForce 3 and Titan Quest 2 makers Grimlore Games are employing an Ex-Mimimi employee: Fridolin Kerner, Writer & Designer from within the Team of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Commissioner for the Cultural and Creative Industries. © BMWK Esports Esports Industry Dialogue Takes Place Today The Esports Industry Dialogue takes place today at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. There, 50 experts will discuss the current challenges and opportunities for Germany. For the ministry, esports is an important point for Germany as a games location. The Esports Industry Dialogue is taking place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
