Sarah Bond in the Official Xbox Podcast "Updates on the Xbox Business" © Xbox Publishing Microsoft to Sell Games Directly Through Xbox App on Android in the US The first result of the Epic v Google ruling. From the beginning of November 2024, Microsoft will sell games directly through the Xbox Store on Android. Some of these games will also be playable on mobile devices via Cloud Gaming. In direct response to the Epic v Google ruling, in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Uniliga Business Uniliga Starts Campus Tour at German Universities The Uniliga campus tour starts in Hannover and will also visit universities in Bielefeld and Berlin. The tour gives students the opportunity to get in touch with companies and esports clubs. To mark the start of the winter semester at German universities, Uniliga, Germany's largest student gaming league, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 © Xbox Business Even More Simulation Games From a Wide Range of Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Pico Publishing VR Sports Event Launched by Pico and Intel Following the launch of the Pico 4 Ultra, Pico XR and Intel have launched a VR sports event called "Pico x Intel VR Sports | Ultimate Championship". In addition, XR wants to get involved in the merging of traditional sports with high-tech devices. Pico and Intel have announced a By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Alvin Rabary, Head of Digital; Julien Renzaho, VP Sales & Business development; Stéphane Longeard, CEO; Alexandre Breas, Managing Director France & VP Operation; Boris Hong, VP Publishing Games; © Microids @ gamescom 2024 Publishing Microids Starts Its "Third Party Publishing" Division Microids, which will be releasing a number of games this year, has announced the creation of a "Third-Party Publishing" division. The French publisher has also signed an international partnership with Kwalee for the game The Precinct. Microids has launched its "Third-Party Publishing" division. The French company, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© AirConsole Publishing AirConsole Launched on Volkswagen Vehicles A selection of Volkswagen models now feature the AirConsole in-car gaming platform. The service is due to be rolled out more widely in the near future. The AirConsole in-car gaming platform has been launched on selected Volkswagen models. It is available on the Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Crew 2 / EA Sports FC 25 © Ubisoft / Electronic Arts Publishing German Games Charts September: Football, Space Marines and Promotional Effects In September 2024, no game sold better in Germany than EA Sports FC 25 from Electronic Arts. This success was hardly surprising, which makes the second-placed title from Ubisoft, which was actually released in 2018, all the more surprising. However, new releases such as Space Marine 2, Astrobot and The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dirk Ohler, Head of Product Management & Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Aerosoft - A German Simulation Pioneer Looks Ahead By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Koji Kobayashi, Senior Executive Officer, Konami Digital Entertainment and Romy Gai, Chief Business Officer at FIFA © Konami Digital Entertainment and FIFA Esports Esports Cooperation Agreement Between FIFA and Konami Konami Digital Entertainment and FIFA have announced an esports collaboration. Two FIFAe World Cups will take place on mobile and console later this year. The matches will be played in eFootball. Among the member associations taking part in the first FIFAe World Cup are many big names, but not Germany, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Behind the scenes at 505 Games and Kunos Simulazioni. © 505 Games Events Assetto Corsa Evo World Premiere at ADAC SimRacing Expo 2024 505 Games and Kunos Simulazioni, both from Italy, will present Assetto Corsa Evo at the ADAC SimRacing Expo 2024 in Dortmund, from 18 to 20 October. It will be playable for the first time with a dedicated demo build. At the ADAC SimRacing Expo 2024, which takes place from 18 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Gunzilla Games Publishing Gunzilla Games Has Launched the NFT Shooter Off The Grid Gunzilla Games, headquartered in Frankfurt, has released Off The Grid in Early Access on PC and consoles. The battle/extraction royale third-person shooter is the studio's first project, and its monetisation is based on NFTs and blockchain. Although a release was planned for this year, Gunzilla Games has By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Polaris Red by Xperion Business Polaris Convention Gets Bigger With Polaris Red by Xperion The Polaris Convention, taking place for the third time this year, is getting bigger. Under the name Polaris Red by Xperion, the gaming experience at Hamburg's MediaMarkt on Mönckebergstraße will become part of Germany's second-largest gaming event. In addition to the main event, the Polaris Convention By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
