© BIG and Esport Factory Business BIG and Esport Factory Open High-End Boot Camp in Berlin In cooperation with Esport Factory, BIG is opening a high-end boot camp in Berlin. The Esport Factory programme from Maze will be extended to the BIG premises and then to Berlin's esport teams. German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and maze GmbH (Esport Factory), a provider of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Harald Riegler, CEO Jumpgate © Jumpgate Business Jumpgate: Losses, Job Cuts, and Hoping for German Games Funding The Swedish company Jumpgate is making progress in its efforts to weather the storm, according to its own statements. Although the 2024 results were not yet positive, losses were reduced. Now, the sale of Tableflip, recently implemented job cuts, and three submissions to the German games funding agency are expected By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Omni was used at Polaris © Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Business Super Crowd Launches Event Gamification App Hamburg-based event specialist Super Crowd Entertainment is officially launching the marketing of its in-house developed event gamification app, Omni. The app has already proven its concept through successful use at Indie Arena Booth, Polaris, and Vienna Comic Con. Many years of experience and know-how have gone into the development of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Marilena Cassetta, Jan Halwe, Astrid Gooding, Uke Bosse © BGF & private Business Jury and Host for the Baltic Games Fest Awards Are Set Jan Halwe from ByteRockers' Games, Marilena Cassetta from Crytek and Astrid Gooding from Terminal3 are the jury for the Baltic Games Fest Awards. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Uke Bosse. The Baltic Games Fest (BGF), which will take place on 11 to 12 April 2025 at the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
After the successful debut, preparations are in full swing for gamescom latam 2025, which starts in two months. © gamescom latam Business Level Infinite and Gravity Confirmed, Nominees Announced Preparations for gamescom latam are in full swing. At a pre-show event, further details were revealed, and the finalists in the Brazilian Independent Game category were announced. In just two months, the international games industry will meet for the second time at gamescom latam in São Paulo. The trade fair, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© USK Business Almost 30% of All Games Rated by USK in 2024 Contain ‘Risks of Use’ In 2024, the USK classified significantly fewer titles using the traditional rating procedure. This is reflected in the 2024 annual statistics, which provide interesting insights into the distribution of ratings and descriptors. Around one million USK labels were generated using the automated IARC system. The USK’s annual statistics for By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Could not fulfil the increased expectations since the success of Hogwarts Legacy: David Haddad. Reports that Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Games, would be leaving the media group began circulating back in January 2025. © BusinessWire/Warner Bros. Games Business Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB Games San Diego Closed Warner Bros. Games has announced a strategic realignment to focus on key franchises. As a result, the three US studios Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB Games San Diego have been closed. The Wonder Woman game was also cancelled. After the recent upheaval, it became apparent, but probably not By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© TaKeTV Business gamescomLAN Gains Momentum, Doubling Visitor Numbers in 2025 For the second time, gamescomLAN took place in Cologne, and once again, the offshoot of the world’s most important gaming trade fair was a resounding national success. The final figures from gamescomLAN, held from 21 to 23 February at the Cologne Exhibition Centre, speak for themselves. A total of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© StS Business Funding Applications for Games Projects up to €900,000 Stopped Less than two months after the launch of the games funding programme, the budget allocated by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWK) has been exhausted. As a result, an application stop for projects with a funding volume By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© GDD Business Games Can Be Submitted for the GDD Indie Award 2025 The GermanDevDays Indie Award will take place for the sixth time and, as in previous years, will offer a total of €10,000 in prize money in various categories. Submissions can be made from now until the end of March. Entries for the GDD Indie Award 2025 must be submitted By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gothic 1 Remake (Nyras Prologue) / Solarpunk / Bongo Cat © THQ Nordic / rokaplay / BlueBottle Business Many GSA Studios Taking Part in Steam Next Fest Numerous developers and publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are taking part in the Steam Next Fest in February 2025. Some of the games are among these top ten most successful demos. The latest Next Fest, which showcases upcoming games, launched yesterday evening on Steam. There are over two thousand By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Madeleine Egger and Ruth Lemmen (from left) at Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller/Womenize! Business Booster Space Announced Date of Next Womenize! Games and Tech The Berlin-based Booster Space has announced the next Womenize! conference for 4 June, which will mark its tenth anniversary. Ticket sales for the upcoming Womenize! conference, which sees itself as a platform for women, non-binary people and all marginalised voices in the games and tech industry, are set to start By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
