Crowdpark sammelt vier Mio. Euro ein und startet "Bet Tycoon" Frederik Hammes October 20, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post "Bet Tycoon" verknüpft "Farmville"-Optik mit gamifizierten Onlinewetten © None Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger People Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read The Urban Games team at gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Business Urban Games Largely Self-Financed the $25m Budget for Transport Fever 3 "Transport simulations had an audience of millions in the 1990s and early 2000s, but then a vacuum emerged, which we were able to fill with Train Fever and the Transport Fever series. Thanks to steady growth, we are now number one in this genre." Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games © Future Friends Games People Thomas Reisenegger of Future Friends Games Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Second Edition of GamesGatheringGermany in Wiesbaden The second edition of GamesGatheringGermany is set to take place on 19 February 2026 at Assemble Entertainment in Wiesbaden. Anyone interested in participating in the nationwide networking initiative can register. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon ARC Raiders Sold Over 12.4 Million Units in Just Ten Weeks The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is a huge success for Embark Studios and Nexon. Within ten weeks of its release, the game had sold over 12.4 million copies and had nearly one million concurrent players in January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball © The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International Products The Lego Group Reveals First Lego Pokémon Sets The first Lego Pokémon sets have been unveiled. Five Pokémon from the brand's 30-year history have been recreated using Lego bricks and will be released on 27 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products Annual Charts 2025 for Germany: Double Victory for Electronic Arts Unsurprisingly, EA Sports FC 26 followed in the footsteps of its predecessors and took first place in the German annual charts, which featured a few surprises. With EA, Nintendo and 2K/Take-Two Interactive, three publishers have four titles in the top 20. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger People Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The Urban Games team at gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Business Urban Games Largely Self-Financed the $25m Budget for Transport Fever 3 "Transport simulations had an audience of millions in the 1990s and early 2000s, but then a vacuum emerged, which we were able to fill with Train Fever and the Transport Fever series. Thanks to steady growth, we are now number one in this genre." Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games © Future Friends Games People Thomas Reisenegger of Future Friends Games Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Second Edition of GamesGatheringGermany in Wiesbaden The second edition of GamesGatheringGermany is set to take place on 19 February 2026 at Assemble Entertainment in Wiesbaden. Anyone interested in participating in the nationwide networking initiative can register. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon ARC Raiders Sold Over 12.4 Million Units in Just Ten Weeks The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is a huge success for Embark Studios and Nexon. Within ten weeks of its release, the game had sold over 12.4 million copies and had nearly one million concurrent players in January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball © The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International Products The Lego Group Reveals First Lego Pokémon Sets The first Lego Pokémon sets have been unveiled. Five Pokémon from the brand's 30-year history have been recreated using Lego bricks and will be released on 27 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Annual Charts 2025 for Germany: Double Victory for Electronic Arts Unsurprisingly, EA Sports FC 26 followed in the footsteps of its predecessors and took first place in the German annual charts, which featured a few surprises. With EA, Nintendo and 2K/Take-Two Interactive, three publishers have four titles in the top 20. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
