© Daedalic Publishing Daedalic Entertainment Will Release Yield! Fall of Rome Next Week Yield! Fall of Rome, from Billionworlds and Daedalic Entertainment, is a relatively fast and accessible 4X strategy game. In particular, the publisher is marketing the game with the SteamDeck in mind. Yield! Fall of Rome, the 4X strategy game from Norwegian developer Billionworlds and German publisher Daedalic Entertainment, will launch By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Aerosoft Publishing Aerosoft Partners With THQ Nordic to Release Two Retail Editions in the US Simulation games specialist Aerosoft is expanding its portfolio of physical games in the USA. Two titles will be released as retail editions in North America in partnership with THQ Nordic. With this collaboration, Aerosoft is bringing two simulation games to North American retailers in physical form. Truck & Logistics Simulator By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dr Bijan Khezri, Group CEO and Delegate focuses on digital transformation and AI © Marquard Group Business Marquard Group Continues Transformation With MBO The Marquard Group, which owns 4Players, Computec and Golem in Germany, has completed a management buy-out with majority shareholder Dr Bijan Khezri. As private investors, the managing directors of the subsidiaries will each contribute two per cent. Generative AI is also an important topic. Dr Bijan Khezri, previously Group CEO, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Hades II © Supergiant Games Products Hades II Without much ado, Supergiant Games simply released Hades II in Early Access in May 2024, after only a short technical test run. This is a sign of confidence, and the San Francisco-based team can be proud of their first sequel, because even in Early Access, the game is the crowning By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Beans Entertainment Business Rocket Beans: Rebranding on Its 10th Birthday The parent company behind Rocket Beans TV is rebranding for its 10th birthday. The rebrand gives the company's contract production division, as well as Rocket Beans Artist Management, a separate identity. The parent company behind Rocket Beans TV is now called Beans Entertainment - previously called Rocket Beans By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© USK Publishing USK Reviews and Changes Age Ratings of Roblox and other Game Creator Platforms The USK has once again checked Game Creator Platforms. Almost half of them were found to comply with the age rating standards, but not all. For example, the rating of Roblox has been raised to USK 16. The IARC Committee of the USK Board has taken a closer look at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Astro Bot at the Play Has No Limits event in Düsseldorf / Vera Mann, Marketing Director, Central & Eastern Europe @ Sony Interactive Entertainment © Andreas Krupa / SIE Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Is Delighted With PlayStation 5 Pro and PlayStation Portal in Germany By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Gothic: A Shadow's Quest (mockup) © THQ Nordic Publishing Gothic Board Game Spin-off From THQ Nordic After the Darksiders board game, THQ Nordic's board game division is working on another project based on one of their most recognisable franchises, Gothic. The crowdfunding campaign has already been followed by over 4,000 people. THQ Nordic has announced Gothic: A Shadow's Quest during Gamefound& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© game - the German Games Industry Association Publishing Five Awards for Best-Selling Games in December 2024 In December 2024, the game association honoured five games for particularly strong sales. Helldivers 2 and Super Mario Party Jamboree both sold more than 400,000 copies. Three games broke the 100,000 sales barrier. In December, game - the German Games Industry Association honoured five games for outstanding sales By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© ExoGenesis Publishing ExoGenesis Signs Publishing Deal With Headup For Inayah Inayah - Life After Gods, the first game from ExoGenesis Studios, has found a publisher: Headup. This partnership includes handling Inayah's distribution and supporting its launch on multiple consoles. ExoGenesis Studios has entered into a global publishing and distribution partnership with Headup, based in Düren, Germany, for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Megagon Publishing Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Comes out Next Week First downhill biking, now downhill skiing. Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based indie team behind the successful biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, will release Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders next week. Berlin-based studio Megagon Industries will release Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders for PC and Xbox on 21 January 2025. The game will also By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Urban Strife © White Pond Games and MicroProse Products Urban Strife White Pond Games and MicroProse present Urban Strife as a classic, turn-based, strategic fight for survival in a zombie apocalypse. The Early Access game is reminiscent of Jagged Alliance and Dead State, but needs a bit more development time, although the core is actually quite good. Old school TBS. Post-apocalyptic By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
