Speaker of Parliament Group Gaming & Esports, Manuel Höferlin (FDP), say the Finance Ministry insisted on the non-profit status in the current draft. © Höferlin, FDP Esports Update: Non-Profit Status of Esports on Course for Failure After GamesMarkt had learned from sources in Parliament that the non-profit status of esports will probably not come this year, Esport Parliament group speaker Manuel Höferlin officially confirms that the current tax act draft by Lindner's Finance Ministry does not contain the esport cause. Update from April 5 By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team. © SK Gaming, Telekom Esports Telekom Sponsors SK Gaming's First Valorant Women's Team As part of the Equal eSports Initiative, Telekom is sponsoring SK Gaming's first Valorant women's team. The company wants to set an example for inclusion and equal opportunities in competitive gaming. Deutsche Telekom is expanding its Equal eSports Initiative. Valorant, the tactical team shooter from Riot By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Snapdragon Pro Series in Brazil 2024. © Daniel Santos Esports ESL Faceit Group Expands Snapdragon Pro Series in Year 3 The Snapdragon Pro Series, the mobile esports tournament series from ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies, is about to enter its third year. The total prize pool has grown to almost 4.4 million US dollars. ESL Faceit Group and Qualcomm Technologies have announced an expanded roadmap for Year 3 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Digital Campus Zollverein will focus on "Gaming in Employer Branding" from 8 to 12 April. © Digital Campus Zollverein Esports "Gaming in Employer Branding | 120h" at the Digital Campus Zollverein The role of gaming and gamification in employer branding will be explored from a scientific, business and political perspective on 8 and 9 April at the Digital Campus Zollverein in Essen. The event "Gaming in Employer Branding | Schulterblick" on Monday, 8 April 2024 and Tuesday, 9 April 2024 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Screenshot Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Unveils Eight More Games for World Cup The games announced today bring the number of games to 18 that will be featured at the World Cup in Riyadh this summer. Joining established top brands such as EA Sports FC 24, League of Legends, Street Fighter, Tekken, Rocket League and Fortnite, Rennspiel from Competition Company, Germany, was added By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The CS:GO team from Sprout won a total of seven times at the ESL Championship. The picture shows them at the award ceremony of the 2019 Winter Championship, which was played in Magdeburg © Stephanie Lieske/ESL (Archive picture) Esports Berlin-based Esports Organisation Sprout Ceases Operations Sprout has ceased operations with immediate effect. This was announced by the Berlin-based e-sports organisation on its website. Sprout is one of the founding members of the German e-sports organisation ESBD. It is a surprising end. Berlin-based e-sports organisation Sprout has announced on its website that it is to be By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jonas "Jonny" Wirth and Jamie "Chaser" Bartel from SC Paderborn were delighted after the win against RB Leipzig © ESL Esports SC Paderborn Wins Virtual Bundesliga Team Competition SC Paderborn are German champions for the first time. The second division club's e-sports team beat RB Leipzig, the winners of the last two years, in the final. The players' final will take place at the end of April. It's a minor sensation: SC Paderborn By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Symbolic image © Luis Quintero/Pexels Esports Two Esports Research Conferences Announced for October October in Europe will be dominated by esports and gaming research: while the Esports Research Network will hold this year's interdisciplinary conference in London at the end of October, researchers will gather in Berlin in mid-October for the second Gaming & Esports Summit, which will focus more on By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Minister of Family Affairs Lisa Paus roused the anger - and soothed it. © Ministry of Family Affairs Esports How Gaming and eSports fell in Political Conflict in Germany By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Impression from last year's Bisalina Speedrun at Xperion Cologne, with founder Lucina Hum (second from left). © Xperion Esports Bisalina Speedruns Roadshow Debuts at Caggtus 2024 The charity Event Bisalina Speedruns goes on tour with a first stop Caggtus Leipzig in April: In a duelling format, the content creators Vanessa "Shorty" and Leon Kress from Bonjwa battle on stage, commented on by founder Lucina "Bisalina" Hum and influencer Tjan Geiger. At this By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dennis Gehlen and Marius Loewe commemorating the cooperation. © TaKeTV / e-sport.NRW Esports TaKeTV joins esports association e-sport.NRW The esports production company and agency TaKeTV joins Northrhine-Westfalias esports association e-sport.NRW. TaKeTV's founder and CEO Gehlen and e-sport.NRW's Vice President Loewe are looking forward to cooperate on an esports vision paper together. The esports agency and production company TaKeTV joins Northrine Westfalias (NRW) By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Marcel Schwarzkopf, Strategic Marketing Manager, Deutsche Kreditbank. © wuestenhagen.berlin Esports DKB and Xperion NXT join forces The League of Legends talent team of Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB), the "DKB Diamonds", will be integrated into the Xperion NXT universe in order to further intensify talent development in esports. The DKB Diamonds will be under the umbrella of the NXT Universe and will enter the league By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
