Stefan Marcinek, CEO of Assemble Entertainment and Organiser of the GermanDevDays © Assemble Entertainment Business GermanDevDays Announces Date and Call for Papers Stefan Marcinek, founder and CEO of Assemble Entertainment, has confirmed that GDD – GermanDevDays will return in 2025. The conference is scheduled for July, and topic submissions will be accepted until 21 March. The exact location for GDD – GermanDevDays 2025 has yet to be determined. However, it is confirmed that the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Portside Game Assembly is the expert conference for internationally successful indie game studios. © Photos from top left to bottom right: Bjoern Weinbrandt, Bytro Labs, Scherer and Nordhaus GmbH, Jan-Marius Komorek Business Portside Game Assembly Is a New B2B Conference for Indie Game Leaders With the Portside Game Assembly, Gamecity Hamburg welcomes studio heads and directors from successful indie game studios to a new B2B conference on a ship and other locations in Hamburg. The Portside Game Assembly will celebrate its premiere as a B2B conference for international indie game leaders on 27 June By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Aerosoft Business Aerosoft Announces FS Conference Date After last year's success, Aerosoft has revealed further details about the next FS Conference, the largest event for flight simulation fans in Germany. The 20th FS Conference will now take place in mid-November. Flight sim enthusiasts should mark 15 November 2025 in their calendars. On that date, the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© SGF Business Summer Game Fest Gets a Side Event for Thought Leaders With just over five months to go, Geoff Keighley has announced the date for this year’s Summer Game Fest (SGF). The event will not only feature the usual Play Days but, for the first time, will also include a special gathering for industry thought leaders, curated by Christopher Dring. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
A look at the R42's gaming area. © Gecko.2 Business Game Jam on Data Literacy in Leipzig R42, Gecko.2 and the Institute for Applied Informatics (InfAI) will host the first German Game Jam on data literacy on 7 February 2025 in the R42 building. The focus of the Game Jam is to address aspects that are underrepresented in games, such as ethical and social issues, as By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Plaion hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launch event with Maurice Weber © Plaion events Plaion Hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Launch Event With Maurice Weber Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the most important releases for Plaion, which is why the publisher is hosting a launch event with Maurice Weber at Xperion in Berlin. To celebrate the launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Plaion will host a launch event at Xperion in Berlin, hosted By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Civ World Summit in Hamburg ahead of the game's launch © 2K Games events Civ World Summit in Hamburg in Partnership With Rocket Beans TV In preparation for the launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, the Xperion in Hamburg will host the Civ World Summit in partnership with Rocket Beans TV. In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, 2K Games has announced the "Civ World Summit& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The International 2025 takes place in Hamburg © Valve esports The International 2025 Takes Place in Hamburg The International, the annual esports Dota 2 championship tournament, is taking place in Germany this year, in Hamburg to be precise. This is the second time that the massive event has been held in Germany. The most prestigious tournament on the Dota 2 scene will take place in Hamburg from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Julia Marciniak supports the Caggtus team as Project Manager © Leipziger Messe/Caggtus Business Julia Marciniak Joins the Caggtus Team at Leipziger Messe With less than three months to go before the start, the Leipzig Trade Fair's organizing team has gained reinforcements for Caggtus. Julia Marciniak will be managing the Business Lounge, among other responsibilities, as the new project manager. However, she first has to familiarize herself with the role as By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© CDPR Business The Witcher in Concert Series Celebrates European Premiere at gamescom At gamescom 2025, The Witcher in Concert series will celebrate its European premiere in a show with a capacity of almost 5,000 people. Further concerts will follow in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, the UK and Sweden. The Witcher in Concert, a celebration of the 10th anniversary of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© DevGAMM Business Third DevGAMM Conference in Gdansk; Digital Vikings Awards Submission, Also for German Studios The DevGAMM conference will take place for the third time in Gdansk at the end of February under the motto "Future of Game Development". Once again, the Digital Vikings Awards will be of particular interest to German studios. The international game development conference DevGAMM is gearing up for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EarlyGame Business EarlyGame Awards Combine Charity Event and Award Show At the beginning of March, the EarlyGame Awards will honour the most successful content creators, esports professionals and teams in Germany. At the same time, donations will be raised for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The fifth annual EarlyGame Awards will take place on 2 March 2025. This major By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
