Rayan Karaky, Managing Director, EMEA & Southeast Asia at Amazon Ads / Mike McCabe, Chief Operating Officer, at the Esports World Cup Foundation © Esports World Cup Foundation and Amazon Ads Esports Esports World Cup Foundation and Amazon Announce Strategic Collaboration Following their collaboration at the inaugural Esports World Cup (EWC) in 2024, the Esports World Cup Foundation and Amazon Ads are set to expand their partnership. Content from the EWC will be delivered via Twitch, Prime Video, Alexa and Wondery. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced a three-year By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo © CD Projekt Red / Epic Games Business The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo, Epic Games Store Plans, and More Unreal Engine 5.6 was released at the State of Unreal 2025 event, where CD Projekt Red and Epic Games showcased an impressive tech demo of The Witcher 4. Plans for the Epic Games Store were also refined further. The State of Unreal event began with a technical demo from By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christopher Flato, President of ESBD © ESBD Business ESBD also Optimistic After Bär's Speech Representatives of the esports association ESBD were among the 500 guests at the game Summer Reception. They are also optimistic after Dorothee Bär's speech. The future of games funding was certainly the most important topic for most of the 500 or so guests at the game sommer reception. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Parliamentary State Secretary Matthias Hauer, Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space, and game Managing Directir Felix Falk with cosplayer © Franziska Krug for game Business Bär Promises First Results in Games Policy of New Government at Gamescom At the games association's summer party, guest speaker Dorothee Bär promised concrete results from the new German government's games policy for gamescom. The association welcomes the appearance of the Research Minister, who was also joined by State Secretary Matthias Hauer. Following her impressive appearance at the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Red Bull For The Win 2024 © Maria Hornemann Business Third Red Bull For The Win in Summer 2025 Red Bull For The Win, the esports tournament in which amateurs can challenge professionals, is taking place for the third time this summer. On 9 August, the twenty best amateur gamers will compete against five esports professionals in the final in Vienna. Red Bull For The Win gives aspiring gamers By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hell Is Us / Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business © Nacon Business Postponements Impact Nacon's Results, but the Outlook Promises Strong Growth Although Nacon's annual sales remained almost unchanged, a number of postponements resulted in a net loss of €1.3 million. The French company is expecting strong growth in business levels and operating income for the 2025/26 financial year. Nacon has presented its annual report for the 2024/ By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming at Hasbro / Stig Asmussen, CEO, Giant Skull © Wizards of the Coast / Giant Skull Business Wizards of the Coast Announces Publishing Agreement With Giant Skull Under the leadership of Stig Asmussen, Giant Skull is set to develop an original Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure game. This is another step in Wizards of the Coast's efforts to expand its gaming portfolio. Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, has signed an exclusive publishing agreement By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Opening of Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller Business Womenize With Latest Programme Update and 4 Indie Games Two days before the Womenize! conference celebrates its tenth anniversary on Wednesday, the organisers have announced a final update on the programme. They also revealed the 4 indie titles that can be tried out on site. Attendees of Womenize! 2025 willbe able to explore four indie games showcased in an By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nintendo @ Dokomi 2024 © Pia / @sakurahasacamera Business Nintendo Presents Switch 2, Mario Kart World and More at Dokomi The Nintendo Switch 2 will be launched this week, on 5 June. Nintendo will also be showcasing the new console and a range of games at DoKomi, an anime and Japan expo taking place in Düsseldorf. From 6 to 8 June, DoKomi will be inviting fans of Japanese pop culture By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A1 Austrian eSports Festival 2024 © Florian Wieser Esports A1 Austrian eSports Festival Will Take Place in Early July The A1 Austrian eSports Festival will take place on 5 and 6 July for the fourth time at the Austria Center Vienna, with over 25,000 gaming and esports enthusiasts expected to attend. Over 200 exhibitors have announced that they will be participating in the event. The programme promises esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Pokékom Company exhibited for the first time an Fantasy Basel © Jeton shali/Fantasy Basel Business Fantasy Basel Tops Visitor Record From Last Year's Anniversary Edition The 11th Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con falls just short of the 100,000 visitor mark. Nevertheless, it underpins its standing as the largest pop culture festival in Switzerland, gaming zone included. And it had a lot to offer. In addition to Nintendo and Bethesda, who brought along By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Picture: Milan Goldbach/Twitch Business Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Opens TwichCon 2025 With Product and Service Updates TwitchCon kicked off in Rotterdam with a range of new services for creating, distributing and monetising content. Company boss Dan Clancy presented functions such as Rewind, dual-format and 2L streaming and gift subscription promotions. The requirements for affiliate status were also adjusted. TwitchCon in Rotterdem is the platform's By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
