Manor Lords / Rotwood © Hooded Horse / Klei Entertainment Publishing Strong Steam Launches of Manor Lords, Rotwood, Dead Island 2, Rusty's Retirement and Oddsparks Manor Lords had the best launch ever for a city builder on Steam, but Rotwood and Rusty's Retirement also had strong CCU peaks. Dead Island 2 by Plaion reached over 12,000 concurrent players with its Steam release. Oddsparks by Massive Miniteam and HandyGames achieved the second highest By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Klaas Kersting, CEO of Phoenix Games © CH-Ernst Business Phoenix Games Acquires PopReach Games India for up to $9.8m Karlsruhe-based Phoenix Games is expanding its presence in mobile and social gaming with the acquisition of PopReach Games India. The deal includes a wealth of IPs and games. With the integration of more than 100 professionals, Phoenix Games significantly expands its Live Ops capabilities. Phoenix Games acquires PopReach Games, a By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso Business Kalypso Media Among the TOP 100 Innovators for the First Time For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for innovation. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Kalypso Media Group has been awarded the TOP 100 Award. This award recognises "particularly By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Five Migrant Stories Told in Songs of Travel. © Causa Creations Publishing Five Migrant Stories Told in Songs of Travel by Causa Creations Causa Creations will release its new game Songs of Travel, an interactive animated graphic novel that tells the story of how different migrants have found their place in the world, for Android and iOS in May 2024. Songs of Travel, developed by Austrian studio Causa Creations, is an animated graphic By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Rogue Voltage is the first game from Horizont Computergrafik. © Horizont Publishing First Game From Horizont Computergrafik to be Released in May In May, the first game from Berlin-based Horizont Computergrafik will go into Early Access: Rogue Voltage. The title has already won several awards. The original game pitch was: "Oldschool Final Fantasy, but you play it like a Zachtronics-style engineering puzzler". Horizont Computergrafik will release its first game, Rogue By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Blizzard Business No BlizzCon This Year, but Blizzard Confirms gamescom Presence This year, there will be no BlizzCon. However, Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that it will be attending gamescom to bring the community together and showcase upcoming releases. There will be no BlizzCon this year. "This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Not slimy at all - Johannes and Simone Grünewald are currently at work on Slime King Games' first game. © Johannes and Simone Grünewald People Slime King Games: A Married Developer Couple Doing Their Thing By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Wegesrand CEO Thorsten Unger. © Wegesrand Business Wegesrand and Edtech Provider ovos Sign Cooperation Agreement Wegesrand and Austrian edtech company Ovos have signed a cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, Wegesrand will license the ovos tool, providing a standardised tool for the production of customised solutions and content. Wegesrand, which is based in Mönchengladbach, is continuing its expansion in the GSA region and has entered into By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Frostpunk 2 will be released at the end of July this year. © 11 bit Publishing Over Five Million Frostpunk Units Sold in six Years Survival city builder Frostpunk has been a huge success for 11 bit studios, selling five million units in six years. The sequel, due out in July, is already on more than two million Steam wishlists. On the sixth anniversary of Frostpunk's release, 11 bit studios have announced that By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
CEO Satya Nadella und CFO Amy Hood Microsoft. © Microsoft Business Xbox Gaming Revenue up 51%, but Only Thanks to Activision Blizzard Microsoft has released its FY24 Q3 financial report. Revenues in the gaming segment were up 51 per cent, mainly due to the impact of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Xbox consoles, on the other hand, saw a considerable drop in sales. Microsoft's total gaming revenue for the three months By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Songs of Silence is a fantasy 4X Strategy game in a Art Nouveau style. © Chimera Entertainment Publishing Kickstarter for Songs of Silence Ends With 4.5 Times Funding Target The goal was 23,000 Euros, in the end over 103,000 Euros were raised. Chimera Entertainment's Kickstarter for Songs of Silence has been successful. The game will go into early access in May. For the Munich-based company, the Kickstarter was more of a marketing tool. The Kickstarter By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
