© Xbox Products Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars Immortal Pillars, the first expansion for Age of Mythology: Retold, will be released today. It is entirely dedicated to the Chinese civilisation. Fittingly, the expansion is being developed by Virtuos Shanghai Studio. This DLC is probably a way for World's Edge and Xbox Game Studios to target the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding / Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg © Gamecity Hamburg / Oliver Reetz Business Next Round of Prototype Funding Launched by Gamecity Hamburg Gamecity Hamburg is offering €400,000 in Prototype Funding for game development. The deadline for applications is 7 April 2025. Gamecity Hamburg's Prototype Funding is open to founders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 3 March to 7 April 2025. Applicants can receive up By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Steam / Monster Hunter Wilds © Valve Software / Capcom Business Steam Passes 40 Million Concurrent Users With Strong Launch of Monster Hunter Wilds On Sunday, Steam hit 40 million concurrent users for the first time, doubling the CCU peak in five years. Monster Hunter Wilds contributed to the new record with one of the strongest launches ever on the platform. On 2 March 2025, for the first time, more than 40 million players By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Sega Products Two Point Museum After a hospital and a campus, UK's Two Point Studios and Sega are now releasing their third strategy/business simulation game, this time set in a museum, but again with the typical humour. It's another really good game. Two Point Museum is the third game from By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© SIE VR-XR-MR Sony Cuts Price of PlayStation VR2 From March 2025, Sony Interactive Entertainment will reduce the price of PlayStation VR2 worldwide. The basic version of the VR headset will be sold for €150 less. The standard version of PlayStation VR2 is currently priced at €599.99. From March 2025, Sony Interactive Entertainment will offer the VR headset By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nacon Publishing Nacon Connect 2025 and Edge of Memories Announced Once again this year, Nacon will be hosting a Connect stream on 6 March. During this showcase, the French company will present both games and new gaming accessories. Ahead of the stream, Edge of Memories from Midgar Studio has been revealed. Nacon Connect 2025 will showcase Nacon's gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© BIG and Esport Factory Business BIG and Esport Factory Open High-End Boot Camp in Berlin In cooperation with Esport Factory, BIG is opening a high-end boot camp in Berlin. The Esport Factory programme from Maze will be extended to the BIG premises and then to Berlin's esport teams. German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and maze GmbH (Esport Factory), a provider By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Capcom Products Monster Hunter Wilds At the end of February 2025, Capcom will release the follow-up to its two most successful games to date: Monster Hunter Wilds is already casting such a shadow that Sega has brought forward the release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by a week to avoid the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Marilena Cassetta, Jan Halwe, Astrid Gooding, Uke Bosse © BGF & private Business Jury and Host for the Baltic Games Fest Awards Are Set Jan Halwe from ByteRockers' Games, Marilena Cassetta from Crytek and Astrid Gooding from Terminal3 are the jury for the Baltic Games Fest Awards. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Uke Bosse. The Baltic Games Fest (BGF), which will take place on 11 to 12 April 2025 at the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Could not fulfil the increased expectations since the success of Hogwarts Legacy: David Haddad. Reports that Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Games, would be leaving the media group began circulating back in January 2025. © BusinessWire/Warner Bros. Games Business Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB Games San Diego Closed Warner Bros. Games has announced a strategic realignment to focus on key franchises. As a result, the three US studios Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB Games San Diego have been closed. The Wonder Woman game was also cancelled. After the recent upheaval, it became apparent, but probably not By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Björn Pankratz and Jennifer Pankratz at gamescom 2023. © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Development First Game From Pithead Studio Is Cralon After the end of Piranha Bytes and going indie, Jennifer and Björn Pankratz have announced their first game. It is the 3D dungeon crawler Cralon, inspired by dungeon classics and developed with Unreal Engine 5. Cralon is a 3D dungeon crawler with RPG and adventure elements, inspired by classics such By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© ID@Xbox Publishing ID@Xbox Showcase With Daedalic Entertainment, Okomotive and More Daedalic Entertainment presented Woodo and Okomotive presented Herdling at the ID@Xbox Showcase during IGN FanFest. World premieres included The Lonesome Guild by Don't Nod and Rockbeasts by Team17. IGN opened its annual FanFest with an ID@Xbox showcase. Daedalic Entertainment, in collaboration with developers Yullia Prohorova and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
