Margarete Schneider and Dennis Schoubye © Gamecity Hamburg Business Industry Will Set Sail Again in 2026 with Portside Game Assembly Gamecity Hamburg has drawn a positive conclusion after the first Portside Game Assembly and announced a follow-up event, including the date. At the side events, the 100 selected studio managers met another 200 contacts from the industry. We noticed a gap in the calendar of international B2B events for the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Screenshot Business Stop Killing Games: The Consumer Protection Paradox The consumer initiative "Stop Killing Games" has now gathered so many signatures that the European umbrella association VGE has spoken out. The statement raise objections that could cause the initiative to fail. It is a truly impressive result. According to its own figures, the consumer initiative ‘Stop Killing By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© EWCF Esports EWCF Unveils Further Partnerships With Lenovo, Honor, Albaik Among Others One day before the start of the 2025 Esports World Cup, the list of partners is growing. Lenovo and Honor are joining already known brands such as PepsiCo. Numerous Saudi companies such as Albaik are also participating again. Valorant, racing and Dota 2 will kick off the first disciplines at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© CD Projekt Products CD Projekt Red and Trigger Announce Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 At Anime Expo, Polish game developer CD Projekt and Japanese anime studio Trigger jointly announced a second instalment of their Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. CD Projekt Red is thus demonstrating how important it is to the Polish game developer to extend its complex game worlds into other media, especially By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© A1 Austrian eSports Festival/Spielefest Wien/Florian Wieser Business A1 Austrian eSports Festival and Spielefest Wien Attract 25,500 Visitors The A1 Austrian eSports Festival and the Spielefest Wien (Vienna Games Festival) took place together for the second time this year and were once again a great success. Visitor numbers rose by around 20 per cent, with 200 exhibitors attending and high-ranking politicians in attendance. Around 25,500 visitors came By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© EWCF/Rachel Mathews Business Nodwin Gaming Becomes South Asia Partner of EWCF Under the new partnership, Nodwin Gaming will not only be responsible for selling media rights to the Esports World Cup in South Asia. The company will also take on additional representative duties as marketing partner of the EWC Foundation. In India in particular, Nodwin Gaming will act as a marketing By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Screenshot Business Crexpro Remains Lead Agency for MAG-C 2026 Six months before the next MAG-C, the community event, which will also be implemented in 2026 with Crexpro as the lead agency, is setting an important course. The focus is on innovative formats, more indie games and a larger cosplay area. The goal is clear: Messe Erfurt wants to build By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© PepsiCo Business PepsiCo Remains Main Partner of EWC 2025 PepsiCo will be the main partner of the 2025 Esports World Cup with its Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands. Both sides announced this just a few days before the start of the esports event. For PepsiCo and the Pepsi brand, this marks a return to the Esports World Cup (EWC) By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dorothee Feller, Minister for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of the Siftung Digitale Spielkultur (right) © Pictures: Klaus Altevogt (Dorothee Feller) / Die Hoffotografen (Nandita Wegehaupt) Business New Project Supports Teachers in NRW in Using Games in the Classroom In mid-July, an initial online information event will take place on a new project being implemented by the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur in collaboration with partners and with funding from the Ministry of Education in North Rhine-Westphalia. The event will focus on the use of games in the classroom. The online By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Screenshot Business Future Games Show with Gamscom Edition and New “Best of” Format Future has announced three streaming formats under the Future Games Show umbrella for gamescom. Studios and publishers have until 11 July to submit titles for one of the editorial slots. The British media company Future will once again be covering gamescom with live streams this year. A total of three By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Rennsport Business Competition Company Cooperates with Playseat and Moza In the run-up to the Esports World Cup, where the SimRacing Game Rennsport is one of the disciplines, publisher Competition Company has introduced new cockpit and hardware partners with Playseat and Moza Racing. Rennsport is one of the first disciplines to be featured in the six-week Esports World Cup (EWC) By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
