Roman Reinhardt, Chief Gaming Officer at Berlin International Gaming © BIG Esports BIG Launches Programme for German Esports Talents Esports Organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) is launching its own talent development programme called BIG Selecta. The next step will be to plan an application process. BIG has already accepted the first six talents into the new BIG Selecta programme for young talents. These are five talents from the esports By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
THQ Nordic confirms gamescom presence with Titan Quest II and Gothic Remake. © THQ Nordic Business THQ Nordic Confirms gamescom Presence With Titan Quest II and Gothic Remake THQ Nordic will once again be exhibiting at gamescom 2024 in both the Entertainment and B2B areas. The publisher's line-up includes the Gothic Remake, Titan Quest II by Grimlore Games and two unannounced titles. After skipping gamescom last year, the Austrian publisher THQ Nordic is back as an By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bayerischer ESandra Bloy, President of the Bavarian Esports Association-Sport Verband © Bayerischer E-Sport Verband Business Bavarian Esports Association Offers Cooperation to Politicians The esports project for Euro 24, recently presented by the Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs and the Bavarian Football Association, seems to have bypassed the young Bavarian Esports Association. The association is surprised and is reaching out to politicians for cooperation. Just a few days ago, it was announced that By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© ESL Faceit Esports 16 Teams Competing at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 As the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2024 returns for its tenth year, the 16 esports teams competing for the $1 million prize pool in Counter-Strike have been announced. From 10 to 18 August, just before gamescom 2024, top Counter-Strike (CS) teams will battle it out during this celebratory event By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Epic Games Business Metallica to Perform Across the Fortnite Franchise Metallica will not only headline the new, 4th season of the Fortnite Festival, but will also become the first band to headline the other Fortnite experiences. Since Epic Games expanded its blockbuster battle royale game 'Fortnite' with spin-offs such as a racing game (Fortnite Rocket Racing), a creative By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
GIC'24: 24 to 27 October 2024 © GIC Business Game Industry Conference 2024 Announces First Speakers, Record Ticket Sales and a Women in Games Day The Game Industry Conference is set to be bigger than ever this year, with ticket sales already at a record high. The first speakers have also been confirmed. In addition, the Women in Games Breakfast will be expanded into a Women in Games Day. The Game Industry Conference (GIC), a By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Summer Game Fest confirmed for 2025. © SGF/TGA Business Summer Game Fest Confirmed for 2025 Geoff Keighley has officially confirmed Summer Game Fest 2025. Although the opening show of this year's series of events set a new record for the number of viewers, the feedback from the audience was rather negative. After Summer Game Fest is before Summer Game Fest. The SGF organisers By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Speakers at the Gamestate Festival BW 2024 © Gamestate Festival Business Gamestate Festival BW 2024: Programme and Speakers The second Gamestate Festival BW will take place in less than a month, this time in Karlsruhe. Both the programme and the speakers are now confirmed. Attendance is free, but the number of participants is limited. The Gamestate Festival BW 2024 will take place on 12 July 2024 at the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Vivien Redmann, Capcom Germany's Community Manager for the Monster Hunter franchise. © Capcom Business Capcom Germany Expands Community and Social Media Management Team Capcom Germany has expanded its team in Hamburg. Marta Zolnowska joins as Social Media & Community Manager Poland and Vivien Redmann as Community Manager Monster Hunter. Capcom Germany welcomes two new employees to its Hamburg office. Marta Żołnowska joined the marketing and communications team on 1 June as Social Media By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The participants of the 1. Deutschen Fachtagung für Gamedidaktik 2024 (1st German Conference on Game Didactics 2024) © h_da/fbmd Campus German Game Didactics Conference to be Continued 50 participants from 30 different universities and educational institutions from all over Germany came to the 1. Deutschen Fachtagung für Gamedidaktik 2024 (1st German Conference on Game Didactics 2024). For the organisers, it was a success that encourages them to continue. The 1. Deutschen Fachtagung für Gamedidaktik 2024 (1st German By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two , Randy Pitchford, founder and CEO of Gearbox Entertainment, and Lars Wingefors, co-founder and CEO of Embracer (from left to right). © GamesMarkt Business Update: Embracer Closes Gearbox Divestment At the end of March, Embracer and Take Two Interactive announced the sale of Gearbox, including selected studios and IPs, for $460 million. Now all conditions for the deal have been fulfilled. It was only at the end of March that Embracer announced the sale of its subsidiary Gearbox, including By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Craig Federighi presented the gaming updates at the WWDC 2024. He is Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Craig oversees the development of iOS and macOS. © Apple Business Gaming Becomes More Important to Apple At WWDC 2024, Apple announced not only a dozen new and old games for the Mac, but also the second iteration of the Game Porting Toolkit. This should simplify the process of bringing games into the Apple ecosystem, especially as Apple talks about a "unified gaming platform across iPhone, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
