Organisers (from left) Jens Bahr, Dirk Iwersen and Boris Zander are excited for the new spinoff. © OTBT / Holstenhallen Neumünster / Seal.Games Business First Baltic Game Fest Comes to Neumünster in April 2025 As a new event for the German north, the Baltic Game Fest spins off from the Baltic Dev Days in April 2025. Two days of combined B2B and B2E presence, the Baltic Game Awards and a strong focus on indie games are the goal of the event organised by Seal. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Jessica Kathmann and Nicolas Hoberg, two of the founders, at one of their psychology talks at the GermanDevDays 2023. © Maria Manneck Business Behind the Screens: Why Psychology Matters in Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
© PETA, Demodern Publishing PETA Releases VR AI Game When They Came For Us The animal rights organisation PETA announces the release of a VR game advocating for animal rights – based on generative AI. When They Came For Us is playable on Meta Quest 2 & 3. When asked by GamesMarkt, the organisation also commented on the consumption of ressources of AI and its By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Several cards from Baldur's Gate 3 front the limited-time release. © Hasbro Publishing Hasbro Announces Limited Baldur's Gate 3 Crossover for Magic: The Gathering Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast continue to include their one hit franchise into the other: With cards from the Dungeons & Dragons universe and especially several cards from Larian Games' Baldur's Gate 3, the game & toy company is releasing limited-time trading card sets. As part By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey opens the reception at the booth. © SPD-Fraktion Berlin/Sabrina Wagner Berlin Business Berlin-Brandenburg Co-Hosts Canada at gamescom, Franziska Giffey Opens Reception The capital region doesn't miss gamescom. This year, the joint stand of Berlin and Brandenburg in the Business Area will host 10 game studios and 10 exhibitors from different industries. A reception on Wednesday will host Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey, medianet Chairwoman Jeannine Koch and Evelyne Coulombe, Deputy By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Krafton Appoints Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer. © Krafton Business Krafton Appoints Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer The Korean publisher and holding company Krafton has appointed Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer. Oh had formerly filled various leading roles at Riot, Blizzard and Garena. He is supposed to strengthen the company's presence in global markets and promote IP discovery. The Korean publisher Krafton Inc By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
As in the last years, and again in cooperation with the Saarland like 2023, Rhineland-Palatinate will be in the Exhibition Area. © GameUp! Business Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland bring 20 Games to Joint gamescom Booth With 20 games and four research institutions, the joint gamescom presence of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, organised by GameUp! and saaris, will occupy 200qm in Hall 10.2. Apart from studios like DigiTales, Binary Impact and Radical Fish, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence and three universities as well as By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Lucina Hum (2. from left) is responsible for the Bisalina brand and the speedrun shows. © Hum / Xperion Business Day-Long Speedrun Marathon Fills gamescom's Newest Stage on Friday With a six-hour charity event on gamescom's newest Social Stage, Bisalina Speedruns, Bonjwa, Huebi, several esports organisations and many more are collecting money for gamescom forest, DKMS, Save the Children and Unicef in Hall 11.3. The new Social Stage on gamescom honours its name: With a six-hour By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Stop Killing Games Publishing EU Citizen’s Petition Launches to Stop Video Games From Disappearing The EU citizen's petition by Stop Killing Games asks publishers to be required to keep games accessible even if they are no longer supported. In the first five days, over 158,000 of one million required people have already signed. An EU Citizen’s Petition registered by the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Sophia Henning is joining Lessmore. © Sophia Henning Business Lessmore Hires Sophia Henning as Junior Operations Manager Sophia Henning, formerly Project Manager at Nerdstar and one of the co-founders of Game:in e.V., has changed positions to Junior Operations Manager at mobile game studio Lessmore. Henning has been Project Manager for Nerdstar, Producerin for Monokel studio and in her spare time built up the award-winning association By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Communications expert Mai-Vy Thach is Capcom's new PR Manager Europe. © Capcom Business Mai-Vy Thach is Capcom's Newest PR Manager Mai-Vy Thach, communications expert formerly at Ubisoft for over five years, has taken the position of PR Manager Central Europe for Capcom, joining the team of Claas Wolter. Her first project: Monster Hunter Wilds, premiering at gamescom. Starting in August, Mai-Vy Thach has begun the position of PR Manager Centrail By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
