© game Business Number and Age of German Gamers Continues to Rise The number of gamers in Germany is increasing significantly, particularly among older age groups. This is according to new data from game, based on surveys conducted by YouGov Shopper, NielsenIQ, and data.ai. While the year-on-year growth in gamer numbers is moderate, a look back to 2020 reveals a 9 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Eugene Chernysh, Chief Operating Officer at AdsAdvisor © AdsAdvisor Business My.Games Launches AdsAdvisor as Service Platform for Third-Parties With AdsAdvisor, My.games has launched a new service platform that is also available to other companies as a service provider. AdsAdvisor is designed to help optimise the marketing performance of campaigns and is not limited to gaming apps. The tools, which AdsAdvisor now also offers to third-party app developers, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Grand Finale of Schleswig-Holstein's 2024 Esports Championships © Sebastian Haas Esports Grand Finale of Schleswig-Holstein's 2025 Esports Championships With Growing Entertainment Area From 31 May to 1 June, the Holstenhallen Neumünster will host the grand finale of the 2025 E-Sports State Championships in Schleswig-Holstein. The supporting programme outside the esports matches has also grown significantly. The Schleswig-Holstein Regional E-Sports Championships are approaching their season's climax, and everything is set to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Cassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change at UNDP, and Rhea Loucas, CEO at PlanetPlay © Meredith Zinner, PlanetPlay Business Study: Bringing Sustainability Topics to Games Shows Positive Effects Over 181,000 players from 189 countries took part in a UN-supported survey by Play2Act, which analysed the impact of sustainability content in games. The results show that the messages in games are effective. The surveys were conducted on games like Subway Surfers, Pokémon GO!, Beatstar, and Avakin Life from By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Exclusible / Belvedere Business Belvedere Celebrates On Site Game Party After Roblox Success Since its launch in December, At Leap, the Roblox game created by Austria’s Belvedere Museum, has attracted an impressive 1.5 million players. That’s reason enough to celebrate this unique approach to art with a special game party at the Belvedere including a live Twitch stream on 12 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Games Germany Business Applications Open for the Fourth Games Forged in Germany Steam Sale Games Forged in Germany, the Steam sale organised by Games Germany, is entering its fourth round. Interested developers, studios and publishers from Germany can now apply to participate. Games Germany - Regional Funds and Networks, the association of German games funding and network institutions, is once again organising a Steam By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The DCP at Eisbach Studios on 18 April 2024 in Munich / Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin © Sebastian Reuter, Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications / Yves Sucksdorff Business Governing Mayor of Berlin Presents Award at DCP 2025 The DCP will be presented in Berlin next week. The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, will also present an award. The awards ceremony for the best German games of the year will take place on 14 May 2025 at 18:00 in Berlin, where the industry will also gather. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© AEVI Business Spain's Games Market Grows to 2.41 Billion Euros in 2024 The Spanish gaming market continues to grow. According to new data from the Spanish video game association AEVI, the overall market grew despite a decline in hardware sales, as seen in other key markets. For the first time, there were more female gamers than games in Spain. The data comes By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Launches Global "Road to EWC" Program More than 200 events around the world will give top esports clubs and players, from grassroots to professional, the chance to qualify for the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled the qualification system for the Esports World Cup 2025 with the launch By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Bethesda Business Two Doom: The Dark Ages Launch Events in Hamburg and Berlin The Doom Slayer returns next week, and to celebrate, Bethesda is hosting two launch events in Germany at Xperion Hamburg and Xperion Berlin. On 15 May, Bethesda and id Software will release Doom: The Dark Ages, the third instalment in the modern Doom series, on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kickstarter Business Kickstarter Makes Pledge Manager Available for Creators Kickstarter is now supporting creators with a new tool called the Pledge Manager, designed to help manage backers after a successful campaign—without requiring them to leave the platform. The newly launched Pledge Manager offers a range of features aimed at simplifying post-campaign tasks. One notable addition—likely influenced by By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Gustavo Steinberg, Henriette Reker and Oliver Frese at gamescom latam 2025 © Koelnmesse Business Gamescom Latam Concludes With Broken Records and Above Expectations Following the visitor numbers, the organisers of gamescom latam have now presented the final report with further data. Koelnmesse and the City of Cologne are also satisfied with the partnership, as was reported on site by the Mayor of Cologne Henriette Reker and Oliver Frese, COO of Koelnmesse, who had By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
