One of the Games/Bavaria projects is the GG Bavaria event © Picture: Games/Bavaria Business Medien.Bayern Expands Capacities and Seeks New Team Lead for Games/Bayern Medien.Bayern is expanding its capacities in the field of games for its major project Gamerei. The search for a new team lead for Games/Bavaria has begun. Further changes are planned for Games/Bavaria in the coming weeks. Medien.Bayern is launching a search for a new team leader By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
lvlup!HR Managing Director Frank Simoneit. © lvlup!HR Business lvlup!HR Supports Schleswig-Holstein in Its Search for Skilled Workers The start-up company lvlup!HR supports the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in its search for new employees. Esports is one of the building blocks in the "Moin Fachkräfte" project, which is part of a campaign to attract skilled workers to the Kiel region. Esports will be By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© PwC Business PwC Sees Further Decline in Share of Traditional Gaming By 2028, traditional gaming will only account for a good fifth of the global gaming market. Nevertheless, the segment is growing in absolute terms, says PricewaterhouseCoopers in its latest "Global Entertainment & Media Outlook". The entertainment and media industry (E&M) is facing years of strong growth. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
ERA CEO Kim Bayley © ERA Business Video Game Sales in UK Down Nearly 30% in First Half of 2024 In the first half of 2024, video game sales in the UK fell sharply, by almost 30 per cent. Sales of physical games were particularly hard hit, falling by 40 per cent. The reason for this is a weak "new release schedule". The UK's digital entertainment By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Felix Falk and Tim Endres © game/Koelnmesse Business Gamescom is the Place to Meet for 'The Biggest Community in the World' At a press conference, game and Koelnmesse presented this year's main theme of gamescom and two industry trends. The organisation focuses on the gaming community and emphasises the social significance of games as a medium. It has become something of a tradition for game - Verband der Deutschen Games- By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Alexander Schweitzer, Hendrik Wüst, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Franziska Giffey, Fabian Mehring and Nathanael Liminski (from left to right) © Pictures: Land NRW / Ralf Sondermann, Staatskanzlei RLP / Kay, SPD Berlin, Andreas Gebert, Staatskanzlei NRW Business More Top Politicians Confirmed for gamescom In addition to Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, other high-ranking political guests have been confirmed for gamescom 2024. State premiers, other federal and state ministers and an international delegation are among the expected to attend. As well as being a must-attend event for the industry and gamers, gamescom 2024 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Opening of gamescom 2023. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Thomas Klerx Business Returning Companies, More Exhibitors, Greater Internationality and Additional Areas at gamescom 2024 Interest in gamescom 2024 is high, with organisers reporting ten per cent more exhibitors than at the same point in 2023. 2K Games, Blizzard and EA will return, while The Pokemon Company will make its gamescom debut. This year also sees the introduction of the cards & boards area with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jennifer and Björn Pankratz. © Pithead Studio TV Business Björn and Jennifer Pankratz on Their End at Piranha Bytes and Future Plans Further insights: Björn and Jennifer Pankratz have spoken publicly about their end at Piranha Bytes, the silence that followed, why they are continuing alone with their Pithead Studio and what the future holds for the well-known brands. Björn Pankratz: "We didn't go voluntarily, did we?" By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Nandita Wegehaupt © Die Hoffotografen Business Nandita Wegehaupt Appointed New Managing Director of Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Nandita Wegehaupt will be the new managing director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Games Culture Foundation). Previously, she worked for the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (German Business Foundation). She succeeds Çiğdem Uzunoğlu. Nandita Wegehaupt will become the new managing director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Gaming Culture Foundation) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck at gamescom 2023 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Business Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck to Open Gamescom Again Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck will open this year's gamescom, as he did last year. This has been announced by the organisers of gamescom and Koelnmesse. Once again this year, a high-ranking visitor from Berlin is travelling to the opening of gamescom. As By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (left) with the President of the Bavarian Football Association Christoph Kern with the finalists in Augsburg © Bayerischer Fußball-Verband Esports Organisers Happy With 'Bayern zockt' Event A 13-year-old has won the "Bayern zockt" esports tournament series, which took place in Bavaria during Football European Championship Euro 24. The Bavarian Football Association, which welcomed Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring to the final, is pleased with the event. The final of "Bayern zockt& By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Asus Business Asus ROG to be main sponsor of "Find Your Next Game" and exhibit at gamescom 2024 Webedia and Asus join forces at gamescom 2024 in Cologne. ROG (Republic of Gamers) will be the main sponsor of the FYNG event "Find Your Next Game" and will present the latest gaming hardware in Cologne. Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) is supporting "FYNG - Find Your Next By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
