© Nintendo Business Nintendo Sees Sharp Drop in Sales, but Solid Switch and Software Sales Nintendo's sales and revenue fell sharply in the current quarter, but this is also due to the comparison with a strong previous year. However, the Switch's hardware and software are still performing solidly in its eighth year. Nintendo has released its financial report for the first By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© 2K Business 2K Premieres Civilization VII at gamescom Opening Night Live The world premiere of Civilization VII gameplay will happen at gamescom. With a slot at Opening Night Live, a gameplay panel after the show on 2K's own Twitch channel and a demo in gamescom Hall 6, European players get a headstart on the game before it's By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Philomena Schwab, Bizdev & Game Designer, Co-founder of Stray Fawn Studio © Stray Fawn Studio / Archive Business How Stray Fawn Published a Game With Instinct3 TerraScape by Bitfall Studios has been co-published by Instinct3 and Stray Fawn. Philomena Schwab spoke to GamesMarkt about the collaboration with the German influencer agency and how the successful co-publishing project came about. Even for Stray Fawn, with its extensive experience in publishing its own games and those of its By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Melvin Frank, Product Manager Publishing, Instinct3 / HandOfBlood aka Hänno aka Maximilian Knabe © Instinct3 / HandOfUncut Business Instinct3 on Their First Published Game and the Credibility of Creators With TerraScape, influencer marketing agency Instinct3 has launched its first game as co-publisher - together with Stray Fawn. GamesMarkt spoke to Melvin Frank, Product Manager Publishing, about the successful launch, influencer credibility and the future of their publishing ambitions. TerraScape left Early Access almost two weeks ago, on the 17th By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange now also head Multicraft. © Nitrado, Stange Business Nitrado Acquires Multicraft Game server hoster Nitrado has acquired Swiss company Multicraft from Burgdorf. With that, the Karlsruhe company of CEO Raphael Stange enhances its B2B sector to rent out services to other game server hosters. Multicraft founder Daniel Hofer will stay on board after the acquisition. Karlsruhe server hoster and renter Nitrado By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Klaas Kersting, Ralph Stock and Jan Richter (from left to right) © GM Business Jan Richter Succeeds Ralph Stock as CEO of Sixteen Tons Entertainment Following the sale of Sixteen Tons Entertainment to Phoenix Games in early 2020, founder and CEO Ralph Stock is now stepping down and handing over the position of CEO to Jan Richter. It is the end of an era: Ralph Stock, founder of Sixteen Tons Entertainment, is stepping down from By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Endor AG, known for Fanatec, files for insolvency. © Endor Business Fanatec Mother Endor Goes Bankrupt German company Endor AG, the company behind the Fanatec brand of sim racing peripherals, has filed for insolvency. Restructuring has failed. Potential buyers are being sought. Endor AG (DE0005491666) has filed for insolvency with the Landshut Local Court due to over-indebtedness and inability to pay. The foreign subsidiaries are not By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
German Developer Award 2023 © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2023 Business Games Can Be Submitted for the German Developer Award 2024 The German Developer Award 2024 (DEP) will be presented in Cologne on 3 December 2024. Developers, publishers and newcomers can now submit their games. On 3 December 2024, the best computer games of the year from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be honoured with the German Developer Award (DEP: Deutscher By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Länd at gamescom 2023 group photo © Tobias Vollmer Fotografie Business Games BW at gamescom 2024 A total of eight companies from Baden-Württemberg will be exhibiting their games at gamescom 2024 on the "The Länd" joint booth. Since 2013, MFG has organised a joint Baden-Württemberg booth in the business area of gamescom. The exhibiting games companies have the opportunity to present their latest developments By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
CEO Satya Nadella und CFO Amy Hood Microsoft. © Microsoft Business Xbox Content and Services Revenue up Sharply, Hardware Sales Down The trend from last quarter continues at Microsoft. Revenues from Xbox Content and Services are up significantly thanks to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, while Xbox hardware sales are down. This is expected to continue. Microsoft has released its fourth quarter (April to June 2024) and full year (July 2023 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© 4Players Business 4Players Adds B2B Server Hosting to Its Services Hamburg-based 4Players, which specialises in software solutions and gaming servers, is expanding its range of services to include server hosting solutions for the B2B gaming sector. Software and server solutions provider 4Players, based in Hamburg, has announced the launch of its latest B2B server hosting platform, Odin Fleet, building on By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Efthimios Sidiropoulos (left) and Reiner Treder (right) take over parts of the responsibilities of Matthias Höfel © idee+spiel Business Efthimios Sidiropoulos Will Lead Supplier and Product Group Management at idee+spiel idee+spiel is restructuring the product group and supplier management department, which was newly created in 2017, following the departure of the previous head, Matthias Höfel. Reiner Treder takes over responsibility for Eurotrain. Efthimios Sidiropoulos, who built up the McMedia video game line, becomes the new head of the division. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
