© Active Fungus Studios Publishing Active Fungus Studios Releases Inspector Schmidt - the Ebbing in April On 7 April, Inspector Schmidt takes on a new case. In The Ebbing, the sequel to 2023's A Bavarian Tale, the Bavarian detective is sent to the North Sea. Active Fungus Studios has also released a demo. Munich-based indie developer Active Fungus Studios has announced that its detective By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
MediaMarktSaturn plans to further roll out the ‘Entrance Statement’ (left) and ‘Experience Zone’ concepts, which can be booked by industry partners © MediaMarktSaturn Business MediaMarktSaturn Presents Ambitious Plans for 'Space-as-a-Service' Concepts The German retail chain MediaMarktSaturn is planning a massive expansion of its Experience Zones and Entrance Statement areas, which are rented out to partners as part of a Space-as-a-Service concept. The number of outlets offering such areas is set to double by the end of the 2025/2026 financial year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Saros, the new game from Housemarque, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland © PlayStation Publishing State of Play February 2025: All the Announcements In the first State of Play showcase of 2025, which lasted over 40 minutes, Sony Interactive Entertainment and numerous partners unveiled a host of new games and release dates. From Sonic, Onimusha, Days Gone, Shinobi, Warriors, Borderlands to Metal Gear Solid more ... Last night, Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted a 40-minute By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Fabian Furch and Leopold Ingelheim (from left) © Archive image from 2022 Business Fabian Furch Leaves EarlyGame With Fabian Furch’s departure, one of the two founders of the EarlyGame Group is leaving the company, which defines itself as a mix of media publishing and agency. Furch plans to take on new challenges in the fields of sports, gaming, and start-ups. His business partner, Leopold Ingelheim, will By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Game & Network Services Q3/FY2024 © SIE Business Strong Revenue and Operating Profit Growth in Sony's PlayStation Business The PlayStation business performed very well in the quarter, with double-digit growth in both revenues and operating income. Nearly 75 million PS5 consoles have been shipped worldwide. The outlook for the full year has also been raised. From October to December 2024 (Q3/FY2024), 9.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action © BMWK / Susanne Eriksson Business Michael Kellner Is Guest at the #gamechanger Talk Shortly before the federal election, the game association and Managing Director Felix Falk will welcome Green Party politician Michael Kellner to the #gamechanger talk on Twitch. The talk with Michael Kellner of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen will take place on 18 February at 12:30 p.m. The stream itself By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lars Wingefors, CEO Embracer Group © Embracer Business Embracer Consolidation Is Having an Effect but Is Not Yet Over Embracer's balance sheet figures are still shaped by the group's consolidation and diversification. Organically, it even grew in the third quarter, thanks to DECA Games and Plaion's third-party business. However, further changes are still to come. The raw figures published by the Embracer Group By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Avowed © Xbox Game Studios Events Avowed Launch Event at the Xperion in Hamburg The next launch event for a triple-A game will take place at the Xperion in Hamburg. Xbox will be celebrating the launch of Avowed at the venue on 18 February. Following the launch events for Sid Meier's Civilization VII in Hamburg and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in Berlin, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Robert Kaiser (Managing Director) and Adrian Kaiser (Head of Communications and 'Marketing Dude') rokaplay © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business The Unlikely Smash Hit of 'A Game About Digging A Hole' by Cyberwave & Rokaplay With over 5 million views on TikTok, 2.2 million views on YouTube Shorts and 14.5 million views on Instagram reels, A Game About Digging A Hole is a viral gaming sensation published by indie label rokaplay Bou-tique. We spoke to the German cozy games publisher about the hit. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch © Twitch Business Samsung, McDonald's, and Honda at the Anniversary TwitchCon Europe With the start of ticket sales for TwitchCon Europe 2025, Twitch has announced its first partners for the community event, along with official usage data for 2024. On average, over 2.5 million people watched Twitch continuously. It has been known since autumn that TwitchCon Europe 2025 will take place By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Pretty wild: How Typhoon Studios ultimately became Raccoon Logic and why © Raccoon Logic Business How the Journey From Typhoon Studios to Raccoon Logic Came to Be By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Jasmin Oestreicher, CEO of Instinct3 © Instinct3 Business Instinct3 Presents 2025 Publishing Line-up Live for the First Time On 18 February 2025, Instinct3 will present this year's publishing line-up for the first time live at the I3 Indie Expo at Xperion Berlin - and on Twitch. The I3 Indie Expo will provide an insight into selected new indie titles to be published by Instinct3 and will By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
