© The Rabbit Development The Rabbit 2024 Has Started The Rabbit Indie Games Residency 2024 has started with six teams from Brandenburg (Germany), Chile, Nigeria and the USA. The month-long residency includes a visit to the Games Ground in Berlin. The Rabbit, a month-long residency for independent video game developers, started today and will run until 28 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
DreamHack Hannover 2023 © DreamHack Hannover Events Gamevasion Powered by DreamHack Is Not Only Expanding Its TCG Activities The Gamevasion powered by DreamHack gaming festival in Hannover will feature a Sci-Fi Zone for Star Wars fans, a cosplay contest and an expansion of trading card game activities. Freaks 4U Gaming, owner and operator of Gamevasion powered by DreamHack, reveals the first look at this year's By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Yves Guillemot Sees Light at the End of the Tunnel Although Ubisoft posted a large operating loss in the first half of the fiscal year, CEO Yves Guillemot believes the company is well positioned with its brand portfolio, live services and back catalogue. The French publisher also believes that its cost-cutting programme is on the right track. In the By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood Microsoft. © Microsoft Business Xbox Grows (Only) Thanks to Activision Blizzard in Q1 FY25 Microsoft's gaming revenue grew 43 per cent year over year in the last quarter. While Xbox content and services grew even more strongly, hardware revenue fell by almost 30 per cent. However, the outlook for the current quarter is cautious, despite the record launch of Call of Duty: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© ATVI Publishing "Black Ops 6 Was the Biggest Call of Duty Release Ever" Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, released last week, was the biggest Call of Duty release ever, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed. Sales on PlayStation and Steam were also up sharply compared to last year. The impact on Game Pass subscribers is equally clear. Call of Duty: Black Ops By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lynked: Banner of the Spark © FuzzyBot / Dreamhaven Products Lynked: Banner of the Spark Dreamhaven has released its first game as a publisher: Lynked: Banner of the Spark, developed by FuzzyBot. It is a surprisingly good (cooperative) roguelite action game. But that's not surprising, as the company is backed by well-known people with a lot of experience in the industry. Lynked: By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© 1Up Publishing German Indie Showcase Enters Third Round The largest German-language indie games keynote, the "German Indie Showcase", enters its third round. 1UP Management invites indie developers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to present their games to a large audience. German influencer agency 1UP Management will stream the next iteration of the German Indie Showcase By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Steve Collins, CTO © Unity Business Steve Collins Joins Unity As New Chief Technology Officer Former King CTO and Havok co-founder Steve Collins joins Unity as its new Chief Technology Officer. The company, which has just released Unity 6, is strengthening its technical leadership as it accelerates transformation. Unity today announced that Steve Collins is joining Unity as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), providing key By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tavern Talk: Tempest Tantrum © Gentle Troll Entertainment Publishing Gentle Troll Expands Tavern Talk Indie developer Gentle Troll Entertainment has announced a new DLC for its cozy visual novel Tavern Talk. The Würzburg-based company is adding a new storyline to its "very positively" received game. On 20 June, Gentle Troll Entertainment released Tavern Talk for PC and Switch, a visual novel By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Cam Weber President EA Sports, Laura Miele, President EA Entertainment & Technology, Andrew Wilson, CEO Electronic Arts, Byron Beed, Group General Manager Battlefield (from left to right) © Screenshot EA Webcast of Investor Day 2024 Business Performance of EA Sports Games Drives Record Q2 Net Bookings for EA American Football and Global Football have led Electronic Arts to its best second quarter ever, despite lowered expectations for Apex Legends. The publisher will release Dragon Age: The Veilguard tomorrow. Electronic Arts has announced its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ended 30 September 2024. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment © SIE Publishing Sony Interactive Entertainment Closes Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi, With German Site Also Affected Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi are being closed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Firewalk is the studio behind Concord. Neon Koi was working on a mobile action game. Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment, has announced the closure of two studios: Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios. "While By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Chimera Publishing Chimera's Songs of Silence Leaves Early Access and Heads to Consoles Munich-based Chimera Entertainment will be completing the Early Access phase of Songs of Silence before the end of the year, as planned. In addition to PC, the strategy game will also be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. On 13 November 2024, Songs of Silence from By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
