PlayStation 5 Pro © Sony Interactive Entertainment Publishing PlayStation 5 Pro Now Available PlayStation 5 Pro is available today. The iterative, in-generation upgrade features enhanced graphics performance, improved ray tracing and AI upscaling with PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). PS5 Pro enhancements are available for over 50 games. PlayStation 5 Pro is available at participating retailers and directly from PlayStation at direct.playstation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Christopher Pollak (left) and Moritz Lechner with the New Fluence team © 1SP Agency / New Fluence Business 1SP Agency Acquires New Fluence The 1SP Agency group continues to grow and has acquired New Fluence. The Austrian agency specialises in micro-influencer marketing and viral campaigns. Moritz Lechner and Chris Pollak, the founders and managing directors of New Fluence, will remain on board. The management of 1SP Agency describes the acquisition of New Fluence By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Take-Two Interactive IR Business Take-Two Interactive Has Sold Private Division, No Rest for the Wicked goes to T2 It loomed: Take-Two Interactive has sold its indie publishing label Private Division. The buyer has not yet been announced. From the Private Division portfolio, Take-Two will take over No Rest for the Wicked from Austria's Moon Studios. Take-Two Interactive has sold its independent games publishing label Private Division By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nintendo Business Mario Party: The Party Never Stops With Mario and Nintendo By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© Freaks 4U Gaming Business Freaks 4U Gaming Renews League of Legends Esports Prime League Operator Licence Freaks 4U Gaming has announced the renewal of its operator licence with Riot Games for the League of Legends Esports Prime League, the official regional league for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, from 2025 to 2027. Furthermore, the company confirms that the Techniker Krankenkasse will continue to be the Title Partner By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Meike Götz to become new managing director of nordmedia. © Kathy Hennig Business Meike Götz to Become New Managing Director of nordmedia At the beginning of 2025, Meike Götz will take over the management of nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen. She will become the sole managing director of nordmedia, succeeding Thomas Schäffer, who has built up and managed the company since 2001. nordmedia also funds the development of games. After By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Switch games will be playable on Switch successor. © Nintendo Business Switch Games Will Be Playable on Switch Successor "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch." With these words, Nintendo President Shuntarō Furukawa confirmed the backwards compatibility of Nintendo's yet-to-be-announced next console. It is important for Nintendo to be able to bring existing customers over to the new system, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mexify at the opening of the Red Bull Gaming Garden © Red Bull Stadion München GmbH / MKM GmbH Esports Cherry Xtrfy Supports the Red Bull Gaming Garden in Munich Since the end of September, the Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new destination for the esports scene in Munich. The location is supported by Cherry Xtrfy as part of a cooperation. The Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new hotspot for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Dotemu, SNK Products Metal Slug Tactics 2D run-and-gun action becomes a tactical role-playing game. With Metal Slug Tactics, French duo Leikir Studio and Dotemu are taking a well-known but dormant franchise in a new direction, and they're doing it in style. Dotemu is reviving another dormant franchise, this time SNK's Metal Slug, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Wild River Games Publishing Wild River Games Sends Eldrador Creatures From schleich on a New Adventure Wild River Games has once again teamed up with toy maker schleich, licensed by Bavaria Media Licensing, to create the turn-based strategy game Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall. Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall will be released in early 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S. Players aged six and up By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Netflix Business Mike Verdu Named Vice President, GenAI for Games at Netflix Vice President, GenAI for Games - that is Mike Verdu's new position at Netflix. The former VP Games sees generative AI as a '"once in a generation" inflection point for game development and player experiences'. Mike Verdu has taken on a new role at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sales Status of Nintendo Switch. © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo's Net Sales Drop 34 Percent in H1/25, Full-Year Outlook Revised Downward Compared to last year, sales of Nintendo Switch hardware and software have dropped significantly, despite nine games having sold more than one million units on the platform during this period. As a result, Nintendo has lowered its forecast for the year. No information was given on the successor to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
