EA Sports College Football 25 (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S) is the number two game in the 2024 sales charts in the United States. © EA Sports Business US Video Game Industry Revenue Down One per Cent in 2024 In 2024, $58.7 billion (€55.8 billion) was spent on computer and video games in the US, almost one per cent less than the previous year (2023). Hardware sales in particular fell by 25 per cent, while Call of Duty topped the content charts ahead of a football game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Epic Games mobile store sees lower-than-expected installs, but adds third-party games. © EGS Business Epic Games Mobile Store Sees Lower-Than-Expected Installs, but Adds Third-Party Games The first wave of third-party games is available on the Epic Games Store mobile app, and a free games programme has also been launched. The alternative app store has been installed on more than 29 million mobile devices, far fewer than Epic Games had expected. Epic Games has announced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Plaion hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launch event with Maurice Weber © Plaion Events Plaion Hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Launch Event With Maurice Weber Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the most important releases for Plaion, which is why the publisher is hosting a launch event with Maurice Weber at Xperion in Berlin. To celebrate the launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Plaion will host a launch event at Xperion in Berlin, hosted By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Civ World Summit in Hamburg ahead of the game's launch © 2K Games Events Civ World Summit in Hamburg in Partnership With Rocket Beans TV In preparation for the launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, the Xperion in Hamburg will host the Civ World Summit in partnership with Rocket Beans TV. In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, 2K Games has announced the "Civ World Summit& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The first Xbox Developer_Direct © Microsoft Publishing Upcoming Releases and Ninja Surprises From Xbox Developer_Direct At the first Xbox Developer_Direct of the year, Microsoft showed off four upcoming games with developer insights - and a remaster was shadowdropped. Doom: The Dark Ages was also confirmed for PlayStation 5 - as was Ninja Gaiden 4. Four games and their respective developers were the focus of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Endless Legend 2 © Amplitude Studios Publishing Amplitude Studios' New Game Is Published by Hooded Horse Amplitude Studios is a French video game developer best known for Humankind and the Endless franchise. After splitting from Sega, the studio has now announced its next game: Endless Legend 2. The 4X strategy game will be published by Hooded Horse. Since the beginning of November 2024, the French Amplitude By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© HTC Business Google Brings HTC's XR Technology and Engineers In-House Google and HTC have announced an agreement that marks the beginning of a close collaboration, which could potentially signal the end of HTC’s independent presence in the XR market in the medium term. As part of the deal, Google has secured a non-exclusive license to HTC’s XR intellectual By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Worshippers of Cthulhu © Crazy Goat Games, Crytivo Products Worshippers of Cthulhu There are many games based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. But a city-building strategy game in which you lead a cult to awaken Cthulhu so he can reshape the cosmos is really something new. Worshippers of Cthulhu immediately looks like an Anno game set in a dark By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Could not fulfil the increased expectations since the success of Hogwarts Legacy: David Haddad © BusinessWire/Warner Bros. Games Business Head of Games David Haddad Leaves Warner David Haddad, President of Warner Bros. Games, is reportedly leaving the media group, according to Variety. A sale of the division, which most recently failed to meet high financial expectations, is reportedly not on the table. Variety reports, citing well-informed sources, that Warner Bros. is not fundamentally reconsidering its involvement By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GM Publishing There Are More Differences Between America and Europe Than Football While there are similarities, the PlayStation 5 annual charts for 2024 in North America and Europe reveal notable differences. The rankings for PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play titles also show significant variations. Interestingly, Black Myth: Wukong, which doesn’t appear in the official European charts, secured the #7 spot on By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Ted Price will leave Insomniac Games at the end of March © Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Ted Price Inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame as He Retires By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
David Dieckmann and Soeren Lohse (from left) © Web Media Publishing Business Full-Service Agency 'viralwunder' is Rebranding as 'asap Brand Services' Launched in 2012, the agency business of Web Media Publishing AG is undergoing a rebranding. As asap Brand Services, the company wants to reflect to the outside world what it lives and practices for its customers every day. A lot has changed in the media landscape since 2012, and the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
