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Hamburg Games Conference 2022: 600 visitors from the international games industry – online and in Hamburg

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600 conference visitors from 35 nations joined the 13th edition of the Hamburg Games Conference on March 2 and 3, 2022. The hybrid event concept allowed visitors to catch up with contacts from the international games industry and make new connections – both on the playable online platform, custom-developed for the B2B conference, and at the on-site event in the gaming location RCADIA in Hamburg. 18 keynotes and panels with the focus “Moving Markets” gave retrospectives, insights and outlooks on the constantly changing games industry. 61 partners and exhibitors presented themselves in the digital expo and on-site. A video recap gives impressions of the conference: 

 

“The Hamburg Games Conference is an annual highlight and this year has once again marked the start of the international industry events. With the conference, we invite the games industry to cast their gaze towards Hamburg as a central games location in Europe. We are very happy about the great response of the participants, which is also reflected in the 100% recommendation rate in our evaluation survey,” recapitulates Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg. Gamecity Hamburg is Hamburg’s location initiative supporting the games industry and co-organizer of the conference.

“We are pleased that we were able to welcome numerous B2B guests from all over the world online and that we were also able to finally enable a face-to-face exchange again for some of our guests at the on-site event. The Hamburg Games Conference was a complete success here as the first major hybrid event of the games industry in 2022,” adds Dr. Ralph Oliver Graef, Managing Partner of the co-organizing law firm GRAEF Rechtsanwälte.

 

600 guests experience real conference feeling online and offline

On the conference’s online platform developed in Hamburg, participants could explore a digital world with six different virtual cities. On average, the conference visitors spent four hours on the digital platform. 61 exhibitors and partners presented themselves in a digital expo on the platform. These included major international companies such as sponsors Intel and Xsolla, and numerous companies from Hamburg and Germany, such as Hamburg-based industry players InnoGames and Bytro Labs. Also, 12 Hamburg-based games start-ups, which were supported by Gamecity Hamburg, showed their projects to the international audience.

But the digital conference world, where over 3,000 meetings between conference guests were held via video call, was not the only place to experience the conference feeling. The on-site part on the second day of the conference at RCADIA was also well attended, with 180 guests joining in person. In addition to MeetToMatch and networking, visitors were able to test games from Hamburg on site, for example the VR game “Tower Tag” by VR Nerds and the game “Project Paranoid” by the Hamburg-based studio Phoenix Reality, which offers a unique augmented reality experience.

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NOVOMATIC builds the Group’s largest photovoltaic system in Lower Austria

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NOVOMATIC has underscored its clear commitment to sustainability by installing the Group’s largest photovoltaic system. More than 4,600 solar panels have been installed on the roof of the headquarters in Lower Austria, covering a total area of 20,000 m2 and ceremoniously commissioned in the presence of Lower Austrian Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner, NOVOMATIC’s Executive Board and the mayor of Gumpoldskirchen, Ferdinand Köck.

The PV system, with a size equivalent to three football pitches, will produce around two million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, thereby enabling the company to meet a substantial portion of this location’s annual energy needs. In addition to being used in the offices and production facilities, this green electricity will also find its way into the company’s dedicated charging stations for its fleet of e-vehicles. It is a similar situation with international subsidiaries in countries such as Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania, North Macedonia, Bosnia, Poland, South Africa and Australia, which are already meeting substantial portions of their electricity needs from dedicated PV systems.

State Governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, emphasizes “Lower Austria is a pioneer in efforts to develop the use of wind energy and photovoltaics. Half of all the wind power produced in Austria and a quarter of all the country’s photovoltaic electricity already comes from Lower Austria today. We can do this because many companies do their bit to ensure the green and sustainable future of the state’s economic engine, investing in the development of renewable energy sources. Thank you for this investment and the trust placed in the economic hub that is Lower Austria.”

“The completion of the Group’s largest photovoltaic plant is not just a key milestone in the sustainability strategy of NOVOMATIC AG, but it also means we have sent a clear signal of our intentions to foster a strong and efficient energy future. After all, it is only by taking responsibility that business success can be guaranteed in the long term,” says the Executive Board of the NOVOMATIC AG Group.

Installing the new PV system on already built-up areas helps NOVOMATIC to consistently reduce its carbon footprint, and enabling it now to save more than 1,100 tons of CO2 emissions every year, the equivalent of 90,500 trees compensating for CO2. The concept of “Going Green” is firmly anchored in the company’s comprehensive ESG program as Europe’s leading gaming technology group. In addition to its work­­ to expand the use of photovoltaics across the Group, the company is also focusing its attention on monitoring resources and expanding e-mobility, all with a view to permanently cutting international CO2 emissions.

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ComeOn Group’s Sportsbook hub in Austria relocates to new office space to facilitate further growth

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ComeOn Group announced the relocation of its sportsbook, tech and risk management hub in Graz, Austria, to a new and central office space. The new office marks yet another milestone in ComeOn’s investment to accelerate its proprietary sportsbook platform and deliver a differentiated product proposition to its sportsbook players.

ComeOn’s proprietary sportsbook platform and in-house trading team is a key part of its strategy to grow the sportsbook business according to the company’s growth strategy. The office in Austria marks the central gravity of the platform development and opens up room for the teams to grow further as ComeOn levels up its investment into their sportsbook part of the business.

Juergen Reutter, Chief Executive Officer at ComeOn Group, said: “We are very excited about our new sportsbook engineering and trading hub in Graz. Sportsbook is a key driver of our growth plans ahead and we are well on track with the strategic goal we have set to double our sportsbook business in the next three years. By investing in technology and our proprietary sportsbook platform we are not only providing our customers with top-notch entertainment experiences but also ensuring that our employees have the tools and environment they need to innovate and excel. Our new office is not just a place to work; it’s a hub for collaboration and growth, allowing us to better serve our customers.”

The new office opened its doors officially at the beginning of October and ComeOn Group remains dedicated to providing creative and modern office spaces across all their locations for its employees to keep on innovating to deliver the most exciting entertainment experiences for their customers.

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Wildz becomes the new sponsor of FC Schalke 04

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Royal Blue has a new addition: Wildz is joining FC Schalke 04 as an official sponsor with immediate effect. An initial two-year partnership has been agreed upon with Rootz Limited, Wildz’s parent company.

Matthias Tillmann, CEO of FC Schalke 04, looks forward to the collaboration: ‘As in football, Wildz focuses on fair play and the fun of the game. The company works with the world’s leading gaming providers and offers entertaining and responsible gameplay.’

Customers can control their gambling activities and thus prevent gambling addiction problems. Wildz has specialized tools to help players manage their time and spending limits and provides information on professional tools and access to customer service in five languages.

For Schalke fans, Wildz will be visible for the first time at all future home games on the board in the VELTINS-Arena. In addition, the gambling operator will now present the official crowd figures with its logo on the video cube and S04’s social media channels.

Sam Brown, CEO, Wildz: ‘We are extremely excited about partnering with FC Schalke 04, one of Germany’s most historic and iconic football clubs. S04 stands for an intense love for the game shared by its millions of unique and passionate fans. The same passion and intensity is reflected in our own philosophy at Rootz, which is why we see this collaboration as a perfect synergy to reach new heights together.’

As a licensed and regulated gaming operator, Wildz offers its customers a wide range of games on a sophisticated platform. In addition to a dynamic rewards system, the platform impresses with exclusive features, innovative and efficient programming, and impressive graphics and content.

In this way, Wildz has succeeded in establishing itself as a leading online gaming operator and has already won several titles, such as ‘Mobile Operator of the Year’ (2024). Like the best entertainment, data protection and complete privacy are top priorities at Wildz.

Rootz Limited operates its services with a license from the Joint Gambling Authority of the federal states. This license was granted throughout Germany in September 2022 for virtual machine gaming in accordance with sections 4 to 4d in conjunction with 22a GlüStV 2021.

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