Freyja Melhorn, Project Lead of the Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart. Events How BXDXO is Bringing a Gaming Zone to CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart Gaming agency BXDXO is bringing a Gaming Zone to CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart for the third year in a row. We spoke to Project Lead Freyja Melhorn about the event's drive for gaming, the way to bring a gaming area to a comic convention and more. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Business Bisalina Speedruns Raises €16k, Breaking Annual Record More than 16,000 euros for Amnesty International in one evening: The Bisalina Speedruns event on 22 November has raised more than the full event series collected over the course of 2024. Now organiser Lucina Hum is poised for the future. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Caggtus 2025 (Leipziger Messe | Niclas Schmidt) Business Caggtus Increases Number of LAN Seats and Expands Massively in Terms of Space Six months before the event, the organizers of Caggtus report initial, very positive results. The 2,360 available seats at the LAN are almost sold out, and the exhibition space is growing by almost a quarter. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
GodotFest 2025 took place in Smartvillage Bogenhausen in Munich (GodotFest) Events GodotFest Munich Returns November 2026 The next GodotFest in Munich will come: It is planned for November 2026, the organisers of GameDev Events Munich have revealed to GamesMarkt. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The winners of the GamesPreis 2025 at GamesFestival (CSA) Products GamesPreis 2026 Opens Submissions The GamesPreis by ComputerSpielAkademie is looking for submissions from January onward. Youth under 18 years and young gamers from 19-26 years will be able to submit their projects for cash prizes until mid-February. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left to right: Kerryn Frean (Fireshine Games), Tomoe Haga (Shochiku Games), Mia Schulz (4bpm), Jan Halwe (ByteRockers), Matthias Riemensperger (4bpm), Felina Westrich (4bpm), Jörn Friedrichs (Rhenus Vina Musica), Raphael Sindermann (LEVEL BLUE), Zemre Aslan Tüver (Dobiq Games), Bjørn Zenker (CHILIPIXEL), Nandita Wegehaupt (Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur), Thomas Heidtmann (Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur) after the Pitch Competition (Tobias Lindner for Press Start) 4bpm Wins Press Start Pitch Competition at Games Ground Hesse indie studio 4bpm has won the Press Start pitch competition at Games Ground Berlin 2025. The team had also been featured at the Hesse political reception on this year's gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
HoYoFair Fan Concerts; © HoYoFair Events Three HoYoFair Fan Concerts in Europe in 2026 Three HoYoFair Fan Concerts will take place in Europe in 2026. These events will deliver an audiovisual experience spanning multiple titles, including Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact. HoYoFair showcases a collection of fan works inspired by HoYoverse IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
From left: Organiser Wolfgang Obermeier, the four finalists with winner Guilherme Guedes holding the glass award, and head judge Michael Schöttke after the event (cEDH European Championship) People Guilherme Guedes Wins cEDH European Championship in Munich Portuguese Guilherme Guedes is European Champion in the Magic: The Gathering cEDH sub-format of Commander. The tournament, conceived by volunteers from all over the continent and this year held in Munich, took place this weekend. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Business Largest Gaming Zone so Far at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Spanning 1,000 square metres, the gaming zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will feature over 50 video games. There will also be celebrity guests, panel discussions and a digital Steam event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Picture by Games Ground Berlin Business Games Ground Berlin Records Significant Increase in Private and Industry Visitors The third edition of Games Ground - Berlin Gaming Festival was a resounding success. Organizers counted 6,500 visitors, including 2,500 from the industry. That's 1,000 more than last year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Nominees - Game of the Year 2025 - The Game Awards 2025 Products The Game Awards 2025 Nominees Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received a record-breaking 12 nominations at The Game Awards 2025. Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 have also received multiple nominations. Plaion, from Germany, has been nominated three times. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Not only did M80 win the Blast R6 Munich Major and receive the operator-themed trophy, they also secured the grand prize of $250,000. © Ubisoft Michal K. Business M80 Won the Blast R6 Munich Major in Front of Thousands of Fans Thousands of fans watched M80 defeat Team Falcons in the live final of the Blast R6 Munich Major at the BMW Park Arena. Over the course of two weeks, the world's 16 best teams competed in intense duels in Germany in the final Major tournament of the year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
