Publishing Next Xbox Partner Preview with THQ Nordic, IO Interactive, and Tencent The next Xbox Partner Preview is scheduled for Thursday, 20 November at 19:00 CET. The event will feature games from IO Interactive, Tencent and THQ Nordic, as well as other reveals and Game Pass announcements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Not only did M80 win the Blast R6 Munich Major and receive the operator-themed trophy, they also secured the grand prize of $250,000. © Ubisoft Michal K. Business M80 Won the Blast R6 Munich Major in Front of Thousands of Fans Thousands of fans watched M80 defeat Team Falcons in the live final of the Blast R6 Munich Major at the BMW Park Arena. Over the course of two weeks, the world's 16 best teams competed in intense duels in Germany in the final Major tournament of the year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack; © Koei Tecmo Europe and Gust Products Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack Koei Tecmo and Gust are bringing back three of the most successful games in the long-running Atelier franchise, revised and expanded for the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack. This is the most comprehensive package of Ryza's journey yet. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Age of Wonders 4: Throne of Blood; © Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive Products Age of Wonders 4: Throne of Blood Following seven expansions for Age of Wonders 4, the eighth DLC is now ready to introduce vampires to the fantasy strategy game from Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Products Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Business Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Storage Hunter Simulator; © Raccoons Studios & astragon Products Astragon Will Launch Storage Hunter Simulator in Two Weeks Storage Hunter Simulator is set to reach version 1.0 on 27 November 2025. The game is being published by astragon and was developed by Raccoons Studios, part of the Polish company BeardedBrothers.Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft's share price has only moved in one direction over the last five years; Data and illustration: © Wallstreet-Online/Smartbroker Holding AG Business Ubisoft Postponed the Release of Its Earnings Results and Halted Share Trading French publisher Ubisoft was due to present its quarterly results yesterday, but postponed the announcement at short notice, even suspending trading in its shares. No reasons were given. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core; © Ghost Ship Publishing Business Deep Rock Galactic's Future, and Why Ghost Ship Partners With Invisible Walls Ghost Ship Publishing has postponed the Early Access release of Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core until Q2 2026, and has entered into a partnership with Invisible Walls. This studio will now be responsible for the ongoing development of Deep Rock Galactic. Season 6 was also announced at the same time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
The Steam Hardware Ecosystem and It's Secret Sauce A controller. A mini PC. A VR headset. Valve has announced a huge expansion to the Steam Headware ecosystem. Everything is compatible with each other. Everything is a PC. And none of it runs on Windows. A commentary by Marcel Kleffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Phil Rogers, Group CEO, Embracer Group; © Embracer Group IR Business The Second Quarter of 2025 Was a Mixed Bag for Embracer Plaion's Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was one of the driving forces behind the Embracer Group in Q2 2025. Overall profitability within the PC/Console sector was weak, with Killing Floor 3 underperforming in particular. Nevertheless, the outlook remains unchanged thanks to two THQ Nordic games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
