Andrew Byatt CEO Blaze Entertainment - Craig McNicol VP Plaion Partners © Blaze / Plaion Business Plaion Expands Distribution Deal With Blaze Entertainment The existing partnership between Plaion and Blaze Entertainment will be expanded. In the future, Plaion will take over the entire EMEA plus ANZ distribution. Plaion is expanding its distribution partnership with Blaze Entertainment, a leading name in retro gaming, particularly for Evercade. Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Plaion By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Sebastian Bulas © Super Crowd Entertainment Business Sebastian Bulas Joins Super Crowd as Chief Product Officer Super Crowd Entertainment strengthens its development team: Sebastian Bulas takes on the role of Chief Product Officer and will drive the development of the company's proprietary (gamification) event technology solutions. Sebastian Bulas is the new Chief Product Officer at Super Crowd Entertainment, the Hamburg-based company responsible for gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Eva Stemmer, Founder Brandmate, and Christian Ulrich, Managing Director of Brandmate GmbH © Brandmate/Foto: Christof Kreutzer Business Brandmate Finalises Programme and Announces Retail Day The first Brandmate in Essen is taking shape: the organisers of Spielwarenmesse eG have unveiled the first items on the programme for the licensing and brand fair, which will take place on 25 and 26 June in Essen. For the first time, there will also be a Retail Day. This By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dorothee Bär © Tobias Koch Business Dorothee Bär to Become 'Games Minister' in Next Federal Government In the next federal government, responsibility for games will be transferred to the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Astronautics. This 'mega-ministry' will be headed by Dorothee Bär of the CSU. During today's announcement of the CDU/CSU ministers, it was mentioned almost in passing which By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The game association offers its members many advantages, including a well-attended meeting place at gamescom (archive image). © © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Netflix Joins German Games Industry Association game It is not unusual for the industry association game to continue to grow. As a post on social media reveals, April saw the addition of an internationally renowned company among its new members: Netflix. The game association usually only comments on the development of its membership in exceptional cases with By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© L’Oréal Men Expert / build a rocket Business Build a Rocket and Mapshot Create Fortnite Experience for L'Oréal Men Expert With Derma Control: Skin Defense, L'Oréal Men Expert is aiming to reach the young, male target group through its own Fortnite experience. The experience was realised by Build a Rocket in cooperation with Mapshot, which also organised an event with eight streamers to mark the launch. According to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr Karsten Wildberger, CEO of Ceconomy © Ceconomy Business MediaMarktSaturn CEO to Become Federal Minister for Digitalisation and State Modernisation Dr Karsten Wildberger, CEO of Ceconomy, is to become Minister for Digitalisation and State Modernisation. Thorsten Frei will head the Chancellery, Karin Prien will be Minister of Education and Katherina Reiche will be Minister of Economics. The CEO of Ceconomy AG, the company behind MediaMarkt, MediaWorld and Saturn, Dr Karsten By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva Managing Director European Games Developers Federation (EGDF) © EGDF Business EGDF welcomes EU Commission's findings on Apple and Alphabet According to the EDGF, Apple and Alphabet must be stopped from hindering third-party app stores and payment systems on their platforms. This is the response of the European Games Developers Federation (EGDF) to the latest findings of the EU Commission. Last week, the EU Commission imposed a fine of €500 By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Nintendo team gathered briefly for a group picture at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Berlin for GamesMarkt © GamesMarkt Business Nintendo Switch 2 Experience Successfully Launched in Berlin After content creators and journalists got a first look, selected consumers in Berlin now also have the opportunity to try out the new console for the first time at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Germany. The number of tickets available for this exclusive event is strictly limited. In addition By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Josefine Paul, Minister for Children and Youth of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia / Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director of the USK © Linda Hammer / Helen Nicolai Business USK's Automated Age Rating System for Online Gaming Platforms Wins Over State Youth Protection Authorities The USK's global age rating system is approved and recognised by the youth ministries of the federal states. Since 2013, the USK age ratings have provided online guidance on affiliated gaming platforms and app stores. The USK's global age rating system has now also convinced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EA Business Electronic Arts Turns Anti-Cheat Solution Into a Brand Electronic Arts has been using a proprietary anti-cheat solution in its titles since 2023. The company has now presented a new report and positioned its solution as EA Javelin Anti-Cheat, which is active in 14 EA games. Cheaters are a threat to every multiplayer game ecosystem, as they can frustrate By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
While the Icon League and the Ballers League are already among the best streams in GSA on Twitch, the Kings League from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Gerard Piqué will not start until 2025. © Kings League Business GSA Users Watched 1.3 Billion Hours on Twitch With an average of 105 million users per month and 15.6 billion viewer hours, Twitch has once again published impressive figures in its annual review. Twitch estimates its own market share at 60%. Only in the top games category is there no news, but the indoor football leagues went By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
