Marco Alessandro Minoli, Publishing Director at Slitherine © Slitherine Products Slitherine Unveils Its Line-up for 2026 UK-based strategy and war game publisher Slitherine is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and announced its 2026 line-up at the two-hour Slitherine Next Live event. This is one of the strongest and most diverse portfolios in Slitherine's history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
German Esports Summit - Torsten Burmester (Mayor of Cologne, SPD), Nathanael Liminski (Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, CDU), and Christopher Flato (E-Sport-Bund Deutschland e.V. President) © Alina Ehmann Fotografie Esports German Esports Summit Underlined Digital Culture as a Unifying Element for Millions Shortly after DEP 2025, the German Esports Summit took place in Cologne. Around 120 industry, political and societal representatives took part in the annual conference of the German esports industry. There, the granting of non-profit status was highlighted as a start of a new era for esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Third-party event "4 is a Party" on Steam © Daedalic Entertainment Products Daedalic Entertainment Brings Back "4 is a Party" on Steam For the second time, publisher Daedalic Entertainment is organising the third-party Steam event “4 is a Party”, which focuses on cooperative games. Other major publishers participating include Devolver, Team17, Nacon, Nuggets, rokaplay and Assemble. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Boris Zander, founder and CEO of Seal.Games ©Seal Media Products Seal.Games Broadens Its Reach With Its First Steam Release Seal.Games, based in Kiel, has announced Ponchorado for Android, iOS and Steam. This is the company's first game to be released on Steam after 20 years of focusing on browser and mobile games. The game is also intended to mark a creative new direction for the company. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Better Than Us © Little Bat Games Products Ultra-Wealth Is Addressed in Better Than Us by Little Bat Games Berlin-based studio Little Bat Games, the team behind Vampire Therapist, has announced its next game: Better Than Us. This social stealth narrative game sees players infiltrating the world of the super-rich. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Blood: Refreshed Supply © Nightdive Studios, Atari, Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Games Products Blood: Refreshed Supply Nightdive Studios and Atari are bringing Blood (Monolith Productions & Warner Bros. Games) back to modern gaming platforms. This is already the second remaster for PC gamers, while the game is celebrating its console debut. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business Paramount Outbids Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery It's not just Netflix that's seriously interested in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including Warner Bros. Games; Paramount is too. The company is offering $108.4 billion, which is significantly more than the $82.7 billion offered by Netflix. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Katsuhiro Harada, General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects, worked on Tekken for the past 31 years © Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons People Katsuhiro Harada Is Leaving Bandai Namco He was the personal and public figurehead of the Tekken series like no other. Katsuhiro Harada (General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects) has now announced that he will be leaving Bandai Namco Entertainment after 31 years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Telekom X Nvidia © Telekom & Nvidia Products Telekom Launches 5G+ Gaming With Nvidia GeForce Now From 9 December, cloud gaming with Nvidia GeForce Now will utilise 5G+ technology on the Telekom network. Even when the network is busy, Telekom customers should enjoy smooth, low-latency gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Flotsam © Pajama Llama Games and Stray Fawn Publishing Products Flotsam Successfully Drifts Into Full Launch After more than six years in Early Access, developer Pajama Llama Games and publisher Stray Fawn Publishing have launched Flotsam. For the Swiss publisher, this is their second-best launch in terms of concurrent users (CCUs). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
HandOfBlood with Michael "Bully" Herbig © Simon Alexander Felix Jolbej Business HandOfBlood Wins Big at the 2025 StreamAwards The 2025 StreamAwards surpassed last year's results by a large margin. HandOfBlood was the evening's biggest winner, taking home four awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
News Tower © Sparrow Night & Twin Sails Interactive Products News Tower Extra, extra! An excellent tycoon game with a journalistic backdrop, News Tower from Sparrow Night in the Netherlands and Twin Sails Interactive in France, has left Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
