© Luis Quintero/Pexels Business Event Archive: All Events from Former Years Whether it's a fan festival, an esports competition or a traditional trade fair, the games industry is all about making personal contacts and meeting potential business partners at events. Most B2C events therefore also offer a forum for B2B networking. We are always compiling a running list of By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
© Giants Events FarmCon 25 Taking Place at Lindner in Austria Giants Software, the publisher and developer of the Farming Simulator franchise, has announced that FarmCon 25 will take place over the weekend of 5-6 July 2025 at Lindner in Austria. The annual event for fans, modders and influencers to meet the team and creative minds behind Farming Simulator takes By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
First C-Level Attendees at Devcom Leadership Summit © devcom Business First C-Level Attendees at Devcom Leadership Summit and Programme Topics The first C-level participants to attend the Devcom Leadership Summit 2025 in Lisbon include Shawn Layden, Lars Janssen, Yves LeYaouanq and Jehanne Rousseau. The focus topics for the industry roundtables and the programme have also been announced. Among the C-level executives and directors attending devcom Leadership Summit 2025 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Astro Bot © Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Astro Bot Is the Big Winner at the Game Awards 2024 Sony's Astro Bot has been named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. The charming 3D platformer also won in three other categories. Three awards went to Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio. Melina Juergens won her second award in the Best Performance category for Senua in Senua& By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Pitch Level Up Talk © Gamecity Hamburg Events Gamecity Hamburg's Pitch Level Up Enters Fourth Round On 20 February 2025, Gamecity Hamburg will host the next edition of Pitch Level Up. The event will focus on how to create a successful game pitch with feedback from experts. There will also be a talk on funding and publishing. The annual event will be organised by Gamecity Hamburg By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
LAN Area Caggtus © Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt Business Interest in Caggtus Leipzig 2025 Already High The third Caggtus Leipzig is still five months away, but interest is already high. Shortly after the start of ticket pre-sales, the LAN reached a record number of participants. The Entertainment Area is also very popular. The third edition of the Caggtus Leipzig gaming festival will take place from By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
There were opportunities to play Lego Horizon Adventures and Astro Bot in the event area. © Andreas Krupa Events PlayStation and Astro Bot Draw Crowds to Düsseldorf Sony Interactive Entertainment Germany held a PlayStation 5 event in Düsseldorf last week. Astro Bot climbed the Rheinturm, while visitors could try out games at the event area on the Landtagswiese. The event was very well received. On 6 and 7 December, Sony Interactive Entertainment Germany organised a special event By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Gamevasion Cosplay Contest © Freaks 4U Gaming Business Gamevasion Powered by DreamHack Attracts 18,000 Visitors The first Gamevasion powered by DreamHack took place under its new name in the halls of the Hannover Exhibition Centre from 5 to 8 December. The gaming festival kicked off with 18,000 visitors, including gamers, tabletop enthusiasts, artists and cosplayers. At the opening ceremony, the Lord Mayor of Hannover, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Rocket Beans Founders: Daniel Budiman, Simon Krätschmer and Arno Heinisch (Above, from left to right), Nils Bomhoff and Etienne Gardé (Sitting Left to right). © Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment Business Rocket Beans TV Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Xperion Rocket Beans TV is marking its tenth anniversary this January with a special livestream in front of a live audience. The event, which will also be streamed, will be recorded at the new Xperion location in Hamburg. What began as a project (in German) born out of necessity has become By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Josef Fares / Peter Molyneux © Fares / Molyneux Business Bigger German Presence at NG25 Spring; Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares Among the First Speakers NG25 Spring will take place in May next year, and Germany will have an even bigger presence than last year in Malmö. The first speakers have also been announced, including Peter Molyneux and Josef Fares. The organisers have also announced some changes to the schedule. The twenty-first edition of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Behind the Gaming Zone: The BXDXO Team. © BXDXO Business Gaming Zone at Comic Con Stuttgart Builds on Last Year's Success The Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024, organised once again by BXDXO, was once again a magnet for visitors. Compared to the premiere, the exhibition area grew by 20 per cent. Around 48,000 people attended CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 this year - about the same as last By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The award ceremony on 26 November preceded the "Forum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft 2024" of the federal government and gave the award winners a big stage at the WECC in Westhafen in Berlin. © William Veder Business Torpor Games, Mucks! Games and Realities.io Among the Winners of the Cultural and Creative Pilot Awards For the 15th time, innovative entrepreneurs in the field of cultural and creative industries in Germany have been honoured as Culture- and Creative Pilots aka Kultur- und Kreativpilot*innen in German. Among the winners are Torpor Games, Mucks! Games and Realities.io. The prize, awarded on behalf of the German By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
