Third games Made in Germany Steam Sale starts on 20 June 2024. © Games Germany Events Third Games Made in Germany Steam Sale Starts on 20 June 2024 The Games Made in Germany Steam sale by Games Germany is entering its third round. After two successful years, the 2024 Steam event will kick off on 20 June at 19:00 CEST, accompanied by a showcase event on Steam and IGN's YouTube channel. More than 250 games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
GIC'24: 24 to 27 October 2024 © GIC Business Game Industry Conference 2024 Announces First Speakers, Record Ticket Sales and a Women in Games Day The Game Industry Conference is set to be bigger than ever this year, with ticket sales already at a record high. The first speakers have also been confirmed. In addition, the Women in Games Breakfast will be expanded into a Women in Games Day. The Game Industry Conference (GIC), a By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Speakers at the Gamestate Festival BW 2024 © Gamestate Festival Business Gamestate Festival BW 2024: Programme and Speakers The second Gamestate Festival BW will take place in less than a month, this time in Karlsruhe. Both the programme and the speakers are now confirmed. Attendance is free, but the number of participants is limited. The Gamestate Festival BW 2024 will take place on 12 July 2024 at the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The participants of the 1. Deutschen Fachtagung für Gamedidaktik 2024 (1st German Conference on Game Didactics 2024) © h_da/fbmd Campus German Game Didactics Conference to be Continued 50 participants from 30 different universities and educational institutions from all over Germany came to the 1. Deutschen Fachtagung für Gamedidaktik 2024 (1st German Conference on Game Didactics 2024). For the organisers, it was a success that encourages them to continue. The 1. Deutschen Fachtagung für Gamedidaktik 2024 (1st German By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Opening of Womenize! 2024 © Susanne Müller Business Womenize! to return after successful comeback After a five-year break, Womenize! celebrated a successful comeback as a face-to-face event. 150 attendees came to Berlin, 1500 watched the stream on Twitch. Even if Womenize! has not yet reached its pre-pandemic size, the fact that 150 people showed up at the Institut Français in Berlin in such a By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© GamesMarkt Business Womenize! Returns With Passion With the first face-to-face event since the beginning of the pandemic, Womenize! is back as an important and inspiring event for women in the games industry. Right from the welcome, a very important aspect becomes clear: passion. Passion is a very personal thing. This quickly becomes apparent at Womenize! 2024, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Indie Hub Co-Founder and Managing Director Stefan Schmidt. © Indie Hub Business Indie Game Fest and Indie Campus 2024 in Cologne The Indie Game Fest, organised by Indie Hub, will be returning to Cologne this weekend. On 2 June (Sunday), the Indie Campus will take place with lectures and workshops. On 31 May and 1 June, the indie game scene will be gathering at the Wasserturm Hotel in Cologne for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Womenize! returns to Berlin on 5 June. © Booster Space Events & Consulting Business Womenize! Returns to Berlin on 5 June Womenize! is back. The platform for women and underrepresented people in the games industry takes place on 5 June in Berlin. The opening keynote will be given by Maxi Graeff (Xbox GSA). Topics include entrepreneurship, salary negotiation, sound design, mindfulness, inclusion and more. After five years, Womenize!, the event and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© A Maze. Business A Maze. Fest Expands to Sheffield, UK From Berlin to Sheffield: With a new UK event, the A Maze. Festival expands its avantgarde, artistic gaming sphere in Europe. The "slice of Berlin media and club culture" will be held on 2 August and produced in collaboration with a range of UK collectives and companies, among By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Fantasy Basel Business Fantasy Basel Presents Itself With Record Attendance A total of 88,000 visitors from Switzerland and neighbouring countries attended Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2024. Content creators and publishers such as Bethesda, Nintendo and Niantic were on hand for gamers. A special highlight of the tenth Fantasy Basel - By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jann Baskett, Co-President and Chief Brand Officer © SXSW Business SXSW is coming to London in 2025 The international industry gathering SXSW is planning a London edition for next year. After the cancelled plans for Berlin, the festival is now making its way to Europe after all. SXSW is coming to London in 2025 The international industry gathering SXSW is planning a London edition for next year. By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Hideo Kojima onstage at Nordic Game 2016, giving a first look at Death Stranding. © Nordic Game Business More Than 150 Speakers Confirmed at NG24 Spring In two weeks, NG24 Spring will take place in Malmö. The conference programme is starting to fill up, with more than 150 speakers already confirmed. They will be discussing specific topics in two-person conversations, and speaking on panels about current gaming issues such as venture funding or growing consumer expectations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
