© Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Esports World Cup Foundation Launches Global "Road to EWC" Program More than 200 events around the world will give top esports clubs and players, from grassroots to professional, the chance to qualify for the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled the qualification system for the Esports World Cup 2025 with the launch By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Bethesda Business Two Doom: The Dark Ages Launch Events in Hamburg and Berlin The Doom Slayer returns next week, and to celebrate, Bethesda is hosting two launch events in Germany at Xperion Hamburg and Xperion Berlin. On 15 May, Bethesda and id Software will release Doom: The Dark Ages, the third instalment in the modern Doom series, on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Titan Quest II © Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic Products Titan Quest II Early Access Pushed Back to Summer 2025 Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic have postponed the Early Access launch of Titan Quest II until summer 2025. The decision was made due to the crowded release schedule in the ARPG genre and the desire to give the game the attention it deserves. Titan Quest II's Early Access By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
SubwaySim 2 / Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 © Aerosoft / Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive Products Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Maintains Its Position, Aerosoft's SubwaySim 2 Makes It Into the German Top 20 Thanks to a lot of positive word-of-mouth, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 holds the second place in the weekly Steam charts, ahead of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. SubwaySim 2 from Simuverse Interactive and Aerosoft makes it into the German Top 20. Although Counter-Strike 2 has regained the top spot, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Freaks4u Esports The Pro Arena Is the New Central Hub for Esports and Competitive Gaming at gamescom 2025 Freaks 4U Gaming will present the Pro Arena for the first time at gamescom 2025. It will be a new hotspot for esports, community events and interactive entertainment. SK Gaming has been confirmed as the first main partner of the Pro Arena. In cooperation with gamescom, Freaks 4U Gaming is By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nubs! Arena © Rangatang Business Why Nubs! Arena Is Free for the First 24 Hours After Launch Nubs! Arena, a fast-paced top-down PvP combat game from Rangatang (Netherlands) and Glowfish (Belgium), will be released on 15 May 2025 and will be available for free for the first 24 hours. We spoke to Rangatang co-founder Olivier Thijssen about this strategy. GamesMarkt: Why did you decide to make the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Rangatang Team (Olivier Thijssen is 2nd from left) © Rangatang Business Time-Limited Free to Claim as a Launch Strategy for a Multiplayer Game By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Nintendo Business Nintendo Reports Lower Earnings, but Sales Remain Strong for Platform Entering Its Ninth Year Nintendo reported a significant drop in sales and profits for the fiscal year 2025. "Even so, sales were steady for a platform that has entered its ninth year," the company stated. Mario Kart 8 in particular remains a phenomenon. Nintendo has released its fiscal 2025 report. From April By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Nintendo Business Nintendo Expects to Sell 15 Million Switch 2 Consoles by End of March 2026 In its annual report for fiscal year 2025, Nintendo also announced its sales expectations for the Switch 2. The company aims to sell 15 million consoles by the end of March 2026. How does this compare to the Switch and PS5? Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on 5 June 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Suzerain © Torpor Games Business Torpor Games Is Now Self-Publishing the Suzerain Series With the latest update to the mobile edition of Suzerain, Berlin-based studio Torpor Games has now taken over the entire publishing of the series. Berlin-based Torpor Games has announced the Kingdom of Rizia 3.1 "Sovereign" update for the mobile version of Suzerain, marking a significant moment for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
RuneScape: Dragonwilds © Jagex Products RuneScape: Dragonwilds Only about two weeks passed between the announcement and the release of RuneScape: Dragonwilds - and the peak CCU of 52,641 on Steam speaks for itself. What is so special about this open-world survival game from Jagex? Jagex from the UK is taking the well-known RuneScape franchise, best known By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© PlayStation Business PlayStation Studios Welcomes teamLFG to the Family Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a new studio in the PlayStation studio family: teamLFG. Their first game is a team-based action game inspired by fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims and frog-type games. Hermen Hulst, CEO of Studio Business Group, has announced a new member of the PlayStation Studios family: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
