Josefine Paul, Minister for Children and Youth of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia / Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director of the USK © Linda Hammer / Helen Nicolai Business USK's Automated Age Rating System for Online Gaming Platforms Wins Over State Youth Protection Authorities The USK's global age rating system is approved and recognised by the youth ministries of the federal states. Since 2013, the USK age ratings have provided online guidance on affiliated gaming platforms and app stores. The USK's global age rating system has now also convinced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Hamburg City Hall © Copyright Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Business Hamburg Coalition to Strengthen Gamecity and Tackle High In-Game Spending The coalition agreement in Hamburg has been finalised. SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen want to strengthen Gamecity Hamburg and the Play Festival, build a house for the digital world and take action against excessive in-game purchases. In the coalition agreement between the SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
NG24 Spring in Malmö © Nordic Game Business NG25: Audio in Game Development, Games Capital Summit and Rising Costs In less than a month, NG25 Spring will take place in Malmö. The first day of the conference will focus on audio in game development. The Games Capital Summit is also scheduled for the same day. However, the organisers are struggling with rising costs. On Tuesday (20 May), a major By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Q1 2025 Global Gaming Report © Drake Star Business Drake Star: Gaming M&A Hits Two-Year High in Q1 25 and More Signs of Recovery By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, Drake Star © Metzger Business Michael Metzger on AAA Game Prices, M&A Activity and US Tariffs By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 © Sandfall / Kepler Products Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Among the games announced at Summer Game Fest 2024, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made a strong impression. Art style, production value, cinematic cutscenes and reactive ideas for turn-based JPRGs catapulted the game onto many gamers' wish lists. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was developed by Sandfall Interactive in France, which By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Storm in a Teacup / ESDigital Games Products Steel Seed With Steel Seed, Storm in a Teacup (Close to the Sun) takes a chance on a classic stealth-action adventure that lives and dies thanks to its duo of protagonists. Steel Seed is a classic stealth action adventure set in a dark, futuristic world where humanity is on the brink of By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© THQ Nordic Business Crowdfunding Campaign for Gothic: A Shadow's Quest Reaches Its Goal in Just One Hour THQ Nordic's crowdfunding campaign for the board game Gothic: A Shadow's Quest on Gamefound has been a success. The minimum goal was reached within an hour, and after one day, the campaign had raised more than double the original goal. The crowdfunding campaign for the board By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ghost of Yōtei © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products Ghost of Yōtei Coming to PlayStation 5 in Early October Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed the release date for the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. Ghost of Yōtei will be released on 2 October 2025 for PlayStation 5. Developed by Sucker Punch, Ghost of Yōtei will be released on PlayStation 5 on 2 October 2025. It will be available for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tempest Rising / Pax Augusta © 3D Realms and Knights Peak / Roger Gassmann and Senatis Business Tempest Rising and RuneScape: Dragonwilds Shake up Steam's Weekly Top Sellers Germany's reputation as a strong market for strategy games has been proven once again, with Tempest Rising jumping to third place in the weekly Steam charts. Pax Augusta by Roger Gassmann and Senatis is also in the top 20. In the weekly Steam charts (by revenue) from 15 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered © Bethesda Products The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Starts Strong It was supposed to be a shadow drop, but then it got leaked. But that probably made people even more interested in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Anyway, the launch was strong. A shadow drop that wasn't. Last evening, Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Marcel Aldrup / Dieter Schoeller © Headup Business Marcel Aldrup Becomes Partner at Headup & New Partnerships With Toukana and Rokaplay Headup has announced the appointment of Marcel Aldrup as a partner. In addition, Headup has entered into strategic partnerships with rokaplay and Toukana. Marcel Aldrup is now a partner at Headup. Aldrup, who has contributed significantly to Headup's success since the company was founded in 2009, is acquiring By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
