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In Germany, we say “Schnapszahl” – literally spirt or liquor number... But instead of toasting, we are celebrating the 5555th LinkedIn follower with a special promotion: a very special GamesMarkt+ trial subscription. Those who sign up using the promo code “5555LinkedIn” by December 31 can test 55 days of GamesMarkt+ for just 5.55 euros. And best of all: the trial ends automatically! (Not a subscription, but of course you'll be offered that afterward...) https://lnkd.in/dz5YAZKf  

All GameStop Stores in Germany Apparently Facing Closure Following the sale of all GameStop Italia stores to Cidiverte (GameLife), the fate of the German GameStop stores has apparently been decided. According to unconfirmed reports, all GameStop stores in Germany will close at the beginning of January 2025. https://lnkd.in/ejkmdhub

Limbic Entertainment GmbH is undergoing a major leadership transition. The founders and managing directors Stephan Winter and Alexander Frey step down from their active roles at the end of the year. Lionel Lovisa and Gary Paulini will take over as the new leaders of 2002 founded Limbic Entertainment, which has been majority-owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe since 2022. https://lnkd.in/d6uNpd7z

2024 was a successful year for Games for Families, as Michael Wegner from planetlan GmbH told GamesMarkt. Visitor numbers were great, on-site sales grew, and post-event purchase intentions were notably higher. Most significantly, there has been a fundamental shift in the profile of families attending the stands compared to pre-pandemic years. https://lnkd.in/dpzcyQJa

Good news for game studios in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (Central German Media Funding) has launched its first dedicated funding guideline for games, which has been approved by the European Commission and will take effect at the start of the new year. This was announced by MDM managing director André Naumann at the annual accounts reception in Leipzig. ttps://https://lnkd.in/drj8wKjZ

Event Recap: Games Ground 2024 Increases Internationality Games Ground Berlin became more international this year. For example, Publisher Connect featured many companies from Japan, while Arctic Game brought studios from Sweden. From left to Right: Tim Lukas Leinert (Arctic Game), Christopher Hohage (Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises), Christoph Kohlhaas (KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung), Amanda Förtsch (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Arjuna (AJ) Sath (Head of Partnerships Games Ground) and Gianni Sommer (CFO Games Ground) https://lnkd.in/eSQMpanS

Provocative or serious? Elon Musk Plans AI Game Studio at xAI The world's richest man wants to "make games great again". To do this, he plans to set up an AI game studio at xAI because "too many game studios are owned by massive corporations". Once again, he lashed out at the woke culture. https://lnkd.in/eKV5VZa9

Game Launch: Christoph Minnameier Releases Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 in Turbulent Times Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret, created by Christoph Minnameier, is coming to Switch today and PC next week. For Minnameier, the preparation for the game launch came in the middle of a period of career uncertainty. At least the signs for his game look promising. "The game already had a solid overall structure, but I could never have brought it to the level of detail it has now - if I hadn't been unexpectedly laid off three months ago. At the moment, I'm not entirely sure what's next: I'll definitely stick with games, but I'm still deciding whether to return to teaching or focus fully on my work as a developer - with all the opportunities and risks that might involve," Christoph Minnameier told GamesMarkt. https://lnkd.in/eWxicKSN

Successful Event: Aerosoft's FS Conference 2024 With Over 400 Visitors Last weekend, Aerosoft hosted the FS Conference, the biggest German event for FlightSim fans. More than 400 visitors and over 20 exhibitors were present in the terminal of Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport. The event will take place again next year. "We were delighted with the positive response, both in terms of the number of exhibitors and visitors," said Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director of Aerosoft GmbH. https://lnkd.in/eHmnxdEW

astragon Takes Over Worldwide Physical Distribution of Team17 Games Following Team17's acquisition of astragon Entertainment in January 2022, the two companies are working more closely together. Under a new agreement, astragon will handle the physical distribution of selected Team17 Digital games worldwide. "This collaboration enables us to reach new target audiences for the Team17 portfolio while delivering high-quality collector's editions that fans will cherish", says Julia Pfiffer, Co-CEO at astragon Entertainment. "This team up between astragon and Team17 Digital will strengthen our upcoming line-up, whilst using our partnership to widen the audience of Team17's portfolio and offer existing and new fans the best quality editions for their collections, covering a variety of genres and all platforms", says Ann Hurley, General Manager at Team17 Digital. https://lnkd.in/e7hQbt-5