Berlin, 28 August 2020 – Today, during the political opening of gamescom, German Federal Minister Andreas Scheuer gave the starting signal for Germany’s major games fund. He announced the finalised funding programme, as notified by the European Commission, during a visit to the Yager developer studio in Berlin. The fund can be used to[…..] […]
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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Similarity “Purely Coincidental” Says ‘Just Die Already’ Devs As Fresh Trailer Hits Web
“It was all unintentional, honest. Wait, is that a dictaphone? Are you recording this?” says studio behind old people mayhem sandbox London, UK – Monday 31st August, 2020 – Responding to suggestions that its latest trailer looks somewhat similar to Cyberpunk 2077, development studio DoubleMoose – the outfit behind forthcoming old people mayhem sandbox Just[…..] […]
SIGGRAPH 2020 Makes Digital Magic During First Virtual Conference
Global Event Also Honors ‘Best of’ Computer Graphics Industry With Premier Awards CHICAGO—SIGGRAPH 2020, which launched online on 17 August, has concluded its live session week with nearly 400,000 streams worldwide. The 47th annual international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques was held for the first time virtually and, though no new[…..] […]
The unpredictable Covid-19 effect: global add-in board sales unseasonably high for Q2 2020
Nvidia makes huge jump in market share to 78% As part of its Market Watch and Add-in-Board report subscription services, Jon Peddie Research has continuously tracked GPU shipments. As a follow-on to its recent MarketWatch Report, JPR is releasing the latest Add-in-Board quarterly report. The add-in board market increased in Q2’20 from last quarter with[…..] […]
Bite into Playable Demo of Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest
27 August 2020, Warsaw—Gamers worldwide can now take their first steps into the World of Darkness in the playable demo for Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest. The demo, released to celebrate the Future Games Show, will be available on Steam until the 1st of September. Link to Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart[…..] […]
IFTA In Focus
Update: The IFTA office remains closed as a precaution against COVID-19 with our staff continuing to work remotely from home. We are all available by email and phone to assist you during this time. Advocating for Independents Since the pandemic began, IFTA has been deep in the details to understand the industry and the Independents’[…..] […]
gamescom 2020 launches with several political guests of honour
Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer announces start of major games fund Dorothee Bär, Minister of State for Digitalisation, calls for greater efforts to boost digital education NRW Minister-President Armin Laschet supports esports Berlin/Cologne, 28 August 2020 – gamescom 2020 has officially started. A large number of political guests took part in the political opening, which, like[…..] […]
Market share of games made in Germany remains stagnant
The market share of German-developed games remains under 5 per cent in the domestic market game association calls for smooth, prompt implementation of major funding for games game publishes 2020 annual report for the German games industry Berlin, 27 August 2020 – Game developers in Germany benefitted very little from the games industry’s record year[…..] […]
Gianfranco Rosi is the Guest of Honor at IDFA 2020
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is proud to announce its Guest of Honor for the 2020 edition: Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, the only filmmaker to win top awards at two A-list festivals with documentary films, the Golden Lion at Venice with Sacro GRA in 2013 and the Golden Bear at the Berlinale with[…..] […]
GDC Reveals Upcoming Virtual Program, 2021 Event Lineup
Organizers for Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world’s largest and longest-running event for professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, have revealed a new structure for virtual and physical GDC events for the rest of 2020 and 2021, which are continuing to evolve due to changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With[…..] […]