Meike Götz to become new managing director of nordmedia. © Kathy Hennig Business Meike Götz to Become New Managing Director of nordmedia At the beginning of 2025, Meike Götz will take over the management of nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen. She will become the sole managing director of nordmedia, succeeding Thomas Schäffer, who has built up and managed the company since 2001. nordmedia also funds the development of games. After By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Switch games will be playable on Switch successor. © Nintendo Business Switch Games Will Be Playable on Switch Successor "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch." With these words, Nintendo President Shuntarō Furukawa confirmed the backwards compatibility of Nintendo's yet-to-be-announced next console. It is important for Nintendo to be able to bring existing customers over to the new system, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mexify at the opening of the Red Bull Gaming Garden © Red Bull Stadion München GmbH / MKM GmbH Esports Cherry Xtrfy Supports the Red Bull Gaming Garden in Munich Since the end of September, the Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new destination for the esports scene in Munich. The location is supported by Cherry Xtrfy as part of a cooperation. The Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new hotspot for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Dotemu, SNK Products Metal Slug Tactics 2D run-and-gun action becomes a tactical role-playing game. With Metal Slug Tactics, French duo Leikir Studio and Dotemu are taking a well-known but dormant franchise in a new direction, and they're doing it in style. Dotemu is reviving another dormant franchise, this time SNK's Metal Slug, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Wild River Games Publishing Wild River Games Sends Eldrador Creatures From schleich on a New Adventure Wild River Games has once again teamed up with toy maker schleich, licensed by Bavaria Media Licensing, to create the turn-based strategy game Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall. Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall will be released in early 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S. Players aged six and up By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Netflix Business Mike Verdu Named Vice President, GenAI for Games at Netflix Vice President, GenAI for Games - that is Mike Verdu's new position at Netflix. The former VP Games sees generative AI as a '"once in a generation" inflection point for game development and player experiences'. Mike Verdu has taken on a new role at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sales Status of Nintendo Switch. © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo's Net Sales Drop 34 Percent in H1/25, Full-Year Outlook Revised Downward Compared to last year, sales of Nintendo Switch hardware and software have dropped significantly, despite nine games having sold more than one million units on the platform during this period. As a result, Nintendo has lowered its forecast for the year. No information was given on the successor to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Business Games Highlights for the Holiday Season By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Microids Products Empire of the Ants This year has already seen the release of an ant strategy game, Empires of the Undergrowth from Slug Disco and Hooded Horse. While the RTS/base-building mix was rather pragmatic in terms of visuals, Empire of the Ants from Tower Five Studio and Microids is in a league of its By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Photo of the 2023 Awards Ceremony © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa for the German Developer Award 2023 Business Update: Nominations for the German Developer Award 2024 (DEP) The studios and games nominated for the German Developer Award 2024 have been announced. The expert juries have selected 17 titles from 233 submissions. Games that have been nominated multiple times include Closer the Distance from Osmotic Studios, Enshrouded from Keen Games and Oddada from Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Atari Acquires Transport Tycoon Atari has acquired Transport Tycoon in an agreement with the games' creator Chris Sawyer. This is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions by the company. Transport Tycoon, the iconic business simulation, has been acquired by Atari. "We are honored that Chris has entrusted us with Transport By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Honeycomb Publishing Honeycomb Launches Own Flight Simulation Hardware Store Honeycomb Aeronautical, a manufacturer of flight simulation hardware, has launched its new online store serving customers from the USA, UK and EU. The store is run by a German company based in Schwerte. Honeycomb Aeronautical is now selling its flight simulation hardware through its own online store, offering its products By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
