Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso Business Kalypso Media Among the TOP 100 Innovators for the First Time For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for innovation. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Kalypso Media Group has been awarded the TOP 100 Award. This award recognises "particularly By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Plaion Business Plaion Puts Oscar Del Moral in Charge of Southern Europe Plaion has reorganised its management in Southern Europe. The move was prompted by the transfer of Plaion Italy Country Manager Umberto Bettini to Milestone. As General Manager of Milestone, Umberto Bettini will take over the day-to-day business of the Italian studio, which also belongs to Plaion and is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Assemble / Marcinek Business GermanDevDays Open Registration, Looking for Speakers The GermanDevDays 2024 on 7 and 8 August are now open for ticket buyers, learners and teaching staff, the latter two being eligible for free tickets. The conference is also looking for speakers until 20 May. Registrations for this year’s GermanDevDays (GDD) from 7 to 8 August in Frankfurt By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Blizzard Business No BlizzCon This Year, but Blizzard Confirms gamescom Presence This year, there will be no BlizzCon. However, Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that it will be attending gamescom to bring the community together and showcase upcoming releases. There will be no BlizzCon this year. "This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Wegesrand CEO Thorsten Unger. © Wegesrand Business Wegesrand and Edtech Provider ovos Sign Cooperation Agreement Wegesrand and Austrian edtech company Ovos have signed a cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, Wegesrand will license the ovos tool, providing a standardised tool for the production of customised solutions and content. Wegesrand, which is based in Mönchengladbach, is continuing its expansion in the GSA region and has entered into By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
CEO Satya Nadella und CFO Amy Hood Microsoft. © Microsoft Business Xbox Gaming Revenue up 51%, but Only Thanks to Activision Blizzard Microsoft has released its FY24 Q3 financial report. Revenues in the gaming segment were up 51 per cent, mainly due to the impact of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Xbox consoles, on the other hand, saw a considerable drop in sales. Microsoft's total gaming revenue for the three months By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The shirt shows Franconia, but the walls are in Lower Saxony: Dennis Quaisser is now part of Pixel Maniacs. © Quaisser Business Pixel Maniacs Recruits Dennis Quaisser as Business and Funding Manager After having had to close his own studio in February, Dennis Quaisser becomes a remote Franconian with a new job: As Business Developer & Funding Manager at Nuremberg's indie center Pixel Maniacs. After he had to close down his six-person studio Suspicious Games in February due to By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dr Fabian Mehring surrounded by the recipients of the grants. © StMD Business Digital Minister Mehring Praises Bavarian "Creative Champions" and Appeals to the Federal Government At the presentation of the funding certificates for the 13 games projects funded in Bavaria, Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring praised the Bavarian "creative champions" and appealed to the Federal Government regarding the current funding situation. In March 2024, 13 new games projects received a total of 1, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Rendering of the fan zone. © Playerone Esports Playerone Implements Esports Activations in Dortmund's Euro 2024 Fan Zone In a few weeks, Germany will host the European Football Championship. In Dortmund, one of the host cities, the official fan zone will also focus on esports. In the ten German host cities of Euro 2024, an accompanying programme will be offered in the official fan zones. The city of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nordish Gaming Convention at Husum fair. © Messe Husum & Congress Esports Husum Fair Joins Esports Association Schleswig-Holstein in Time for Nordish Gaming Convention A month before the Nordish Gaming Convention starts there, Messe Husum & Congress joins the E-Sport-Verband Schleswig-Holstein. Both are reinforcing the esports structure of the German North this way - not entirely without thinking about the problems in Federal level politics. In advance of the Nordish Gaming Convention By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Cécile Russeil, Executive Vice President in charge of Communications, Corporate Affairs, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, Human Resources, and Legal. © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Appoints Cécile Russeil as Executive Vice President Ubisoft has appointed Cécile Russeil as Executive Vice President in charge of Communications, Corporate Affairs, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Human Resources and Legal. French publisher Ubisoft has appointed Cécile Russeil to the position of Executive Vice President. In her new role, she will be responsible for many of Ubisoft' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christopher Schmitz. © Riho Kroll Business Christopher Schmitz will leave Remedy Entertainment Remedy Entertainment's Chief Operations Officer, Christopher Schmitz has resigned and will leave the Finnish company on May 31, 2024. After just over five years, Christopher Schmitz is leaving Remedy Entertainment on 31 May 2024. The Finnish company made waves last year with the release of Alan Wake 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
