© Nintendo Products Mario Kart World Starts with Platinum and Reveals Limitations of GSD Charts Only one title met the criteria for a game sales award in June, but this highlights a glaring weakness in the Game Sales Data charts: Mario Kart World sold 200,000 copies but did not even make it into the top ten in the sales rankings. It's a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Do you have the next top game in the works? The Harold team at Slow Bros. can look forward to prototype funding for their new title Livestream (working title). © Slow Bros. Products NRW is Funding 14 Projects with Around €800,000 At its most recent funding meeting, the Film and Media Foundation awarded ten games with around €660,000 and four projects in the pilot programme Serious Games/Gamification with just under €150,000. The serious games/gamification projects demonstrate how broad the range of applications for interactive media is, even By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The winner and nominees of GDD Indie Awards 2025 © GermanDevDays Business Over 1,100 Participants at GemanDevDays 2025 The organisers are satisfied with GermanDevDays 2025. Over 1,100 participants attended the event, which had its own Steam Event Page and a main feature on the German Steam page for the first time. The Saalbau Gallus in Frankfurt was well attended. 1,100 participants followed the approximately 50 programme By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Triple Espresso Products Triple Espresso Wants to Expand Copa City with Kickstarter Campaign Polish developer Triple Espresso wants to expand the scope of its football tycoon game Copa City with a Kickstarter campaign. At the same time, the release date was announced for March 2026. According to the company, the development of Copy City is fully financed. As Triple Espresso also announced at By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Riedel © Thomas Riedel People Riedel: A Place to Meet is Important for the Ecosystem Thomas Riedel is organising two events for gamescom that are important for the German and international XR scene. In this interview, he talks about XR at gamescom and what other businesses are important besides games. Once again this year, gamescom will not only bring together the international gaming industry in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© My.games Business My.Games and Crazybit Establish Joint Venture As equal shareholders, the joint venture between My.games and Crazybit will develop PC and console games. A first title is already in the early stages of development. My.Games secures additional resources in the field of PC and console game development through its participation in the 50-50 joint venture By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krafton Business Krafton's Dispute with Unknown Worlds Founders Turns into a Feud The dispute between Krafton and the apparently ousted management team at Unknown Worlds is escalating. The publisher has issued a statement containing allegations, and those affected have said they are taking legal action. The atmosphere between Krafton and the former management team at Unknown Worlds, Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Hamann People Joshua Hamann Becomes New Marketing Director GSA at Plaion Plaion has a new head of marketing for Germany, Switzerland and Austria: Joshua Hamann, who was previously Head of Marketing, has been promoted to Director of Marketing GSA. Joshua Hamann joined Plaion, formerly Koch Media, in April 2023, initially as Senior Channel Manager Marketing, but soon took on more responsibility. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krafton/Aerosoft Business Krafton and Aerosoft Present a Wide Range of Simulations and Beyond With Krafton and Aerosoft, two more publishers have unveiled their line-up for gamescom. While Aerosoft shows how diverse the genre can be, Krafton is bringing its young life simulation brand inZOI alongside its classic PubG. Visitors to gamescom can check out the new inZOI DLC at the Krafton booth, which By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Alongside gaming, cosplay is one of the major themes at the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show © Amazing Event Business Maxim, Sterzik and Split Fiction Actresses Coming to Zurich Pop Con The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show, Switzerland's largest autumn festival for gaming and pop culture, will take place at the end of September. The first programme details, including those relating to gaming, have now been revealed. Elsie Bennett and Kaja Chan have announced their participation in the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Riedel during the XR Get-Together at gamescom 2024 © Spatial Realities Business XR Hackathon and Get-Together Before and During Gamescom Announced gamescom will once again be an important meeting place for the XR scene in 2025. The Meta-sponsored Global XR/AI Hack will take place immediately before the trade fair. In cooperation with the DLR Project Management Agency and the Erster Deutscher Fachverband für Virtual Reality, there will also be a By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Reichart and Stefan Marcinek © Screenshot from Livestream Products Roof Cut Media Wins Three GDD Indie Awards 2025 The presentation of the GermanDevDays Indie Awards is one of the highlights of the event. This time, Mindlock was the outstanding winner. Solo developer Rouven Schumacher was called onto the stage three times by hosts Stefan Marcinek and Stephan Reichart. Mindlock - The Apartment by Roof Cut Media, the company By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
