Franziska Giffey, Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs, is playing a key role in promoting esports in the capital. In June 2025, she unveiled the first "Esports Team Berlin", funded by the Senate. In its second year, the programme will be renamed "Esports Academy Berlin". © esports player foundation (epf) Funding Esports Academy Berlin Enters Its Second Round For the second year running, the State of Berlin and the esports player foundation are jointly supporting young talent on their journey to becoming professional esports players, with up to 25 places available this year. The programme also has a new name. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Epic Games Unveils Unreal Engine 6 With Rocket League It's no big surprise that Epic Games is already working on the next generation of the Unreal Engine. However, the announcement of Unreal Engine 6 at the Rocket League Paris Major certainly was. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Leon Ries, DOSB Board Member for Youth, is part of the initiative (DOSB) Esports German Olympic Committee Establishes DOSB E-Sports gGmbH The German Olympic Committee has established a new esports initiative. The DOSB E-Sports gGmbH goes into operation on 1 June. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Photo from the Techniker Prime League Winter Split Final Esports Onethreefive Secures Riot Games ERL Licence for GSA and Makes Xperion the League Hub Just hours after the announcement, onethreefive has announced its first major deal. The Berlin-based organisation has secured the rights from Riot Games for the GSA regional leagues in League of Legends. Xperion Berlin will serve as the league’s central hub. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Ralf Reichert, CEO Esports Foundation (left) at Palais Elysée in Paris, France - May 19 2026 Esports Esports World Cup 2026 Moves From Riyadh to Paris The Esports Foundation has announced that the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) will be hosted by Paris, France, from 6 July to 23 August. This makes Paris the first host city of the EWC outside of Riyadh. The EWC was originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh this year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 at gamescom 2025 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Esports Nintendo Confirms Its Participation in gamescom 2026 One of the major players has confirmed that it will participate in gamescom 2026: Nintendo has announced that it will return to Cologne this year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft and Xbox extend partnership for R6 Siege and Blast R6 Esports © Ubisoft Esports Ubisoft and Xbox Extend Partnership for R6 Siege and Blast R6 Esports Building on their previous success, Ubisoft and Microsoft are extending their partnership. They will once again be offering in-game benefits, fan experiences and premium activations related to esports through Rainbow Six Siege and Xbox Game Pass. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ted Osammor and Hanna Berger | Pictures: Build A Rocket People Build A Rocket Appoints Hanna Berger and Tod Osammor to Its Management Team The gaming and esports agency Build A Rocket is strengthening its management team. Hannah Berger has been appointed Head of Social Media, and Ted Osammor has joined the team as Sales Lead. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture: Thomas Mohamed Robleh Esports Fortnite Championship Series Comes to Düsseldorf for the First Time From 29 to 31 May, the Fortnite Championship Series Major 1 Summit will take place at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf. The city thus joins a list of cities that have hosted international esports events in Germany By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business FIA Chooses Assetto Corsa Rally For Its Rally Esports Programme 505 Games, Supernova Games and Kunos Simulazioni have scored a major success in esports: the FIA has chosen the fledgling rally spin-off of Assetto Corsa for its FIA Esports Global Rally Tour. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Esports Nations Cup 2026 © ENC Esports Germany Announces Its National Coaching Staff for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 A team of experienced coaches will oversee the athletes' training in Germany. The coaches have a track record of national success and international experience in leagues and world championships, and have been tasked with preparing the team for the first Esports Nations Cup. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Nassim “Nassada-” Dahman with the trophy | Picture: DFL/Getty Images/Oliver Hardt Esports Nassim “Nassada-” Dahman is 2026 German eFootball Champion At the two-day final in Hamburg, Nassim “Nassada-” Dahman from SC Freiburg ultimately emerged as the new German eFootball champion and won the Virtual Business League Grand Final by WOW. He is also qualified for the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
