© Xbox Products Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars Immortal Pillars, the first expansion for Age of Mythology: Retold, will be released today. It is entirely dedicated to the Chinese civilisation. Fittingly, the expansion is being developed by Virtuos Shanghai Studio. This DLC is probably a way for World's Edge and Xbox Game Studios to target the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Studio Fizbin Business Studio Fizbin Says Goodbye with Reignbreaker On LinkedIn, the award-winning German team Studio Fizbin has announced plans for winding down operations after the upcoming release of Reignbreaker on 18 March. The end is a consequence of Thunderful's decision to reduce internal development capacity. The content may be sad, but it is not sad words By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© tinyBuild Development tinyBuild Wants to Help Indie Developers The successful indie label tinyBuild is launching a new podcast series, How to Pitch Games, to share its expertise with aspiring developers. The company is known for hit titles such as Hello Neighbor, Graveyard Keeper, and Potion Craft. With multiple million-selling games under its belt, tinyBuild certainly knows what it’ By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
In 2024, Maurice Weber was named Player of the Year at the DCP. © Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Marchsreiter Communications Business Webedia and Maurice Weber Cooperate with BoostBoxx/CSL Maurice Weber, a content creator at Webedia, now has his own line of PC hardware. This collaboration has been made possible through a partnership with CSL Computer, based in Langenhagen. The three models will be released under CSL's gaming brand, BoostBoxx. The BoostBoxx Maurice Weber Gaming PC Edition By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding / Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg © Gamecity Hamburg / Oliver Reetz Business Next Round of Prototype Funding Launched by Gamecity Hamburg Gamecity Hamburg is offering €400,000 in Prototype Funding for game development. The deadline for applications is 7 April 2025. Gamecity Hamburg's Prototype Funding is open to founders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 3 March to 7 April 2025. Applicants can receive up to €80, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Steam / Monster Hunter Wilds © Valve Software / Capcom Business Steam Passes 40 Million Concurrent Users With Strong Launch of Monster Hunter Wilds On Sunday, Steam hit 40 million concurrent users for the first time, doubling the CCU peak in five years. Monster Hunter Wilds contributed to the new record with one of the strongest launches ever on the platform. On 2 March 2025, for the first time, more than 40 million players By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Epaper GamesMarkt 468 Topics in this issue include: State of the industry, States, Germany EU – a broad view on funding, Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 in 2025 and top releases highlights of Q2. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Dan Clancy, CEO Twitch © Twitch Business Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Shares Outlook for 2025 As in previous years, Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch, has shared an outlook on the company’s plans and upcoming developments in an open letter. The focus is on increasing reach through collaboration, improving the mobile experience, and expanding sponsorship opportunities. At the beginning of the open letter, which has By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Private Division Business Peter Langhofer Joins Rockstar Games According to LinkedIn, Peter Langhofer is taking on new responsibilities within Take-Two Interactive. Most recently, he worked for Private Division, but he is now responsible for Rockstar Games' marketing in GSA. With over ten years in the industry, Langhofer has held leading positions at Bethesda/ZeniMax Germany and worked By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© sts Business BMWK: Despite Growth, German Games Companies Trail Behind Film & Music German games companies saw a 5% increase in sales from 2021 to 2023 to €3.92 Billion. This is according to the latest monitoring report on the cultural and creative industries (2024), which does not refer to games sales revenue in Germany but rather to companies' VAT returns. In By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Annette Kümmel will be leading Medien.Bayern together with Stefan Sutor starting on 1 April © Vincent Mosch | VAUNET Business Annette Kümmel Appointed Managing Director of Medien.Bayern The shareholders' meeting of Medien.Bayern has named experienced media executive Annette Kümmel as the successor to Lina Timm. Kümmel will lead the initiative – including Blauer Panther, Games Bavaria, Medientage München, and XR Hub – alongside Stefan Sutor from 1 April. With over 30 years of experience in the media By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Sega Products Two Point Museum After a hospital and a campus, UK's Two Point Studios and Sega are now releasing their third strategy/business simulation game, this time set in a museum, but again with the typical humour. It's another really good game. Two Point Museum is the third game from By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
