Management of Pullup Entertainment. © Pullup Entertainment Business Pullup Entertainment With Second-Best Quarterly Results, Drova Beats Expectations Thanks to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 with six million players to date, Pullup Entertainment continues to do very well. Metal Slug Tactics, Void Crew and Drova have also exceeded expectations. In the third quarter of 2024/25 (October to December 2024), Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment, achieved revenues By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
God of War Ragnarök © Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Two Live Service Games Currently in Development at PlayStation Studios Cancelled Two live service games currently in development at Bluepoint Games and Bend Studio have been cancelled by Sony Interactive Entertainment. However, studio closures have been ruled out for the time being. Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed to Bloomberg the cancellation of two games in development. Both were live service games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© DevGAMM Business Third DevGAMM Conference in Gdansk; Digital Vikings Awards Submission, Also for German Studios The DevGAMM conference will take place for the third time in Gdansk at the end of February under the motto "Future of Game Development". Once again, the Digital Vikings Awards will be of particular interest to German studios. The international game development conference DevGAMM is gearing up for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Martin Schneider, Head of Business Development / Christian Rathemacher, Managing Director © weltenbauer. Business Martin Schneider Becomes Head of Business Development at weltenbauer. As Head of Business Development, Martin Schneider will lead the industry division at weltenbauer. Schneider has extensive experience, having worked for Konami Digital Entertainment and Misc Games. Martin Schneider has been appointed as the new Head of Business Development at Wiesbaden-based weltenbauer. Schneider was previously Chief Commercial Officer at Misc By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EarlyGame Business EarlyGame Awards Combine Charity Event and Award Show At the beginning of March, the EarlyGame Awards will honour the most successful content creators, esports professionals and teams in Germany. At the same time, donations will be raised for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The fifth annual EarlyGame Awards will take place on 2 March 2025. This major By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Daedalic Publishing Daedalic Entertainment Will Release Yield! Fall of Rome Next Week Yield! Fall of Rome, from Billionworlds and Daedalic Entertainment, is a relatively fast and accessible 4X strategy game. In particular, the publisher is marketing the game with the SteamDeck in mind. Yield! Fall of Rome, the 4X strategy game from Norwegian developer Billionworlds and German publisher Daedalic Entertainment, will launch By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Aerosoft Publishing Aerosoft Partners With THQ Nordic to Release Two Retail Editions in the US Simulation games specialist Aerosoft is expanding its portfolio of physical games in the USA. Two titles will be released as retail editions in North America in partnership with THQ Nordic. With this collaboration, Aerosoft is bringing two simulation games to North American retailers in physical form. Truck & Logistics Simulator By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dr Bijan Khezri, Group CEO and Delegate focuses on digital transformation and AI © Marquard Group Business Marquard Group Continues Transformation With MBO The Marquard Group, which owns 4Players, Computec and Golem in Germany, has completed a management buy-out with majority shareholder Dr Bijan Khezri. As private investors, the managing directors of the subsidiaries will each contribute two per cent. Generative AI is also an important topic. Dr Bijan Khezri, previously Group CEO, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Hades II © Supergiant Games Products Hades II Without much ado, Supergiant Games simply released Hades II in Early Access in May 2024, after only a short technical test run. This is a sign of confidence, and the San Francisco-based team can be proud of their first sequel, because even in Early Access, the game is the crowning By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Beans Entertainment Business Rocket Beans: Rebranding on Its 10th Birthday The parent company behind Rocket Beans TV is rebranding for its 10th birthday. The rebrand gives the company's contract production division, as well as Rocket Beans Artist Management, a separate identity. The parent company behind Rocket Beans TV is now called Beans Entertainment - previously called Rocket Beans By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© USK Publishing USK Reviews and Changes Age Ratings of Roblox and other Game Creator Platforms The USK has once again checked Game Creator Platforms. Almost half of them were found to comply with the age rating standards, but not all. For example, the rating of Roblox has been raised to USK 16. The IARC Committee of the USK Board has taken a closer look at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Astro Bot at the Play Has No Limits event in Düsseldorf / Vera Mann, Marketing Director, Central & Eastern Europe @ Sony Interactive Entertainment © Andreas Krupa / SIE Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Is Delighted With PlayStation 5 Pro and PlayStation Portal in Germany By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
