Snapdragon Mobile Brawl Stars, event arena in Hall 7 at gamescom 2023. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Hanne Engwald Esports Last Chance Qualifier for Brawl Stars Championship 2024 at gamescom One of the most popular mobile esports titles, Brawl Stars, is coming to gamescom in Cologne as part of the partnership between the ESL Faceit Group and Supercell. The Snapdragon Pro Series, presented by the ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies, in partnership with Supercell, has announced that the Brawl By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
XR project Emperor © Reynard Films / Atlas V VR-XR-MR GSA Successes at the Annecy Festival The FFF-funded VR production Emperor won a prize in Annecy, following on from Venice. But that was by no means the only success with GSA involvement. Reynald Films' VR production, co-produced by Atlas V, France Télévision and Pico, in collaboration with the French studio Albyon and supported by FFF By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Brazil was the partner country at gamescom 2023. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business The Nordic Countries are the Partner Region for gamescom 2024 Not a partner country, but a partner region. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia are the official partner region of gamescom 2024. They will present themselves together in the large partner pavilion. The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia are the official partner region of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Microsoft Business Xbox Returns to Gamescom 2024 With Games From Blizzard Entertainment - Update Team Xbox will be at gamescom 2024. With both Nintendo and Sony absent, Microsoft will be the only console manufacturer in Cologne. The Xbox booth will also feature Blizzard Entertainment. Hot on the heels of the announcement that Xbox will be exhibiting at gamescom 2024 and that World of Warcraft: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© GamesBW/MFG Campus Games BW Presents Women in the Games Industry To kick off Games BW's interview series "Women in the Games Industry in Baden-Württemberg", Prof. Dr. Sabiha Ghellal talks about how she got into the games industry and how she feels about the representation of women in the industry. Games BW, the label for all games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment Business Game Two: To be (not?) Continued German gaming TV show Game Two, which has become a cult favourite, faces a massive shake-up in the summer of 2025: TV partner ZDFneo is pulling out of the project and the future of the format is uncertain. Production company Rocket Beans Entertainment announced the bad news to the community By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Games Baked in Germany 2024 Showcase. © IGN Nerdstar Business Games Baked in Germany 2024 Showcase at a Glance The Games Baked in Germany 2024 Showcase featured numerous games from Germany. These included titles from btf, Assemble, Kalypso, rokaplay, Toplitz, Gentle Troll, GrizzlyGames, Headup Games, Hooded Horse, Egosoft, Screen Juice and many more. The showcase demonstrated the diversity of games made in Germany. To coincide with the Games Baked By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The cultural and creative industries and their segments © BMKW Business Government Plans to Realign Federal Competence Centre for CCI Sectors The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action has re-tendered the federal government's Competence Centre for the Cultural and Creative Industries. The intention is to continue the centre's operations after 2024 and to initiate a strategic realignment. The plans for reorientation can be seen in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Lars Wingefors, co-founder and Group CEO. © Embracer Business Embracer Group Is Cutting Jobs in Germany and Austria, but Not Everywhere Else in the World The Embracer Group's annual report shows how many jobs were cut in Germany and Austria, although there were also countries where the number of employees increased. However, Group CEO Lars Wingefors looks to the future and speaks of more than 70 releases by the end of March 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christian Balazs, Director of Games © Sunday Business Sunday Appoints Christian Balazs as Director of Games Sunday has appointed Christian Balazs as its new Director of Games. This is a milestone in the company's strategic shift towards becoming a hybrid-casual games company. Sunday announced the appointment of Christian Balazs as the new Director of Games. He will join the team in Hamburg. Balazs, formerly By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Cosplay is a big part of gamescom in Cologne, here is a picture of the cosplay contest powered by Mini from 2023. And also at gamescom latam, cosplay will have its own space, or rather, a lounge by essence © Koelnmesse/Hanne Engwald Business Essence Sponsors Gamescom Latam Cosplay Lounge Like the main event in August, the South American offshoot of gamescom latam will also focus on cosplay. The cosplay lounge, specially designed for the event, will be presented by cosmetics brand essence, which is continuing to expand its involvement in the gaming world, which it started at the end By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Hologate VR-XR-MR Hologate Arena is Getting an Update and Three new Variations Hologate has announced the launch of an update to its Hologate Arena solution. The aim is to respond to the conditions of the locations and to offer the best possible VR experience. On the one hand, it is a technological update. In the future, Hologate Arena will offer hyper-real wireless By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
