CEO Kevin Schulz (center) looks back on a successful gamescom 2025. © Black Screen Records Business Black Screen Records Breaks gamescom Sales Record For the third year in a row, games vinyl label Black Screen Records has broken its gamescom sales records. CEO Kevin Schulz attributes the growth to partnerships with Laced Records and Devolver, but especially to rising interest in anime vinyls. Once again, Cologne vinyl label Black Screen Records (BSR) has By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Game City 2024 © Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business Game City 2025 Sees High Demand From 10 to 12 October 2025, Vienna's City Hall and Rathausplatz will once again host Game City. According to the organisers, there is high demand. As usual, the Game City in Vienna is taking place this year, once again with free admission. According to the organisers, demand is By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Student Games Festival Campus First Student Games Festival Comes to Warsaw On 18 October, the first Student Games Festival will be organised in Warsaw. Submissions for the game awards run until 31 August. The event is hosted by Polish cultural and educational organisations in cooperation with Warsaw, the Cultural Ministry and 11 bit studios. The first international student game festival is By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister at the crowning ceremony of the Esports World Cup 2025 with (from right to left) Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation; HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sport; Musaad Al Dossary, Co-Founder and Chairman at Team Falcons; Muhammed Almatairi, General Director at Team Falcons; Nikola Kovač, Counter-Strike 2 player at Team Falcons. © Esports World Cup 2025 Esports Esports World Cup 2025 Set New Viewership Records in Its Second Year The Esports World Cup 2025 came to a close on Sunday. After seven weeks of competition, Team Falcons were crowned club champions of the tournament. The EWC attracted a total of 750 million viewers, 350 million hours of online streaming, and 3 million visitors on site in Riyadh. The Esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Fabian Döhla and Carolin Wendt opening the concert. © GamesMarkt Business Witcher Concert Tour Debuts at gamescom With the first stop of their Ten Years of The Witcher 3 Concert Tour, CD Projekt Red have closed the first day of gamescom. With the first stop of their Ten Years of The Witcher 3 Concert Tour, CD Projekt Red have rocked the Event Area in Hall 1. More By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Game:in co-founder Lena Laaser at the reception. © GamesMarkt Business Game:in gamescom Reception Looks Back on Successful Year The German association against sexism in the games industry, game:in, has held their yearly gamescom reception and reminisced on their registration, a cooperation with Saxonian event caggtus and more. German organisation against sexism in the games industry Game:in has held their yearly gamescom week gathering on yesterday’s By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 © Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 Business Deutscher Entwicklerpreis on 2 December 2025 in Cologne The date has been set. The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 (German Developer Award) will be presented in Cologne on 2 December. The ceremony will be held at the Gürzenich in the city's Old Town district. Submissions are now open. On 2 December 2025, the best computer games from Germany, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Friendly Fire 10 has breached two million euros of donations. © Friendly Fire Business Friendly Fire 10 Breaks 2 Million Euro Donations Together with merchandise sales and community donations, charity event Friendly Fire 10 has now reached a total of two million euros for charity organisations. The estimate had always reached this milestone, but now it's official: Friendly Fire 10, the charity live stream from December 2024, has now reached By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Haenisch, CEO of Freaks 4U Gaming, is elated about the cooperation. © Freaks 4U Business Freaks 4U Becomes Global Marketing Partner for gamescom asia Gaming agency Freaks 4U is the new Global Marketing Partner for the coming merged gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show. They'll be responsible for exhibitor outreach, sales and the recommended booth builder for the floors. Freaks 4U Gaming has been officially appointed as global marketing agency for gamescom By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GIC Business Game Industry Conference 2025 Announces Speaker Lineup With experts from bippinbits to Wargaming, this year’s Game Industry Conference in Poland has announced it's current speaker lineup. The Legal and Mobile Summits are also set to return, offering important side events for the games industry. Game Industry Conference (GIC), happening from 23 to 26 October By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© DevGamm Business DevGamm Lisbon 2025 Announces Peter Molyneux as Keynote Speaker After last year's keynote by John Romero, DevGamm Lisbon is this year bringing Peter Molyneux to the B2B stage. The first batch of speakers has also been announced, among them Maria Borys of Flying Wild Hog, Abby LeMaster of Riot Games and Adam Boyes of Vivrato. For developers, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom Business Monster Hunter Festa 2025 at Paris Games Week 2025 Capcom is planning a special Monster Hunter event for Paris Games Week 2025. This will include the Monster Hunter Wilds France Championship, appearances by members of the development team, exclusive merchandise, and other activities. Not only will Capcom be exhibiting in a major way at gamescom 2025, but the company By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
