The House of Games Berlin will be located at Lux. © Daniel Hinz Business House of Games Will Not Open Until Second Half of 2026 The launch of the House of Games has been delayed, as operator Wista Management informed the German Press Agency (dpa). Lease agreements with the approximately 80 interested parties are to be concluded starting in spring 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Third-party event "4 is a Party" on Steam © Daedalic Entertainment Products Daedalic Entertainment Brings Back "4 is a Party" on Steam For the second time, publisher Daedalic Entertainment is organising the third-party Steam event “4 is a Party”, which focuses on cooperative games. Other major publishers participating include Devolver, Team17, Nacon, Nuggets, rokaplay and Assemble. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Screen Juice presented their first game, Morbid Metal, at the Ubisoft stand during gamescom 2025. The team made a lasting impression with the game itself, as well as with their passion for fast-paced, cinematic combat; Adrian Lacey Business Screen Juice: When Vision, Community and Courage Forge an Indie Miracle From indie to AAA, we periodically showcase a studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Screen Juice from Cologne. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Boris Zander, founder and CEO of Seal.Games ©Seal Media Products Seal.Games Broadens Its Reach With Its First Steam Release Seal.Games, based in Kiel, has announced Ponchorado for Android, iOS and Steam. This is the company's first game to be released on Steam after 20 years of focusing on browser and mobile games. The game is also intended to mark a creative new direction for the company. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Little Bat Games © Little Bat Games Products Ultra-Wealth Is Addressed in Better Than Us by Little Bat Games Berlin-based studio Little Bat Games, the team behind Vampire Therapist, has announced its next game: Better Than Us. This social stealth narrative game sees players infiltrating the world of the super-rich. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Anno Beats CoD, But Nothing Beats Football! The German games charts for November are one thing above all else: German. In no other market is Anno 117 likely to have stayed ahead of Call of Duty at launch. Nevertheless, the number one spot goes to EA, albeit no longer to Battlefield 6. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Blood: Refreshed Supply © Nightdive Studios, Atari, Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Games Products Blood: Refreshed Supply Nightdive Studios and Atari are bringing Blood (Monolith Productions & Warner Bros. Games) back to modern gaming platforms. This is already the second remaster for PC gamers, while the game is celebrating its console debut. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business Paramount Outbids Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery It's not just Netflix that's seriously interested in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including Warner Bros. Games; Paramount is too. The company is offering $108.4 billion, which is significantly more than the $82.7 billion offered by Netflix. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Global Game Jam and Games for Change Expand Collaboration With two new initiatives, Global Game Jam (GGJ) and Games for Change (G4C) are intensifying their existing partnership to specifically support young talent in game development. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Katsuhiro Harada, General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects, worked on Tekken for the past 31 years © Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons People Katsuhiro Harada Is Leaving Bandai Namco He was the personal and public figurehead of the Tekken series like no other. Katsuhiro Harada (General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects) has now announced that he will be leaving Bandai Namco Entertainment after 31 years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Market Report: Global Crisis Leaves ts Mark on Poland's Gaming Industry Revenue generated by Polish studios fell by 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the Polish games industry remains strong, according to The Game Industry of Poland Report 2025, which PARP and GIC have now published. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Telekom X Nvidia © Telekom & Nvidia Products Telekom Launches 5G+ Gaming With Nvidia GeForce Now From 9 December, cloud gaming with Nvidia GeForce Now will utilise 5G+ technology on the Telekom network. Even when the network is busy, Telekom customers should enjoy smooth, low-latency gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
