Hideaki Nishino / Hiroki Totoki / Hermen Hulst © SIE PS.Blog / Sony Group & Sony Investor Database / Sony Group Corp. Business Hideaki Nishino Appointed President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment has made changes to its management structure. Hideaki Nishino, currently CEO of the Platform Business Group, will become the new President and CEO. Hermen Hulst will remain CEO of the Studio Business Group. SIE Chairman Hiroki Totoki will become the new President and CEO of Sony Group By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Felix Rentschler will transition from 1. FSV Mainz 05 to the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) as Head of Virtual Bundesliga © DFL Business Felix Rentschler Heads Virtual Bundesliga at DFL Starting on 1 February, Felix Rentschler will transition from 1. FSV Mainz 05 to the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL; German Football League). As the new Head of Virtual Bundesliga, he will oversee the management of competitions now officially anchored in the DFL statutes. Rentschler will succeed Jörg Höfklich, who has By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© ESL Esports Four German Esports Teams to Compete at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is heading to Katowice, Poland for another Counter-Strike showdown. Four teams from Germany are also taking part in this major tournament. The first ESL Pro Tour (EPT) Championship of the year returns to Katowice for the 13th time (29 January to 9 February), with the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft's three locations in Germany. © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft to Cut 185 More Jobs, Some of Them in Düsseldorf As part of its ongoing restructuring, Ubisoft will be cutting more jobs at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Reflections. Another studio in the UK will be closed completely. Ubisoft is to make a further 185 jobs redundant in Europe. The sites affected are Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A look at the R42's gaming area. © Gecko.2 Business Game Jam on Data Literacy in Leipzig R42, Gecko.2 and the Institute for Applied Informatics (InfAI) will host the first German Game Jam on data literacy on 7 February 2025 in the R42 building. The focus of the Game Jam is to address aspects that are underrepresented in games, such as ethical and social issues, as By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
In 2024 (photo), the DCP took place in Munich. This year, the award will once again be presented in Berlin. © Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications Business Dr Sabiha Ghellal Heads Jury of this Year's DCP In mid-February, the expert jury of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP German Computer Games Award) will convene and narrow down the submissions in most categories for the main jury, which will meet later and make the final decisions. One decision has already been made: Prof. Dr. Sabiha Ghellal will chair the By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© MFG Business MFG: VFX and Games Industry in BW is Young, Successful, and Growing Rapidly Baden-Württemberg has become the most important location for animation and VFX in Germany. This is the core message of a new study by Goldmedia, commissioned by MFG. The success of funding is also visible in the games sector. However, the successes in the games industry were already evident in previous By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Taipei Game Show Business Taipei Game Show 2025 Draws Record 370,000 Visitors in Four Days With almost 370,000 visitors according to its own figures, the Taipei Game Show has set a new record and also exceeded the total number of visitors to gamescom 2024. However, comparing the B2B success, almost 18 times as many trade visitors travelled to Cologne that to Taipei. The Taipei By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Kœgler, CEO of Asmodee / Lars Wingefors, Chair of the Board of Asmodee Group © Embracer Group Business Trading in Asmodee Class B Shares Expected to Commence on 7 February The Embracer Group continues with its planned demerger into three separate listed companies. At the beginning of February, all shares held by Embracer in its subsidiary Asmodee will be distributed to Embracer shareholders on a 1:1 basis. On 5 February 2025, Embracer Group will distribute all shares in Asmodee By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
EA Sports College Football 25 (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S) is the number two game in the 2024 sales charts in the United States. © EA Sports Business US Video Game Industry Revenue Down One per Cent in 2024 In 2024, $58.7 billion (€55.8 billion) was spent on computer and video games in the US, almost one per cent less than the previous year (2023). Hardware sales in particular fell by 25 per cent, while Call of Duty topped the content charts ahead of a football game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Epic Games mobile store sees lower-than-expected installs, but adds third-party games. © EGS Business Epic Games Mobile Store Sees Lower-Than-Expected Installs, but Adds Third-Party Games The first wave of third-party games is available on the Epic Games Store mobile app, and a free games programme has also been launched. The alternative app store has been installed on more than 29 million mobile devices, far fewer than Epic Games had expected. Epic Games has announced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© HTC Business Google Brings HTC's XR Technology and Engineers In-House Google and HTC have announced an agreement that marks the beginning of a close collaboration, which could potentially signal the end of HTC’s independent presence in the XR market in the medium term. As part of the deal, Google has secured a non-exclusive license to HTC’s XR intellectual By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
