© Take-Two Interactive IR Business Take-Two Interactive Has Sold Private Division, No Rest for the Wicked goes to T2 It loomed: Take-Two Interactive has sold its indie publishing label Private Division. The buyer has not yet been announced. From the Private Division portfolio, Take-Two will take over No Rest for the Wicked from Austria's Moon Studios. Take-Two Interactive has sold its independent games publishing By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nintendo Business G+ Mario Party: The Party Never Stops With Mario and Nintendo By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© Freaks 4U Gaming Business Freaks 4U Gaming Renews League of Legends Esports Prime League Operator Licence Freaks 4U Gaming has announced the renewal of its operator licence with Riot Games for the League of Legends Esports Prime League, the official regional league for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, from 2025 to 2027. Furthermore, the company confirms that the Techniker Krankenkasse will continue to be the Title Partner By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Meike Götz to become new managing director of nordmedia. © Kathy Hennig Business Meike Götz to Become New Managing Director of nordmedia At the beginning of 2025, Meike Götz will take over the management of nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen. She will become the sole managing director of nordmedia, succeeding Thomas Schäffer, who has built up and managed the company since 2001. nordmedia also funds the development of games. After 24 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Switch games will be playable on Switch successor. © Nintendo Business Switch Games Will Be Playable on Switch Successor "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch." With these words, Nintendo President Shuntarō Furukawa confirmed the backwards compatibility of Nintendo's yet-to-be-announced next console. It is important for Nintendo to be able to bring existing customers over to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mexify at the opening of the Red Bull Gaming Garden © Red Bull Stadion München GmbH / MKM GmbH Esports Cherry Xtrfy Supports the Red Bull Gaming Garden in Munich Since the end of September, the Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new destination for the esports scene in Munich. The location is supported by Cherry Xtrfy as part of a cooperation. The Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new hotspot for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Dotemu, SNK Products Metal Slug Tactics 2D run-and-gun action becomes a tactical role-playing game. With Metal Slug Tactics, French duo Leikir Studio and Dotemu are taking a well-known but dormant franchise in a new direction, and they're doing it in style. Dotemu is reviving another dormant franchise, this time SNK& By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Wild River Games Publishing Wild River Games Sends Eldrador Creatures From schleich on a New Adventure Wild River Games has once again teamed up with toy maker schleich, licensed by Bavaria Media Licensing, to create the turn-based strategy game Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall. Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall will be released in early 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S. Players aged six and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Netflix Business Mike Verdu Named Vice President, GenAI for Games at Netflix Vice President, GenAI for Games - that is Mike Verdu's new position at Netflix. The former VP Games sees generative AI as a '"once in a generation" inflection point for game development and player experiences'. Mike Verdu has taken on a new role at Netflix. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sales Status of Nintendo Switch. © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo's Net Sales Drop 34 Percent in H1/25, Full-Year Outlook Revised Downward Compared to last year, sales of Nintendo Switch hardware and software have dropped significantly, despite nine games having sold more than one million units on the platform during this period. As a result, Nintendo has lowered its forecast for the year. No information was given on the successor to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Business G+ Games Highlights for the Holiday Season By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Microids Products Empire of the Ants This year has already seen the release of an ant strategy game, Empires of the Undergrowth from Slug Disco and Hooded Horse. While the RTS/base-building mix was rather pragmatic in terms of visuals, Empire of the Ants from Tower Five Studio and Microids is in a league of By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
