HandyGames' portfolio in the Samsung Galaxy Store © HandyGames, Samsung Galaxy Store Business What Is the Business Case for Alternative App Stores and D2C? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Indoor Astronaut Products Unrailed 2: Back on Track Swiss indie studio Indoor Astronaut continues its journey with Unrailed 2: Back on Track, but this time with a different publisher. Like its predecessor, this cooperative multiplayer roguelike is all about chaotic teamwork. The idea behind Unrailed is as simple as it is ingenious. In this co-operative railroad construction game, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Wolfgang Ebert, PR and Marketing Manager, Christian Ammann, CEO and Boris Stefan, Head of Publishing, Giants Software © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Farming Simulator 25 Released by Giants Software The latest instalment of one of the most successful gaming franchises in the German-speaking region, Farming Simulator 25 from Swiss developer Giants Software, is being released today. The franchise has now sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Farming Simulator 25 is available now for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© LightSpeed Japan Studio Business LightSpeed Studios Launches Japan Studio Led By Hideaki Itsuno LightSpeed Studios has announced the establishment of LightSpeed Japan Studio. The new game development studio will focus on the development of original AAA action games and marks a major step in the global expansion of the Tencent subsidiary. Based in Osaka and Tokyo, LightSpeed Japan Studio will focus on original By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© weltfern VR-XR-MR weltfern Has Released Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store The Hamburg-based software company weltfern has released its VR puzzle game Assemble! in the Meta Quest Store. In this way, weltfern wants to bring the experience it has gained in the XR business to the world of VR gaming. Hamburg-based weltfern has worked as an agency on VR, AR and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Capcom Esports Capcom Launches Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 Publisher Capcom has announced that the Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 European Team Championship will begin on 15 November 2024. Six teams from Europe and neighbouring regions will compete. Following the success of the US and Japanese leagues that have been running since 2018 and 2020, Capcom is expanding By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
At the Investor Conference, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed that total play time on PlayStation was up 14% compared to September last year and up 11% on a cumulative basis since the beginning of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year. © Sony Interactive Entertainment Business SIE Plans to Release Major Single Player Games on an Annual Basis Following its financial results presentation, Sony Interactive Entertainment talked more about the PlayStation business. Starting next fiscal year, major single-player game titles will be released regularly on an annual basis, also as a counterbalance to potential live service risks. Meanwhile, Astro Bot has brought new players into the PlayStation ecosystem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Binary Impact and Aerosoft Publishing Parking World From Binary Impact and Aerosoft Released Publisher Aerosoft and developer Binary Impact released Parking World in Early Access today. The simulation game from Rhineland-Palatinate is an example of technology transfer from industry to gaming. Binary Impact, a development studio based in Niederelbert, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Aerosoft, a publisher specialising in simulations, are releasing Parking World in Early By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Stray Fawn Publishing Stray Fawn's Dungeon Clawler Launches in Early Access on 21 November Swiss indie studio Stray Fawn will launch Dungeon Clawler in Early Access on 21 November 2024. The game combines roguelike deck-building mechanics with a retro arcade classic: the claw machine. Work is also continuing on The Wandering Village. On 21 November, Stray Fawn Studio will release Dungeon Clawler in Early By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart gets bigger © CCON / BXDXO Publishing Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart Gets Bigger After the success of the first edition of the Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart, it will continue this year on 30 November and 1 December. The Gaming Zone will occupy a 20 per cent larger area in Hall 4 this year. It features a mix of gaming stations, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lucina Hum (2. from left) is responsible for the Bisalina brand and the speedrun shows. © Hum / Xperion Business Charity Event Hosted by Bisalina and SK Gaming With B2B Networking Meet Up More than 40 creators will raise money for Unicef and SOS Children's Villages in front of invited guests from the worlds of politics and business at SK Gaming's Magenta Facility. A B2B networking event will take place at the same time. On 30 November, 40 creators By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
