Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (left) and Hof County Councilman Oliver Bär (second from right) together with two of the LFG organisers, Ariane Pollak and Johannes Wurm, on-site LFG Hof 2025. © LFG Business LFG Con Hof Announces New Date Announcing a new date for next year, the third LFG Con in Hof is now set for Sunday, 24 May 2026. A stronger attendance of regional and local firms from analogue and digital game spaces is expected. Formerly announced for the 20 June of 2026, the LFG Con in Hof By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Convergence Games Showcase 2025 © The Fourth Floor Business Convergence Games Showcase 2025 to Take Place on 18 September Fourth Floor is planning the second Convergence Games Showcase for 18 September 2025. The event will feature premieres and announcements from Raw Fury, Secret Mode, Bandai Namco and more, with a showcase led by creators including CohhCarnage, Dexbonus, Jesse Cox and Sips. Fourth Floor has revealed the line-up of creators By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Game City Wien 2024 © Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business MediaMarktSaturn Sponsors Game City Wien With Austria's biggest gaming fair coming from 10 to 12 October, the first details are now public. MediaMarktSaturn will be main sponsor, while Nintendo and Square Enix have been confirmed as exhibitors. From 10 to 12 October, the 16. Game City Vienna comes back to Austria’s capital By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The four Vault Hunters from Borderlands 4. © 2K Games Business 2K Games Hosts Borderlands 4 Event at the Sony Centre in Berlin To celebrate the worldwide release of Borderlands 4 at the end of this week, 2K Games and Gearbox Software will be unleashing 'pure chaos' at the Sony Centre in Berlin. A one-off, all-day Borderlands 4 event will take place on Friday, 12 September at the Sony Centre (Potsdamer By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Habeck opening gamescom 2023 in his function as Minister for Economy and Climate Action. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser events Former Games Minister Joins IFA Gaming Stage Former 'Games Minister' Robert Habeck will join this week's IFA on a gaming and technology stage by Webedia. Whether discussions will stay on the announced topics of global politics and climate economy after Habeck's big exit interview from politics remains to be seen. Robert By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The theme of Play24 was "Power Play". © Play Business Play - Creative Gaming Festival Shows 2025's Topic "Take Care" Responsibility for each other, for society, and for the planet: The Play25 festival in Hamburg has revealed its topic "Take Care". From 12-15 November, the Hamburg stable will open its doors in a new location. “Take Care” is the theme and call to action of this year' By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Screenshot Business Submissions for Paris Game Biz Open Until Mid-September Until 16 September, studios can pitch their game to the curated investor event Paris Game Biz. Submissions for the second edition of French B2B games conference Paris Game Biz are open until 16 September. The closed event features a curated selection of about 70 studios and 35 investors for dedicated By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
New Global Sport Conference 2025 © Esports World Cup / New Global Sport Conference esports New Global Sport Conference 2025 Concludes Esports World Cup Following the Esports World Cup, the New Global Sport Conference 2025 took place in Riyadh. The event was attended by more than 1,500 delegates, including 500 CEOs from sectors such as gaming, esports, sports, technology and investment. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) concluded the New Global Sport Conference By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
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