Black Myth: Wukong / Farming Simulator 25 / Steam Award © Game Science / Giants / Valve Publishing Black Myth: Wukong Wins Three Steam Awards, Swiss Studio Also Honoured The Steam Awards were presented for the ninth time at the turn of the year. Black Myth: Wukong won the most awards in this community-driven voting. Among the other winners was a studio from Switzerland. The Steam community has spoken! Black Myth: Wukong, developed and published by Game Science, was By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender / Mimimi Co-Founder Johannes Roth © Bender / Simon Troll Publishing Hooded Horse Acquires Publishing Rights to Shadow Gambit From Mimimi Games US publisher Hooded Horse is taking over the publishing rights to Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew from Mimimi Games. The publisher, which specialises in strategy games, is looking forward to helping the game achieve "the long-term success it deserves". Hooded Horse has partnered with Mimimi Games to publish By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #4: Head to Head © GamesMarkt, PP Business The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #4: Head to Head By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Cinematic Director Kajetan Kapuściński and Narrative Director Philipp Weber © CD Projekt Red Business The Witcher IV: New Main Character, Geralt's Legacy and Huge Challenges CD Projekt Red dropped a bombshell at The Game Awards 2024 with the announcement of The Witcher IV. We spoke to Narrative Director Philipp Weber and Cinematic Director Kajetan Kapuściński about the game, the challenges and Geralt's legacy. Probably the biggest announcement at The Game Awards 2024 was By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
GTA 6 / Monster Hunter Wilds © Rockstar Games / Capcom Business 2025 to Be the Biggest Gaming Year Ever?! By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Walid Nakschbandi, Managing Director of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW © Steffen Kauffmann Business Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Funds 26 Games Projects With €1.8m In December, the funding committee of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW decided to support 26 projects with a total of €1,808,000. Three projects were funded for production, eight prototypes and eight concepts. In addition, seven serious games were approved for funding. The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (Film and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Business "Just Dance Is a Significant Part of Ubisoft's Identity" More than 30 Just Dance games have been released, with sales of more than 90 million copies worldwide. The dance/rhythm franchise has been a huge success for publisher Ubisoft. On the occasion of Just Dance's 15th anniversary, GamesMarkt spoke to creative director Matthew Tomkinson about the importance By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© Paintbucket Games Publishing Paintbucket Games Releases The Darkest Files at the End of March 2025 German indie studio Paintbucket Games will release The Darkest Files at the end of March 2025. The historical investigation game, based on historical crimes, is the spiritual successor to Through the Darkest of Times. On 25 March 2025, Paintbucket Games will release The Darkest Files for PC and Switch. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heike Raab, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Medienförderung RLP, State Secretary, Plenipotentiary of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government and for Europe and the Media © Staatskanzlei RLP/ Unger Business Rhineland-Palatinate Funds Four Games Projects The jury of the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Fund (Medienförderung RLP) has decided to award a total of 19 grants. Twelve audiovisual projects, four games projects and three scholarships will receive a total of €394,662.80 in funding. For the second round of funding in 2024, a total of 90 applications By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Management of Pullup Entertainment. © Pullup Entertainment Business Pullup Entertainment Posts Record Revenues and Splits From Streum on Studio The success of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II is taking Pullup Entertainment to new heights. The French company has announced record revenues for the first half of the year, a share buyback programme and the split from Streum On Studio. The outlook is also very positive. Pullup Entertainment has By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Giants Events FarmCon 25 Taking Place at Lindner in Austria Giants Software, the publisher and developer of the Farming Simulator franchise, has announced that FarmCon 25 will take place over the weekend of 5-6 July 2025 at Lindner in Austria. The annual event for fans, modders and influencers to meet the team and creative minds behind Farming Simulator takes place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
First C-Level Attendees at Devcom Leadership Summit © devcom Business First C-Level Attendees at Devcom Leadership Summit and Programme Topics The first C-level participants to attend the Devcom Leadership Summit 2025 in Lisbon include Shawn Layden, Lars Janssen, Yves LeYaouanq and Jehanne Rousseau. The focus topics for the industry roundtables and the programme have also been announced. Among the C-level executives and directors attending devcom Leadership Summit 2025 is Shawn By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
