A look at the R42's gaming area. © Gecko.2 Business Game Jam on Data Literacy in Leipzig R42, Gecko.2 and the Institute for Applied Informatics (InfAI) will host the first German Game Jam on data literacy on 7 February 2025 in the R42 building. The focus of the Game Jam is to address aspects that are underrepresented in games, such as ethical and social issues, as By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dead Island 2 / Farming Simulator 25 / Nobody Wants to Die © Deep Silver / Giants Software / Plaion Publishing Xbox Excellence Awards Presented for First Time, With Two GSA Winners Microsoft has presented the Xbox Excellence Awards for the first time, in four categories ranging from sales to player engagement. Two GSA companies were among the winners. Giants Software, based in Schlieren near Zurich, has won two Xbox Excellence Awards for Farming Simulator 25. The simulation game was named a By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black © Koei Tecmo Products Ninja Gaiden 2 Black The return of the Ninja Gaiden franchise was the big surprise of the recent Xbox Developer_Direct. Not only was the next mainline entry, Ninja Gaiden 4, announced, but a remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2 was also released. So what is this new edition? The Ninja Gaiden franchise from Koei By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The Animus Hub (work in progress) © Ubisoft Publishing Animus Hub Becomes New Home for Assassin's Creed Games With the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft is also launching the Animus Hub, which will serve as a portal and platform for the latest games in the series. However, Ubisoft does not see it as a launcher. When players launch Assassin's Creed Shadows for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Thomas Kœgler, CEO of Asmodee / Lars Wingefors, Chair of the Board of Asmodee Group © Embracer Group Business Trading in Asmodee Class B Shares Expected to Commence on 7 February The Embracer Group continues with its planned demerger into three separate listed companies. At the beginning of February, all shares held by Embracer in its subsidiary Asmodee will be distributed to Embracer shareholders on a 1:1 basis. On 5 February 2025, Embracer Group will distribute all shares in Asmodee By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
EA Sports College Football 25 (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S) is the number two game in the 2024 sales charts in the United States. © EA Sports Business US Video Game Industry Revenue Down One per Cent in 2024 In 2024, $58.7 billion (€55.8 billion) was spent on computer and video games in the US, almost one per cent less than the previous year (2023). Hardware sales in particular fell by 25 per cent, while Call of Duty topped the content charts ahead of a football game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Epic Games mobile store sees lower-than-expected installs, but adds third-party games. © EGS Business Epic Games Mobile Store Sees Lower-Than-Expected Installs, but Adds Third-Party Games The first wave of third-party games is available on the Epic Games Store mobile app, and a free games programme has also been launched. The alternative app store has been installed on more than 29 million mobile devices, far fewer than Epic Games had expected. Epic Games has announced the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Plaion hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launch event with Maurice Weber © Plaion Events Plaion Hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Launch Event With Maurice Weber Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the most important releases for Plaion, which is why the publisher is hosting a launch event with Maurice Weber at Xperion in Berlin. To celebrate the launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Plaion will host a launch event at Xperion in Berlin, hosted By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Civ World Summit in Hamburg ahead of the game's launch © 2K Games Events Civ World Summit in Hamburg in Partnership With Rocket Beans TV In preparation for the launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, the Xperion in Hamburg will host the Civ World Summit in partnership with Rocket Beans TV. In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, 2K Games has announced the "Civ World Summit& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The first Xbox Developer_Direct © Microsoft Publishing Upcoming Releases and Ninja Surprises From Xbox Developer_Direct At the first Xbox Developer_Direct of the year, Microsoft showed off four upcoming games with developer insights - and a remaster was shadowdropped. Doom: The Dark Ages was also confirmed for PlayStation 5 - as was Ninja Gaiden 4. Four games and their respective developers were the focus of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Endless Legend 2 © Amplitude Studios Publishing Amplitude Studios' New Game Is Published by Hooded Horse Amplitude Studios is a French video game developer best known for Humankind and the Endless franchise. After splitting from Sega, the studio has now announced its next game: Endless Legend 2. The 4X strategy game will be published by Hooded Horse. Since the beginning of November 2024, the French Amplitude By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Worshippers of Cthulhu © Crazy Goat Games, Crytivo Products Worshippers of Cthulhu There are many games based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. But a city-building strategy game in which you lead a cult to awaken Cthulhu so he can reshape the cosmos is really something new. Worshippers of Cthulhu immediately looks like an Anno game set in a dark By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
