Marcel Kleffmann
Business

Gentlymad's Stephan Wirth on Endzone 2: "When Criticism Rolled in, We Didn't Retreat."

Endzone was a huge success for Gentlymad and Assemble. However, its successor isn't doing nearly as well in Early Access. In this interview, Co-founder and Experience Lead Stephan Wirth talks about how the developers are dealing with this - and with the crowded city builder market.

03. Juli 2025 08:44

Games and Products

StarVaders

With so many roguelike deck-building games out there, it's hard for a game in this genre to stand out. However, StarVaders achieves this with its clever design, variety, and colourful presentation. It offers a wild mix of mecha roguelike deck-building and tactical shoot-'em-up.

01. Juli 2025 06:30

Games and Products

Broken Arrow

This is by far the biggest release yet from UK-based strategy games publisher Slitherine: Broken Arrow, from Steel Balalaika. This real-time modern warfare tactics game has already sold over 150,000 copies during the Advanced Access period.

30. Juni 2025 06:40

Business

BXDXO Wins Twice at the German Brand Award 2025

BXDXO, a marketing service provider specialising in the games industry, received two awards at the German Brand Award 2025 in Berlin: "Best of Best" and "Gold" in two categories.

27. Juni 2025 11:45

Games and Products

Zockrates Laboratories Releases Ruffy and the Riverside

German indie studio Zockrates Laboratories from Nuremberg and US publisher Phiphen Games have released Ruffy and the Riverside. This hand-drawn 3D platformer took over seven years to develop. The project has also received multiple grants.

27. Juni 2025 10:00

Games and Products

Expansion of Chained Echoes Is Planned for Early August 2025

Deck13 Spotlight and Umami Tiger, the newly founded studio of Matthias Linda, will release Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant on 7 August 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

27. Juni 2025 08:47

Games and Products

Blindflug Studios' Ground of Aces Launches in Early Access in July

Swiss-Polish indie developer Blindflug Studios has announced the release date for its base-building strategy game, Ground of Aces. The game will be available on PC and Mac via Early Access on 10 July 2025.

27. Juni 2025 08:16

Publishing

Bandai Namco Distributes Physical Versions of Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has entered into a partnership with Bloober Team on Project Cronos: The New Dawn. Under the terms of the agreement, Bandai Namco will be responsible for distributing, selling and marketing physical copies of the game in specified regions.

26. Juni 2025 12:31

Business

From Ray Tracing to Path Tracing in Games

Ray Tracing is already used in over 250 PC games, and the number of titles using Path Tracing is slowly increasing. What are the differences, and how do they affect visuals and performance?

26. Juni 2025 11:19

Games and Products

Humble Choice Subscription Prices Increase

Humble Bundle is increasing the price of the Humble Choice subscription. The monthly games subscription will go up in July 2025. In Europe, the annual fee will go up, and the monthly rate will also increase in other regions.

26. Juni 2025 10:11