EA Sports College Football 25 (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S) is the number two game in the 2024 sales charts in the United States. © EA Sports Business US Video Game Industry Revenue Down One per Cent in 2024 In 2024, $58.7 billion (€55.8 billion) was spent on computer and video games in the US, almost one per cent less than the previous year (2023). Hardware sales in particular fell by 25 per cent, while Call of Duty topped the content charts ahead of a football game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Epic Games mobile store sees lower-than-expected installs, but adds third-party games. © EGS Business Epic Games Mobile Store Sees Lower-Than-Expected Installs, but Adds Third-Party Games The first wave of third-party games is available on the Epic Games Store mobile app, and a free games programme has also been launched. The alternative app store has been installed on more than 29 million mobile devices, far fewer than Epic Games had expected. Epic Games has announced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Plaion hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launch event with Maurice Weber © Plaion Events Plaion Hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Launch Event With Maurice Weber Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the most important releases for Plaion, which is why the publisher is hosting a launch event with Maurice Weber at Xperion in Berlin. To celebrate the launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Plaion will host a launch event at Xperion in Berlin, hosted By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Civ World Summit in Hamburg ahead of the game's launch © 2K Games Events Civ World Summit in Hamburg in Partnership With Rocket Beans TV In preparation for the launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, the Xperion in Hamburg will host the Civ World Summit in partnership with Rocket Beans TV. In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, 2K Games has announced the "Civ World Summit& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The first Xbox Developer_Direct © Microsoft Publishing Upcoming Releases and Ninja Surprises From Xbox Developer_Direct At the first Xbox Developer_Direct of the year, Microsoft showed off four upcoming games with developer insights - and a remaster was shadowdropped. Doom: The Dark Ages was also confirmed for PlayStation 5 - as was Ninja Gaiden 4. Four games and their respective developers were the focus of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Endless Legend 2 © Amplitude Studios Publishing Amplitude Studios' New Game Is Published by Hooded Horse Amplitude Studios is a French video game developer best known for Humankind and the Endless franchise. After splitting from Sega, the studio has now announced its next game: Endless Legend 2. The 4X strategy game will be published by Hooded Horse. Since the beginning of November 2024, the French Amplitude By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Worshippers of Cthulhu © Crazy Goat Games, Crytivo Products Worshippers of Cthulhu There are many games based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. But a city-building strategy game in which you lead a cult to awaken Cthulhu so he can reshape the cosmos is really something new. Worshippers of Cthulhu immediately looks like an Anno game set in a dark By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA © Archive Picture Business EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age Fall Short of Expectations Electronic Arts revised its outlook for the current fiscal year due to a slowdown in its Global Football live service, while Dragon Age: The Veilguard fell almost 50% short of the company's expectations. EA's original guidance for fiscal year 2025 anticipated mid-single digit growth in live By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© tinyBuild Products All Will Fall A survival city builder with Jenga on top. All Will Fall, a game from All Parts Connected and tinyBuild, allows players to build a settlement on a small area in three-dimensional verticality - and hopefully nothing will collapse. But that is part of the game's concept. There are By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Steve Bell, Group Chief Executive Officer of everplay © everplay Business Everplay Group Is the New Name of the Team17 Group The British Team17 Group has announced the rebranding of the company to everplay group plc. For its subsidiaries astragon Entertainment, StoryToys and Team17, however, the strategic direction will remain unchanged. The new name is intended to reflect the evolution of the business following its IPO (London Stock Exchange) in 2018. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The International 2025 takes place in Hamburg © Valve Esports The International 2025 Takes Place in Hamburg The International, the annual esports Dota 2 championship tournament, is taking place in Germany this year, in Hamburg to be precise. This is the second time that the massive event has been held in Germany. The most prestigious tournament on the Dota 2 scene will take place in Hamburg from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Latest trends and insights from the GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report. © Informa Connect Business Latest Trends and Insights From the GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report The 13th GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report includes the following findings: 11% of respondents were laid off in the past year, half of all developers are self-funding their games, and 80% of developers are focused on creating games for the PC market. The GDC 2025 State of By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
