bgf 2012: Call for Papers und erste Speaker Harald Hesse September 14, 2012 – 1 min read Share this post Zählt zu den bgf-Speakern: Carsten vam Husen © None Products Xbox Partner Preview Recap During the 30-minute Xbox Partner Preview, five new games were revealed, three games were released on Xbox and nine titles will be available to play on Game Pass Ultimate from day one. The partners involved include IO Interactive, Poncle, THQ Nordic and Future Friends. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Publishing Next Xbox Partner Preview with THQ Nordic, IO Interactive, and Tencent The next Xbox Partner Preview is scheduled for Thursday, 20 November at 19:00 CET. The event will feature games from IO Interactive, Tencent and THQ Nordic, as well as other reveals and Game Pass announcements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 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 Concept art Total War: Medieval III © Sega and The Creative Assembly Total War's 25th Anniversary: Medieval III, Lords of the End Times, and Future Games on Consoles To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Total War series, Sega and The Creative Assembly have announced Total War: Medieval III, and a new expansion for Total War: Warhammer III. Thanks to their new engine, Total War games will also be released on PlayStation and Xbox. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Picture: Game Events Business Devcom's Rebranding in Gamescom Dev is Officially Completed In August, the organizers announced that the developer conference devcom would be renamed gamescom dev. Now the transformation is complete. The first event under the new name, the gamescom dev leadership summit, will take place in February. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Products Two Austrian Solo Developers Among the Apple App Store Awards 2015 Winners Apple has revealed the eagerly awaited winners of this year's App Store Awards. In the games category, Michael Temper triumphed alongside heavyweights such as The Pokémon Company and CD Projekt. Klemens Strasser also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Groupshoot of the winner during the German Computer Game Awards 2025 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at Palais am Funkturm on 14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Business Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Date Set, Submissions to Begin The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers will be able to submit games for the award in January. A total of €800,000 in prize money will be awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dutch Game Association Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025 The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Christopher Flato (left, ESBD) and Felix Falk (game) approve of the non-profit status for esports that is to come. Esports Bundestag Approves Non-Profit Status for Esports, game and ESBD Celebrate In today's tax amendment session of the Bundestag, the non-profit status for esports, in talks since 2018, has finally been approved. Now, only the final yes of the Bundesrat on 19 December is missing. ESBD president Flato and game MD Falk approve of the changes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Xbox Partner Preview Recap During the 30-minute Xbox Partner Preview, five new games were revealed, three games were released on Xbox and nine titles will be available to play on Game Pass Ultimate from day one. The partners involved include IO Interactive, Poncle, THQ Nordic and Future Friends. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Publishing Next Xbox Partner Preview with THQ Nordic, IO Interactive, and Tencent The next Xbox Partner Preview is scheduled for Thursday, 20 November at 19:00 CET. The event will feature games from IO Interactive, Tencent and THQ Nordic, as well as other reveals and Game Pass announcements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 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
Concept art Total War: Medieval III © Sega and The Creative Assembly Total War's 25th Anniversary: Medieval III, Lords of the End Times, and Future Games on Consoles To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Total War series, Sega and The Creative Assembly have announced Total War: Medieval III, and a new expansion for Total War: Warhammer III. Thanks to their new engine, Total War games will also be released on PlayStation and Xbox. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Picture: Game Events Business Devcom's Rebranding in Gamescom Dev is Officially Completed In August, the organizers announced that the developer conference devcom would be renamed gamescom dev. Now the transformation is complete. The first event under the new name, the gamescom dev leadership summit, will take place in February. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Two Austrian Solo Developers Among the Apple App Store Awards 2015 Winners Apple has revealed the eagerly awaited winners of this year's App Store Awards. In the games category, Michael Temper triumphed alongside heavyweights such as The Pokémon Company and CD Projekt. Klemens Strasser also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Groupshoot of the winner during the German Computer Game Awards 2025 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at Palais am Funkturm on 14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Business Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Date Set, Submissions to Begin The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers will be able to submit games for the award in January. A total of €800,000 in prize money will be awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dutch Game Association Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025 The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Christopher Flato (left, ESBD) and Felix Falk (game) approve of the non-profit status for esports that is to come. Esports Bundestag Approves Non-Profit Status for Esports, game and ESBD Celebrate In today's tax amendment session of the Bundestag, the non-profit status for esports, in talks since 2018, has finally been approved. Now, only the final yes of the Bundesrat on 19 December is missing. ESBD president Flato and game MD Falk approve of the changes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
