© 11 bit Publishing New Charity DLC for This War of Mine To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the anti-war game This War of Mine, 11 bit studios has announced another DLC, with all proceeds going to charity partners. 11 bit studios have announced their upcoming charity DLC for This War of Mine - Forget Celebrations to mark the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Game Labs at Universities © Game Labs at Universities Business "Game Labs at Universities" Calls for Better Games Research and Interdisciplinarity The "Game Labs at Universities" network has responded to a position paper from the game association, which sets out proposals to make Germany "the best games location" for science, research and teaching. The members of the network are concerned that games should receive more attention in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 © Activision Blizzard Publishing German Games Charts October 2024: Call of New Entrants Call of Duty leads the way in October, despite the shooter being included in multiple Game Pass tiers for the first time. Black Ops 6 tops the German games charts, while a total of six newcomers in the top ten have also shaken up the charts. Call of Duty: Black By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Blizzard Publishing Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct in Brief Blizzard Entertainment has announced a host of news to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise, including remasters of the first two RTS games. Warcraft Rumble will also be released on PC, and World of Warcraft will get player housing with the next expansion (Midnight). Warcraft, one of Blizzard By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Square Enix Products Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake With the HD 2D remake of Dragon Quest III, Square Enix is releasing an elaborate remake of a classic RPG. But why is the remake of the third instalment coming out before the remakes of Dragon Quest 1+2? And what's all new in the remake? Unlike many By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
HandyGames' portfolio in the Samsung Galaxy Store © HandyGames, Samsung Galaxy Store Business What Is the Business Case for Alternative App Stores and D2C? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Indoor Astronaut Products Unrailed 2: Back on Track Swiss indie studio Indoor Astronaut continues its journey with Unrailed 2: Back on Track, but this time with a different publisher. Like its predecessor, this cooperative multiplayer roguelike is all about chaotic teamwork. The idea behind Unrailed is as simple as it is ingenious. In this co-operative railroad construction game, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Wolfgang Ebert, PR and Marketing Manager, Christian Ammann, CEO and Boris Stefan, Head of Publishing, Giants Software © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Farming Simulator 25 Released by Giants Software The latest instalment of one of the most successful gaming franchises in the German-speaking region, Farming Simulator 25 from Swiss developer Giants Software, is being released today. The franchise has now sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Farming Simulator 25 is available now for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© LightSpeed Japan Studio Business LightSpeed Studios Launches Japan Studio Led By Hideaki Itsuno LightSpeed Studios has announced the establishment of LightSpeed Japan Studio. The new game development studio will focus on the development of original AAA action games and marks a major step in the global expansion of the Tencent subsidiary. Based in Osaka and Tokyo, LightSpeed Japan Studio will focus on original By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© weltfern VR-XR-MR weltfern Has Released Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store The Hamburg-based software company weltfern has released its VR puzzle game Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store. In this way, weltfern wants to bring the experience it has gained in the XR business to the world of VR gaming. Hamburg-based weltfern has worked as an agency on VR, AR and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Capcom Esports Capcom Launches Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 Publisher Capcom has announced that the Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 European Team Championship will begin on 15 November 2024. Six teams from Europe and neighbouring regions will compete. Following the success of the US and Japanese leagues that have been running since 2018 and 2020, Capcom is expanding By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
