© Subotron Campus Subotron Live Pitch Competition Finalists Revealed The five student teams who are selected for the Subotron Live Pitch Competition 2025 have been revealed. Teams from universities of applied science throughout Austria have convinced the jury with their projects and will learn to pitch in a workshop with Jan Halwe of ByteRockers' before pitching in front By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
In the first round of funding alone, Rhineland-Palatinate approved as much money as in previous years. Nevertheless, according to the regional representative of game, the budget must be increased significantly. © Archive Picture by Medienförderung RLP Business Game Rhineland-Palatinate Calls for More Support From State Politicians The regional representation of the game association in Rhineland-Palatinate wants to rise from the midfield of German gaming locations. To this end, new demands have now been made on state politics, which are primarily, but not exclusively, about money. Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP) actually has numerous factors that make it an above-average By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Falko Löffler, one of the speakers at InErGa 2025 © Maria Manneck (Adventure-Treff), Narranauten Business New Leipzig Event InErGa Connects Narrative Experts Last weekend's first InErGa in Leipzig marked the emergence of a new conference for narration experts in games. The event by Narranauten at MacroMedia gathered game writers and narrative designers for a day of talks, workshops and networking. With the debut of the new narrative design conference InErGa By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot © HammaStudios and Sidekick Publishing Products HammaStudios and Sidekick Publishing Will Release Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot in Early 2026 Following its successful Early Access launch, during which over 130,000 units were sold on Steam, Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot will be released for iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch in early 2026. The iOS, Android and Switch ports of Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot are being developed in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Screenshot from the short video on the GDC homepage © Screenshot Business GDC is Also Evolving in Its Name to Become the GDC Festival of Gaming When Mark DeLoura was appointed Executive Director of Innovation & Growth in the GDC team, Informa Festival Director Nina Brown spoke of her vision for the GDC to become an inclusive festival of gaming. This also applies to the branding, as can now be seen on the Game Developers Conference By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Aztecs: The Last Sun © Play2Chill / Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Productions Launches Aztecs: The Last Sun in Early Access Aztecs: The Last Sun, developed by Play2Chill from Poland, is being released today in Early Access, published by Toplitz Productions. The city builder introduces an original concept: the Blood Shield. German-Austrian publisher Toplitz Productions is releasing Aztecs: The Last Sun today, 23 September 2025, for PC (Steam, GOG, EGS) in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Endless Legend 2 © Amplitude Studios / Hooded Horse Products Endless Legend 2 After splitting from Sega and releasing Humankind, their challenger to the Civilization franchise, Amplitude Studios has joined forces with publisher Hooded Horse to shake up the 4X strategy genre with fresh ideas, asymmetrical factions and bold fantasy elements. Endless Legend 2 is the sequel to Endless Legend, which was released By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The Rocket Beans Founders: Daniel Budiman, Simon Krätschmer and Arno Heinisch (Above, from left to right), Nils Bomhoff and Etienne Gardé (Sitting Left to right). © Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment People Rocket Beans Restructure, Lay Off Parts of The Team Hamburg media company Rocket Beans Entertainment has announced restructuring, laying off an undisclosed number of employees. Content-wise, the company wants to change their live channel approach as well as concentrate more on already successful formats. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
007 First Light © IO Interactive Business Solutions 2 Go Teams up With IO Interactive for 007 First Light Global video game publisher and distributor Solutions 2 GO has announced a retail distribution partnership with IO Interactive to release 007 First Light worldwide on multiple platforms. Solutions 2 GO and IO Interactive have announced a distribution partnership for the global launch of 007 First Light. "007 First Light By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Deadly Days: Road Trip © Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Products Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Release Deadly Days: Road Trip in Early Access Deadly Days: Roadtrip, developed by Pixelsplit and published by Sidekick, is released in Early Access today. This is the first title from Sidekick Publishing as a full-service publisher. The indie games publishing division of Instinct3, Sidekick Publishing, and developer Pixelsplit have released Deadly Days: Roadtrip into Early Access for €14. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Screenshot Business European Gaming Associations VGE and EGDF Launch Pixels to Policy Industry Showcase With the “Pixels to Policy” campaign, the European gaming industry wants to inform about itself, its key figures, and its performance capabilities. The target audience of the campaign, which was initiated by the two European umbrella organizations VGE and EGDF, are decision-makers in politics, but also people who aren' By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Romain de Waubert de Genlis, CEO and co-founder of Amplitude Studios © Amplitude Studios Business How Amplitude Studios Regained Its Independence, and What This Means for the Future In November 2024, the French strategy specialists at Amplitude Studios returned to independence. We spoke to CEO and co-founder Romain de Waubert de Genlis about the split, future plans, their partnership with Hooded Horse, community initiatives, and their current games. Since November 2024, the French studio Amplitude Studios has been By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
