THQ Nordic confirms gamescom presence with Titan Quest II and Gothic Remake. © THQ Nordic Business THQ Nordic Confirms gamescom Presence With Titan Quest II and Gothic Remake THQ Nordic will once again be exhibiting at gamescom 2024 in both the Entertainment and B2B areas. The publisher's line-up includes the Gothic Remake, Titan Quest II by Grimlore Games and two unannounced titles. After skipping gamescom last year, the Austrian publisher THQ Nordic is back as an By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© ESL Faceit Esports 16 Teams Competing at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 As the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2024 returns for its tenth year, the 16 esports teams competing for the $1 million prize pool in Counter-Strike have been announced. From 10 to 18 August, just before gamescom 2024, top Counter-Strike (CS) teams will battle it out during this celebratory event 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
Summer Game Fest confirmed for 2025. © SGF/TGA Business Summer Game Fest Confirmed for 2025 Geoff Keighley has officially confirmed Summer Game Fest 2025. Although the opening show of this year's series of events set a new record for the number of viewers, the feedback from the audience was rather negative. After Summer Game Fest is before Summer Game Fest. The SGF organisers By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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
Vivien Redmann, Capcom Germany's Community Manager for the Monster Hunter franchise. © Capcom Business Capcom Germany Expands Community and Social Media Management Team Capcom Germany has expanded its team in Hamburg. Marta Zolnowska joins as Social Media & Community Manager Poland and Vivien Redmann as Community Manager Monster Hunter. Capcom Germany welcomes two new employees to its Hamburg office. Marta Żołnowska joined the marketing and communications team on 1 June as Social Media By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Naoe: Trained as a Shinobi assassin from Iga Prefecture, Naoe Fujibayashi embarks on a journey across Japan in search of revenge to fulfil an impossible promise. She takes a more stealthy approach. Yasuke: After becoming a loyal samurai to Oda Nobunaga, Yasuke finds a new purpose. He must confront the demons of his past. He seeks more of an open fight. © Ubisoft Publishing Assassin's Creed Shadows - A Game of new Paths and old Traditions By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
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Craig Federighi presented the gaming updates at the WWDC 2024. He is Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Craig oversees the development of iOS and macOS. © Apple Business Gaming Becomes More Important to Apple At WWDC 2024, Apple announced not only a dozen new and old games for the Mac, but also the second iteration of the Game Porting Toolkit. This should simplify the process of bringing games into the Apple ecosystem, especially as Apple talks about a "unified gaming platform across iPhone, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Apple Vision Pro. © Apple VR-XR-MR Apple to Launch Vision Pro in Germany After its US launch in February 2024, the Apple Vision Pro will be released in other markets as well. The mixed reality headset will be available in Germany from 12 July, starting at around 4,000 Euros. It will not be available in Austria and Switzerland yet. Apple Vision Pro By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws. © Ubisoft Publishing Everything From Ubisoft Forward 2024 It came as no surprise that Ubisoft's showcase was dominated by Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows. However, the French publisher had a few surprises in store, and not just Anno 117: Pax Romana. The Ubisoft Forward 2024 showcase largely focused on the French publisher& By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
New Visual Identity for the Anno franchise. © Ubisoft Publishing Anno Gets a new Visual Identity Ubisoft's city-building brand is getting a new visual identity with the recently announced Anno 117: Pax Romana. This marks the beginning of a new era for the Anno franchise. Following the announcement of Anno 117: Pax Romana, which is being developed at Ubisoft Mainz, a new logo has By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
