Aerosoft to release Global Farmer and the Aerosoft Truck & Bus Wheel System in October 2024. © Aerosoft Publishing Aerosoft to Release Global Farmer and Truck & Bus Wheel System in October In October 2024, Aerosoft will not only release Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator, but also launch Global Farmer in Early Access and finally introduce the Aerosoft Truck & Bus Wheel System. October is a very busy month for Aerosoft. Not only will the simulation experts release Heavy Cargo - By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gamevasion powered by DreamHack to debut in Hannover in December 2024. © Freaks 4U Gaming Business Update: Gamevasion Starts Ticket Sales From 5 to 8 December 2024, Gamevasion powered by DreamHack will make its debut in Hannover (Germany). This new gaming festival, organised by Freaks 4U Gaming, will replace the previous DreamHack event. It includes a BYOC LAN event and an Expo. Ticket sales have now started. The new festival Gamevasion By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Matt Bromberg, CEO and President of Unity on stage at Unite 24 © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Unity Is Fully Committed to the Games Industry With the Release of Unity 6 in October At Unite 24 in Barcelona, Unity announced that Unity 6 will be released in mid-October. Performance, stability, ease of use and long-term support are promised. At the same time, the company has made it clear that it is returning its full focus to the games industry. Unity has announced that By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Benjamin Zuckerer (Lead Product Manager, Managing Director) and Thomas Brünger (Product Manager Development) © CipSoft Publishing CipSoft's new MMO: Benjamin Zuckerer on Persist Online By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© SIE Products God of War: Ragnarök Sony Interactive Entertainment aka PlayStation Publishing LLC is bringing its next PlayStation heavyweight to PC, God of War: Ragnarök, almost two years after its release on console. This will allow PC gamers to experience the conclusion of the story of the hugely successful game, which sold over 15 million copies By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© 11 bit Products Frostpunk 2 With more than two million wishlists, Frostpunk 2 from 11 bit studios is the third most-wanted game on Steam. The sequel to the survival city builder released in 2018 will surpass its predecessor in almost every discipline, especially in terms of scale, and of course there will once again be By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Devolver Products The Plucky Squire One of the creative highlights of this year's autumn gaming season is The Plucky Squire, developed by All Possible Futures and published by Devolver Digital. In this playable love letter to action-adventure games such as Zelda and the like, storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Square Enix Publishing What Square Enix Is Doing Differently When Launching Final Fantasy XVI on PC Just over a year after its release on PlayStation 5, Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy XVI to PC, but this time without store exclusivity, at a lower price, and hopefully with a better technical port thanks to a previous demo. Square Enix chose the beginning of this year' By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Rockfish Games Publishing Rockfish Games Doubles Down on Everspace 2 The first DLC for Everspace 2, Titans, has been released, featuring two massive space encounters. But Rockfish Games has even bigger plans and will be creating a second, even bigger expansion. Hamburg-based Rockfish Games has released Everspace 2: Titans, the first major DLC for Everspace 2, on Steam, GOG, Xbox By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt Business The European Games Industry In the last two weeks, GamesMarkt has published nine articles on the European games industry, covering the "Big Five" key markets and four regions with their respective characteristics. All insights and articles (GamesMarkt Plus) at a glance. The games industry in Europe is very diverse, which is not By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Lars Wingefors, co-founder and CEO of Embracer; Matthew Karch, co-founder Saber Interactive and Head of Beacon Interactive © Embracer Group Business 4A Games and Zen Studios Will Remain Within Embracer Group The Embracer Group has completed the divestment of Saber Interactive. The Swedish group has received an early payment for the sale of the Saber assets, while 4A Games and Zen Studios will remain within the Embracer Group. The Swedish Embracer Group announces the receipt of $168.4 million as an By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
From left to right: Helge Jürgens (Managing Director Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Hendrik Ruhe (Co-Founder Instinct3), Jeannine Koch (Chairwoman / Managing Director medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V.), Lothar Sattler (Department I for Federal and European Affairs and Media Policy in the Berlin Senate Chancellery) © Daniel Hinz Business Medianet Games Summer Reception 2024 With Lothar Sattler From the Berlin Senate Chancellery More than 100 guests from the games industry attended the traditional medianet Games Summer Reception, including Lothar Sattler from the Berlin Senate Chancellery, Department I - Federal and European Affairs and Media Policy. Among the topics discussed were the upcoming House of Games in Berlin and the effects of the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read