© Activision/Blizzard; FTC Business FTC Likely to Drop Its Opposition to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Takeover According to US media reports, a US appeals court has upheld the rejection of an appeal by the US competition regulator, the FTC, against Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard. Although the FTC has other legal options, observers say this is unlikely given the change in leadership at the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
UKIE CEO Nick Poole and the Press Start on Growth campaign © UKIE Business UKIE Urges for Political Support and Publishes More Market Data UK consumers spent £7.6bn on video games in 2024 according to new data published by UKIE today. The British association presented this and other data at the launch of the new Press Start on Growth campaign. The British government must act quickly to capitalise on growth opportunities and create By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© PlayStation Business PlayStation Studios Welcomes teamLFG to the Family Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a new studio in the PlayStation studio family: teamLFG. Their first game is a team-based action game inspired by fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims and frog-type games. Hermen Hulst, CEO of Studio Business Group, has announced a new member of the PlayStation Studios family: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Giants Business Giants Teases Farming Simulator 25 Expansion and Project Motor Racing Hands-on at FarmCon 25 Giants Software has teased the upcoming Farming Simulator 25 expansion and a Project Motor Racing hands-on for FarmCon 25. The community event will take place over the weekend of 5-6 July 2025 at agricultural manufacturer and long-time partner Lindner in Kundl, Austria. At FarmCon 25, Giants Software is promising an By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GM Business Microsoft is PlayStation's Top Third-Party Publisher By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Games Ground 2024 © Games Ground GmbH Business Games Ground 2025: Business Days Tickets Available and First Speakers Announced Taking place in Berlin on 13-14 November 2025, the Games Ground 2025 Business Days will bring together industry professionals, creatives and decision-makers for two days of talks, panels and workshops. This announcement also marks the unveiling of the first speakers. The Business Days at Games Ground 2025 will return in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Andrew Wilson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts © EA Business EA: Lower Revenue and Net Income in FY2025, Cautious Outlook for FY2026 Despite Battlefield Electronic Arts reported slightly lower revenues and net income for the fiscal year just ended, despite major successes with EA Sports, Sims and Split Fiction. The outlook for 2026 remains cautious, notwithstanding skate. and Battlefield. Electronic Arts has presented its results for the past fiscal year 2025 (April 2024 to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his ministers and presents them with their certificates of appointment © Bundesregierung/Guido Bergmann Business Change of Responsibilities Including Games Formally Resolved As was to be expected, the new Federal Chancellor reorganised the responsibilities of the ministries in an organisational decree at the same time as convening the first cabinet meeting. As a result, the Bundesministerium für Forschung Technilogie und Raumfahrt Ministry of Research, Technology and Space is now responsible for games, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nordic Game 2024 / Jacob Riis, Program Director and Executive Producer © Nordic Game Business The Nordic Game Conference as A "Gateway to the Nordic Industry" The Nordic region is a major hotspot for game development, and NG25 Spring is where the region's professionals come together. "Our vision has always been for the conference to become a gateway for the "outside" to enter the Nordic Industry," says Jacob Riis, Program By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Geoff van den Ouden & Martine Spaans (BGPI), Christel van Grinsven & JP van Seventer (DGG) Benelux Games Promotional Initiative © Benelux Games Promotional Initiative Business Indigo 2025 Programme Finalised, Over 30 Sessions Announced Camille Marjoux, Brendan Greene, and Fawzi Mesmar are among the speakers at the upcoming Indigo. Despite its familiar concept, this year marks a series of firsts for the Dutch B2B event: it will be held over two days, in a new city, and under a new organising body. However, the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Gamers Heaven Initiator Nikolaus Staudacher © Viktor Klein Business Gamers Heaven Returns to the SportZentrum Telfs for the Second Time Tyrol's gaming festival, Gamers Heaven, will take place for the second time on 14 and 15 June 2025 at the SportZentrum Telfs. This time it will be bigger and more interactive. After its successful start last year, the second Gamers Heaven will take place on 14 and 15 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg © Oliver Reetz Business Portside Game Assembly is About Exchanging Ideas With Like-Minded People By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
