EAs Playfish verliert Führungskräfte Tim Pototzki February 16, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Transport Fever 3 @ gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Publishing Paradox Will Publish Urban Games' Transport Fever 3 in 2026 Urban Games, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Paradox Interactive, based in Stockholm, Sweden, have announced a publishing partnership. The two companies will collaborate to publish the latest instalment in the Transport Fever series in 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Strategy Update: Microsoft Gaming Becomes Xbox Almost two months after taking the helm at Xbox, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty have set the course for the future. The company intends to expand into China as well as other markets, and aims to return the business to sustainable growth. Daily Active Users are now the most important metric. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Subnautica 2 © Unknown Worlds Entertainment / Krafton Publishing Krafton Is Still Supporting the Early Access Launch of Subnautica 2 "Krafton is currently focusing on supporting the Early Access launch of Subnautica 2," states the South Korean company, even though it is no longer listed as the publisher of Subnautica 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Impressions from the In Bloom event (Klang Games) Events Klang Games Holds 'In Bloom' Event for Seed during A Maze. During last week's start of A Maze. in Berlin, Klang Games held a gathering at their office for industry people, showing off their MMO Simulation Seed with a feature keynote, new playable content and the reveal of their companion app. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Nintendo Switch 2 at gamescom 2025 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Esports Nintendo Confirms Its Participation in gamescom 2026 One of the major players has confirmed that it will participate in gamescom 2026: Nintendo has announced that it will return to Cologne this year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read EA Sports FC was the best-selling console game, whilst Battlefield 6 was the best-selling PC game in Italy in 2025 Business Italian Games Market Remains Stable at €2.4 billion With a market volume of around €2.4 billion, the Italian games market has remained largely stable, partly thanks to a slight increase in console sales. This is according to a new report by the industry association IIDEA. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business 2tainment Files For Bankruptcy Magdeburg Local Court has opened insolvency proceedings in respect of the assets of the Magdeburg-based publisher 2tainment. The company’s future prospects are unclear. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read In the exhibition hall at Fantasy Basel – The Swiss Comic Con | Photo by Fantasy Basel/FantasyCon AG Events Fantasy Basel Attracts Six-Figure Visitor Numbers for the First Time Fantasy Basel – The Swiss Comic Con has set a new record with 103,000 visitors. A return in 2027 has already been confirmed, but the organisers are also focusing on their second event: the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show in September. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The winner of the Most Amazing Award is: Ben Swithen with Trans Theft Horso © Ben Swithen Awards The Winners of the A Maze. Awards 2026 The 15th International A.Maze Awards received a record number of submissions - 435 from 78 countries - with contestants competing for eight awards. A total of €11,000 in prize money was awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Transport Fever 3 @ gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Publishing Paradox Will Publish Urban Games' Transport Fever 3 in 2026 Urban Games, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Paradox Interactive, based in Stockholm, Sweden, have announced a publishing partnership. The two companies will collaborate to publish the latest instalment in the Transport Fever series in 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Strategy Update: Microsoft Gaming Becomes Xbox Almost two months after taking the helm at Xbox, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty have set the course for the future. The company intends to expand into China as well as other markets, and aims to return the business to sustainable growth. Daily Active Users are now the most important metric. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Subnautica 2 © Unknown Worlds Entertainment / Krafton Publishing Krafton Is Still Supporting the Early Access Launch of Subnautica 2 "Krafton is currently focusing on supporting the Early Access launch of Subnautica 2," states the South Korean company, even though it is no longer listed as the publisher of Subnautica 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Impressions from the In Bloom event (Klang Games) Events Klang Games Holds 'In Bloom' Event for Seed during A Maze. During last week's start of A Maze. in Berlin, Klang Games held a gathering at their office for industry people, showing off their MMO Simulation Seed with a feature keynote, new playable content and the reveal of their companion app. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 at gamescom 2025 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Esports Nintendo Confirms Its Participation in gamescom 2026 One of the major players has confirmed that it will participate in gamescom 2026: Nintendo has announced that it will return to Cologne this year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
EA Sports FC was the best-selling console game, whilst Battlefield 6 was the best-selling PC game in Italy in 2025 Business Italian Games Market Remains Stable at €2.4 billion With a market volume of around €2.4 billion, the Italian games market has remained largely stable, partly thanks to a slight increase in console sales. This is according to a new report by the industry association IIDEA. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business 2tainment Files For Bankruptcy Magdeburg Local Court has opened insolvency proceedings in respect of the assets of the Magdeburg-based publisher 2tainment. The company’s future prospects are unclear. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
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The winner of the Most Amazing Award is: Ben Swithen with Trans Theft Horso © Ben Swithen Awards The Winners of the A Maze. Awards 2026 The 15th International A.Maze Awards received a record number of submissions - 435 from 78 countries - with contestants competing for eight awards. A total of €11,000 in prize money was awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
