Herdling © Okomotive Awards Swiss Games Awards 2025 - The Winners The winners of the Swiss Game Awards 2025 were announced on 18 December. The award for Best Entertainment Game went to Herdling by Okomotive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Time Flies © Playables & Panic Awards Indie Game Awards 2025 - The Winners The winners of the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Peak, with two awards each, were among the winners, as was a game from GSA. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Lybee Park is the CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe © Pearl Abyss People Lybee Park of Pearl Abyss Europe Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Lybee Park, CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ronald Kaulbach, Label Director Inin Games @ United Games Entertainment © Inin Games Ronald Kaulbach (Inin Games) Discusses the Return of Simon the Sorcerer Simon the Sorcerer Origins, launched by Inin Games at the end of October 2025, marks the return of the iconic brand. We spoke to Label Director Ronald Kaulbach about how the game has been received, how well it has sold, and what their future plans are. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Project Pinecone © Quality Time Studio Funding Nordmedia Is Providing Almost €150,000 of Funding for Four Games The nordmedia Award Committee approved around €4.2 million in funding for 2025 in the third funding round. A total of 52 projects received financial support, the majority of which went to film and TV productions. Almost €150,000 in funding has been allocated to four games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Cleared Hot © Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Cleared Hot Why aren't there any more games like Desert Strike or Nuclear Strike? It seems that Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse have asked themselves this question, too, because they've created Cleared Hot — a nostalgic helicopter shooter featuring physics-driven mayhem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence © Jesper Berg People Dino Patti of coherence Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Varthos - Heir to the Throne © Nightshift Game Development & 3RG Three River Games Products Nightshift and 3RG Three River Games Launched Varthos Berlin-based indie studio Nightshift Game Development and Passau-based publisher 3RG Three River Games have released Varthos - Heir to the Throne in Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Thronefall © Grizzly Games / Mythwright Business Mythwright Acquired the Thronefall IP From Grizzly Games Grizzly Games has sold the Thronefall IP to Mythwright. This will enable the small German studio, consisting of Paul Schnepf and Jonas Tyroller, to concentrate on new projects again while Mythwright expands Thronefall. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Markus Oeller, Co-CEO, 1SP Agency | Monique Bernds, Chief Growth Officer, 1SP Agency © Sven Jakobsen, 1SP Agency People 1SP Agency Appoints Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer The Hamburg-based 1SP Agency has appointed Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer. Taking on a strategic leadership role, she will be responsible for shaping and driving commercial growth, strengthening cross-agency collaboration and accelerating 1SP's expansion into global markets from early 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards Three Platinum Sales Awards Go to 2K, Activision, and Ubisoft In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes © Ubisoft, Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney Products Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes Ubisoft is releasing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes just before Christmas, in time for the theatrical release of Avatar: The Way of Water. This major expansion tells a new story set in the Avatar universe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
