Meta Quest 3 © Meta VR-XR-MR Meta Opens up VR Ecosystem, App Store and Horizon OS Meta is opening up its VR ecosystem. The operating system that powers Meta Quest devices is being opened up to third-party hardware manufacturers, as is the app store. The company wants to give consumers more choice and developers a bigger ecosystem to build for. The operating system that powers Meta By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Jonas Wirth is Individual Champion 2024 of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga. © DFL Esports Jonas Wirth is Individual Champion 2024 of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga The Individual Champion 2024 of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga is Jonas Wirth. At the end of the three-day final tournament in Cologne, the SC Paderborn 07 player prevailed in the last game against Levy "levyfinn" Rieck from RB Leipzig. Jonas "Jonny" Wirth won the VBL Grand By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lars Wingefors, Embracer Group CEO, announced the split-up. © Embracer Group Business New Parent Companies for Deca, Plaion and THQ Nordic The split-up of the Embracer Group also affects Deca, Plaion, and THQ Nordic. The three GSA companies will find a new corporate parent. The transformation of the Embracer Group into three separate entities affects the GSA companies Deca (Berlin), Plaion (Munich/Höfen), and THQ Nordic (Vienna). Deca and THQ Nordic By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Lars Wingefors, CEO Embracer © Embracer Group Business Embracer Group to be Split Into Three Parts Following the "successful completion" of its restructuring programme, Embracer Group is to be split into three separate publicly listed companies. The Board of Directors of Embracer Group announces the separation of the Group into three distinct games and entertainment companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends (WT) and By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media in the city state of Hamburg; Minister of State Dr Fabian Mehring of the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs; Helge Jürgens, Managing Director MBB. © Brosda: Marcelo Hernandez; Mehring: Robert Fischer / StMD Kozub; Jürgens: Friederike Werner/ MBB Business Congratulations to DCP Winners from Hamburg, Bavaria and Berlin-Brandenburg Congratulations to the winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024 have been sent from all parts of the country, including the local representatives from Hamburg, Bavaria and Berlin-Brandenburg. Gamecity Hamburg, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Games Bavaria Munich and the Bavarian Digital and Games Minister have all sent their congratulations to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Plaion Announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II for 2024. © Plaion Publishing Plaion Announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II for 2024 While the German Computer Game Award 2024 were handed out, Plaion announced one of its most important games to date in a digital event: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. The medieval role-playing game will be released later this year. Audentes Fortuna Iuvat, Fortune Favours the Brave - this was the slogan By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
"Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure" is a mixture of automation, real-time strategy and logistics management with cuddly Sparks. © Massive Miniteam, HandyGames Products Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
All Winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business DCP: All Winners of the German Computer Game Awards 2024 Everspace 2 is the winner of the grand prize at the German Computer Game Awards, also known as Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP). Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg named Best Studio. The most prizes were awarded to Ad Infinitum by Hekate. The German Computer Game Awards (DCP) 2024 were presented on 18 April By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director, game - Association of the German Games Industry © game Business Revised Games Funding Still Lacks Comparability and Reliability, says game game - The German Games Industry Association has commented on today's proposed changes to improve German games funding. Despite good starting points, the association does not believe that the proposed changes will achieve the overall goal of nationwide games funding. At today's #gamechanger talk, Michael Kellner, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Strauss Zelnick - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Take-Two Interactive © Take-Two Business Take-Two Interactive to Make Nearly 600 Employees Redundant As part of a cost-cutting programme, Take-Two Interactive will lay off five per cent of its workforce. This equates to around 580 employees. Some projects will also be cancelled. Take-Two Interactive has announced a cost reduction program. The plan is expected to be largely completed by the end of this By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
"Manor Lords" is a medieval strategy game with city-building, tactical combat, complex economics and social simulation. © Slavic Magic and Hooded Horse Products Manor Lords By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Esports World Cup to Offer More Than $60M Prize Pool. © Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Esports World Cup to Offer More Than $60M Prize Pool The largest prize pool in esports history sets the stage for this summer's Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The total prize pool of more than 60 million dollars beats the previous record of 45 million dollars set by Gamers8: The Land of Heroes in 2023. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
