Webedia at gamescom 2025 © Webedia Business Webedia at gamescom 2025 With Its FYNG City Webedia has announced its programme for gamescom 2025, which includes over 40 hours of live-streaming, an international show format and FYNG City. FYNG (Find Your Next Game) is set to expand beyond Germany. With 752 square metres of floor space, Webedia will have the largest stand in Hall 10.1 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team Spirit won IEM Cologne 2025 © Michal Konkol Esports Intel Extreme Masters Returns to Cologne as a Major in 2026, Team Spirit Won IEM Cologne 2025 Following Team Spirit's victory in the IEM Cologne 2025 final, the ESL Faceit Group announced that the Intel Extreme Masters 2026 will return to Cologne as a Major. With the conclusion of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2025 tournament on Sunday, won by Team Spirit, the stage By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
At the IEM Cologne, participants were able to get their hands on the 60-page print edition for the first time. © ESBD Esports ESBD Publishes Its First Industry Report The E-Sport-Bund Deutschland has published its first industry report, produced in collaboration with PwC Deutschland and the Hochschule für angewandtes Management. Entitled 'The E-Sport Report 2025', the report highlights the markets and potential of the German esports industry. The E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD; German E-Sports Federation) has published its By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© MFG Business Baden-Württemberg: New Funding Guidelines in Effect, Submissions Possible Following approval by the EU, the new and revised funding guidelines for games in Baden-Württemberg are now in effect. Applications can be submitted. The next deadline is 31 August. After a break, funding for games in Baden-Württemberg has resumed. MFG Baden-Württemberg had revised and further developed the funding guidelines for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Axel Florizoone, Managing Director of Bigben Interactive GmbH © Archive Picture / elias walpot photographie Esports Bigben and Bayer 04 Leverkusen Launch Gaming and Esports Partnership Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Bigben have announced a partnership in the gaming and esports sector. The club will be equipped with Nacon and RIG branded products in future. Bigben and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are collaborating in gaming and esports. From October onwards, Bigben will be supporting the club, particularly with By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Switch 2 Boosts Nintendo's Financial Results, Six Million Units Sold in Seven Weeks Despite supply problems in many countries, Switch 2 exceeded six million units globally in the seven weeks after launch. Over 95% of Switch 2 owners have purchased Mario Kart World. Consequently, the company's quarterly results are positive. In the first quarter of Nintendo's fiscal year, net By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Itch.io Business NSFW: Itch Begins Relisting, Banking Partners Put Pressure on Stripe In its developer updates, Itch initially announced the relisting of free NSFW content. Itch also published a disturbing statement from its payment partner Stripe. According to its own statements, the Itch platform has begun relisting NSFW content. However, in a first step, only free adult content will be made available By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The founders of Maschinen Mensch had to make a difficult decision (from left): Johannes Kristmann and Riad Djemili © Maschinen Mensch Business Economic Situation Forces Maschinen-Mensch to Cease Operations Maschinen-Mensch is yet another award-winning German studio to close its doors. Although the Berlin-based company hopes to make a comeback, it is initially focusing on supporting its team members in their search for new opportunities. The latest release from Maschinen Mensch, a studio founded eleven years ago, came out just By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
André Hecker Joins Rocky Oceans Communications as Senior PR Manager © Rocky Oceans Communications Business André Hecker Joins Rocky Oceans Communications as Senior PR Manager Rocky Oceans Communications, the marketing and communications agency founded by Dirk Gärtner and Claudia Kühl in 2024, is expanding its team. André Hecker is joining the agency with immediate effect as Senior PR Manager. Marketing and communications agency Rocky Oceans Communications, founded by Claudia Kühl and Dirk Gärtner, is expanding By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jonathan Holmes, Founder of Milky Tea / Chris Wood, Managing Director of Milky Tea / Paul Schempp, CEO and co-founder of Aonic © Milky Tea / Aonic Business Milky Tea Studio Founder Jonathan Holmes Steps Down as CEO, Succeeded by Chris Wood After 20 years at the helm, Milky Tea Studio founder Jonathan Holmes is stepping down as CEO. He is handing over leadership of the Liverpool studio to Chris Wood, as Grit and Valor - 1949 heads for consoles and VR. Today, Jonathan Holmes, founder and CEO of Milky Tea, is By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Xbox Revenue in Q4 FY25 Exceeds Expectations Despite declining Xbox hardware revenue, Microsoft's gaming division exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter of FY25. For the first time, Game Pass annual revenue reached nearly $5 billion. Microsoft has published its financial report for Q4 of 2025 and the 2025 financial year. Revenue from gaming in the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team photo: Benjamin Reichel (Community & Marketing Manager; the second from the left) and Maik Reichelt (CEO; on the far left), both of ByteRockers' Games, with the Spaceflower Devs. © ByteRockers' Games & Spaceflower Business Let Them Trade is ByteRockers' Games' Best Launch Developed by Spaceflower and published by ByteRockers' Games, Let Them Trade is a big success for both companies. In an interview, Benjamin Reichel (Community & Marketing Manager) talks about the launch of the game as well as ByteRockers' Net.Attack(). With 1,440 concurrent users on Steam, Let By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
