The Global Game Jam by The Länd in Karlsruhe in 2024 © MFG Baden-Württemberg Business More Than 35,000 Jammers Joined the 2025 Global Game Jam The 2025 Global Game Jam has been a huge success. More than 35,000 jammers created over 12,000 games during the Jam, 20% more than last year. Across Europe, more than 13,000 jammers participated. The organisers are pleased with the 2025 Global Game Jam. During the Jam, 35, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, Drake Star © Metzger Business Michael Metzger: "The Games as a Service Market Is Evolving in Response to Market Saturation" Following the release of the Drake Star Global Gaming Report 2024, Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, provides further insight into expectations for this year, and also discusses the situation at Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, as well as Crypto Gaming and the current Games as a Service market. Global technology investment bank By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
M&A Activity in 2024 - Drake Star Global Gaming Report 2024 © Drake Star Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A Returns to Growth in 2024; Activity Expected to Increase By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Farming Simulator VR © Giants Software Publishing Farming Simulator VR Announced by Giants Software This is hands-on virtual farming: Giants Software has announced Farming Simulator VR. The standalone game on Meta Quest will be available at the end of February 2025. It is the first VR game from Giants Software. Farming Simulator VR will be released on 28 February 2025 for Meta Quest By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Xbox Revenue Down Seven per Cent, but Game Pass Posts Record Sales Microsoft's Xbox division saw revenue fall by almost seven per cent year-on-year in the last quarter. While hardware sales are down, Game Pass, Call of Duty and cloud gaming are strong. Microsoft has released its financial report for Q2 FY25 (October to December 2024). The gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
State Councillor Jana Schiedek and Senator for Culture and Media Dr. Carsten Brosda © Jan-Marius Komorek Business Senator's Roundtable 2025 and 20 Press Start: Start-up Grants in Hamburg One of the most important recurring events at the start of the year for Hamburg's games industry is the Senator's Roundtable, which once again provided an opportunity for open dialogue between industry and politics. 20 developers from Hamburg received the Press Start: Start-up Grant. On By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A PlayStation account will also be optional for Marvel's Spider-Man 2. The game is due for release on PC on 30 January 2025. © Sony, Marvel Publishing Sony Drops Requirement for PlayStation Network Account on PC Recent PC releases from Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation Publishing) have required a PlayStation Network account. For two titles already released and two upcoming titles, this requirement will become optional. The recent PlayStation releases on PC required a PlayStation Network account, which was widely criticised by gamers, especially as the games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Yellow Brick Games Products Eternal Strands The first game from Canada's Yellow Brick Games, which employs renowned ex-developers from Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and BioWare, is called Eternal Strands. It's an action-adventure with surprisingly good and creative combat against towering enemies - and it seems pleasingly focused on the core elements. Magic, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
GOG Dreamlist © GOG.com Publishing GOG Dreamlist Started to Bring Back Games With Greater Vigour Online distribution platform GOG has launched the Dreamlist, a public tool to persuade publishers to re-release games that are no longer accessible. Also: Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 have been re-released. CD Projekt's GOG.com has launched Dreamlist, a community-based tool that allows people By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
RoadCraft © Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment Publishing Astragon to Distribute RoadCraft From Focus Entertainment in the GSA Once again, astragon Entertainment and Focus Entertainment are working together. In May 2025, the Düsseldorf-based company will distribute the console editions of RoadCraft in retail stores in German-speaking countries. Astragon Entertainment is once again partnering with Focus Entertainment (Pullup) for the distribution of RoadCraft. Announced at gamescom 2024, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hideaki Nishino / Hiroki Totoki / Hermen Hulst © SIE PS.Blog / Sony Group & Sony Investor Database / Sony Group Corp. Business Hideaki Nishino Appointed President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment has made changes to its management structure. Hideaki Nishino, currently CEO of the Platform Business Group, will become the new President and CEO. Hermen Hulst will remain CEO of the Studio Business Group. SIE Chairman Hiroki Totoki will become the new President and CEO of Sony Group By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Rebellion Products Sniper Elite: Resistance Rebellion's Sniper Elite franchise has more than 20 million players worldwide. And that number is set to grow substantially at the end of January 2025, when the next game in the series, Sniper Elite: Resistance, is released. It's hard to believe, but the Sniper Elite franchise By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
