Level Up is setting an example for greater visibility of women in esports. © Level Up; Lina Jakobi Business Around 10,000 Visitors at Level Up 2024 in Salzburg The fourth edition of Level Up - The Gaming Festival took place on 29 and 30 June at the Salzburg Exhibition Centre and attracted around 10,000 visitors. The organisers are delighted. The gaming event will return in 2025. The main stage at Level Up 2024 was all about esports. Competitions By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Hyper Dive Game Studio won the category Best Pitch from Regional Game Development Associations © gamescom latam Business Slow Bros. & Food for Thought Media Successful at BIG Festival Awards Two German studios, Slow Bros. and Food for Thought Media, won at the gamescom latam Big Festival Awards. The main category went to Chants of Sennaar from Rundisc and Focus Entertainment. These were the first ever gamescom latam BIG Festival Awards, and of the numerous nominations with GSA participation, two By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The entire team and staff were involved in planning, executing and even modelling the campaign. © GamerLegion Business GamerLegion Launched First Full Apparel Collection Berlin-based esports team GamerLegion has released its first collection and launched a new website. Following their success at the Paris Major Finals last year, the company has invested in marketing and branding. GamerLegion has experienced significant growth, especially after its success at the Paris Major Finals last year (2nd By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Debatt(l)e Royale, here with the panel from 2023, is the policital highlight of gamescom congress. The true connections between industry and research are forged in the focus panels (and on the coffee breaks, of course). © Koelnmesse/gamescom Business gamescom congress Explained: What, Where, When and Why Never been to gamescom congress? With the conference moving into the big new Confex building for the first time, the 2024 congress is a good time to visit one of Europe's biggest gaming conferences. Who meets up there, what are the topic of the congress is and why By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Marco Süß, Head of Communications GSA Bandai Namco Entertainment © Thomas Gessner Business Bandai Namco appoints Marco Süß as Head of Communications GSA Marco Süß, previously Senior PR Manager GSA, has been promoted to Head of Communications GSA at Bandai Namco Entertainment on 1st July. Together with his team, where Lena Splettstößer will take over from Lisa Schellenberg in August due to parental leave, he will be responsible for influencer marketing and social By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Arc System Works announces the opening of its European office. © Arc System Works Business Arc System Works Announces the Opening of its European Office Arc System Works has announced the opening of a Europe office, Arc System Works Europe. The Japanese developer and publisher of fighting games is looking to expand its activities in Europe and continue to grow. The Japanse developer and publisher Arc System Works extends its activities to European territory, opening By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Sebastia Goldt succeeds Felix Janzen as CMO of InnoGames © Picture: InnoGames Business Sebastian Goldt Succeeds Felix Janzen as InnoGames' CMO InnoGames has appointed the former Director of Growth Sebastian Goldt as its new CMO. Goldt has been with the Hamburg-based publisher since 2012 InnoGames has a new Chief Marketing Officer. The Hamburg-based company has appointed Sebastian Goldt to this position. Goldt was most recently Director of Growth and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sibel's Journey (left) and the project It's Ukraine - not a Game with experiences like Drive Away (right) are both nominated for the Games for Change Award 2024 © GamesMarkt Business Update: No Games For Change Awards for German studios Their chances weren't bad. But in the end, it wasn't enough at the Games for Change festival. The two studios nominated for the awards went home empty-handed. But they won anyway. It could have been a great night for Food for Thought Media's By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ralf Rechert as ESL CEO during the Web Summit 2018 (library photo) © Imago/Pedro Fiuza Esports DAZN and Warner Bros. Discovery Join Esports World Cup as Partners With just days before the Esports World Cup kicks off, the organisers have announced DAZN as long-term strategic partner of the Esports World Cup Foundation. Warner Bros. Discovery will also provide extensive coverage in EMEA through its brands CNN and Eurosport. With the inaugural Esports World Cup kicking off By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to select Amazon Fire TV devices. © Microsoft Business Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to Select Amazon Fire TV Devices The Xbox app will be available on select Amazon Fire TV devices in July. Players with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership will be able to play games via cloud gaming. Microsoft announced a collaboration with Amazon. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in over 25 countries (not specified) can play By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Five million copies of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree sold. © Bandai Namco Business Five Million Units of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Sold Just three days after its release, the Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree has sold five million copies worldwide. It is also currently the best-reviewed expansion at Metacritic. Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment and developer FromSoftware have announced a strong launch of the first and only expansion for Elden By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hester Woodliffe, representative of WB Games and Chairwoman of VGE, and Hendrik Lesser, rcp and President of EGDF © VGE/EGDF Business EGDF and VGE Publish Joint Report on the European Games Market The "2022 European Video Games Industry Insight Report" provides the most comprehensive picture of the status quo of the games industry in Europe. In the year of the report, the industry was heavily influenced by the war between Russia and Ukraine. The report is made possible by extensive By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
