© Games From Ukraine Business Ukraine Pavilion Is Returning to gamescom 2025 This year, gamescom will once again feature a joint booth for companies from Ukraine, organised by Games Gathering, Burny Games, and VG Entertainment. Following its successful appearances in 2023 and 2024, the Ukraine Pavilion will be returning to gamescom in 2025. Once again, it will bring together game developers, service By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Suzerain: Kingdom of Rizia © Torpor Games Business Torpor Games Raised €470,000 in Pre-Seed Funding Round Over the past 2.5 years, Torpor Games has raised a total of €470,000. This funding will primarily support the development and expansion of the Suzerain Universe IP. Berlin-based Torpor Games has officially closed its pre-seed funding round. Ata Sergey Nowak, the company's Managing Director and Co-founder, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Ceconomy Business Ceconomy Has Entered Into an Investment Agreement With JD.Com JD.com is set to launch a voluntary public takeover offer at a price of €4.60 per Ceconomy share in cash. The Investment Agreement includes commitments regarding employees, the company's headquarters, its stores, and its brands, such as MediaMarkt and Saturn. Ceconomy AG, the listed company behind By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director of the USK (Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body) © Helen Nicolai Business USK Makes gamescom 2025 Family-Friendly Of the games, trailers and demos in the exhibition area at gamescom 2025 that have been reviewed by the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), more than nine out of ten are approved for ages 12 and under. The USK also provides visitors with insights into its work and information. As the official By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© IGDA Business IGDA "Strongly Alarmed by Censorship" of Adult Games The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has not only issued an extensive statement about adult game delistings, but also gathered resources like alternative payment processors and avenues of protest for developers to use. International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has issued a statement on the delistings of adult games on Steam By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Hendrik Klindworth, CEO & co-founder, InnoGames © InnoGames Business InnoGames Reached €2 Billion in Lifetime Revenues 13 years to the first billion, 5 years to the second. The Hamburg-based game developer InnoGames reached €2 billion in lifetime revenues thanks to the strong, evergreen IPs. InnoGames, one of the leading German developers and publishers of browser and mobile games, has reached €2 billion in total lifetime revenues. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
CEO Martin Walfisz will leave Thuderful by the end of the year at the latest © Thunderful Business Restructuring, Atari Investment and CEO Change to Bring Back Success The Board of Directors of the Thunderful Group wants to get the company back on track with a series of measures. These include cost reductions and fresh capital from Atari. In addition, a change of CEO is planned and an extraordinary general meeting has been scheduled. The Swedish Thunderful Group By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Brazil Games Business Brazil Games Heads to gamescom 2025 with 25+ Studios Brazil Games will return to gamescom 2025 with a delegation of 25+ studios and service providers to showcase the country's game development ecosystem. From August 21–25 in Cologne, the Brazil Games booth (Stand B030g - C032g, Hall 3.2) will host a curated lineup of indie studios, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Felix Falk, MD of game association. © game Business game MD Felix Falk: "Expression and Diversity Must not be Targeted" In a statement to GamesMarkt, the German game association has issued a statement on the recent adult game delistings. MD Felix Falk insists that games "must not be targeted by individual interests or campaigns from particularly vocal groups". On the case of the recent adult game delistings on By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© DEP Business German Developer Award 2025: Submissions are Open The submission phase for the German Developer Award 2025 has begun. Until 1 September, studios can submit their game to one of the most important German industry awards. The submission phase for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (German Developer Award) 2025 has officially begun. From now on, studios can submit their games By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The game data shows how the digitisation of game distribution is steadily progressing © game Business Only One in Three Games is Sold Physically in Germany The digitization of game distribution continues to advance, as new figures from game show. Physical sales of games on PC are effectively dead. For consoles, the digital share is rising to 44 percent. The trend away from physical sales of games towards purely digital distribution has been clear and irreversible By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Koelnmesse Campus Immersion, Responsibility and Well-Being Shape gamescom congress 2025 gamescom congress reveals its big three focus tracks with the reveal of the first speakers. Industry experts such as Jukka Laakso, Johanna Pirker, Eric Vezzoli and Celia Hodent will present their thoughts and methods on Immersion, Responsibility and Well-Being in and around games. On Thursday, 21 August, the gamescom congress By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
