Gamevasion Cosplay Contest © Freaks 4U Gaming Business Gamevasion Powered by DreamHack Attracts 18,000 Visitors The first Gamevasion powered by DreamHack took place under its new name in the halls of the Hannover Exhibition Centre from 5 to 8 December. The gaming festival kicked off with 18,000 visitors, including gamers, tabletop enthusiasts, artists and cosplayers. At the opening ceremony, the Lord Mayor of Hannover, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Archive Business GameStop Confirms Wind Down of Operations in Germany As part of its current quarterly results, GameStop has also confirmed its withdrawal from Germany. This will be completed before the end of the current financial year. GameStop does not want to rule out further, even extensive store closures at this time. After the closure of all German branches of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring and the team von Games Bavaria/Medien.Bayern © Picture: Pascal Wagner Business Fabian Mehring Announces Funding and Bavaria’s Bid for DCP 2026 At the Games/Bavaria Christmas party held at Munich’s new Gamerei venue, Bavarian Digital Minister Fabian Mehring presented the Games/Bavaria initiative with a funding check for 644,000 Euro and confirmed Bavaria’s bid to host the Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026 (DCP; German Computer Games Award). For the first By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Johannes Gorzel and Hendrik Ruhe are the CEOs of Gute Gesellschaft © Eintracht Spandau, Instinct3 Business GG: Instinct3 Parent Company is now "Gute Gesellschaft" I3 Holding, the parent company behind Instinct3 and Eintracht Spandau, has a new name. The holding organisation of the Spandau-based group of companies is sharpening its own brand essence and purpose as "Gute Gesellschaft", which translates as "Good Company". Gute Gesellschaft (GG in short) is the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EWCF Esports EWCF Starts $20M Global Partner Program 2025 for Esports Clubs In 2025, a total of 40 teams will benefit from next years Partner Program introduced by the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF). However, inclusion in the program does not guarantee a direct entry to the next Esports World Cup; teams will still need to secure their spots through standard qualification By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dirk Iwersen, Managing Director of Holstenhallen / Boris Zander, Managing Director of Seal.Games / Jens Bahr, Managing Director of Off The Beaten Track and co-organiser of the Baltic Games Fest © Iwersen, Holstenhallen / Zander, Seal.Games / Bahr, Off The Beaten Track Business European Premiere of Chained Echoes - Ashes of Elrant at Baltic Games Fest The DLC Chained Echoes - Ashes of Elrant, announced yesterday, will have its European premiere at the Baltic Games Fest in April 2025. In addition, Deck13 Spotlight will showcase other games on the exhibition floor. The Baltic Games Fest in Neumünster (Germany) will see the European premiere of Chained Echoes By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Rocket Beans Founders: Daniel Budiman, Simon Krätschmer and Arno Heinisch (Above, from left to right), Nils Bomhoff and Etienne Gardé (Sitting Left to right). © Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment Business Rocket Beans TV Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Xperion Rocket Beans TV is marking its tenth anniversary this January with a special livestream in front of a live audience. The event, which will also be streamed, will be recorded at the new Xperion location in Hamburg. What began as a project (in German) born out of necessity has become By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© EA Business EA Football Event to Support Young Talent in Cologne As part of the EA Sports FC Futures initiative, Electronic Arts and UEFA organised a youth football event in Cologne with the support of Lukas Podolski. More than 50 boys and girls from the region took part. Electronic Arts, in partnership with UEFA, held a grassroots football event in Cologne By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Dirk Mathesius/game Business Christian Baur Consults Esports World Cup Foundation The Esports World Cup Foundation has secured the expertise of Christian Baur, an experienced event manager, as an external consultant. Until a year ago, Baur served as Director of gamescom & events at the industry association game. Following his departure from game, Baur initially took a sabbatical. Now, he appears By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
E Wie Einfach Esports Team 2025 © Jan Schulze Esports Three Returnees and One Newcomer in the E Wie Einfach Esports Team 2025 Felix Ho, Adrian Kaymer and Timo Bock return to the E Wie Einfach esports team. Newcomer Noah Richter and Leon Van complete the line-up under coach Lothar Schadrin. Except for Leon 'Relative' Van, who remains with the team, the E Wie Einfach esports team (League of Legends) has By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Josef Fares / Peter Molyneux © Fares / Molyneux Business Bigger German Presence at NG25 Spring; Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares Among the First Speakers NG25 Spring will take place in May next year, and Germany will have an even bigger presence than last year in Malmö. The first speakers have also been announced, including Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares. The organisers have also announced some changes to the schedule. The twenty-first edition of Nordic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Path of Exile 2 / Jeff the Land Shark aus Marvel Rivals © Grinding Gear Games / NetEase Games & Marvel Business New CCU Record on Steam Thanks to Marvel Rivals, Delta Force and Path of Exile 2 For the first time ever, more than 39 million users were simultaneously online on Steam, a new record for Valve's distribution platform. Last week's releases of Path of Exile 2 (Early Access), Marvel Rivals and Delta Force attracted large numbers of players. On 8 December 2024 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
