© Koelnmesse GmbH/Marvin Ruppert Business Gamescom Breaks First Records Even Before Opening One week before Opening Night Live, Koelnmesse and game provided an update on the figures and programme for gamescom at the traditional pre-show press conference. Initial records were announced for the number of country pavilions and the exhibition space. One week before the start of the show, gamescom is well By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
One of the survey's graphics regarding the use of gaming in war. © Bitkom Business Bitkom Study Asks If Bundeswehr Should Use More Gaming In a recent representative study by digital industry association Bitkom, a significant part of questions revolved around the use of games in war. More than a third of participants believed that the Bundeswehr should use games to recruit, while almost half of Germans stated games can highlight the atrocities of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Sandra Winterberg, Managing Director Internationale Computerspielesammlung © J.Herrmann Business Internationale Computerspielesammlung at gamescom The preservation of digital games is also the focus of this year's Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS) presence at gamescom, also in the context of the EU petition 'Stop Destroying Videogames'. The focus of this year's Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS; International Computer Games Collection) presence at gamescom By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Subotron Business Subotron Shows Austrian Student Live Pitch & gamescom Presence Austrian game industry supporter Subotron is calling for students to submit projects for their Live Pitch until 8 September. The Vienna organisation is also at gamescom and can be found at the Advantage Austria booth, bringing studios like Broken Rules, Clockwork Bird and Terragami with it. Until 8 September 2025, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
gamescom latam-CEO Gustavo Steinberg: "Year after year, gamescom latam BIG Festival has established itself as an important space not only for showcasing incredible games from around the world, but also for connecting with the audience." © gamescom latam Business Submissions for BIG Festival Awards Are Now Open Although gamescom in Cologne and gamescom asia in Bangkok are still coming up this year, it is already time to start planning for gamescom latam 2026: The BIG Festival, which is part of the event, has opened the submission phase for its awards. This year, studios from the GSA region By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Anel Ceman, Senior Vice President, Ncsoft © Ncsoft, Ceman Business Ncsoft Launches New Mobile Casual Division Led By Anel Ceman Ncsoft announced the launch of its Mobile Casual Division and the appointment of seasoned European games executive, Anel Ceman, as Senior Vice President, to spearhead the division's global expansion. The new division will use Ncsoft's AI and data technologies to expand into the casual mobile gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Red Bull For The Win 2025 © Matthias Heschl / Red Bull Content Pool Esports Amateur Defeats Professional Esports Player at Red Bull For The Win 2025 On Saturday in Vienna, the final of Red Bull For The Win took place. This is an esports tournament format in which amateur players take on professionals, and victory went to an amateur player. Second place goes to a German amateur. In front of a sold-out crowd at Vienna' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Game devs are increasingly looking to organise and unionise. We talked to Service Union ver.di IT Secretary Matthias Grzegorczyk and two game devs about German unionisation efforts. © ver.di; Matthias Grzegorczyk Business Game Dev Roundtable @ ver.di: A Growing Push for Unionisation By Pascal Wagner • 13 min read
© Hessen Agentur Business Hesse Brings Five Games to Indie Arena Booth German federal state Hesse is showing games off at the Indie Arena Booth for the third time in a row. Meanwhile, the state also has a booth in the business area, presenting three new projects at the political opening by Rolf Krämer of the Economy Ministry, Jan Klose of Artex By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Franz Peter Mann Is the New Head of gamescom LAN © TaKeTV and MYI Entertainment Business Franz Peter Mann Is the New Head of gamescom LAN gamescom LAN has announced the appointment of Franz Peter Mann as its new Head of gamescom LAN, effective from 1 September 2025. Mann will work closely with TaKeTV and MYI in his new role, leading both the operational execution and strategic development of the event. Franz Peter Mann most recently By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
So far, the funding commitments currently being published are still based on applications submitted before Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär took over responsibility for games funding. However, her new call for proposals, which has been open for new submissions since the beginning of August, will soon lead to a massive increase in commitments. © Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Funding Approvals for WastedStudios and King Art The federal government has approved funding of €350,000 for the two studios King Art and WastedStudios. This brings the number of approvals this year to 16. The new entries became visible after a change apparently meant that no current funding projects from the games sector were available for several By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© © 2024 Koelnmesse GmbH/Marvin Ruppert Business All You Need to Know About gamescom, from Food to Emergency Contacts Find all information for a successful and safe trip to Cologne and gamescom in our GamesMarkt survival guide. Whether you are looking for food on site or sightseeing in Cologne, no matter if you need to call an ambulance or are looking for accessibility assistance: We have collected all the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
