Atari steigt ins Glücksspielgeschäft ein Tim Pototzki April 16, 2014 – 1 min read Share this post Zu bekannten Atari-Marken wie "Pong" wird es künftig Online-Glücksspiele geben © None Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 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 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Space Program © 3Division / Hooded Horse Products Workers & Resources: 1 Million Sales and a Space Expansion The Soviet city-builder Workers & Resources heads into space in the new Space Program DLC. Publisher Hooded Horse and developer 3Division announced this alongside passing the 1 million sales mark. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Business Control Resonant Boosts Remedy Entertainment's Financial Results Remedy Entertainment's revenue tripled in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the release of Control Resonant, which is the company's fastest-selling game to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read MediaMarktSaturn is focusing on various store concepts in Germany. The “Tech Village Berlin” on Alexanderplatz was reopened in 2022 as a "lighthouse market". (Picture: MediaMarktSaturn) Business EU Commission Greenlights Takeover of MediaMarktSaturn by JD.com The final hurdle in the planned takeover of the German retail group Ceconomy – which essentially comprises the MediaMarktSaturn Group – by JD.com has been cleared. The EU Commission has given the green light for the acquisition, subject to the conditions it has imposed. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The Miner Was Replaced © Timon Herzog and Metaroot Products The Farmer Was Replaced: 1M Sales, Mobile Port and The Miner Was Replaced Timon Herzog and Metaroot have released the DLC The Miner Was Replaced for the programming game The Farmer Was Replaced, which has now sold over a million copies. A mobile version of the game has also been developed in collaboration with Ateo. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Lower Saxony, Bremen, and Hamburg Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association © e-sport. NDS Esports Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association The organised esports scene in north-western Germany is getting closer together. The Lower Saxony Esports Association, part of the German Esports Federation (ESBD), is merging with the associations in Bremen and Hamburg to form the E-Sport-Verband Nordwest (North-West Esports Association). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Insights Game Buyers Are Price-Sensitive and Have an Idea of Appealing Discounts G2A and Newzoo have published a comprehensive study on gamers’ purchasing behaviour, which offers interesting and, in some cases, surprising insights that are likely to be of particular interest to developers and publishers of premium games. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 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
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Space Program © 3Division / Hooded Horse Products Workers & Resources: 1 Million Sales and a Space Expansion The Soviet city-builder Workers & Resources heads into space in the new Space Program DLC. Publisher Hooded Horse and developer 3Division announced this alongside passing the 1 million sales mark. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Business Control Resonant Boosts Remedy Entertainment's Financial Results Remedy Entertainment's revenue tripled in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the release of Control Resonant, which is the company's fastest-selling game to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
MediaMarktSaturn is focusing on various store concepts in Germany. The “Tech Village Berlin” on Alexanderplatz was reopened in 2022 as a "lighthouse market". (Picture: MediaMarktSaturn) Business EU Commission Greenlights Takeover of MediaMarktSaturn by JD.com The final hurdle in the planned takeover of the German retail group Ceconomy – which essentially comprises the MediaMarktSaturn Group – by JD.com has been cleared. The EU Commission has given the green light for the acquisition, subject to the conditions it has imposed. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Miner Was Replaced © Timon Herzog and Metaroot Products The Farmer Was Replaced: 1M Sales, Mobile Port and The Miner Was Replaced Timon Herzog and Metaroot have released the DLC The Miner Was Replaced for the programming game The Farmer Was Replaced, which has now sold over a million copies. A mobile version of the game has also been developed in collaboration with Ateo. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lower Saxony, Bremen, and Hamburg Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association © e-sport. NDS Esports Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association The organised esports scene in north-western Germany is getting closer together. The Lower Saxony Esports Association, part of the German Esports Federation (ESBD), is merging with the associations in Bremen and Hamburg to form the E-Sport-Verband Nordwest (North-West Esports Association). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Insights Game Buyers Are Price-Sensitive and Have an Idea of Appealing Discounts G2A and Newzoo have published a comprehensive study on gamers’ purchasing behaviour, which offers interesting and, in some cases, surprising insights that are likely to be of particular interest to developers and publishers of premium games. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
