tea makes game / The Elision Effect © tea makes game Business "Tea Makes Games" and the Appeal of Experimental Games Last year, "tea makes games", a student from Trier, Germany, released her first commercial game, The Elision Effect. GamesMarkt spoke to her about the challenges, inspiration and making experimental games. Under the pseudonym "tea makes games", Theia Bähr released her first commercial game last year: The By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Dune: Awakening © Funcom Publishing Dune: Awakening Release Date Confirmed While Funcom had previously announced a spring 2025 release date, it has now been confirmed that Dune: Awakening will be released on PC in May, just a few days after Doom: The Dark Ages. The character creator and a benchmark are already available on Steam. Norwegian developer and publisher Funcom By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Rogue Command © Feneq Business Feneq: How a Two-Man Team Wants to Shake up the RTS Genre With the courage to create a game in the supposedly dead RTS genre and combine it with contemporary roguelike and deck-building mechanics, feneq released Rogue Command in November 2024. For the two-person team, this has been a journey of over five years. They are fully behind the concept, By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming / Dom Matthews, Studio Head of Ninja Theory / Katja Hofmann, Senior Principal Researcher and Lead of the Game Intelligence Team © Microsoft Development Microsoft Introduces Generative AI Model for Gameplay In a recent announcement, Microsoft unveiled Muse, a generative gameplay AI model that promises to open up new possibilities in gaming and game development. It is intended to be used for faster creative ideation and to make older games available again. Xbox has presented Muse, a generative AI model for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ex-yakuza Goro Majima as a pirate with no memory and his loyal crew © Sega Products Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii A little over a year after the hugely successful and popular Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, fan-favourite Goro Majima returns with his own spin-off, featuring loads of over-the-top action as a modern-day pirate and, of course, plenty of yakuza craziness - in a good way. One By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© HandyGames Publishing HandyGames Adds 12 Retro Games From Orangepixel to Its Publishing Line-Up As part of its "Hidden Gems Strategy", HandyGames is expanding its publishing line-up with 12 retro games from Orangepixel. The partnership is described as a "major milestone for both companies", combining Orangepixel's creative vision with HandyGames' publishing expertise. HandyGames has announced a By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christiane Gehrke, Senior Event Communication & Sales Manager at Factory-C © Factory-C Business Home of Indies at gamescom 2025 Keeps Growing Even more space, even more variety for indie games: The Home of Indies at gamescom 2025 is growing to 440 square metres this year and bookings are now open. Factory-C, the Berlin-based communications agency specializing in gaming and esports events, is returning to gamescom with Home of Indies. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Autumn, Swann, Kat, and Nora in 1995. © Don't Nod Products Lost Records: Bloom & Rage The next narrative journey from the creators of Life is Strange is called Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. It's also the first game from Don't Nod Montréal, and it's one of the most important titles for the French company, as their last few games By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Melvin Frank, Product Lead Publishing at Instinct3 / Jasmin Oestreicher, CEO of Instinct3 © Instinct3 Publishing Instinct3 Unveils 2025 Publishing Line-up and Outlines Long-Term Commitment At the I3 Indie Expo 2025, Instinct3 presents its publishing program for this year with five titles. In the long term, the influencer marketing agency also plans to establish itself as an integral part of the international indie and creator scene, as a companion to developer studios and as a By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Stefan Marcinek, CEO of Assemble Entertainment and Organiser of the GermanDevDays © GDD / Assemble Entertainment Business GermanDevDays Announces Location and Free Exhibitor Tables GermanDevDays will return to Frankfurt for the seventh time in July 2025, and the venue has now been confirmed. Twelve exhibitor tables will again be made available free of charge to independent teams and developers. The location for GDD - GermanDevDays 2025 is now confirmed. As in 2018, 2019, 2023 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Ubisoft Publishing Ubisoft Plans Major Overhaul of Rainbow Six Siege One of the most important revenue drivers for Ubisoft is Rainbow Six Siege. The tactical shooter is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and is set to undergo its biggest transformation yet. One of the most important games for Ubisoft is Rainbow Six Siege, which will celebrate its tenth anniversary By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Moorhuhn Kart 4 © Korion Interactive and Markt + Technik Publishing Moorhuhn Kart 4 Will Be Released in Mid-March 2025 On 13 March 2025, Korion Interactive and Markt + Technik will release the racing game Moorhuhn Kart 4. It's not a remake, but a new adventure built entirely from scratch, according to the developers from Ludwigsburg. Korion Interactive from Ludwigsburg and Markt + Technik from Burgthann (near Nuremberg) have announced By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
