Endzone 2 & Stephan Wirth, Co-founder and Experience Lead at Gentlymad Studios © Gentlymad Studios / Assemble Entertainment Business Stephan Wirth on Endzone 2: "When Criticism Rolled in, We Didn't Retreat." Endzone was a huge success for Gentlymad and Assemble. However, its successor isn't doing nearly as well in Early Access which ends with the full release in 24 July. In this interview, Co-founder and Experience Lead Stephan Wirth talks about how the developers are dealing with this - By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
StarVaders © Pengonauts, Playworks and Joystick Ventures Products StarVaders With so many roguelike deck-building games out there, it's hard for a game in this genre to stand out. However, StarVaders achieves this with its clever design, variety, and colourful presentation. It offers a wild mix of mecha roguelike deck-building and tactical shoot-'em-up. In StarVaders, players By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Broken Arrow © Slitherine Products Broken Arrow This is by far the biggest release yet from UK-based strategy games publisher Slitherine: Broken Arrow, from Steel Balalaika. This real-time modern warfare tactics game has already sold over 150,000 copies during the Advanced Access period. Slitherine's success with Broken Arrow was evident from the outset, with By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Marcel Jung, Director Marketing & Communications, Central Europe @ Bethesda / Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications, BXDXO / Stefan Dettmering, Managing Director, BXDXO © BXDXO Business BXDXO Wins Twice at the German Brand Award 2025 BXDXO, a marketing service provider specialising in the games industry, received two awards at the German Brand Award 2025 in Berlin: "Best of Best" and "Gold" in two categories. BXDXO, the Munich-based marketing service provider specialising in the games industry, won two awards at the German By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Zockrates Laboratories Products Zockrates Laboratories Releases Ruffy and the Riverside German indie studio Zockrates Laboratories from Nuremberg and US publisher Phiphen Games have released Ruffy and the Riverside. This hand-drawn 3D platformer took over seven years to develop. The project has also received multiple grants. The hand-drawn 3D platformer Ruffy and the Riverside is launched on PC (Steam and Epic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant © Deck13 Spotlight and Umami Tiger Products Expansion of Chained Echoes Is Planned for Early August 2025 Deck13 Spotlight and Umami Tiger, the newly founded studio of Matthias Linda, will release Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant on 7 August 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant offers players a new land to explore, over 40 new By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Blindflug Studios Products Blindflug Studios' Ground of Aces Launches in Early Access in July Swiss-Polish indie developer Blindflug Studios has announced the release date for its base-building strategy game, Ground of Aces. The game will be available on PC and Mac via Early Access on 10 July 2025. In Ground of Aces, players take command of an airbase during World War II. They must By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Cronos: The New Dawn © Bloober Team Products Bandai Namco Distributes Physical Versions of Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has entered into a partnership with Bloober Team on Project Cronos: The New Dawn. Under the terms of the agreement, Bandai Namco will be responsible for distributing, selling and marketing physical copies of the game in specified regions. Bloober Team has granted Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
In Doom: The Dark Ages, only Path Tracing enables the pick-up items to cast reflections on the floor. The lighting conditions in the shaft also suggest the presence of another light source above. In the normal Ray Tracing version, it is dark there. Additionally, the grid on the floor casts a shadow. There are many small details that make the Path Tracing version look better than the normal Ray Tracing version, although the latter also looks pretty great. © id Software / Bethesda / Xbox Business From Ray Tracing to Path Tracing in Games Ray Tracing is already used in over 250 PC games, and the number of titles using Path Tracing is slowly increasing. What are the differences, and how do they affect visuals and performance? First, let's take a brief, concise and simplified look at the concepts and their basic By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
These three games are part of the Humble Choice line-up for June 2025. A total of eight games are included, as well as one month of IGN Plus and a one-month membership to Boot.dev. © Humble Bundle Products Humble Choice Subscription Prices Increase Humble Bundle is increasing the price of the Humble Choice subscription. The monthly games subscription will go up in July 2025. In Europe, the annual fee will go up, and the monthly rate will also increase in other regions. Prices for Humble Choice, Humble Bundle's monthly games subscription By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
On 7 June 2025, Adam Strzelczyk (far right) beat Tomarz (far left) and Fabis (second from left) at the Master Challenge tournament in Warsaw and received his World Cup invitation from Hans Ippisch. © BBG Entertainment Esports Boulder Dash World Cup: Tournaments at GAMM Museum Rome and Computer Game Museum Berlin To mark the release of Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary on 24 July 2025, two further 'Master Challenge' qualifier tournaments will be held at the Computerspielemuseum in Berlin and the GAMM Museum in Rome on this day. BBG Entertainment has announced two further 'Master Challenge' qualifier tournaments, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Klaus Lee - Thunderballs © Nukklear and Assemble Entertainment Products Nukklear and Assemble Release Klaus Lee - Thunderballs With over 100 levels, slow-motion stunts and a level editor, Nukklear and Assemble are releasing Klaus Lee - Thunderballs today. This '80s-inspired reimagining of the classic 2D action platformer features an over-the-top stuntman, action hero and part-time planet-saver. Today, Nukklear and Assemble Entertainment are releasing Klaus Lee - Thunderballs By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
