The Video Game Area at Frankfurt Book Fair 2024. © Nerdic GmbH Business Successful Start of Gaming Area at Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 This year's Frankfurt Book Fair included a Video Game Area for the first time, including a consumer experience and a Business Centre. The two parts were organised by Nerdic and Spielfabrique, respectively. This year's Frankfurt Book Fair attracted around 230,000 visitors by Sunday evening. More By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Sony's PlayStation Portable. © Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Cheating Software: Sony Loses Against Datel at European Court Under German law, Sony had sued the cheating software provider Datel for damages. The Bundesgerichtshof had enquired at the European Court, now both courts have decided: The software isn't illegal because it doesn't change Sony's operating system, it merely runs along games. In a By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The developers and the service providers of AudioCreatures on the recording day. © Markus Zierhofer (CineTronic Music) Development Second Live Score Berlin Records Orchestral Game Music For the second time, AudioCreatures has brought game studios and the Film Orchestra Babelsberg together to record live versions of the studios' game soundtracks. Part this year were Ghostwhale Games, Hidden Titan, Chimera Entertainment and Spaceflower, but also studios from USA and Brazil. Last Friday, the second edition of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Headup Development Screw Drivers by Headup and Creactstudios Reaches 500,000 Users The Early Access title Screw Drivers by Creactstudios and Headup, both from Germany, has reached the milestone of 500,000 players. The inexpensive title has very positive user ratings as well. Headup, the German publisher from Düren, has reported a milestone: Screw Drivers from Creactstudios in Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, has reached By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© EVSH Esports Esports State Championships Schleswig-Holstein Held in Neumünster This saturday, the Championship of the 'Esports State' Schleswig-Holstein commence in Neumünster. The event is free to visit and will be streamed via Twitch. On Saturday, 19 October 2024, the E-Sport State Championships of the Schleswig-Holstein E-Sport Association (EVSH) will take place in the Holstenhallen. Teams will play By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business Game City Wien Breaks Attendance Record with 85,000 Visitors The 15th Game City in the heart of Vienna's council hall was also the biggest: more than 130 exhibitors, more than 85,000 visitors, a cosplay parade of 200 cosplayers made the three-day event this weekend a success. The organisers of WienXtra and Mice & Men are delighted. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Business Polaris Convention Closes with a 40,000 Visitor Record The Polaris Convention 2024 has reached almost 50 per cent more visitors than last year. The fair now even expanded into the Xperion Germany. The new app has been downloaded more than 25,000 times as well. For the third time, the Polaris Convention has now taken place in Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Josh Sawyer's keynote on the post- and post-post-apocalypse in games enlightened game scholars and developers alike / One of the playable and discussed board games at FROG 2024, WorldContol by Ivo Antunic. © GamesMarkt Campus FROG 2024 Shows How Game Studies Must Cooperate With Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The site of Future and Reality of Gaming just before the start on Friday. © Rudolf Inderst Campus Impressions from Future and Reality of Gaming 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Kempke, Mazgaj and Licht right after the notary appointment. © Samet Durgun; Sudden Forest Development Non-Violent Game Studio Sudden Forest Incorporated in Berlin The new indie game studio for non-violent adventures Sudden Forest has incorporated in Berlin yesterday. The founders are Anton Licht, Matthias Kempke and Laura Mazgaj, bringing with them development, writing and producing skills from years of experience in the industry respectively. Between the layoffs and studio closures, there are also By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GMZstart Development Mediengründerzentrum NRW Starts 2025 Round of Stipendiates The MGZstart stipendiate of Mediengründerzentrum NRW goes in its next round. Until 30 November, founders from NRW can apply for one of 12 places, including mentoring, workshops, networking and a significant amount of money. The annual stipendiate MGZstart of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW (MGZ) is starting again: Until 30 November, founders By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
