Cherry keyboard and an archive photo of Oliver Kaltner Business Cherry is Selling One of Its Two Business Divisions – But Which One? Digital Health & Solutions of Peripherals? Due to its still limited financial scope, Cherry SE has decided to divest itself of one of its two core businesses. The decision is expected to be made during the ongoing M&A process that has been initiated. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
2025 Esports Awards Business The Winners of the Esports Awards 2025 The Esports Awards returned yesterday evening to mark their 10th anniversary. It was hosted at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas. The night celebrated winners across 24 categories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
New Gaze & Games Summit for Marginalised Groups in Cologne Agency Content Affairs is hosting a new format for women and other marginalised groups in Cologne's Xperion. Gaze & Games Summit features discussions and networking, along with a charity side stream together with LetsPlay4Charity for HateAid and women's shelters. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Xsolla: "Players are spending more on fewer, higher-quality titles" Xsolla has released its "State of Play" report for Q3 2025, which highlights the following, among other things: "Players are spending more on fewer, higher-quality titles, while live-ops, premium casual, and short-form content are boosting retention and monetization." By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Business Largest Gaming Zone so Far at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Spanning 1,000 square metres, the gaming zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will feature over 50 video games. There will also be celebrity guests, panel discussions and a digital Steam event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity / Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games @ Unite 2025 - ©Unity Business The Engine Giants Epic Games and Unity Are Collaborating At Unite 25, Unity and Epic Games announced their partnership. This means that Unity developers will be able to bring their games to Fortnite, and that Unity's enhanced commerce platform will be available on Unreal Engine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Verena Schmidt, Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP Business Medienförderung RLP Draws Interim Conclusions and Establishes New Jury Structure On December 9, Medienförderung ELP (Rheinland-Pfalz) will decide on the 77 applications submitted in the current round, including ten applications for games. The company has now drawn up an interim conclusion since its foundation and announced a significant change in the jury's work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Anno 117: Pax Romana Sets Records at Launch Boasting the fastest sales of any game in the series, Anno 117: Pax Romana, developed by Ubisoft Mainz, also has the highest number of daily players in the series' history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The MTG event at Hochschule München, held by contractors of CampusDirect (center back, standing) and hosted by content creator Svenja71h (front right) on behalf of Ultimate Guard. (GamesMarkt) Business WotC's Magic Uni Club Roadshow On Tour, Implemented by Instinct3 With a new university community project, Wizards of the Coast wants to strengthen Magic: The Gathering communities in Austria and Germany in cooperation with Instinct3. The start is marked by a ten-city roadshow for student club founders, on tour right now. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence; © coherence Business Coherence 2.0 For Multiplayer Game Development Launched Coherence has announced coherence 2.0, the next major release of its multiplayer engine and hosting platform. This release continues coherence's mission to help developers create more multiplayer games that connect people through play. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Picture by Games Ground Berlin Business Games Ground Berlin Records Significant Increase in Private and Industry Visitors The third edition of Games Ground - Berlin Gaming Festival was a resounding success. Organizers counted 6,500 visitors, including 2,500 from the industry. That's 1,000 more than last year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Picture: Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur/Die Hoffotografen) Business Dieter Baacke Award For Stiftung Digitale Spielekulur The Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Game Culture Foundation) was awarded the prestigious Dieter Baacke Award in the category Projects by and with Young People. The foundation received the award for its "Cubix" course, which is part of the "Stärker mit Games 2" initiative. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
