© Discord Publishing Discord Announces First Mobile Ad Format In June, Discord will roll out its Video Quest advertising format on mobile devices for the first time. With this move, the platform aims to offer advertising partners broader reach. A year ago, Discord introduced its rewarded ad formats, Video Quests and Play Quests. Since then, the platform has run By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business "Cross-Platform Functionality Also Enables a Smoother Path to Monetization" More and more developers and publishers, including the major ones, are focusing on cross-platform games - the days of console exclusives from third-party developers seem to be over. In this interview, Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla, explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities associated with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Accessible Games Initiative was launched during GDC 2025 © Katelyn Tucker Photgraphy/GDC Business US Association ESA and Five Majors Launch Accessible Games Initiative At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), along with five founding members, launched an industry-wide initiative to promote greater accessibility in games. Additional companies have already joined the effort. The Accessible Games Initiative was introduced by the ESA, the US industry association, at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Business Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Continues to Grow On 29 and 30 November 2025, CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will open its doors for the ninth time. After the Gaming Zone was voted the most popular area in last year's visitor survey, the largest Gaming Zone of the pop culture convention is planned for 2025. For the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© mark mann photography Business Tetris-Manager Henk Rogers to Present Book at Gamescom Latam The program and list of participants for gamescom latam are rapidly taking shape. Visitors to São Paulo will have the opportunity to meet Henk Rogers from The Tetris Company. The lineup for the digital non-competitive exhibitions has also been confirmed, with Switzerland’s Okomotive among the selected participants. With just By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Headup Publishing Headup Publishes Vessels of Decay From Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks Publisher Headup and developers Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks have announced an agreement that will see the Düren-based company publish Vessels of Decay for PC. Vessels of Decay is a post-apocalyptic horror game. It will be released this summer on PC Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Koelnmesse GmbH, Bernd Lauter Business Gamescom Warns of Fraud Attempts In a newsletter, Koelnmesse has warned about fraudulent calls and emails in which scammers pose as gamescom employees. Suspicious invoices should not be paid but forwarded to Koelnmesse via email. Fraudsters are apparently trying to exploit gamescom for financial gain. The event organizers have used a newsletter to inform recipients By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Photo of the GG Bavaria 2024, which took place at the smaller venue (Motorworld Munich) © Medien.Bayern GmbH // GG Bavaria | Anca Popovici Business "Gaming Gaudi" in Munich: The Programme of the GG Bavaria 2025 GG Bavaria 2025, which takes place on 29 and 30 March in Munich's Kleine Olympiahalle, celebrates digital gaming culture, indie games from over 30 studios, cosplay and nerd culture. The event also aims to raise awareness of career opportunities in the games industry. GG Bavaria sees itself as By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Consume Me © Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken 'coda' Snyder Business Consume Me Wins Grand Prize at Independent Games Festival Awards 2025 At the Independent Games Festival Awards 2025, Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P and Ken 'coda' Snyder won the Grand Prize. The three nominated games from Germany went home empty-handed. The Independent Games Festival is part of GDC 2025 and the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Possessor(s), The Knightling, Ruff and the Riverside, Skate Story and Forever Skies (from left to right) © PlayStation Blog Publishing Three of the Five Indie Games Presented by PlayStation Are from Europe As part of Indie Day, PlayStation showcased five upcoming indie games on its blog, including titles from Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. Indie games continue to play an increasingly important role in the PlayStation experience, which is why the company recently highlighted five upcoming titles from smaller studios in its By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
ESBD President Christopher Flato © Flato, Archive Picture Business ESBD Makes Three Requests to the New Federal Government As the coalition negotiations continue, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has addressed three demands to the negotiators from the CDU/CSU and SPD: recognition of the non-profit status of esports, strategic support for esports, and a clear commitment to Germany as a location for esports. The E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has three By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
