Mainframe Industries' Pax Dei was honored as Finnish Game of the Year 2024 © Finnish Game Awards 2025 Business PC Games Rule in the Land of Mobile Games One day before the Deutscher Computerspielpreis, the Finnish games industry honoured its top titles and celebrated its 30th anniversary. Remarkably, PC games were the big winners this time around, even though Finland is considered a mobile gaming country. In fact, the dominance of PC games at the Finish Game Awards By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Rudolf Inderst (left) and Daniel Martin Feige © Transcirpt Campus Transcript Publishes "Computerspiele. 50 zentrale Titel" by Feige and Inderst In their new joint book "Computerspiele. 50 zentrale Titel" (Computer games. 50 key titles), authors and professors Daniel Martin Feige and Rudolf Inderst use 50 selected games to present the diversity and appeal of this medium from a scientific perspective. The new book "Computerspiele. 50 zentrale Titel& By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
David Fox (Electric Eggplant) / Ievgen Grygorovych (GSC Game World) / Fleur Marty (Gearbox) © devcom Business First 50 Speakers for #ddc2025 Confirmed The devcom developer conference 2025 (#ddc2025) has announced the first highlights of its programme, including a post-mortem of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and a talk on working in high-pressure environments. Europe's largest event for game developers returns to the Koelnmesse Conference and Exhibition Centre By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Nintendo Business Switch 2 Pre-Sales Make Nintendo YouGov's Biggest Buzz Mover YouGov has declared Nintendo the Biggest Buzz Mover in Germany in May. This is due to a sharp rise in the BrandIndex score, which can be attributed to the start of pre-sales for the Switch 2. The hype surrounding the Switch 2 should come as no surprise to anyone in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Terhörst, head of KidD. © Uwe Völkner/Bundesfoto Business KidD Initiated 70 Proceedings in Its First Year After its first year of existence, KidD has taken stock of its work to date. One particular success was that Steam removed all games without age ratings from its offering in Germany. Other providers also responded, and according to KidD, this is just the beginning. On 15 May, the Stelle By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
David Stelzer, President of Xsolla © Xsolla Business Xsolla President David Stelzer on Current Games Industry Trends, Monetisation Changes and Emerging Markets By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Xsolla Business Xsolla: Which Markets Are "Actively Shaping the Future of the Industry"? According to David Stelzer, President of Xsolla, the Global South is not only a promising emerging region, but also a major driver of global gaming growth. GamesMarkt: As a provider of payment solutions (and much more), Xsolla has a unique perspective on the gaming industry. Which gaming market is particularly By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Project Manager Karina Iglhaut at Bayern Design introduces Robin Rottmann and Anja Krendlinger at the mcbw Morning Session. © Pascal Wagner Business Games/Bavaria Presents Games Industry at MCBW At the yearly design week expo throughout Munich, Games/Bavaria has reached out for different creative industries to connect with the game development space in Bavaria. This year's Munich Creative Business Week (mcbw), the yearly event for the creative industries organised by Bayern Design, is aligned around the By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Archive pictures of the GermanDevDays 2023 with Stefan Marcinek and Stephan Reichart as presenters of the Indie GDD Awards © Ulrich Schepp/GermanDevDays/Assemble Entertainment Business GermanDevDays Unveils Preliminary Programme for 2025 Two months before the GermanDevDays, the organisers have published the preliminary programme. The programme offers a wide range of informative talks from the field. This year's focus is on gaming podcasts. Although there may still be changes before the event, the publication of the preliminary programme means that By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Rockfish Games CEO and Co-Founder, Michael Schade © Gero Goerlich, 39pix.com Business Rockfish Launches Final Everspace 2 Expansion and Emphasises Importance of Federal Funding Hamburg-based Rockfish Games is bringing the Everspace 2 saga to a close with the second DLC, Wrath of the Ancients. At the same time, CEO and co-founder Michael Schade emphasised the importance of federal funding for games for independent companies like Rockfish and for the entire German games industry. Rockfish By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Niedersachsen Booth in the Business Area at gamescom © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Business Niedersachsen Booth in the Business Area at gamescom 2025 The business area of this year's gamescom will once again feature a joint stand for the German state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), and Nordmedia is seeking interested exhibitors. Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) will once again have a stand in the Business Area at gamescom 2025. With the support of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom Business Capcom Earns Record Profits for Eighth Year in a Row Capcom's business is monstrously successful. The Japanese company posted record results in almost all areas. In the last financial year, 51.87 million games were sold. The outlook is even more positive. During the 2024–25 fiscal year (April 2024 to March 2025), Capcom's core digital By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
