Boulder Dash World Championship Qualifiers at the Computerspielemuseum in Berlin © BBG Entertainment Esports Boulder Dash World Championship Qualifiers at the Computerspielemuseum in Berlin On 24 July, Germany's best Boulder Dash players will compete at the Computerspielemuseum in Berlin for a chance to qualify for the World Cup, to be held on 23 August at gamescom in Cologne. Another qualifying round will take place at the GAMM Museum in Rome. On 24 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Still Wakes the Deep © The Chinese Room, Sumo Business The Chinese Room and Sumo Digital Have Parted Ways The UK studio The Chinese Room is now independent again following a management buyout from Sumo Digital. Following a management buyout, The Chinese Room is once again independent, under the leadership of studio head Ed Daly. The studio was founded in 2007 and acquired by Sumo Group, the parent company By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Alabaster Dawn / Aethermancer © Radical Fish Games / Moi Rai Games Products Radical Fish and Moi Rai Showcased Their Games at the Secret Sauce Showcase A total of over 40 indie games were presented at the Secret Sauce Showcase 2025. Two of these were Aethermancer by Moi Rai Games from Hamburg and Alabaster Dawn by Radical Fish Games from Saarbrücken. Two projects from German studios were featured at Offbrand Games' Secret Sauce Showcase 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
MFG Baden-Württemberg and its shareholders (from left to right): SWR Director General Prof. Dr. Kai Gniffke, Minister President Winfried Kretschmann, State Secretary for the Arts Arne Braun and MFG Managing Director Carl Bergengruen © Maximilian Hörhold Business MFG Baden-Württemberg Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Around 600 guests are celebrating the 30th anniversary of MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg at the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart. Minister President Winfried Kretschmann gave a speech. MFG Baden-Württemberg celebrated its 30th anniversary with a festive evening at the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart. Around 600 guests, including representatives from politics, culture, film, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
A Game About Digging A Hole © Rokaplay and Headup Products Rokaplay and Headup Are Bringing A Game About Digging A Hole to Mobile Having sold over a million copies on PC, A Game About Digging A Hole is coming to iOS and Android. This project is a collaboration between DoubleBee, Mipumi, rokaplay and Headup. In addition: Headup has also released Bridge Constructor Studio, developed by ClockStone, on all non-VR platforms. Developer DoubleBee (formerly By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
EA Sports FC 25 / Assassin's Creed Shadows / Minecraft © Electronic Arts / Ubisoft / Nintendo, U&I Ent., Sony, Microsoft Business The Best-Selling Physical Games in Europe in the First Half of 2025 In the first half of 2025, no game sold more copies in physical retail in Europe than EA Sports FC 25. This was followed by Assassin's Creed Shadows and Minecraft. However, in Germany and Austria, a Nintendo game topped the charts. EA Sports FC 25 was the best-selling By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Live-Action Assassin's Creed Series © Ubisoft / Netflix Business Netflix Greenlights Live-Action Assassin's Creed Series In 2020, Ubisoft and Netflix announced an agreement to develop content based on the Assassin's Creed franchise. Five years later, the first live-action series has officially been confirmed. Netflix has given the green light to a live-action series based on the Assassin's Creed video game franchise, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sabrina Ratih, COO of G2 Esports // G2 X Smiley Streetwear Collection © G2 Business G2 Teams Up With Smiley on Streetwear Collection G2 has announced another fashion collaboration, this time with the lifestyle brand Smiley. The limited-edition capsule collection marks Smiley's first ever collaboration with an esports brand. Berlin-based entertainment and esports brand G2 is expanding its lifestyle collection with a collaboration with the lifestyle brand Smiley. This limited-edition drop, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Charlie Guillemot / Christophe Derennes © Benjamin Loembet / Christophe Derennes (CNW Group/Ubisoft Montréal) Business Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot Lead the New Ubisoft Subsidiary Ubisoft has announced the next step in the roadmap of its new subsidiary. The company has appointed Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs. Ubisoft announced on 27 March 2025 that it would spin off its three top brands - Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Sudden Strike 5 © Kalypso Media Products Kalypso Media to Release Sudden Strike 5 in 2026 Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Kite Games have announced Sudden Strike 5. This real-time strategy game is set to launch on PC and consoles in 2026. Kalypso Media is continuing the well-known Sudden Strike franchise. Sudden Strike 5 is set to launch on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X| By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater / Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero © Konami / HoYoverse Business Konami, Tencent and HoYoverse at gamescom 2025 Both Konami and HoYoverse will be presenting three titles at gamescom 2025. Konami's line-up includes Metal Gear, Silent Hill and Yu-Gi-Oh!, while HoYoverse will be showcasing Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero. At gamescom 2025, Konami will be showcasing Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Bus Simulator 27 © astragon Products astragon Continues the Bus Simulator Series With Developer Simteract The next bus simulation game from astragon Entertainment is Bus Simulator 27. This time, however, the game has been developed by the Polish studio Simteract. Previous instalments were created by stillalive studios. Astragon Entertainment and developer Simteract have announced the development of Bus Simulator 27. In both single-player and cooperative By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
