© GIC Business Game Industry Conference 2025 Announces Speaker Lineup With experts from bippinbits to Wargaming, this year’s Game Industry Conference in Poland has announced it's current speaker lineup. The Legal and Mobile Summits are also set to return, offering important side events for the games industry. Game Industry Conference (GIC), happening from 23 to 26 October By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dead Take © Surgent Studios and Pocketpair Publishing Products Dead Take A game about the dark side of acting requires actors who can deliver, and Dead Take from Surgent Studios and Pocketpair Publishing hits the mark with Ben Starr and Neil Newbon, as well as numerous other high-profile guests. They are a perfect fit for this intense game. Dead Take is By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Titan Quest II Sells Over 300,000 Copies © THQ Nordic Business Titan Quest II Sells Over 300,000 Copies In less than 72 hours, over 300,000 copies of the action role-playing game Titan Quest II have already been sold. This is a huge success for Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic. After achieving the second-best launch on Steam for THQ Nordic based on peak CCU (as we reported), the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© DevGamm Business DevGamm Lisbon 2025 Announces Peter Molyneux as Keynote Speaker After last year's keynote by John Romero, DevGamm Lisbon is this year bringing Peter Molyneux to the B2B stage. The first batch of speakers has also been announced, among them Maria Borys of Flying Wild Hog, Abby LeMaster of Riot Games and Adam Boyes of Vivrato. For developers, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The top concerns regarding the biggest industry challenges were economic and political uncertainty (56 votes), market saturation (53 votes) and rising development costs (44 votes). © devcom developer conference 2025 Business Devcom 2025 Speaker Survey Results: Insights into Trends and Business Models In the run-up to the devcom developer conference, the organisers asked 100 speakers about current industry topics, offering insights into trends, development strategies and business models. One hundred devcom speakers responded to the 2025 edition of the survey, offering a snapshot of current industry sentiment and trends. For example, they By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
T-Pain (American rapper, R&B singer and music producer) and Clinton Sparks (Founder and CEO of the Global Gaming League) © Global Gaming League Esports Global Gaming League Secures Licensing Agreements with Major Publishers The Global Gaming League considers itself to be a celebrity-driven gaming entertainment league, and its first season will begin in August. The first partnerships with publishers have now been finalised. The Global Gaming League (GGL) has announced partnerships with various publishers. The GGL is a league comprising celebrity-owned teams that By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Kaweh Mansoori, Hesse Economy Minister, is patron of the funding programme. © Paul Schneider / Hessische Staatskanzlei Business Hessen Serious Game Funds 7 Titles with 300,000 Euros Seven titles, among them five serious games, receive funding from Germany's federal state Hesse. Partly decided by Jan Klose of Artex and Franziska Lehnert of ZeniMax, the lucky winners are Pixelsplit, CosaLux, Omeelia, Eduard Dobermann, Buntspecht & Rabe, Sphery Exerworld and Raumkapsel Schmidt. Hesse is funding seven games By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom Business Monster Hunter Festa 2025 at Paris Games Week 2025 Capcom is planning a special Monster Hunter event for Paris Games Week 2025. This will include the Monster Hunter Wilds France Championship, appearances by members of the development team, exclusive merchandise, and other activities. Not only will Capcom be exhibiting in a major way at gamescom 2025, but the company By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 © Sega Products Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Over four million copies of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles have been sold. CyberConnect2 and Sega are now launching the sequel, which aims to raise the bar even higher. Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is the latest official game in the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Webedia at gamescom 2025 © Webedia Business Webedia at gamescom 2025 With Its FYNG City Webedia has announced its programme for gamescom 2025, which includes over 40 hours of live-streaming, an international show format and FYNG City. FYNG (Find Your Next Game) is set to expand beyond Germany. With 752 square metres of floor space, Webedia will have the largest stand in Hall 10.1 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Titan Quest II © Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic Products Second-Best Launch (CCU) for THQ Nordic: Titan Quest II Gets off to a Strong Start on Steam More than 27,000 people played Titan Quest II concurrently after its surprise Early Access launch on Steam last weekend. The action RPG, developed by Grimlore Games, is now the second-fastest launch in the history of its publisher, THQ Nordic. The shadow drop risk has paid off. On 1 August By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team Spirit won IEM Cologne 2025 © Michal Konkol Esports Intel Extreme Masters Returns to Cologne as a Major in 2026, Team Spirit Won IEM Cologne 2025 Following Team Spirit's victory in the IEM Cologne 2025 final, the ESL Faceit Group announced that the Intel Extreme Masters 2026 will return to Cologne as a Major. With the conclusion of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2025 tournament on Sunday, won by Team Spirit, the stage By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
