Sebastian Gutknecht is the first director of the BzKJ since it emerged from the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Minors in May 2021. © BzKJ Business BzKJ supports up to eight child-friendly digital projects From now until 3 May, companies, foundations and associations can apply to the BzKJ for funding for digital projects suitable for children or for information and classification of such projects. The tasks of the Federal Agency for the Protection of Children and Young Persons in the Media (Bundeszentrale für Kinder- By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
HanseMerkur and Uniliga form strategic partnership. © Uniliga Business HanseMerkur and Uniliga Form Strategic Partnership HanseMerkur is expanding its e-sports commitment with a strategic partnership with Uniliga. The insurer recently became the naming partner of the Valorant Challengers GSA. The HanseMerkur Insurance Group and Uniliga are starting a strategic partnership on 1 April, initially for one year. The aim of the cooperation is to strengthen By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Chris Müller, Managing Director of the SAE Institute in Germany. © SAE Institute GmbH Business More Creative Young Talent Than Ever Before at SAE Institute A record is set. With 800 young people, the SAE Institute is welcoming more new students than ever before for the start of the summer semester. In total, around 4,000 young people are studying at the twelve campuses in GSA. With 800 young people, the SAE Institute is welcoming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Older gamers in particular are much less interested in the young handheld PC device category © game Business High Interest in Handheld PCs in Germany One third of all gamers in Germany are at least interested in handheld PCs or plan to buy one. This is the result of a survey conducted by the industry association game. The trend towards mobile gaming computers is arousing great interest among German gamers. At least that is what By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The CS:GO team from Sprout won a total of seven times at the ESL Championship. The picture shows them at the award ceremony of the 2019 Winter Championship, which was played in Magdeburg © Stephanie Lieske/ESL (Archive picture) Esports Berlin-based Esports Organisation Sprout Ceases Operations Sprout has ceased operations with immediate effect. This was announced by the Berlin-based e-sports organisation on its website. Sprout is one of the founding members of the German e-sports organisation ESBD. It is a surprising end. Berlin-based e-sports organisation Sprout has announced on its website that it is to be By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Gamecity Hamburg Takes Teams to Nordic Game and gamescom. © Gamecity Hamburg Business Gamecity Hamburg Takes Teams to Nordic Game and gamescom Games companies from Hamburg have the opportunity to travel to two events with Gamecity Hamburg: Nordic Game and gamescom. Applications can be submitted in April. With the "Road to Programme" from Gamecity Hamburg, games teams from Hamburg can apply to travel to Nordic Game and gamescom. Up to By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gerald Asamoah, Dennis Henson and Jens Conrad at the handover of the cheque. © Letsplay4Charity Business Letsplay4Charity Donates Again to the Gerald Asamoah Foundation 5,500 Euros have been donated by Letsplay4Charity to the Gerald Asamoah Foundation for children with heart disease. The money was raised at the MAG-C on the first weekend of February. Letsplay4Charity was present at MAG-C, which took place at the Messe Erfurt on the first weekend of February, with By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
VGFB's General Manager David Verbruggen © Video Games Federation Belgium Business Belgian Games Market Grows to 708 Million Euros EA Sports FC 24 is the best-selling game and the PS5 the best-selling console in Belgium in 2023. This is according to market data recently published by the Video Games Federation Belgium. The total market grew by more than 20 percent. This means that the Belgian games market has experienced By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of competition policy © Stine Heilmann, European Union, 2019 Business EC Initiates DMA Proceedings Against Alphabet, Apple and Meta Investigations have been opened against Alphabet, Apple and Meta for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act. This includes the rules that govern how Apple controls the App Store and how Google controls the Play Store. The European Commission has opened investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© DCP Business DCP Continues to Develop as a Brand with a New Look The German Computer Game Award (Deutscher Computerspielpreis; DCP) has been given a new look this year without attracting too much attention. The trophy has not changed, so the branding and the physical prize are separate. A new logo for the German Computer Game Award has been used on the website By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jonas "Jonny" Wirth and Jamie "Chaser" Bartel from SC Paderborn were delighted after the win against RB Leipzig © ESL Esports SC Paderborn Wins Virtual Bundesliga Team Competition SC Paderborn are German champions for the first time. The second division club's e-sports team beat RB Leipzig, the winners of the last two years, in the final. The players' final will take place at the end of April. It's a minor sensation: SC Paderborn By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Only if you know which social media platform to use to reach hypercasual gamers (red), casual gamers (green) and core gamers (blue) can you target them. The chart from Sensor Tower shows the average impression rate compared to the general US population. © Sensor Tower Business Sensor Tower: Europe's Mobile Gaming Market Bucks the Trend In mid-March, Sensor Tower released its "The State of Gaming 2024" report, which forecasts a two per cent decline in global mobile gaming revenues in 2023 and analyses a number of trends. In Europe, revenues outperformed the global average. 2023 was a challenging year for the mobile gaming By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
