Posts Tagged ‘germany’

Sony and EA confirmed for Gamescom

EA ‘definitely committed’ to the Germany expo.
EA will be trekking to Germany for Gamescom 2012, it has confirmed today, and Sony looks set to show up, too.

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eSports draw record viewership numbers at Gamescom

Last year, 254,000 individuals attended Gamescom. This year that figure grew to 275,000 and amongst those attendees, 223,000 stopped by the ESL (Electronic Sports League) arena to check out competitive gaming live in both StarCraft 2 and League of Legends, as well as several console titles. Perhaps more impressive was the ESL’s live feed, which [...]

 

Symphonic Odysseys Nobuo Uematsu

On July 9, 2011, the WDR Radio Orchestra presented Symphonic Odysseys at the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne. The concert exclusively paid homage to the work of composer Nobuo Uematsu. Tickets went on sale December 1, 2010 and sold out within 12 hours, prompting the producers to announce a second concert to be performed at 3 p.m. on the same day. With both concerts sold out, Symphonic Odysseys marked the biggest video game music event in Germany so far.

 

Benyamin Nuss – Nobuo Uematsu Theme

These two musicians struck up a friendship, and one of the results of that friendship is this album. Published in Germany by Deutsche Grammophon (one of Universal Music’s classical labels), the album features music from Final Fantasy VI through IX, Blue Dragon, and Lost Odyssey. It also features two very special original compositions.

 

German Game Industry Continues Growth Despite Economic Fears

Amid uncertainty surrounding fiscal policy and economic growth across Europe and the United States, Germany’s game industry continues to show growth, according to the country’s Federal Association for Interactive Entertainment Software. Alongside Colog…