Apple geht Cashreserven an Tim Pototzki March 19, 2012 – 2 min read Share this post Apple könnte in dieser Woche den Firmenschatz von 98 Mrd. Dollar heben © Creatas Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Square Enix Collective © Square Enix Publishing Square Enix Collective Revived After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Avalanche Studios Group X Supermassive Games © Nordisk Games Business Publishing Partnership Between Avalanche Studios and Supermassive Games The Avalanche Studios Group will become the global publisher of Supermassive Games' titles, beginning with Directive 8020, released in May 2026. Both companies are part of the Nordisk Games group. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company / © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / EA & Bit Reactor Products New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read (Hamburg Messe und Congress / René Zieger) Events Fifth Polaris Reaches 55,000 Visitor Record For its fifth anniversary, Polaris Convention in Hamburg has reached 55,000 people. It is the biggest German games & pop culture fair after gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Heroes vs. Hordes / It's Always Happy at Chubby's © Swift Games / Benjamin Lochmann New Media Funding Federal Funding Goes to Swift Games and Benjamin Lochmann New Media Two more game studios have been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were given to Berlin-based Swift Games and Nürnberg-based Benjamin Lochmann New Media alias Pixel Maniacs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Not nearly as raunchy as the old titles, with some clever gags and especially popular in the German speaking areas, the new Larry games are leaving storefronts (Assemble) Products Assemble Retires Leisure Suit Larry Reboots Likely for licensing reasons, Assemble Entertainment takes the two Leisure Suit Larry reimaginings by CrazyBunch off storefronts on 23 October. Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice are on sale until then. The license sits with EA through Codemasters. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Permafrost © SpaceRocket Games & Toplitz Productions Products Strong Launch for Toplitz's Permafrost Developed by SpaceRocket Games and published by Toplitz Productions, Permafrost was released on Steam Early Access on 9 October 2026. It has achieved the German-Austrian publisher's third-best launch to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Reveals First Marvel Set With Original Story for 2027 Marvel Darkhold Destiny will not only be the first Universes Beyond (UB) set for Magic: The Gathering in 2027, it will also be the first Marvel and UB set with an original story written just for the trading card game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Square Enix Collective © Square Enix Publishing Square Enix Collective Revived After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Avalanche Studios Group X Supermassive Games © Nordisk Games Business Publishing Partnership Between Avalanche Studios and Supermassive Games The Avalanche Studios Group will become the global publisher of Supermassive Games' titles, beginning with Directive 8020, released in May 2026. Both companies are part of the Nordisk Games group. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company / © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / EA & Bit Reactor Products New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
(Hamburg Messe und Congress / René Zieger) Events Fifth Polaris Reaches 55,000 Visitor Record For its fifth anniversary, Polaris Convention in Hamburg has reached 55,000 people. It is the biggest German games & pop culture fair after gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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Permafrost © SpaceRocket Games & Toplitz Productions Products Strong Launch for Toplitz's Permafrost Developed by SpaceRocket Games and published by Toplitz Productions, Permafrost was released on Steam Early Access on 9 October 2026. It has achieved the German-Austrian publisher's third-best launch to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
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