Annette Kümmel will be leading Medien.Bayern together with Stefan Sutor starting on 1 April © Vincent Mosch | VAUNET Business Annette Kümmel Appointed Managing Director of Medien.Bayern The shareholders' meeting of Medien.Bayern has named experienced media executive Annette Kümmel as the successor to Lina Timm. Kümmel will lead the initiative – including Blauer Panther, Games Bavaria, Medientage München, and XR Hub – alongside Stefan Sutor from 1 April. With over 30 years of experience in the media By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Sega Products Two Point Museum After a hospital and a campus, UK's Two Point Studios and Sega are now releasing their third strategy/business simulation game, this time set in a museum, but again with the typical humour. It's another really good game. Two Point Museum is the third game from By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Landkreis Hof Business Regional Event LFG Enters Its Second Round After the success of the 2024 kick-off event, the organisers of LFG (Looking for Group) have announced a second edition, set to take place in Hof on May 17. This time, the range of local activities will be significantly expanded. The LFG-Con 2025 is officially happening! Organisers Johannes Wurm and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© SIE VR-XR-MR Sony Cuts Price of PlayStation VR2 From March 2025, Sony Interactive Entertainment will reduce the price of PlayStation VR2 worldwide. The basic version of the VR headset will be sold for €150 less. The standard version of PlayStation VR2 is currently priced at €599.99. From March 2025, Sony Interactive Entertainment will offer the VR headset By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nacon Publishing Nacon Connect 2025 and Edge of Memories Announced Once again this year, Nacon will be hosting a Connect stream on 6 March. During this showcase, the French company will present both games and new gaming accessories. Ahead of the stream, Edge of Memories from Midgar Studio has been revealed. Nacon Connect 2025 will showcase Nacon's gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© BIG and Esport Factory Business BIG and Esport Factory Open High-End Boot Camp in Berlin In cooperation with Esport Factory, BIG is opening a high-end boot camp in Berlin. The Esport Factory programme from Maze will be extended to the BIG premises and then to Berlin's esport teams. German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and maze GmbH (Esport Factory), a provider of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Capcom Products Monster Hunter Wilds At the end of February 2025, Capcom will release the follow-up to its two most successful games to date: Monster Hunter Wilds is already casting such a shadow that Sega has brought forward the release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by a week to avoid the Monster By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Harald Riegler, CEO Jumpgate © Jumpgate Business Jumpgate: Losses, Job Cuts, and Hoping for German Games Funding The Swedish company Jumpgate is making progress in its efforts to weather the storm, according to its own statements. Although the 2024 results were not yet positive, losses were reduced. Now, the sale of Tableflip, recently implemented job cuts, and three submissions to the German games funding agency are expected By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Omni was used at Polaris © Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Business Super Crowd Launches Event Gamification App Hamburg-based event specialist Super Crowd Entertainment is officially launching the marketing of its in-house developed event gamification app, Omni. The app has already proven its concept through successful use at Indie Arena Booth, Polaris, and Vienna Comic Con. Many years of experience and know-how have gone into the development of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Marilena Cassetta, Jan Halwe, Astrid Gooding, Uke Bosse © BGF & private Business Jury and Host for the Baltic Games Fest Awards Are Set Jan Halwe from ByteRockers' Games, Marilena Cassetta from Crytek and Astrid Gooding from Terminal3 are the jury for the Baltic Games Fest Awards. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Uke Bosse. The Baltic Games Fest (BGF), which will take place on 11 to 12 April 2025 at the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
After the successful debut, preparations are in full swing for gamescom latam 2025, which starts in two months. © gamescom latam Business Level Infinite and Gravity Confirmed, Nominees Announced Preparations for gamescom latam are in full swing. At a pre-show event, further details were revealed, and the finalists in the Brazilian Independent Game category were announced. In just two months, the international games industry will meet for the second time at gamescom latam in São Paulo. The trade fair, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© USK Business Almost 30% of All Games Rated by USK in 2024 Contain ‘Risks of Use’ In 2024, the USK classified significantly fewer titles using the traditional rating procedure. This is reflected in the 2024 annual statistics, which provide interesting insights into the distribution of ratings and descriptors. Around one million USK labels were generated using the automated IARC system. The USK’s annual statistics for By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
