Oerding (l.) interviews game composer and concert curator Süß on stage. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Publishing Game Music Concert Sells out LMU Grand Aula With a game concert full of strategy titles, German games and classics, amateur emsemble MünchenKlang successfully filled one of Munich's most prestigious venues. The concert was curated by Yannick Süß, game composer for THQ Nordic, and moderated by BR's Henrik Oerding. The Game Music - Live By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
"Echoes of the Waves" left and "Lucky Tower Ultimate" represent Switzerland and Germany respectively at the London Games Festival. © Oneira Games / Studio Seufz Events London Games Festival showcases Studio Seufz and Oneira Games Two games from GSA are part of the upcoming London Games Festival showcase on-site and on Steam in April: "Lucky Tower Ultimate" by Studio Seufz from Stuttgart, Germany and "Echo of the Waves" by Oneira Games from Geneva, Switzerland. To the B2B gathering Games Finance Market By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Impression from DevGamm Gdansk 2024. © DevGamm Development DevGamm brings Summer Festival to Vilnius in June This year's DevGamm Vilnius wants to bring summer festival vibes to the Lithuanian capital on 14 and 15 June. With the announcement, Super Early Bird ticket discounts will run until 1 April. After it’s Gdansk event at the end of February, the DevGamm travels to Vilnius for By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Nintendo Business "Princess Peach: Showtime!" and its Marketing fit the Time By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Minister of Family Affairs Lisa Paus roused the anger - and soothed it. © Ministry of Family Affairs Esports How Gaming and eSports fell in Political Conflict in Germany By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
"Venbas" devs Visai Games from Canada wins big at IGF and GDC awards. © GDC Business "Venba" Wins Big at IGF Awards 2024, Bonte Avond and thecatamites Bring Gold to Europe Winner of the evening at this year's Independent Games Festival Awards was Visai Games with "Venba", but with Bonte Avond, thecatamites and other innovative and experimental indie game developers, a lot of great titles were lauded at yesterday's ceremony. This year’s Independent Games By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Yoko Shimomura received the award for the musical work of a lifetime. © GDC Business Yoko Shimomura wins Lifetime Achievement, Fawzi Mesmar Ambassador Award at GDC While Larian came on stage for four "Baldur's Gate 3" trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards 2024, among them Game of the Year, two industry people were awarded prices for their work: Japanese composer Yoko Shimomura won Lifetime Achievement, Fawzi Mesmar of Ubisoft the Ambassador By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Paintbucket Development "The Darkest Files" Breaks Kickstarter Goal in 12 Hours Paintbucket Games has not only reached their initial Kickstarter goal for "The Darkest Files" in less than half a day, but also the first stretch goal. The game will now be optimised for Switch and Steam Deck. Additional content is coming when the next stretch goal is reached. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Paintbucket Games Development Kickstarter for "The Darkest Files" has launched Paintbucket Games from Berlin has gone live with the Kickstarter campaign for historical Noir thriller "The Darkest Files". More than a thousand people had already wishlisted the campaign site 24 hours before the crowdfunding launched. The campaign will run until 18 April. Update from 19 March 2024: The By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Mona Brandt Development Mona Brandt: Using Games to Improve the Culture of Remembrance First at the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, now at Paintbucket Games, Mona Brandt's passion for critical reception of the past burns through and with games. As lead game designer, she is responsible for the important "The Darkest Files". To commemorate the launch of Paintbucket Games' Kickstarter By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© astragon Publishing astragon announces new Mobile "Construction Simulator 4" At PAX East in Boston, astragon Entertainment from Düsseldorf, Germany announced their newest Mobile "Construction Simulator" title. Developed by Independent Arts Software from Hamm, "Construction Simulator 4" features coop multiplayer for the first time on Mobile and Switch. After announcing a Gold Edition for their console By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Impression from last year's Bisalina Speedrun at Xperion Cologne, with founder Lucina Hum (second from left). © Xperion Esports Bisalina Speedruns Roadshow Debuts at Caggtus 2024 The charity Event Bisalina Speedruns goes on tour with a first stop Caggtus Leipzig in April: In a duelling format, the content creators Vanessa "Shorty" and Leon Kress from Bonjwa battle on stage, commented on by founder Lucina "Bisalina" Hum and influencer Tjan Geiger. At this By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
