Lorenzo von Petersdorff from the USK and media educator Melanie Endler from FragFINN will be in the talk format #gamechanger with game association MD Felix Falk. © game Business Next #gamechanger Talk Format Discusses Loot Boxes Together with Lorenzo von Petersdorff from the USK and media educator Melanie Endler from FragFINN, game association MD Felix Falk will discuss the topic of loot boxes in this Thursday's talk format #gamechanger. In its recurring talk format #gamechanger, the German games industry association game discusses relevant topics By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Kellner during the German Computer Game Award 2023 at Spindler & Klatt on May 11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Kellner is Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. He is also the Federal Government Commissioner for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the official contact person for the cultural and creative industries. © Franziska Krug/Getty Images for Quinke Networks Business All nominees for the German Computer Game Awards 2024 The German Computer Game Award 2024 nominees are announced. Nominated in the category "Best German Game" are "Atlas Fallen", "Everspace 2" and "Fall of Porcupine". The award ceremony will take place on April 18 in Munich. Prize money totaling 800,000 euros. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© LuYang, Foto: Rob Battersby Business Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen starts German Gaming Exhibition "Choose your Player" The Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, gamelab.berlin of the Humboldt University and RPG channel Orkenspalter TV are curating a big gaming exhibition in southern Germany. "Choose your Player" features RPG elements for visitors and a lot of Zeppelin games. The Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen in the southwestern German state of By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
DevGamm's CEO Maria Chyrvona in the interview with GamesMarkt editor Pascal Wagner. © DevGamm Business Maria Chyrvona: Connecting Markets and Tapping into Communities with DevGamm The first DevGamm after a change of leadership in the team brought the Eastern European developer community together in solidarity. We spoke to the new CEO Maria Chyrvona on site in Gdansk about the DevGamm brand, Ukraine and what makes each event special. Enjoy this interview? GamesMarkt is available entirely By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read
The photo shows the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2023. © Indie Arena Booth, Supercrowd Business Indie Arena Booth launches application process for gamescom 2024 Starting today, indie developers can submit their games for a place in the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. The deadline is 21 April. The Indie Arena Booth, the world's largest shared exhibition stand for indie developers, will be back at gamescom from 21 to 25 August 2024. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
One of the games: "Sibel's Journey". © Food for Thought Campus Food for Though joins Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnership in Youth Food for Thoughts, developers of educational games "Sibel's Journey" and "Leila's Play", are entering the EU programme Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnership in Youth together with Learning Designs from Istanbul. Their games will be used in transnational education. Food for Thought, the creators By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dennis Gehlen and Marius Loewe commemorating the cooperation. © TaKeTV / e-sport.NRW Esports TaKeTV joins esports association e-sport.NRW The esports production company and agency TaKeTV joins Northrhine-Westfalias esports association e-sport.NRW. TaKeTV's founder and CEO Gehlen and e-sport.NRW's Vice President Loewe are looking forward to cooperate on an esports vision paper together. The esports agency and production company TaKeTV joins Northrine Westfalias (NRW) By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business GamesMarkt is now your go-to source for all things gaming in GSA As of today, GamesMarkt is making the switch to English, delivering exclusive coverage of the vibrant gaming industry across the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) and highlighting key developments shaping its landscape. As previously announced, GamesMarkt is transitioning its reporting to English, offering a seamless experience for our international audience. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Marcel Schwarzkopf, Strategic Marketing Manager, Deutsche Kreditbank. © wuestenhagen.berlin Esports DKB and Xperion NXT join forces The League of Legends talent team of Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB), the "DKB Diamonds", will be integrated into the Xperion NXT universe in order to further intensify talent development in esports. The DKB Diamonds will be under the umbrella of the NXT Universe and will enter the league By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mitglieder des Beirats der BzKJ und die vier jugendlichen Mitglieder auf ihrer 6. Beiratssitzung Mitte März in Berlin © BzKJ Business BzKJ will Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung weiter stärken Mit Blick auf das Ende der ersten Amtsperiode mit Beteiligung von Jugendlichen im Beirat der Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ) plant diese eine Revision, um die Beteiligung weiter zu stärken. Ab Mitte 2024 werden zudem Bewerber:innen für den nächsten Beirat gesucht. Seit 2022 sitzen im interdisziplinären Beirat der By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Games for Families © Planetlan Business Games for Families mit Ausstellerzuwachs auf dem Mannheimer Maimarkt Die familienfreundliche Games-Roadshow verzeichnet 50 Prozent Ausstellerzuwachs auf Deutschlands größter Regionalmesse, dem Mannheimer Maimarkt. In einer eigenen und komplett ausgebuchten Halle warten über 100 Stationen zum Ausprobieren. Auch Deutschlands größter Influencer im Bereich kinderfreundliches Gaming hat zugesagt. Vom 27. April bis zum 07. Mai 2024 dreht sich in Halle 21 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Sony rabattiert PlayStation 5 mit Laufwerk Über den Direktverkauf und bei den üblichen Handelspartnern bietet Sony Interactive Entertainment die PlayStation 5 mit Laufwerk aktuell 75 Euro billiger an. Das Angebot gilt bis Ende März. Sony Interactive Entertainment rabattiert die Disk-Version der PlayStation 5: Bis inklusive 31. März ist die Konsole in Deutschland und Österreich statt für By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
