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A triumphant debut for gamescom latam! 🎉 The first edition of gamescom latam in São Paulo was an incredible success! Over 100,000 visitors from 74 countries attended from June 26 to 30, with tickets for the weekend completely sold out. 🎮 Not only did the gaming community embrace the event, but it also served as a critical business hub, with over 1,900 professionals from 66 countries and more than 1,000 companies forging new business relationships and investments. 💼 This year's great success of gamescom latam is the impressive first step towards becoming one of the major global events in the games industry. It was exciting for fans and fruitful for international trade visitors, companies, and partners. Thanks to the entire teams of all partners who did a great job for this first edition.  👏 Looking ahead to 2025 🚀 Next year, gamescom latam has even bigger plans! From April 30th to May 4th, 2025, gamescom latam will be hosted at the new venue, Anhembi Convention Center, for a larger and more impressive event. The games industry in Latin America continues to grow and thrive, and gamescom latam will play an important role in this growth. #gamescomlatam #gamesindustry #gamingindustry #gamingcommunity #Brazil #latam Lars Janssen Felix Falk Stefan Heikhaus Christoph Werner Beni Piatetzky Pierre Mantovani

We are delighted to congratulate Games & XR Mitteldeutschland e.V. on 5 successful years! 🥳 A heartfelt thank you for your dedication and relentless effort in advancing the games industry in the region. We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the first joint booth at gamescom! Games & XR Mitteldeutschland plays a crucial role in shaping the structure of Central Germany through networking and educational initiatives. Their mission is to enhance the economic and cultural significance of games and virtual technologies, fostering societal understanding and economic potential. In the picture you can see: 🎮 André Neumann, Mayor of Altenburg, Thuringia, representing the upcoming Yosephinum gaming experience 🎮 Felix Falk, Managing Director of game 🎮 Thomas Kralinski, State Secretary at the Saxony Ministry of Economy, Labour, and Transport 🎮 Eric Patzschke, Teamlead Digital Economy AFW City of Leipzig 🎮 Nadja F., Chairwoman of the Board of Games & XR Mitteldeutschland 🎮 Friedrich Lüder, Chairman of the Board of Games & XR Mitteldeutschland 🎮 Prof. Binh Minh Herbst, from A.MUSE – Interactive Design Studio - in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. #gamesindustry #gamingindustry #games #XR

Games for Change Festival 2024: A Catalyst for Global Change 🎮🌐 Last week, the 2024 Games for Change Festival took place in New York City, and we were honored to be part of the Video Games Europe delegation for this extraordinary event. Inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, this year's festival focused on "The 2030 Marker: A Catalyst for Global Change." It was a phenomenal experience where global voices united to showcase how games and XR technologies can drive community engagement, social change, and innovation in sustainability, accessibility, health, and education. Our very own Velyana Richter represented game as part of the Video Games Europe delegation, alongside esteemed European colleagues Alberto Simonetti (IIDEA), Andreea Medvedovici Per (European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) & Romanian Game Developers Association), and Dominika Urbańska-Galanciak (SPiDOR). A heartfelt thank you to Tatiana Skliarenko, Manager of International Programmes, and Tania Hack, Senior Director of International Programs, for your fantastic support during the festival and to Susanna Pollack, President at Games for Change and Arana Shapiro, CPO for being our hosts. Your efforts made the experience smooth and enriching for Velyana and the entire delegation. Your commitment to fostering international collaboration is much appreciated. ❤ The Games for Change Festival highlighted the important role our industry can play in addressing global challenges. During the two days of the festival, the delegation experienced exciting talks, fireside chats, took part in speed-networking sessions and met many inspiring people from the industry, science, education and non-profit organisations, all working towards the goal of showing the outstanding potential of games and how they can change the world. In the two days leading up to the festival, the VGE delegation visited the Quest To Learn NYC, which uses innovative educational methods through games, took a trip to the United Nations headquarters to learn more about their Sustainable Development Goals, and a visit to the NYU Create Lab to attend a presentation on the new research project RITEC (by UNICEF), which focuses on how video games can promote children's well-being. Thank you to everyone who made this event so memorable. We look forward to continuing these important discussions and contributing to a sustainable and inclusive future through games. 🎮💚 #GamesForChange #G4C2024 #G4C #gamesindustry #gamingindustry #sustainability #gamification

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 🎮🕹 Smartphones continue to reign supreme as the most popular platform for video games in Germany! 📱🎮 In 2023, an impressive 22.7 million Germans played games on their phones, holding steady from 2022's 22.8 million. Key insights from our latest report, based on data from Consumer Panel Services GfK: 📱 Mobile gaming: 24.6 million people play on smartphones, tablets, or both, with tablets attracting 10 million players despite a slight decline. 💻 PC gaming: For the first time since 2019, PC gaming saw a resurgence, growing by 600,000 players to 13.5 million. 🎮 Console gaming: Consoles remain the second most popular platform with 18.7 million players, showing a slight decrease after years of growth. 🔄 Multi-Platform play: A significant 18.3 million gamers enjoy gaming across multiple platforms. Felix Falk, Managing Director of game, notes: “The types of platforms video game players use are as diverse as the games they play and the community they are part of. Smartphones, as a particularly accessible platform, remain as popular as ever, and interest in PCs is growing again, as well. But the majority of players no longer limit themselves to a single platform, and the lines between the individual platforms are increasingly blurred. This development is evident in trends like cross-platform play, which is extremely common these days, as well as the consistent growth in cloud gaming services that make it possible to play PC and console games on mobile devices.” #gamesindustry #gamingindustry #mobilegaming #pcgaming #gaming GfK - An NIQ Company

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 Koelnmesse GmbH 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲! 🎉 We would like to congratulate you on this remarkable milestone. Our long-standing and successful collaboration, especially regarding gamescom, is invaluable to us. Together, we have transformed gamescom into the world's largest gaming event. We look forward to achieving great things together in the future and further advancing the games industry. Here’s to the next 100 years! German version: Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die Koelnmesse zu ihrem 100-jährigen Jubiläum! 🎉 Wir möchten euch zu diesem beeindruckenden Meilenstein gratulieren. Unsere langjährige und erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere im Rahmen der gamescom, ist für uns von unschätzbarem Wert. Gemeinsam haben wir die gamescom zum größten Games-Event der Welt gemacht. Wir freuen uns darauf, auch in Zukunft gemeinsam Großartiges zu erreichen und die Games-Branche weiter voranzubringen. Auf die nächsten 100 Jahre! #gamescom #gamescom2024 gamescom latam gamescom asia Lars Janssen Felix Falk Stefan Heikhaus 🔜 gamescom latam devcom Gerald Böse Oliver Frese Christoph Werner Tim Endres Cornelia Koehler Franz Peter Mann Marvin Grollius Stadt Köln

The Games for Change Festival has started today 🎉 Inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the 2024 Games for Change Festival will highlight "The 2030 Marker: A Catalyst for Global Change." This event will unite voices from around the world to demonstrate how games and XR technologies foster community engagement, drive social change, and showcase innovation in sustainability, accessibility, health, education, and other key areas. Representing game Velyana Richter joins the Video Games Europe delegation together with Alberto Simonetti, Andreea Medvedovici Per & Dominika Urbańska-Galanciak. We are excited to be part of the festival! #G4C #G4C2024 #gamesindustry #gamingindustry

We are super excited about the start of gamescom latam! This is going to be awesome! 🤩 Lars Janssen, Felix Falk & Stefan Heikhaus 🔜 gamescom latam from our game team will be on site in São Paulo. Come by and say hi 👋 Which one of you are we going to meet there?

🚀 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 "𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲" 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 🎮 🚨 The "Games Baked in Germany" Steam Sale is now live and runs until June 27! This special event showcases over 250 incredible games developed in Germany, available on the world's largest distribution platform for computer games - Steam. This is your opportunity to explore many renowned titles and studios, including Deutscher Entwicklerpreis & Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis | Der DCP winners. Whether you're a fan of adventure, strategy, or indie gems, there's something for everyone. Support our talented developers and experience the creativity and innovation that the German games industry has to offer. 🔗 Check out the sale here: https://lnkd.in/dmqhCEvM #gamesindustry #gamingindustry #MadeInGermany #SteamSale #GameDevelopment #indiegames Gamecity Hamburg Games/Bavaria Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH nordmedia – Film- und Mediengesellschaft Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) Hessen Film & Medien Film- und Medienstiftung NRW medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V.

🚀 Submit your topics for gamescom congress 2024 now! 🎮 📅The call for submissions for gamescom congress 2024 ends on June 23! This is your chance to showcase your innovative ideas and projects at Europe's leading conference on the potential of games. Join gamescom congress on August 22, 2024, in Cologne and connect with experts from business, culture, education, politics, science, journalism, and game development. This year, gamescom congress is seeking contributions on the exciting themes of “Democracy” and “Artificial Intelligence.” Do you have practical examples or cutting-edge research that demonstrates how games can strengthen democratic values or explore the potential of AI in gaming? Submit your ideas using the links provided in the comments 🔗

🎮 Here are the most important information about gamers in Germany! ℹ🔍 🕹 For the first time ever, the average age of video game players in Germany has exceeded 38 years 🕹 Ten years ago, the average age was just 33.6 years 🕹 48% of gamers are female 🕹 More than three quarters of all gamers are over the age of 18 The average age of gamers in Germany is rising. This trend is largely driven by the increasing number of older players, particularly those aged 60 and above. The past year alone has seen an additional 300,000 gamers in this age group, bringing the total to 6.4 million. One key factor in this shift is the loyalty of those who started gaming in the 1980s and 1990s and have continued to play as they age. Today, around three-quarters (78%) of gamers in Germany are over 18, with women making up 48% of the gaming population. ‘Although the average age of players has been growing for years, the trend still comes as a surprise to many people. The idea of games as a medium for children and young people is a difficult one to shake off. Although this demographic continues to be an important part of the gaming landscape, only a fifth of gamers in Germany are under 18.’, says Felix Falk, Managing Director of game. #gamesindustry #gamingindustry #Demographics The market data is based on statistics compiled by Consumer Panel Services GfK & data.ai (by Sensor Tower). Video Games Europe