DI1ARAA and SK Gaming athelete BigSpin presented 5G+ Gaming at gamescom 2024 (archive image) © Deutsche Telekom Business Deutsche Telekom's 5G+ Gaming Offer Now Available Nationwide At gamescom 2024, Deutsche Telekom launched 5G+ Gaming, the first 5G network slicing offering in Germany according to the company. Now the service is available nationwide. Cloud gaming partner Sora Stream has expanded its offering to 500 games. A few weeks before gamescom, Deutsche Telekom announced that its 5G+ gaming By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Digital Bandidos Business Digital Bandidos and MIX Announce New Showcase for Indie Developers Indie publisher Digital Bandidos and Media Indie Exchange have announced a new curated showcase format which will be broadcasted before October 2025 Steam Next Fest. Registration for the so-called Indie Fan Fest is open. Further showcases are planned. Indie publisher Digital Bandidos, founded around a year ago and expanded massive By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Eva Adamer-König and Manuel Haselberger © Kevin Trau Campus ESVÖ Supports New Esports Degree Programme Starting in autumn 2025, FH Joanneum will offer "E-Sports Business and Management" for the first time at its Bad Gleichenberg campus. In implementing this, the university is relying on close cooperation with the industry, including the Austrian Esports Association ESVÖ. The new degree programme is a specialization within By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Entrance of Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 © Holger Menzel / Frankfurter Buchmesse Business SpielFabrique Seeking Studios for Game Business Centre at Frankfurt Book Fair Studios can now register for the dedicated games section at the Frankfurt Book Fair. As in previous years, the special section is being organised by Spielfabrique. A total of 10 spaces are available for the Game Business Centre, a special B2B area in Hall 6.1 at the Frankfurter Buchmesse By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Margarete Schneider and Dennis Schoubye © Gamecity Hamburg Business Industry Will Set Sail Again in 2026 with Portside Game Assembly Gamecity Hamburg has drawn a positive conclusion after the first Portside Game Assembly and announced a follow-up event, including the date. At the side events, the 100 selected studio managers met another 200 contacts from the industry. We noticed a gap in the calendar of international B2B events for the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Screenshot Business Stop Killing Games: The Consumer Protection Paradox The consumer initiative "Stop Killing Games" has now gathered so many signatures that the European umbrella association VGE has spoken out. The statement raise objections that could cause the initiative to fail. It is a truly impressive result. According to its own figures, the consumer initiative ‘Stop Killing By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© EWCF Esports EWCF Unveils Further Partnerships With Lenovo, Honor, Albaik Among Others One day before the start of the 2025 Esports World Cup, the list of partners is growing. Lenovo and Honor are joining already known brands such as PepsiCo. Numerous Saudi companies such as Albaik are also participating again. Valorant, racing and Dota 2 will kick off the first disciplines at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© A1 Austrian eSports Festival/Spielefest Wien/Florian Wieser Business A1 Austrian eSports Festival and Spielefest Wien Attract 25,500 Visitors The A1 Austrian eSports Festival and the Spielefest Wien (Vienna Games Festival) took place together for the second time this year and were once again a great success. Visitor numbers rose by around 20 per cent, with 200 exhibitors attending and high-ranking politicians in attendance. Around 25,500 visitors came By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© EWCF/Rachel Mathews Business Nodwin Gaming Becomes South Asia Partner of EWCF Under the new partnership, Nodwin Gaming will not only be responsible for selling media rights to the Esports World Cup in South Asia. The company will also take on additional representative duties as marketing partner of the EWC Foundation. In India in particular, Nodwin Gaming will act as a marketing By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Screenshot Business Crexpro Remains Lead Agency for MAG-C 2026 Six months before the next MAG-C, the community event, which will also be implemented in 2026 with Crexpro as the lead agency, is setting an important course. The focus is on innovative formats, more indie games and a larger cosplay area. The goal is clear: Messe Erfurt wants to build By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© PepsiCo Business PepsiCo Remains Main Partner of EWC 2025 PepsiCo will be the main partner of the 2025 Esports World Cup with its Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands. Both sides announced this just a few days before the start of the esports event. For PepsiCo and the Pepsi brand, this marks a return to the Esports World Cup (EWC) By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dorothee Feller, Minister for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of the Siftung Digitale Spielkultur (right) © Pictures: Klaus Altevogt (Dorothee Feller) / Die Hoffotografen (Nandita Wegehaupt) Business New Project Supports Teachers in NRW in Using Games in the Classroom In mid-July, an initial online information event will take place on a new project being implemented by the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur in collaboration with partners and with funding from the Ministry of Education in North Rhine-Westphalia. The event will focus on the use of games in the classroom. The online By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
