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Marcel Kleffmann

Marcel Kleffmann

Marcel Kleffmann is Chief of Content of GamesMarket and our B2B and B2C expert for hardware, market data, products and launch numbers with more than two decades of editorial experience. (marcelDOTkleffmannATgamesmarktDOTde)

The Outer Worlds 2 — The Outer Worlds 2; Obsidian Entertainment & Xbox Game Studios

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The Outer Worlds 2

The sci-fi role-playing game The Outer Worlds has matured: The Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox takes things up a notch in almost every area, especially in terms of its core RPG elements.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Elena Grigorian (My.Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location — Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games; Grigorian

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Elena Grigorian (My.Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location

How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games, to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Super Fantasy Kingdom Reached Nearly 13,000 Concurrent Players on Steam — Super Fantasy Kingdom; Super Fantasy Games & Hooded Horse

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Super Fantasy Kingdom Reached Nearly 13,000 Concurrent Players on Steam

Super Fantasy Kingdom, developed by Hanover-based one-man studio Super Fantasy Games, reached almost 13,000 concurrent players on Steam alone during its Early Access launch.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Friedemann's Slots & Daggers Gets off to a Strong Start — The four founders of Future Friends Games: Paul Nadin, Alex Fairwood, Thomas Reisenegger and Kris Winters; Future Friends Games TR

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Friedemann's Slots & Daggers Gets off to a Strong Start

Slots & Daggers, the latest game from Berlin-based independent developer Friedemann, was the second strongest launch to date for publisher Future Friends Games. It is a retro mini-roguelike set inside a slot machine.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Tiny Roar Received €201,365 of Federal Funding — Almost the entire Tiny Roar team; Photo credit: Tiny Roar (archive picture)

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Tiny Roar Received €201,365 of Federal Funding

The Hamburg-based studio Tiny Roar has received €201,365 in funding from the Federal Government's Games Funding Programme for "TR4 Prototype: A Coming-of-Age Story in a Green Post-Apocalypse".

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Xbox Announces Halo: Campaign Evolved, Also for PlayStation 5 — Halo: Campaign Evolved; Halo Studios and Xbox Game Studios

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Xbox Announces Halo: Campaign Evolved, Also for PlayStation 5

The next instalment in the Halo franchise is a remake of the series' first game. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Halo Studios and Xbox Game Studios are releasing Halo: Campaign Evolved. This will also be the first Halo game to be released on PlayStation.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Dispatch — Dispatch; © AdHoc Studio

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Dispatch

The Dispatch demo was one of the most popular demos at Steam Next Fest in June, with over 700,000 players adding the game to their wishlists. This is deserved, as the game builds on the best aspects of Telltale games.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

The Fourth Edition of PLAY! Con in Trier Is the Biggest One Yet — PLAY! Con in Trier; Photo Credit: Sebastian Hontheim

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The Fourth Edition of PLAY! Con in Trier Is the Biggest One Yet

PLAY! Con returns to Messepark Trier on 8 and 9 November 2025. As well as an expanded gaming area, the fourth edition of the fair will also feature a trading card area for the first time.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Marco Alessandro Minoli (Slitherine) on Europe as a Gaming Location — Marco Alessandro Minoli, the Publishing Director of Slitherine; Photo: Slitherine

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Marco Alessandro Minoli (Slitherine) on Europe as a Gaming Location

How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Marco Alessandro Minoli, the Publishing Director of Slitherine, to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Pokémon Legends Z-A Sells 5.8m Copies in One Week — Pokémon Legends Z-A; The Pokémon Company & Nintendo

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Sells 5.8m Copies in One Week

Pokémon Legends Z-A, released on 16 October for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, sold almost six million copies worldwide in its opening week.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Aethermancer — Aethermancer: Combat in the Garden District showing the action "Stone Punch". moi rai games / offbrand games

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Aethermancer

After Monster Sanctuary, Hamburg-based studio moi rai remains true to the genre, demonstrating with Aethermancer that monster taming also works extremely well in a roguelite style.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Plaion Replai und Retro Games Will Launch THE A1200 in 2026 — No official product images have yet been released.

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Plaion Replai und Retro Games Will Launch THE A1200 in 2026

The iconic 1990s home computer is back: Retro Games and Plaion Replai will release the A1200 in mid-2026.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read