Game Informer closes after 33 years. © GameStop / GI Business Game Informer Closes After 33 Years GameStop has closed the US publication Game Informer after 367 issues. All content from the online site is also no longer available. US publication Game Informer is closing down after 33 years and 367 issues. This affects not only the print edition, but also the online magazine. All news, articles, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© THQ Publishing From Wreckfest 2 to Titan Quest II and Gothic to Another Darksiders THQ Nordic unveiled Wreckfest 2 and The Eternal Life of Goldman at its in-house showcase. The publisher showed the Gothic 1 remake and Titan Quest II for the first time. A new game from Tarsier and another Darksiders were teased. HandyGames kicked off the event. Shortly before the THQ Nordic By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Opening Show Boulevard © Brandon Dowling, Esports World Cup Esports Esports World Cup Attracts Over One Million Visitors in Riyadh The Esports World Cup tops 177 Million Hours watched as more than 1 Million Visitors attend the Esports and Gaming Festival in Riyadh. "After four short weeks, the Esports World Cup has already exceeded our highest expectations," said Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Martin Knauf, Founder and Maik Reichelt, CEO. © ByteRockers' Games Publishing ByteRockers' Games Enters Indie Publishing Berlin-based studio ByteRockers' Games is providing publishing support to indie studios Spaceflower (Let Them Trade) and Sparrow Games (Tile Rush). CEO Maik Reichelt is keen to support small titles that might otherwise struggle. ByteRockers' Games from Berlin is now supporting small development studios in the publishing sector. CEO By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Nintendo Business Nintendo Sees Sharp Drop in Sales, but Solid Switch and Software Sales Nintendo's sales and revenue fell sharply in the current quarter, but this is also due to the comparison with a strong previous year. However, the Switch's hardware and software are still performing solidly in its eighth year. Nintendo has released its financial report for the first By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Philomena Schwab, Bizdev & Game Designer, Co-founder of Stray Fawn Studio © Stray Fawn Studio / Archive Business How Stray Fawn Published a Game With Instinct3 TerraScape by Bitfall Studios has been co-published by Instinct3 and Stray Fawn. Philomena Schwab spoke to GamesMarkt about the collaboration with the German influencer agency and how the successful co-publishing project came about. Even for Stray Fawn, with its extensive experience in publishing its own games and those of its By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Melvin Frank, Product Manager Publishing, Instinct3 / HandOfBlood aka Hänno aka Maximilian Knabe © Instinct3 / HandOfUncut Business Instinct3 on Their First Published Game and the Credibility of Creators With TerraScape, influencer marketing agency Instinct3 has launched its first game as co-publisher - together with Stray Fawn. GamesMarkt spoke to Melvin Frank, Product Manager Publishing, about the successful launch, influencer credibility and the future of their publishing ambitions. TerraScape left Early Access almost two weeks ago, on the 17th By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Endor AG, known for Fanatec, files for insolvency. © Endor Business Fanatec Mother Endor Goes Bankrupt German company Endor AG, the company behind the Fanatec brand of sim racing peripherals, has filed for insolvency. Restructuring has failed. Potential buyers are being sought. Endor AG (DE0005491666) has filed for insolvency with the Landshut Local Court due to over-indebtedness and inability to pay. The foreign subsidiaries are not By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
German Developer Award 2023 © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2023 Business Games Can Be Submitted for the German Developer Award 2024 The German Developer Award 2024 (DEP) will be presented in Cologne on 3 December 2024. Developers, publishers and newcomers can now submit their games. On 3 December 2024, the best computer games of the year from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be honoured with the German Developer Award (DEP: Deutscher By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Länd at gamescom 2023 group photo © Tobias Vollmer Fotografie Business Games BW at gamescom 2024 A total of eight companies from Baden-Württemberg will be exhibiting their games at gamescom 2024 on the "The Länd" joint booth. Since 2013, MFG has organised a joint Baden-Württemberg booth in the business area of gamescom. The exhibiting games companies have the opportunity to present their latest developments By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
CEO Satya Nadella und CFO Amy Hood Microsoft. © Microsoft Business Xbox Content and Services Revenue up Sharply, Hardware Sales Down The trend from last quarter continues at Microsoft. Revenues from Xbox Content and Services are up significantly thanks to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, while Xbox hardware sales are down. This is expected to continue. Microsoft has released its fourth quarter (April to June 2024) and full year (July 2023 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© 4Players Business 4Players Adds B2B Server Hosting to Its Services Hamburg-based 4Players, which specialises in software solutions and gaming servers, is expanding its range of services to include server hosting solutions for the B2B gaming sector. Software and server solutions provider 4Players, based in Hamburg, has announced the launch of its latest B2B server hosting platform, Odin Fleet, building on By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
