Ball X Pit © Kenny Sun and Devolver Digital Products Ball X Pit It was the 12th most-played game in the June Steam Next Fest: Ball X Pit by Kenny Sun and Devolver Digital. This combination of Arkanoid, Pong and bullet-hell roguelite really makes it all about balls. Ball X Pit is a 'brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite' set in a By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Nordic Game Awards @ NG25 Spring © Tomas Lissåker, Smallfield Photo Business Nordic Game Launched Call for Speakers NG26 Spring (Nordic Game) will take place again in Malmö at the end of May 2026. The organisers have now announced the first confirmed speakers and opened the call for speakers. The next Nordic Game conference will take place in Malmö from 26 to 29 May 2026. Once again, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Pokémon Legends Z-A © The Pokémon Company International Products Pokémon Legends Z-A Real-time battles in Pokémon? In Pokémon Legends Z-A, trainers can control their Pokémon directly in battles for the first time ever, giving them direct commands. But that's not all - there are even more new features! When the first Pokémon games were released on the Game Boy in By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment / RoadCraft © Sardin, Pullup Entertainment / Saber & Focus Business Pullup Entertainment Reports Second-Best First-Half in the Group's History With revenue of €132.6 million for the first half of 2025/26, Pullup Entertainment (formerly Focus Entertainment) reports its second-best first half ever, behind only last year's results. New releases performed solidly, while the back catalogue remained strong. French publisher Pullup Entertainment has reported its unaudited revenue By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
BIG and LevlUp Join Forces © BIG Esports BIG and LevlUp Join Forces Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced a partnership with LevlUp, one of Europe's leading gaming drink brands. As well as community events, social media activations and promotions, LevlUp will also support BIG's boot camp to promote young esports talent. Founded in Germany in 2018, LevlUp quickly By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era © Hooded Horse, Ubisoft, Unfrozen Products Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Hits One Million Wishlists Hooded Horse and Unfrozen have announced that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has achieved a major milestone following the release of the public demo. The game has now been added to over 1,000,000 wishlists, making it the 15th most wishlisted game on Steam. Since its release, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Polaris Convention 2025 © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Rolf Otzipka Business About 50,000 People Attend the Polaris Convention 2025 The Polaris Convention 2025 attracted around 50,000 people to the Hamburg Messe und Congress exhibition centre last weekend. This represents a growth in attendance at the event this year. From 10 to 12 October 2025, around 50,000 people, including 400 exhibitors and over 1,000 creators, attended the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Genshin Impact Miliastra Wonderland - Popular Stages © HoYoverse Products Genshin Impact Debuts UGC System in October It is well known that user-generated content (UGC) promotes community engagement, creativity and long-term player retention. HoYoverse's hugely successful game, Genshin Impact, will also be banking on UGC from 22 October onwards. The "Lune II" update for Genshin Impact will be released on 22 October, adding By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daimon Blades © Streumon Products Daimon Blades The first game from Streumon since they parted ways with Pullup Entertainment in 2024 is Daimon Blades, which the French studio is also publishing itself. The game is a first-person slasher with roguelike progression. Daimon Blades can be played solo (offline) or with a group of up to four players By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Andrin von Rechenberg, Founder of N-Dream; Anthony Cliquot, CEO of N-Dream © N-Dream Business Swiss In-Car Gaming Start-up AirConsole Acquired by KPIT KPIT Technologies has announced the acquisition of N-Dream's AirConsole in-car gaming platform. AirConsole is used by BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. In just three years since entering the automotive space, N-Dream's AirConsole is used by BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. It now joins KPIT to accelerate By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Julian Migura, COO at VaultN © VaultN, Take-Two Business VaultN and Take-Two Partner to Centralize and Optimize Digital Distribution VaultN, a digital distribution platform, has partnered with Take-Two Interactive Software to enhance the publisher's management and distribution of games through third-party channels. This partnership with VaultN, which is based in Amsterdam, will enable Take-Two to centralise its digital distribution strategy. This will ensure full control, automation and By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
EA Sports FC 26 / Borderlands 4 © EA / 2K Products Take-Two Dominates the German Games Charts in September 2025 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
