© Sony Business Sony Outlines First PlayStation 30th Anniversary Celebrations This December, Sony Interactive Entertainment will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the first PlayStation. The company has now announced the first events to mark the occasion. There are also increasing signs of a PlayStation 5 Pro. The first PlayStation was released in Japan on 3 December 1994 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 © Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment Business Focus Entertainment Sees Record Launch for Space Marine 2 With Advanced Access The trend of offering more expensive game editions with multi-day Advanced Access has also paid off for Focus Entertainment. The French publisher has outperformed all of its previous releases with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - and that's just with Advanced Access, as the regular version won& By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The CipSoft management team: Ulrich Schlott, Stephan Vogler, and Benjamin Zuckerer (pictured left to right) © CipSoft Business CipSoft's Continued Success and the MMO Market's Peculiarities CipSoft has been doing very well over the past few years. The company, which won the Best Studio award at the German Computer Games Awards (DCP), now employs more than 100 people for the first time and has just announced its second MMO. We spoke to Benjamin Zuckerer, Lead Product By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Grossed More Than $800m on Steam in August © Game Science Business Black Myth: Wukong Grossed More Than $800m on Steam in August August 2024 was another record-breaking month on Steam. In addition to a record number of releases and a new CCU record, full games sales on the platform generated nearly $1.44 billion in revenue, with a single game, Black Myth: Wukong from China's Game Science, accounting for more By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daniela Löhr, Managing Director, OMG FUSE. © OMG FUSE Business OMG FUSE Appoints Daniela Löhr as Managing Director With the appointment of Daniela Löhr as Managing Director, OMG FUSE, the agency for pop-cultural relevance marketing, has expanded its management team around Lucas Petermeier and Yvonne Lukas. The company has been on a growth path in recent years. Daniela Löhr has been promoted from Managing Partner to Managing Director By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Gritty battlefield atmosphere in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. © Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment Products Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Early metrics were promising, but interest in Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 has grown rapidly since the last round of previews. Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment kick off the hot autumn gaming season with an AAA highlight. When Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, developed by Relic Entertainment and published By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Concord screenshot © Sony Interactive Entertainment Publishing Sony Takes Concord Offline, Suspends Sales and Offers Refunds After Just Two Weeks After a slow start, Sony Interactive Entertainment is pulling the plug. Concord, a 5v5 hero shooter designed as a Game as a Service, will no longer be sold. All buyers will receive refunds. The game will not be re-released until it can "reach more people". The hero shooter By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Pico Publishing New "Ultra" VR/MR Headset from Pico Comes to Europe Pico is launching its new all-in-one Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality headset Pico 4 Ultra in September in Europe. Compared to the Pico 4, the new model will not only improve performance and comfort, but will also significantly enhance Mixed Reality. At the same time, the international company is launching By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Drova - Forsaken Kin © Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D Publishing Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D to Release Drova in Mid-October After more than six years of development, Drova - Forsaken Kin finally has a release date: 15 October 2024. The dark pixel RPG is being developed by Magdeburg-based Just2D and published by Deck13 Spotlight. Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are releasing Drova - Forsaken Kin, a dark and gritty pixel RPG By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
