Bionic Bay © Psychoflow Studio, Mureena Oy / Kepler Interactive Products Bionic Bay Creative puzzles and physics-based gameplay in a stunning environment: For those looking for a creative platformer, Bionic Bay from Mureena, Psychoflow Studio and Kepler Interactive is an option worth considering. Bionic Bay casts players in the role of a scientist stranded in a mysterious and ancient biomechanical world, full of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Roger Gassmann / Senatis Products Pax Augusta Swiss solo developer Roger Gassmann spent seven years working on Pax Augusta. Fascinated by ancient Rome and city-building games such as Caesar and Imperium Romanum, he created his own Roman city-builder with a special focus on authenticity. According to sole developer Roger Gassmann and publisher Senatis, Pax Augusta is probably By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The Alters / Frostpunk 2 © 11 bit studios Business 11 bit studios Invests in New Titles Despite Some Setbacks in 2024 11 bit studios from Poland looks back on a mixed year in 2024. Frostpunk 2 was a success, but not all projects were as successful, and an unannounced game was cancelled. According to president Przemysław Marszał, the games industry is changing rapidly. In 2024, 11 bit studios from Poland generated By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© 1UP Business Submissions Open for the Next Deutsche Indie Showcase German influencer agency 1UP Management will host the next Deutsche Indie Showcase on Gronkh's YouTube channel in conjunction with the Summer Game Fest. The application phase for studios and developers is now open. The Deutsche Indie Showcase (German Indie Showcase) will be broadcast for the first time in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tempest Rising © Saber Interactive's 3D Realms label and Knights Peak Interactive Products Tempest Rising Classic RTS continue to struggle, if you ignore Age of Empires. Homeworld 3 flopped, Company of Heroes 3 is crawling along and Warcraft & StarCraft are only getting the remaster treatment. Despite this, the call for new games like Command & Conquer is always there, EA's franchise is By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender / Melvin Frank, Head of Publishing at Instinct3 © Hooded Horse and Instinct3 Business Instinct3 and Hooded Horse Join Forces to Release 9 Kings Hooded Horse and Instinct3 are teaming up for 9 Kings, the strategy game from Brazilian studio Sad Socket. It's on over 170,000 wishlists and had over 200,000 unique demo players. After a successful demo launch (over 200,000 players and a 95% positive rating), Instinct3 and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Stream Your Own Game using the example of Assassin's Creed Shadows from Ubisoft © Xbox / Ubisoft Business "Stream Your Own Game" on Xbox Consoles and Purchasable Games on the Xbox Mobile App Xbox is expanding its ecosystem and has announced that Stream Your Own Game is now available on Xbox consoles. In addition, games can now be purchased directly from the Xbox Mobile App and Remote Play is now supported on more devices. Microsoft has announced a series of updates to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Game2Learn Business Game2Learn Conference 2025: Serious Games and Gamification in Higher Education The second Game2Learn conference on 'Gamification and Serious Games' organised by HessenHub will take place at the beginning of October at the Hochschule RheinMain in Wiesbaden. The conference will focus on serious games and gamification in higher education. On 1 October 2025, the second Game2Learn conference on ' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors / Commandos: Origins / Nordhold © Soulpotion, Assemble Entertainment and Instinct3 / Kalypso Media / StunForge Business Nordhold Makes It Into the Top Ten of the German Weekly Top Sellers on Steam As Counter-Strike 2 and Schedule I continue to top the weekly Steam charts, Nordhold from Stunforge makes it into the top ten in Germany. Commandos: Origins from Kalypso Media debuts in the Top 100 worldwide and also in Germany (#29). In the weekly Steam charts (by revenue) from 8th to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Youth Festival Leadership 25th Kick-off from right to left - Tim Sommer, Fleur Häusler, Anna Kober (at the laptop) and Ulrich Tausend (Festival Leadership) © GamesFestival Business Fifth Bavarian GamesFestival Starts on 30 May The fifth Bavaria-wide GamesFestival will take place from 30 May to 1 June 2025. The main festival venue is the FatCat at Rosenheimer Platz in Munich - with indie games, playtests, game design workshops and more. The participatory GamesFestival aims to celebrate gaming culture in all its facets. The theme By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle © MachineGame, Bethesda/Zenimax/Xbox, Lucasfilm Games Products Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) Launch Event in Berlin After its release on PC and Xbox in December 2024, Indiana Jones will also be swinging his whip on PlayStation 5. Fittingly, Bethesda is planning a live event at the "Das Schloss" shopping mall in Berlin's Steglitz district starting at 17:00 on the day of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft Chroma - Tritanopia View © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Releases Colorblind Simulation Tool Chroma For Public Use Ubisoft's colour blindness simulation tool, Chroma, is now available to the public after several years of internal use and development. It allows developers to simulate colour blindness. At the Game Accessibility Conference, Ubisoft announced the release of Chroma, a real-time colour blindness simulator. It allows developers to experience By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
