Helge Jürgens (Managing Director Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Fernanda G. Pagani (CEO & Head of B2B Games Ground), Gianni Sommer (Gianni Sommer, Managing Director Nerdic and Co-Founder & CFO of Games Ground), Felix Falk (Managing Director of game - the German Games Industry Association) © Games Ground GmbH Business Games Ground 2025 Expands to Four Days Games Ground will return for its third edition in 2025. Following a successful event in 2024 with 4,500 attendees, the festival will expand to four days of gaming, networking and industry insights, taking place from 13 to 16 November 2025 at the Alte Münze in Berlin. Games Ground 2025 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Gamecity Hamburg Business Growing Game Playtest Night Brings Devs and Gamers Together at Xperion Hamburg On 10 April 2025 the Game Playtest Night will take place at Xperion in Hamburg. The third public playtesting session organised by Gamecity Hamburg has grown considerably. Gamecity Hamburg in cooperation with Xperion Hamburg will host the third Game Playtest Night on 10 April 2025. This event gives developers the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business G+ The Year of Nintendo Switch By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© The Farm 51 Products Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone The nuclear post-apocalypse is always interesting from a gaming perspective. Most recently with Atomfall, and before that with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. But Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, from The Farm 51 in Poland, also draws its life from the place and its mysteries. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Rebellion Products Atomfall At first glance, Atomfall looks like a British take on Fallout or S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but Rebellion's game manages to put a good emphasis on exploring and investigating, while also having its rough edges, both positive and negative. As with S.T.A.L. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Marco Alessandro Minoli, Director of Publishing, Slitherine © Slitherine Publishing Slitherine Celebrates Ten Million Sales of Five Games and Has High Expectations for Broken Arrow Slitherine, a publisher specializing in strategy and wargames, is celebrating over ten million sales of its licensed strategy games. Meanwhile, Broken Arrow, scheduled for release in June, is on over 800,000 wishlists. Slitherine is a British publisher of strategy and wargames, founded in 2000. The company is responsible for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© FGS Publishing Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025 - the Big Overview With Focus on GSA The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025, a digital event with lots of trailers of lots of games, lasted just over an hour and a half. Which German, Austrian and Swiss companies were featured, and what were the most important announcements? This year's Future Games Show Spring Showcase By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business G+ Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business "Cross-Platform Functionality Also Enables a Smoother Path to Monetization" More and more developers and publishers, including the major ones, are focusing on cross-platform games - the days of console exclusives from third-party developers seem to be over. In this interview, Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla, explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities associated with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Business Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Continues to Grow On 29 and 30 November 2025, CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will open its doors for the ninth time. After the Gaming Zone was voted the most popular area in last year's visitor survey, the largest Gaming Zone of the pop culture convention is planned for 2025. For the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Headup Publishing Headup Publishes Vessels of Decay From Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks Publisher Headup and developers Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks have announced an agreement that will see the Düren-based company publish Vessels of Decay for PC. Vessels of Decay is a post-apocalyptic horror game. It will be released this summer on PC Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Photo of the GG Bavaria 2024, which took place at the smaller venue (Motorworld Munich) © Medien.Bayern GmbH // GG Bavaria | Anca Popovici Business "Gaming Gaudi" in Munich: The Programme of the GG Bavaria 2025 GG Bavaria 2025, which takes place on 29 and 30 March in Munich's Kleine Olympiahalle, celebrates digital gaming culture, indie games from over 30 studios, cosplay and nerd culture. The event also aims to raise awareness of career opportunities in the games industry. GG Bavaria sees itself as By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
