© Xbox Publishing Xbox Developer_Direct Returns on 23 January Microsoft has announced the first games showcase of the year (so far). On 23 January, four games will be featured in the Developer_Direct, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. On Thursday, 23 January at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK / 7pm CET, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dungeon Clawler © Stray Fawn Studio Products Dungeon Clawler Clawing instead of crawling. In this roguelike deckbuilding game from Swiss studio Stray Fawn Studio, players don't just draw cards. No, they use an arcade-style claw machine to (hopefully) draw the right items, weapons and buffs for the challenge of each battle. Even as Stray Fawn Studio continues By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Ubisoft Makes Itself Attractive to Potential Buyers by Delaying Assassin's Creed Shadows In a strategy update, Ubisoft announced that the company is pursuing "various transformational strategic and capitalistic options to extract the best value for Stakeholders". These could include an outright sale or a break-up of assets and franchises. And the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows has been By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Stunlock Publishing V Rising Hits 5 Million Sales Open-world vampire survival game V Rising has sold over five million units. Swedish developer Stunlock Studios thanks the community and plans to expand the game in 2025. Since its launch (May 2024 on PC and June 2024 on PlayStation 5), V Rising has attracted five million players to the dark By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Carolin Freitag, Founder and Managing Director of keySquare / Nils Ehring, Senior Project Manager © keySquare Business Visibility Becomes keySquare (Again) Visibility, the Berlin-based communications agency specializing in games and technology clients, will now operate under the name keySquare. Nils Ehring joins the team as Senior Project Manager. The new name is the old name, because the company was officially founded under this name in 2013. Visibility served as the brand By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© SIE Publishing Midnight Black Collection of PS5 Accessories Grows Sony Interactive Entertainment is launching the Midnight Black Collection of PlayStation Portal remote player and other accessories on 20 February 2025. The galaxy-inspired colour scheme has already been released for the DualSense wireless controller and PS5 console cover and will be expanded for the PlayStation Portal remote, DualSense Edge wireless By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ride with Mavuika in Berlin on 12 January. © HoYoLove Events HoYoLove Organises Bike Safety Event in Berlin HoYoLove e.V. has joined forces with the ADFC Berlin and other partners to raise awareness about the visibility of cyclists in traffic. The event 'Ride with Mavuika' will take place on 12 January. On Sunday 12 January 2025, fans of Genshin Impact and other HoYoverse games will By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nintendo Products Donkey Kong Country Returns HD The apes are back! Almost 15 years after the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns for Wii, Nintendo is releasing an HD version for Switch. The levels from the later 3DS version are also included, but that's not all that's new. Although the life cycle of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings developed Weta Workshop © Weta Workshop / Private Division Publishing Private Division Portfolio Reportedly Finds New Owner According to a media report, the Private Division portfolio has found new owners in private equity firm Haveli Investments and former Annapurna Interactive employees. Take-Two Interactive announced in November 2024 that it had sold Private Division and its portfolio, but didn't disclose the buyer. According to a Bloomberg By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lenovo Legion Go S © Lenovo Publishing SteamOS on First Third-Party Handheld as Microsoft Looks to Improve Windows Handheld Gaming The first third-party handheld running SteamOS has been unveiled at CES 2025. More are expected to follow. Microsoft has also confirmed that it is working to improve the Windows handheld gaming experience. Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S at CES 2025. The gaming handheld will be available in two versions, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Klemens Kundratitz, CEO and co-founder / Phil Rogers, Deputy CEO of Embracer Group © Plaion / Fredrik Karlsson solstafoto Business Phil Rogers Named New CEO of Plaion, Klemens Kundratitz Becomes Strategic Advisor to Embracer Leadership change at Plaion: CEO and co-founder Klemens Kundratitz hands over the CEO position to Phil Rogers, Deputy CEO of Embracer Group. Kundratitz wishes to step back from day-to-day operations and become a strategic advisor to Embracer. After 31 years with Plaion, CEO and co-founder Dr Klemens Kundratitz has announced By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
gamescom LAN 2024 © TaKeTV and MYI Entertainment Events First Look at Gamescom LAN 2025 Creator heavyweights such as MckyTV, NoWay4u_Sir and HandOfBlood have announced their attendance at gamescom LAN 2025. In addition, the Trading Card Game & Fighting Games area will be expanded and esports tournaments with up to €32,000 in prize money will be held. The Press Play B2B event will By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
