Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven © Massive Monster & Devolver Digital Products Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven Devolver Digital's most successful game to date, Cult of the Lamb, is getting its first major expansion, Woolhaven, and it sets a great example for what an expansion should be. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Interview: Astragon Relies on External Partners for Physical Distribution Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business. We talked to the two co-CEOs, Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, about this decision. Going forward, their physical distribution will be handled by experienced external partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Astragon Completely Exits its Physical Distribution Business Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business completely. The Düsseldorf-based company distributed physical copies of its own games, as well as those of partners such as Focus Entertainment, Microids and Giants Software. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jasmin Oestreicher, Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Sidekick Publishing / Philomena Schwab, Co-Founder at Stray Fawn Studio © Sidekick & Stray Fawn Products Stray Fawn and Sidekick Publishing Join Forces for Global Launch of Gambonanza Stray Fawn and Sidekick Publishing have partnered up for the global co-publishing of Gambonanza, an upcoming roguelike chess-builder from the solo developer Paul Giovannini of Blukulélé Studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Bladesong © Sun and Serpent & Mythwright Products Bladesong Creating swords as a game - that's the goal of Bladesong, developed by the German studio Sun and Serpent and published by the UK company Mythwright. Even in its Early Access version, the game impresses with its powerful editor. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Stephan Reichart, Managing Director game events / Lars Janssen, Host of the gamescom dev leadership summit and CEO at Deck13 © game Events Events Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Features Six Expert-Led Roundtables At the gamescom dev leadership event in Lisbon, six roundtables led by experts will address topics such as AI disruption, studio resilience, and future business models. This event gives industry leaders the opportunity to reflect on the year ahead and set their strategic direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV / Goodgame Empire © King Art & Plaion / Goodgame Business 20 Games Funded With a Total of Almost €14 Million Twenty more projects received grants from the German federal funding programme for games. Almost €14 million went to studios such as Aesir Interactive, Playing History, King Art, Realmforge Studios, kr3m. media and Stillfront Germany, among others. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Dynasty Warriors: Origins Visions of Four Heroes © Koei Tecmo Games Products Dynasty Warriors: Origins Visions of Four Heroes Koei Tecmo Games had a major success last year with Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Now, the first expansion, Visions of Four Heroes, featuring spectacular Musou mass battles, has been released. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Xbox App on Windows 11 PCs with an Arm processor © Microsoft / Xbox Products Xbox App Expands to Arm-based PCs The Xbox app is now available on Windows 11 PCs with an Arm processor. Most Game Pass games are compatible. In addition, the Xbox Play Anywhere and Stream Your Own Game programmes feature over 1,000 games each. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct '26 © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more Only three games were expected to be presented at the Xbox Developer Direct show, but there were actually four: Fable and Forza Horizon 6 from Playground Games, Beast of Reincarnation from Game Freak and Kiln from Double Fine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Products Sidekick Publishing Launched Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot Sidekick Publishing, solo developer Hamma Studios and the porting studio ATEO have released version 1.0 of Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot for PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Flight Controls Support on GeForce Now © Nvidia Products Flight Controls Support on GeForce Now Flight control support, one of the features most requested by the GeForce Now community, is launching today, initially with the Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
