© Rebellion Products Atomfall At first glance, Atomfall looks like a British take on Fallout or S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but Rebellion's game manages to put a good emphasis on exploring and investigating, while also having its rough edges, both positive and negative. As with S.T.A.L. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Marco Alessandro Minoli, Director of Publishing, Slitherine © Slitherine Publishing Slitherine Celebrates Ten Million Sales of Five Games and Has High Expectations for Broken Arrow Slitherine, a publisher specializing in strategy and wargames, is celebrating over ten million sales of its licensed strategy games. Meanwhile, Broken Arrow, scheduled for release in June, is on over 800,000 wishlists. Slitherine is a British publisher of strategy and wargames, founded in 2000. The company is responsible for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© FGS Publishing Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025 - the Big Overview With Focus on GSA The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025, a digital event with lots of trailers of lots of games, lasted just over an hour and a half. Which German, Austrian and Swiss companies were featured, and what were the most important announcements? This year's Future Games Show Spring Showcase By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business "Cross-Platform Functionality Also Enables a Smoother Path to Monetization" More and more developers and publishers, including the major ones, are focusing on cross-platform games - the days of console exclusives from third-party developers seem to be over. In this interview, Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla, explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities associated with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Business Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Continues to Grow On 29 and 30 November 2025, CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will open its doors for the ninth time. After the Gaming Zone was voted the most popular area in last year's visitor survey, the largest Gaming Zone of the pop culture convention is planned for 2025. For the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Headup Publishing Headup Publishes Vessels of Decay From Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks Publisher Headup and developers Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks have announced an agreement that will see the Düren-based company publish Vessels of Decay for PC. Vessels of Decay is a post-apocalyptic horror game. It will be released this summer on PC Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Photo of the GG Bavaria 2024, which took place at the smaller venue (Motorworld Munich) © Medien.Bayern GmbH // GG Bavaria | Anca Popovici Business "Gaming Gaudi" in Munich: The Programme of the GG Bavaria 2025 GG Bavaria 2025, which takes place on 29 and 30 March in Munich's Kleine Olympiahalle, celebrates digital gaming culture, indie games from over 30 studios, cosplay and nerd culture. The event also aims to raise awareness of career opportunities in the games industry. GG Bavaria sees itself as By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Consume Me © Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken 'coda' Snyder Business Consume Me Wins Grand Prize at Independent Games Festival Awards 2025 At the Independent Games Festival Awards 2025, Consume Me by Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P and Ken 'coda' Snyder won the Grand Prize. The three nominated games from Germany went home empty-handed. The Independent Games Festival is part of GDC 2025 and the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
ESBD President Christopher Flato © Flato, Archive Picture Business ESBD Makes Three Requests to the New Federal Government As the coalition negotiations continue, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has addressed three demands to the negotiators from the CDU/CSU and SPD: recognition of the non-profit status of esports, strategic support for esports, and a clear commitment to Germany as a location for esports. The E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has three By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Balatro / Sam Lake © LocalThunk and Playstack / Remedy - Riho Kroll Business Balatro Wins Big at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards The winners of the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) have been announced. A total of four awards went to Balatro by LocalThunk and Playstack. With the exception of the Lifetime Achievement award, there were no winners from Europe. The big winner at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards was By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christopher Meredith is Senior Vice President EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Xsolla: "The Future of Monetization Is Moving Toward Models Prioritizing Player Engagement Over Quick Profits" By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
