Age of Wonders 4: Throne of Blood; © Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive Products Age of Wonders 4: Throne of Blood Following seven expansions for Age of Wonders 4, the eighth DLC is now ready to introduce vampires to the fantasy strategy game from Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Products Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Business Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Storage Hunter Simulator; © Raccoons Studios & astragon Products Astragon Will Launch Storage Hunter Simulator in Two Weeks Storage Hunter Simulator is set to reach version 1.0 on 27 November 2025. The game is being published by astragon and was developed by Raccoons Studios, part of the Polish company BeardedBrothers.Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft's share price has only moved in one direction over the last five years; Data and illustration: © Wallstreet-Online/Smartbroker Holding AG Business Ubisoft Postponed the Release of Its Earnings Results and Halted Share Trading French publisher Ubisoft was due to present its quarterly results yesterday, but postponed the announcement at short notice, even suspending trading in its shares. No reasons were given. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core; © Ghost Ship Publishing Business Deep Rock Galactic's Future, and Why Ghost Ship Partners With Invisible Walls Ghost Ship Publishing has postponed the Early Access release of Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core until Q2 2026, and has entered into a partnership with Invisible Walls. This studio will now be responsible for the ongoing development of Deep Rock Galactic. Season 6 was also announced at the same time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
The Steam Hardware Ecosystem and It's Secret Sauce A controller. A mini PC. A VR headset. Valve has announced a huge expansion to the Steam Headware ecosystem. Everything is compatible with each other. Everything is a PC. And none of it runs on Windows. A commentary by Marcel Kleffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Phil Rogers, Group CEO, Embracer Group; © Embracer Group IR Business The Second Quarter of 2025 Was a Mixed Bag for Embracer Plaion's Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was one of the driving forces behind the Embracer Group in Q2 2025. Overall profitability within the PC/Console sector was weak, with Killing Floor 3 underperforming in particular. Nevertheless, the outlook remains unchanged thanks to two THQ Nordic games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Starting Signal for Rennsport Publisher Nacon and German studio Competition Company are releasing Rennsport on PC (ending Early Access), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Steam Hardware: Steam Deck, Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame; © Valve Software Business Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame Announced Valve Software is getting serious. No, neither Half-Life 3 nor the Steam Deck 2 have been announced. Instead, they have presented a controller, a gaming PC and a new VR headset. They are all based on the Steam operating system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Maneater; © Tripwire Interactive & HandyGames Products HandyGames Develops a Mobile Port of Tripwire's Maneater Originally developed by Tripwire Interactive and released on PC and consoles, Maneater is being adapted for mobile by HandyGames. Players will be able to experience the full "ShaRkPG" on the go. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
