The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo © CD Projekt Red / Epic Games Business The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo, Epic Games Store Plans, and More Unreal Engine 5.6 was released at the State of Unreal 2025 event, where CD Projekt Red and Epic Games showcased an impressive tech demo of The Witcher 4. Plans for the Epic Games Store were also refined further. The State of Unreal event began with a technical demo from By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
King of Blood © Sad Socket, Hooded Horse, Instinct3 Products 9 Kings More than 250,000 units of 9 Kings were sold in the first week of Early Access. This was a huge success for Brazilian developer Sad Socket and the game's publisher, Hooded Horse. It is also the most successful game launch to date for co-publisher Instinct3, which By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Let Them Trade © ByteRockers' Games Products Spaceflower and ByteRockers' Launch Let Them Trade in July Let Them Trade, the debut project from Spaceflower and published by ByteRockers' Games, will be released on PC at the end of July. A demo will be available on Steam Next Fest beforehand. The city-building game Let Them Trade will be released for PC on 24 July 2025, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Red Bull For The Win 2024 © Maria Hornemann Business Third Red Bull For The Win in Summer 2025 Red Bull For The Win, the esports tournament in which amateurs can challenge professionals, is taking place for the third time this summer. On 9 August, the twenty best amateur gamers will compete against five esports professionals in the final in Vienna. Red Bull For The Win gives aspiring gamers By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hell Is Us / Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business © Nacon Business Postponements Impact Nacon's Results, but the Outlook Promises Strong Growth Although Nacon's annual sales remained almost unchanged, a number of postponements resulted in a net loss of €1.3 million. The French company is expecting strong growth in business levels and operating income for the 2025/26 financial year. Nacon has presented its annual report for the 2024/ By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming at Hasbro / Stig Asmussen, CEO, Giant Skull © Wizards of the Coast / Giant Skull Business Wizards of the Coast Announces Publishing Agreement With Giant Skull Under the leadership of Stig Asmussen, Giant Skull is set to develop an original Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure game. This is another step in Wizards of the Coast's efforts to expand its gaming portfolio. Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, has signed an exclusive publishing By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nplay CEO Ansgar Blauth / ViewApp CEO Daniel Buda © Nplay / ViewApp Products Nplay and ViewApp Announce Their First Partnered Bus Simulator Nplay Games, the largest German-language YouTube channel dedicated to simulation games, is making its debut as a co-publisher with City Transport Simulator: Bus by ViewApp from Austria. City Transport Simulator: Bus, developed by Austrian studio ViewApp and published in collaboration with Nplay Games, is set to launch on By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lukas Bohnau / NintenToker © Bohnau / Computec People Computec Welcomes TikTok Creator Lukas Bohnau to the PC Games Team The editorial team of the Computec brand PC Games is gaining a new colleague. As of 01 June 2025, Lukas Bohnau will join the team as a full-time editor. He has made a name for himself as a content creator on TikTok in recent years. The editorial team at By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo @ Dokomi 2024 © Pia / @sakurahasacamera Business Nintendo Presents Switch 2, Mario Kart World and More at Dokomi The Nintendo Switch 2 will be launched this week, on 5 June. Nintendo will also be showcasing the new console and a range of games at DoKomi, an anime and Japan expo taking place in Düsseldorf. From 6 to 8 June, DoKomi will be inviting fans of Japanese pop culture By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A1 Austrian eSports Festival 2024 © Florian Wieser Esports A1 Austrian eSports Festival Will Take Place in Early July The A1 Austrian eSports Festival will take place on 5 and 6 July for the fourth time at the Austria Center Vienna, with over 25,000 gaming and esports enthusiasts expected to attend. Over 200 exhibitors have announced that they will be participating in the event. The programme promises esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker © Gentle Troll Entertainment Products New Tavern Talk Game From Gentle Troll Entertainment Gentle Troll Entertainment has announced a new standalone game set in the Tavern Talk universe called Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker. Once again, it is a D&D-inspired visual novel. Indie developer Gentle Troll Entertainment, based in Würzburg, has announced its new game: Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker. Set 36 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Indigo 2025 © Indigo Business Benelux Games Industry: 800 Participants at Indigo 2025 The expanded two-day Indigo 2025 event attracted 800 participants to Rotterdam. Held at the World Trade Centre, the Benelux event brought together industry professionals, government representatives and stakeholders. Indigo, the business event for the Benelux gaming industry, took place in Rotterdam on 27 and 28 May. This two-day By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
