ω-Force Director Tomohiko Sho © Tomohiko Sho, Koei Tecmo Business ω-Force Director Tomohiko Sho Talks About Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Musou Games and More More than a million copies of Dynasty Warrior: Origins, published by Koei Tecmo and developed by Omega Force, have already been sold. We spoke to ω-Force Director Tomohiko Sho about the success of the Musou games, the relevance of the Western market, and IP collaborations. At the beginning of the By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
WRC Generations (2022) was the last game developed by Kylotonn and Nacon. © Nacon Business Nacon Will Once Again Become the Publisher of WRC Games From 2027 Following the announcement by Codemasters and Electronic Arts that they would no longer be developing WRC rally games despite still holding the licence, Nacon has once again secured the WRC licence (FIA World Rally Championship). New rally games will be released from 2027 onwards. French publisher Nacon has once again By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© devcom Business Devcom Early Bird and Indie Showcase Applications Ending Soon The Super Early Bird phase has already ended, and the Early Bird phase for this year’s devcom will only last a few more days. Depending on the ticket type, you can save up to €500. At the same time, the application period for this year’s Indie Showcase is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con 2024 © Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con Business Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con With a Dedicated Gaming Hall The eleventh edition of Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con will take place from 29 to 31 May 2025. This festival provides a platform for exploring topics such as films, series, video games, comics, anime, space travel, fantasy and science. With around 95,000 visitors expected to attend from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
White Wolf is led by Marco Behrmann (Executive Vice President), Nikola Filipov (Director of Licensing) and Jason Carl (Brand Marketing Manager). © White Wolf / Paradox Interactive Business White Wolf Returns as the Licensing and Publishing Entity of World of Darkness World of Darkness has announced that it is rebranding as White Wolf. They are now the official licensing and publishing entity for all their transmedia properties, including Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Hunter: The Reckoning, as well as being the co-publisher of Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2. As By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Some members of the 'Game Labs an Hochschulen' (Game Labs at Universities) © Game Labs at Universities Campus Game Labs at Universities Network Publishes Demands Paper With the aim of anchoring digital games sustainably in research, teaching and studies, the Game Labs an Hochschulen (Game Labs at Universities) network has drawn up and published a position paper. It deals with costs, legal uncertainties, licensing conditions and organisational hurdles. The Game Labs network at universities has addressed By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Pottkämper (Co-Founder and Studio Manager of Ubisoft Mainz), Manuel Reinher (Creative Director of Anno 117: Pax Romana), Alexander Schweitzer (Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate), Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and Benedikt Grindel (Zone Managing Director at Ubisoft; form left to right) © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Mainz Celebrates with Political Visitors and CEO Yves Guillemot In 1995, Ubisoft Mainz was founded by four friends as Related Designs. To mark the anniversary, Minister President Alexander Schweitzer and CEO Yves Guillemot visited the studio to get an impression of the studio and Anno 117: Pax Romana, which is planned for winter 2025. The studio has been an By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Manager Florian Schwärzler, Marcus König, Mayor of the City of Nuremberg, and Chris Müller, Managing Director of SAE Institute in Germany (from left to right) © Picture: SAE Institute/Patrick Block Campus New SAE Institute Campus in Nuremberg Officially Opened More than 100 guests from politics and business celebrated the opening of the SAE Campus in Nuremberg. In addition to SAE Germany CEO Chris Müller, Nuremberg’s mayor Marcus König also attended the inauguration of the tenth SAE location in Germany. The new SAE Institute in Nuremberg was officially inaugurated By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko Business German Seniors Play Regulary or They Don't Play at All The Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest (mpfs) has published its second SIM study, which analyses the media use of people over 60 in Germany. Overall, gaming is not a primary occupation, but those who play online do so several times a week. German senior citizens have developed considerably in terms of digital By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© HRT Business Speedlink Becomes Partner of Haupt Racing Team for New DTM Season The German accessory brand Speedlink is involved in the DTM. Together with German Airways, which like Speedlink belongs to Kolibri Beteiligungs GmbH, it will become a partner of the DTM team HRT. The Haupt Racing Team has introduced two new partners at its side in the 2025 DTM season: German By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nordic Game Awards 2025 Winners © Tomas Lissåker, Smallfield Photo Business Most Winners of the Nordic Game Awards 2025 Come From Sweden The Nordic Game 2025 organisers concluded the event with the presentation of the Nordic Game Awards. Five of the eight prizes went to Sweden, two to Norway, and one to Denmark. The big winner was Machinegames. The closing highlight of Nordic Game 2025 was the presentation of the 17th annual By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Madeleine Egger and Ruth Lemmen (from left) at Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller/Womenize! Business Womenize! Announces Programme for Anniversary Edition The next Womenize! conference will take place on 4 June and features a special programme with international speakers to mark its 10th anniversary. The event is supported by Instinct3, InnoGames, Gameforge, and Kickstarter, among others. The 10th edition of Womenize!, held on 4 June at the Institut Français in Berlin, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
