© EWCF Esports EWCF Unveils Official Song for Esports World Cup 2025 The Esports World Cup Federaion has unveiled the official song, which will be performed live at the opening ceremony on 10 July. It is by South Korean artist Dino, Duckwrth and Telle Smith from the USA. We know it from the Olympics and the World Cup, and now we know By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Lina Jakobi & Stephan Wieser/Level Up Business Level Up Salzburg has Grown and Plans for 2026 At the end of June, the Level Up Festival attracted around 11,000 visitors to Salzburg with its proven mix of AAA and indie games, cosplay and esports. The event will continue in 2026. 11,000 visitors, around 10 percent more than last year, came to the exhibition centre in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Group photo of the initiators of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft (German Society for Game Science) © DGSW Campus German Scholars Launch Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft This is an important step for game sciences in Germany. Representatives from research and university professors have institutionalised the discipline with the founding of the German Society for Game Sciences (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft e.V.), with Stephan Jacob and Jens Junge as chairmen. This is a step that has By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Marcel Jung, Director Marketing & Communications, Central Europe @ Bethesda / Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications, BXDXO / Stefan Dettmering, Managing Director, BXDXO © BXDXO Business BXDXO Wins Twice at the German Brand Award 2025 BXDXO, a marketing service provider specialising in the games industry, received two awards at the German Brand Award 2025 in Berlin: "Best of Best" and "Gold" in two categories. BXDXO, the Munich-based marketing service provider specialising in the games industry, won two awards at the German By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Streamlabs Business Logitech's Streamlabs Connects Brand Partner and Streamer for Sponsorships With the launch of Streamlabs Sponsorships, Logitech subsidiary Streamlabs is positioning itself as a creator marketing broker. At least initially, 100 percent of earnings will go to the creators. Whether the 0% share for Streamlabs will remain permanent is, of course, open to question. Nevertheless, the offer put together by By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
In Doom: The Dark Ages, only Path Tracing enables the pick-up items to cast reflections on the floor. The lighting conditions in the shaft also suggest the presence of another light source above. In the normal Ray Tracing version, it is dark there. Additionally, the grid on the floor casts a shadow. There are many small details that make the Path Tracing version look better than the normal Ray Tracing version, although the latter also looks pretty great. © id Software / Bethesda / Xbox Business From Ray Tracing to Path Tracing in Games Ray Tracing is already used in over 250 PC games, and the number of titles using Path Tracing is slowly increasing. What are the differences, and how do they affect visuals and performance? First, let's take a brief, concise and simplified look at the concepts and their basic By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
On 7 June 2025, Adam Strzelczyk (far right) beat Tomarz (far left) and Fabis (second from left) at the Master Challenge tournament in Warsaw and received his World Cup invitation from Hans Ippisch. © BBG Entertainment Esports Boulder Dash World Cup: Tournaments at GAMM Museum Rome and Computer Game Museum Berlin To mark the release of Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary on 24 July 2025, two further 'Master Challenge' qualifier tournaments will be held at the Computerspielemuseum in Berlin and the GAMM Museum in Rome on this day. BBG Entertainment has announced two further 'Master Challenge' qualifier tournaments, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia Business Early Bird Ticket Sales for Gamescom Asia Until Mid-September Starting now and until 16 September, trade visitor tickets for gamescom asia can be ordered at early bird prices. The price tiers are unusual, as access to the business area is free of charge if you book in advance. However, the free option does not include access to the entertainment By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Bundesliga Futures Pitch Shot © Electronic Arts Business Electronic Arts Sums up the Second Year of EA Sports FC Futures In its second year, the EA Sports FC Futures initiative has made grassroots football available to more than 340,000 people. Electronic Arts has announced that its EA Sports FC Futures initiative has doubled its year-on-year impact, opening up access to grassroots football for over 340,000 people in its By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mario Gerhold, Global Brand & Marketing Director; Jan-Eric Lauble, Creative Director; Eugenio Vitale, Director Knights Peak Interactive © Thomas Wieland Business How Does Knights Peak Look at the Current Market? Just under a year ago, Knights Peak was launched as the My.Games Group's new premium games publishing label. We spoke to Eugenio Vitale, Knights Peak's VP of Publishing, about the current market situation and the label's upcoming portfolio. GamesMarkt: How does the Knights By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Eugenio Vitale, Vice-President of Publishing at Knights Peak / Tempest Rising © Thomas Wieland / Slipgate Ironworks, 3D Realms, Knights Peak Business Knights Peak's VP Eugenio Vitale: "Our Role Is to Be Highly Selective" By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy / Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Arbites / Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition © Owlcat Games / Fatshark / Relic Entertainment Business Warhammer Skulls Showcase Sets New Record and Returns in 2026 This year's Warhammer Skulls Showcase surpassed last year's viewership record. The showcase itself was watched over 30 million times, while the individual trailers received a combined total of 15 million views. Games Workshop has announced that this year's Warhammer Skulls showcase broke last year& By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
