© Xsolla Publishing Xsolla Launches "Loyalty as a Service" Solution Xsolla continues its wave of announcements ahead of the GDC. The company has launched a "Loyalty as a Service" solution that provides developers with tools to increase retention and foster deeper engagement with players. Global video game commerce company Xsolla has announced the launch of a customisable " By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
BlizzCon 2023 © Blizzard Entertainment Events BlizzCon Returns in 2026 Blizzard Entertainment will not be holding its community convention this year. Instead, the next BlizzCon will take place as usual at the Anaheim Convention Center in September 2026. Blizzard Entertainment has announced a new BlizzCon. The in-house and community convention will not return this year, but will instead take place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lalalabyrinth / Oh Apollo / Orbiteers (animation series) © Reynard Films / btf / Wolkenlenker Vision Business MBB Funds Ten Games Projects With €1.425 Million In its first funding round of the year, the MBB's new media funding programme is supporting 28 projects in the areas of games, XR experiences and serial formats with €4.8 million. Ten games projects will receive €1.425 million and five XR projects will receive €660,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein Business Esports State Championships 2025 in Schleswig-Holstein to Become a Community Festival The Esports State Championships (E-Sport Landesmeisterschaften 2025), the largest esports event in Schleswig-Holstein, will become a community festival this year. The event will take place on 31 May and 1 June 2025 at the Holstenhallen Neumünster and will be bigger than ever before. The E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein (EVSH) is developing By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Koei Tecmo Products Rise of the Ronin (PC) Almost a year after its exclusive launch on PlayStation 5, Rise of the Ronin is coming to PC just days before Assassin's Creed Shadows, which is also set in Japan, but in a very different historical setting. What are the strengths of Team Ninja's game? Koei By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Xbox and Instinct3 Publishing Xbox and Instinct3 Collaborate on South of Midnight Campaign As part of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Xbox is collaborating with creative agency Instinct3 on a campaign for the action-adventure game South of Midnight. Rather than looking for high-reach content creators for a campaign for South of Midnight (8 April / Advanced Access: 3 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kojima Publishing Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Launches 26 June 2025 In late June 2025, Kojima Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment will release Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PlayStation 5. A Death Stranding concert tour will also stop in Berlin. Speaking at the SXSW 2025 festival in Austin, Texas, Hideo Kojima announced the release date of Death Stranding 2: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Julius Althoff / Jörg Adami © esports player foundation Business Julius Althoff Takes Over Leadership of Esports Player Foundation From Jörg Adami The esports player foundation (epf) is undergoing a strategic realignment. From April 2025, Julius Althoff will take over the management of the esports player foundation from Jörg Adami, who will continue to support the non-profit organisation he founded in an advisory capacity. The esports player foundation (epf), the world' By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Maki Dieffenbach, André Hotz, Markus Kloß, and Amadeus Weidmann - the founders of Brainlag Games shortly after the company was founded. © Brainlag Games Business Former Piranha Bytes Members Form Brainlag Games and Announce Rootbound Four former Piranha Bytes employees have founded a new studio in Essen: Brainlag Games. Their first project is Rootbound, an action adventure with a living backpack. We spoke with Creative Director Amadeus Weidmann. Four former core members of Piranha Bytes have founded Brainlag Games in Essen: Maki Dieffenbach, André Hotz, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© DevGAMM Business DevGAMM Gdańsk 2025 Was the Biggest Yet; Bippinbits and btf Win Digital Vikings Awards 2025 The third DevGAMM Gdańsk 2025 welcomed 620 guests, making it the largest event in the series held in Poland to date. Bippinbits and btf also won awards at the Digital Vikings Awards 2025. With 620 attendees from 35 countries, the third DevGAMM in Poland was the biggest yet - " By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Nacon Publishing Nacon Unveils Line-up With Cthulhu, Rennsport, RoboCop, Styx and Two Daedalic Games At Nacon Connect, the French publisher presented perhaps its strongest line-up to date, including two Cthulhu games, RoboCop and Styx. Nacon will publish Rennsport from Competition Company and Teyon on consoles. Two titles from Daedalic Entertainment were also in the spotlight. In a showcase lasting just under 40 minutes, Nacon By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EA Products Split Fiction In the wake of A Way Out and It Takes Two, Hazelight Studios and EA Originals once again raise the bar for co-op adventures. Split Fiction is a creative, playful and highly entertaining experience - and a contender for Game of the Year 2025. As is typical for a co-op By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
