© Leipziger Messe/Niclas Schmidt Business Leipzig Pleased With Second Successful Caggtus With 17,300 visitors, the second Caggtus significantly exceeded last year's success. The reach on Twitch also increased significantly, and a date for 2025 has already been confirmed. Leipzig is and remains a good place for gaming. According to the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Trade Fair), a total of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Speaker of Parliament Group Gaming & Esports, Manuel Höferlin (FDP), say the Finance Ministry insisted on the non-profit status in the current draft. © Höferlin, FDP Esports Update: Non-Profit Status of Esports on Course for Failure After GamesMarkt had learned from sources in Parliament that the non-profit status of esports will probably not come this year, Esport Parliament group speaker Manuel Höferlin officially confirms that the current tax act draft by Lindner's Finance Ministry does not contain the esport cause. Update from April 5 By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team. © SK Gaming, Telekom Esports Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team As part of the Equal eSports Initiative, Telekom is sponsoring SK Gaming's first Valorant women's team. The company wants to set an example for inclusion and equal opportunities in competitive gaming. Deutsche Telekom is expanding its Equal eSports Initiative. Valorant, the tactical team shooter from Riot By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Girls'Day Development German Game Studios Open Doors for Girls' Day 2024 German game studios Deck13, Kalypso, Well Done Games & Pixel Maniacs and Gameforge are inviting teens in for Girls' Day 2024 on April 25. Several universities with gaming relations are also participating in showing girls the games industry and its learning processes. For this year’s Girls’ Day on By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Snapdragon Pro Series in Brazil 2024. © Daniel Santos Esports ESL Faceit Group Expands Snapdragon Pro Series in Year 3 The Snapdragon Pro Series, the mobile esports tournament series from ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies, is about to enter its third year. The total prize pool has grown to almost 4.4 million US dollars. ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies have announced an expanded roadmap for Year 3 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Last year's FYNG programme was held at Webedia's showfloor both, now the FYNG Show inhabits the main stage. © Webedia Business Webedia Brings Game Reveals to Caggtus Main Stage With a new show, Webedia is bringing developer talks and the FYNG Indie Awards onto the main stage of caggtus Leipzig tomorrow. The media company teases exclusive game reveals and new, so far unseen trailer material as well. Games media company Webedia, mother of GameStar, GamePro and MeinMMO, is attending By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Sunday Co-Founder Christoph Sachsenhausen and Co-Managing Director Timm Geyer. © Sunday Business Timm Geyer Appointed as Co-Managing Director of Sunday Sunday announces the appointment of Timm Geyer as new Co-Managing Director of the mobile games company. This is a significant step in their strategic shift towards hybrid casual games. Mobile games company Sunday announces the appointment of Timm Geyer as its new Co-Managing Director. Timm joins Sunday and its Co-Founder By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Bitkraft Business Bitkraft Launches Third Fund With a Volume of $275m Bitkraft Ventures has raised its third fund to invest in seed stage or Series A financing. With this fund, Bitkraft Ventures' investment volume will increase to over one billion dollars. Bitkraft Ventures is about to embark on a new investment round. Jens Hilgers' German-American company has launched the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Screenshot Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Unveils Eight More Games for World Cup The games announced today bring the number of games to 18 that will be featured at the World Cup in Riyadh this summer. Joining established top brands such as EA Sports FC 24, League of Legends, Street Fighter, Tekken, Rocket League and Fortnite, Rennspiel from Competition Company, Germany, was added By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
7 Digital Labs Raises $4M in Seed Funding. © 7 Digital Labs Business 7 Digital Labs Raises $4M in Seed Funding Swiss studio 7 Digital Labs has raised four million USD in seed funding. The funds will be used to complete BloodLoop, a free-to-play hero shooter integrated into the web3 gaming world. The Swiss game studio 7 Digital Labs, based in Lugano, has raised four million USD in seed funding. Funds By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Newzoo Business Newzoo Sees Moderate Market Growth With Declining Playtimes The global market for PC and console games will grow by 2.6% to reach $93.5b in 2023. However, the moderate growth identified by Newzoo in its new report is accompanied by changes in gaming behaviour. The games market has recovered after a slight dip in 2022, but truly By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors. © Embracer Business Embracer CEO Wingefors Declares Restructuring Process Complete The restructuring process initiated by Embracer Group is complete, said CEO Lars Wingefors at the investor conference following the sale of Gearbox. He believes the company is well on its way to becoming a "more focused" business. The group has no plans for M&A activity for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
