The gamescom LAN celebrated its successful premiere in March 2024 © Koelnmesse Business Date for gamescom LAN 2025 Revealed Following its successful debut this March, Dennis Gehlen, Managing Director of co-organiser TaKeTV, has set the date for 2025. The gamescom LAN will then take place in February. To be more precise, the next gamescom LAN will take place from 21 to 23 February. The organisers from TaKeTV and MYI By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa © Nintendo Business Nintendo to Make Enough Switch Successors to Meet Demand and Avoid Scalping Nintendo wants to provide as many units as possible when the successor to the Switch is released to meet widespread demand. Supply shortages of any component should not have a major impact on production. The company is also considering taking action against resellers who try to sell the console at By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business New Address for GamesMarkt We have moved! As of 1 July, BG Germany and the GamesMarkt team have a new address: Isartalstraße 49 in 80469 Munich. On 1 July, the Oktoberfest set-up starts at the Theresienwiese in Munich. Even if this was not the reason for our move, we have left our old office By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Elden Ring / Farming Simulator 25 © FromSoftware and Bandai Namco / Giants Software Business Summer Sale Shakes up the Steam Charts, While Giants Adds an Exclamation Mark The ongoing Steam Summer Sale has shaken up the charts, but without threatening the dominance of Elden Ring. The biggest surprises, on the other hand, are the high rankings of Farming Simulator 25 and Forza Horizon 4. The Steam Summer Sale has shaken up the Steam charts as usual, but By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The winners and nominees of the Gaming Ohne Grenzen Award 2023 on the congstar stage at gamescom. © Archive picture by Martin Scherag Business Gaming Ohne Grenzen and Congstar Continue Inclusion Award The Gaming ohne Grenzen (Gaming without Borders) Award will once again be presented on the trade visitor day at gamescom. Mobile operator congstar is on board as a partner, and the award ceremony will take place on their stand. Inclusion is a major issue at gamescom, and not just in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Apex Legends Global Series comes to Germany for the first time. © EA Esports Apex Legends Global Series Comes to Germany for the First Time The Apex Legends Global Series is coming to Germany for the first time, with the second split taking place in Mannheim at the SAP Arena directly after gamescom 2024. Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment will bring the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) to Germany. The playoffs, in which teams from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christopher Wulf joins Evil Empire for The Triple-i Initiative as Senior Business & Event Manager. © Wulf Business Christopher Wulf joins Evil Empire for The Triple-i Initiative The first showcase of The Triple-i Initiative took place in April 2024. The project has been deemed a success and is set to continue, with Christopher Wulf joining French organiser Evil Empire as Senior Business & Event Manager. Christopher Wulf joins Evil Empire as the new Senior Business & Event By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Level Up is setting an example for greater visibility of women in esports. © Level Up; Lina Jakobi Business Around 10,000 Visitors at Level Up 2024 in Salzburg The fourth edition of Level Up - The Gaming Festival took place on 29 and 30 June at the Salzburg Exhibition Centre and attracted around 10,000 visitors. The organisers are delighted. The gaming event will return in 2025. The main stage at Level Up 2024 was all about esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Hyper Dive Game Studio won the category Best Pitch from Regional Game Development Associations © gamescom latam Business Slow Bros. & Food for Thought Media Successful at BIG Festival Awards Two German studios, Slow Bros. and Food for Thought Media, won at the gamescom latam Big Festival Awards. The main category went to Chants of Sennaar from Rundisc and Focus Entertainment. These were the first ever gamescom latam BIG Festival Awards, and of the numerous nominations with GSA participation, two By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The entire team and staff were involved in planning, executing and even modelling the campaign. © GamerLegion Business GamerLegion Launched First Full Apparel Collection Berlin-based esports team GamerLegion has released its first collection and launched a new website. Following their success at the Paris Major Finals last year, the company has invested in marketing and branding. GamerLegion has experienced significant growth, especially after its success at the Paris Major Finals last year (2nd place By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Debatt(l)e Royale, here with the panel from 2023, is the policital highlight of gamescom congress. The true connections between industry and research are forged in the focus panels (and on the coffee breaks, of course). © Koelnmesse/gamescom Business gamescom congress Explained: What, Where, When and Why Never been to gamescom congress? With the conference moving into the big new Confex building for the first time, the 2024 congress is a good time to visit one of Europe's biggest gaming conferences. Who meets up there, what are the topic of the congress is and why By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Marco Süß, Head of Communications GSA Bandai Namco Entertainment © Thomas Gessner Business Bandai Namco appoints Marco Süß as Head of Communications GSA Marco Süß, previously Senior PR Manager GSA, has been promoted to Head of Communications GSA at Bandai Namco Entertainment on 1st July. Together with his team, where Lena Splettstößer will take over from Lisa Schellenberg in August due to parental leave, he will be responsible for influencer marketing and social By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
