Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella © 2017 Microsoft Business Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reaffirms Gaming Strategy and Plans to Invest More In Microsoft's annual report, CEO Satya Nadella reaffirmed the current Xbox strategy. He said that the company now has 20 franchises that have generated over $1 billion in lifetime revenue and will continue to invest in games and studios. On the one hand, Microsoft will continue to produce By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and the Media / Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industry Association / Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur © J. Konrad Schmidt / Dirk Mathesius / Die Hoffotografen Business Press Start: Games Founding Grant Opens Application Process Game developers from Germany can now apply for a grant from the "Press Start: Games Foundation Grant" aka "Press Start: Gründungsstipendium Games" until 17 November 2024. Individual applications and team applications of up to three people are possible. Game developers from Germany can now apply for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Plaion Publishing Dead Island 2 Hits Ten Million Players After a turbulent development history and its launch in April 2023, Deep Silver now counts over ten million players in Dead Island 2. Coinciding with the release of Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition, Deep Silver, Plaion's flagship publishing label, has announced that Dead Island 2 has reached more By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Warner Play Experience booth at gamescom Latam 2025. © gamescom Latam Events Warner Bros. Games Joins gamescom Latam 2025 There is still half a year to go until gamescom latam 2025, but one major publisher has already signed up as an exhibitor partner. Warner Bros. Games is taking part for the second year in a row. Ticket sales have also started. Gamescom latam 2025 has announced Warner Bros. Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Roland Emmerich plans TV series based on Web3 MMO Space Nation © Space Nation Inc. Publishing Roland Emmerich Plans TV Series Based on Web3 MMO Space Nation Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is planning a live-action TV series based on the Web3 space opera MMORPG Space Nation together with Marco Weber. The project will be largely self-funded through the in-game economy. Director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) and Marco Weber (The Thirteenth Floor) are developing a live-action TV By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Grownarts Development Grownarts Relies on Crowdfunding for Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale In early November, grownarts, a studio based in Lower Saxony, will launch a Kickstarter campaign for its first game, Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale. The title was funded by nordmedia and won the Ubisoft Newcomer Award (2022). Indie developer grownarts is preparing to launch the Kickstarter campaign for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
An orange outline highlights people on the other timeline. © Square Enix Products Life is Strange: Double Exposure The fourth instalment in the Life is Strange series sees the main character from the first game return for a new adventure with new time powers. Speaking of time powers: Publisher Square Enix is also backing Advanced Access, with the pre-release model of the Ultimate Edition meant to evoke the By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Tatort-Game 2 with Lena Odenthal (Ulrike Folkerts) and Johanna Stern (Lisa Bitter) © SWR/Sabine Hackenberg Publishing SWR Continues Chat-Based "Tatort Game" on 27 October The "Tatort Game", released in 2023, gets a sequel, again as a browser-based online crime game via Messenger dialogue, linked to the next episode of Tatort. The project was developed by SWR X Lab in collaboration with the Tatort editorial team. On 27 October, Südwestrundfunk (SWR) will release By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
More flexible and agile movements thanks to the new Omnimovement system. © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 It's the first game in the Call of Duty series to be four years in the making. Black Ops 6 from Treyarch and Raven Software is set to be one of the biggest releases of the year. Especially as "Blops 6" will be included in Game By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Nordmedia Business Nordmedia Games Funding Also in Bremen From January 2025, nordmedia's games funding will be extended to Bremen. So far, the city-state has not had its own games funding. On the occasion of the announcement of the next "Fireabend" event, nordmedia announced that Bremen will be part of the games funding from January By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Motion Twin Products Windblown Dead Cells was the last chance for French studio Motion Twin. They put all their hopes in one game and were rewarded with more than ten million players. A huge success for the team. Now, the small indie worker cooperative game studio continues its journey with Windblown. In Windblown, players By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Head of Product Michael Hoss © Deck13 Publishing Drova From Just2D and Deck13 Launched Better Than Expected The teams at Just2D and Deck13 Interactive are very pleased with the launch of Drova - Forsaken Kin. The dark, pixel-style action RPG has exceeded expectations. However, marketing the game has been a challenge, as Head of Product Michael Hoss explains. Drova - Forsaken Kin, developed by Just2D from Magdeburg By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
