© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Shuts Down XDefiant, Impacting Several Production Studios The free-to-play shooter XDefiant is being discontinued by Ubisoft. After a strong launch, the game failed to attract and retain enough players. As a result, the two production studios in San Francisco and Osaka will be closed and the production site in Sydney will be downsized, which the publisher has By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Stephan Steininger Business Keen Games Wins Big at German Developer Award 2024 With Enshrouded, Keen Games has won big at the German Developer Award 2024. The game, which has over three million players, took home three awards, including "Best German Game". The "Studio of the Year" award went to Keen Games as well. But another game also took By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Impressions from DevGamm Lisbon 2024. All p © ictures: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 Sees Considerable Increase in Attendance The second edition of DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 saw a considerable increase in attendance compared to its premiere last year. The organisers are pleased with the results of the event. The organisers of DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 summed up the event. More than 770 attendees from 45 countries and 394 companies attended By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2023 Business German Developer Award 2024 Ceremony to Take Place Tonight At the German Developer Award in 2023, the big winner was the then defunct studio Mimimi Games with Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. This year, Osmotic Studios with Closer the Distance, Keen Games with Enshrouded and Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann with Oddada have the best chances of receiving awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© game Business German Games Industry: Economically More Optimistic, but Disappointed by Politics The German games industry is not optimistic about 2025, but the latest game survey indicates a slightly more positive outlook among its members. However, there was a great deal of shaking of heads in the direction of politics. The bad news in the international games industry, but also from Germany, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Manuel Alexander Geraci Business Update: Three main Levels in Italy's Biggest Video Game Museum On November 30th, the new video game museum GAMM celebrated its opening in the heart of Rome. From now on, it will be open to visitors 7 days a week and will entice them with its different levels: Gammdome, PARC and HIP. On November 30th, the new video game museum By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Elena Grigorian, CEO of My.Games © My.Games Business My.Games Sells Hyper-Casual Publisher Mamboo My.Games is selling its hyper-casual publisher Mamboo Entertainment as the company strategically focuses on mid-core games. Mamboo Entertainment was acquired by My.Games in 2021. My.Games has announced the sale of Mamboo, a publisher in the hyper-casual gaming sector, to its founding team. This strategic decision is in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© IMAGO / Westend61 Business JIM Study Shows Solid Gaming Use Among German Teenagers The results of the new JIM study on the use of AI and how often German young people are confronted with problematic content on the internet are particularly striking. When it comes to gaming, there are hardly any changes. Since 1998, the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK; State Media Authority By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© game Business Games and Games-Based Media on Millions of Christmas Wish Lists Around nine million people in Germany are wishing for computer and video games this Christmas, according to the game Association, based on a YouGov survey. Other items on the wish lists include consoles, gaming hardware and vouchers, as well as books, music and films based on games. Christmas is just By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The award ceremony on 26 November preceded the "Forum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft 2024" of the federal government and gave the award winners a big stage at the WECC in Westhafen in Berlin. © William Veder Business Torpor Games, Mucks! Games and Realities.io Among the Winners of the Cultural and Creative Pilot Awards For the 15th time, innovative entrepreneurs in the field of cultural and creative industries in Germany have been honoured as Culture- and Creative Pilots aka Kultur- und Kreativpilot*innen in German. Among the winners are Torpor Games, Mucks! Games and Realities.io. The prize, awarded on behalf of the German By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© ESBD Esports German Esports Summit Takes Place on 6 and 7 December The German Esports Summit returns at the beginning of December. Organised by the German Esports Federation (ESBD), the summit will take place as part of the Gamevasion powered by DreamHack event in Hanover. The line-up for the German Esports Summit has been confirmed. With 40 speakers and hosts, the German By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© feibel.de Business Tommi Awards for Sony Interactive Entertainment, Plaion and Quantumfrog For over 20 years, the children's software prize Tommi has been awarded to apps, educational offerings, and games. This year, Sony and Plaion were able to win the games-related categories. As in previous years, the award ceremony took place as part of the Team Timster media magazine on By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
