Kosche (right) is the new CEO of PietSmiet. © PietSmiet, Kosche Business EA's Former Europe Commercial Director Is PietSmiet's New CEO Jens Kosche, former Senior Director Commercial Europe at Electronic Arts, is the new CEO of German streaming and media company PietSmiet. Jens Kosche, Director Commercial Europe for Electronic Arts until Mai 2025, has started as CEO for German media company and streaming empire PietSmiet. “Content creation is such a vibrant By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© XSOLLA Business Power to the Players (and Publishers): How Web Shops Are Rewriting the Rules of Game As part of gamescomDaily, top managers from Xsolla analyzed the market in a series of advertorial articles. gamescomDaily2 focused on web shops. In a digital economy dominated by closed ecosystems and platform gatekeepers, the gaming industry has reached a pivotal moment where developers and publishers are increasingly rethinking how they By Xsolla • 2 min read
© Xsolla Business 2025: A Turning Point for Mobile Gaming As part of gamescomDaily, top managers from Xsolla analyzed the market in a series of advertorial articles. gamescomDaily2 focused on the mobile gaming market in general. If you‘ve ever found yourself surprised by how much you spent in a mobile game, you‘re not alone. Mobile gaming has long By Promotion • 3 min read
© Christoph Söldner Business Branding for House of Games Berlin Unveiled At the first House of Games Berlin Reception at gamescom, the partners behind the project unveiled the logo and branding for the new games property in the capital, which is set to open in 2026. In addition to the House of Games Berlin logo, the slogan was also unveiled, which By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Fabian Döhla and Carolin Wendt opening the concert. © GamesMarkt Business Witcher Concert Tour Debuts at gamescom With the first stop of their Ten Years of The Witcher 3 Concert Tour, CD Projekt Red have closed the first day of gamescom. With the first stop of their Ten Years of The Witcher 3 Concert Tour, CD Projekt Red have rocked the Event Area in Hall 1. More By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Xsolla Business Europe’s Mobile Gaming Boom: The Heart of a Global Digital Revolution As part of gamescomDaily, top managers from Xsolla analyzed the market in a series of advertorial articles. gamescomDaily1 focused on the mobile gaming market in Europe. The numbers are in, and they‘re big. According to the recently published Q2 2025 Edition of "The Xsolla Report: The State of By Promotion • 3 min read
Pink Breakfast at gamescom 2025 © Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Business The Rabbit 2025 With Teams From Germany, US, Spain and Ukraine The 15 participants in this year's edition of The Rabbit Indie Games Residency were announced today at the Pink Breakfast event during gamescom, organised by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and A MAZE. The one-month residency for independent video game developers will take place from 02 to 29 November By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
In the end, there was a narrow or clear victory – depending on who you ask – for Federal Minister Dorothee Bär against North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Hendrik Wüst in Mario Kart World. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Business Funding & Esports: Patience is the Key to Success At the political opening of gamescom, both Federal Minister Dorothee Bär and North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Hendrik Wüst emphasized their support for making Germany a world leader in the gaming industry. However, it is also clear that neither the tax incentive model nor the recognition of esports can be By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Game Workers take ever longer to find a new job after layoffs. © GamesMarkt, data provided by Values Value and InGame Job. Business G+ EU Game Workers Struggle Hard – But Emerging European Countries Catch Up By Pascal Wagner • 8 min read
The winners of Blue Ramen accepting their award. © GamesMarkt Business Two French Studios Win Sixth European Game Night At devcom's European Game Night hosted by SpielFabrique, Business France and NRW.Global Business, where games from all over Europe were pitched to a jury and publishers, two French studios won big. The pitch contest went to Blue Ramen, while the youth award went to Shotgun King studio By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
devcom becomes gamescom dev © Marcel Kleffmann Business devcom Becomes gamescom dev At the end of devcom 2025, the organisers announced that the event will be given a new name in future: gamescom dev. This will integrate the event into the gamescom brand family and strengthen its presence within the international industry. From October 2025 onwards, the devcom developer conference - Europe' By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© eGames Lab Business Sunny Portugal Presence at gamescom The Portuguese Pavilion in cooperation with eGames Lab serve pastel de nata, games science and a growing industry location in Hall 2.1, Booth C028-D027. Portugal‘s burgeoning games and tech industry is on display at in the business area, with Portuguese national cluster eGames Lab from Madeira, Azores, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
