Monster Hunter: What's Behind Capcom's Monstrous Success Marcel Kleffmann March 17, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom gamescom 2026 Business Area hall 4.1 © Koelnmesse GmbH Oliver Wachenfeld gamescom Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Xbox Cloud Gaming - Cloud Playtime Update © Xbo Business Xbox Cloud Gaming: Monthly Xbox Game Pass Hour Limit and Access Without Game Pass Microsoft is introducing changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. From November, a playtime limit will be introduced for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, depending on their subscription type. Additionally, users will be able to purchase cloud gaming hours without a Game Pass subscription. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Business Beyond the $213B Horizon: How Regional Shifts and the Casual Renaissance Are Redefining Gaming's Growth Engines In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso asks whether the traditional $70 AAA console model has reached its limit, how legacy publishers reorganize their business units to capture non-traditional gaming families, and where should capital focus in the coming years. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read gamescom 2026 Business Area hall 4.1 © Koelnmesse GmbH Oliver Wachenfeld gamescom Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Sil and the Fading World © IceCrack Games / Arc Games Products Arc Games Signed Icecrack Games' Sil and the Fading World IceCrack Games, an independent game development studio based in Switzerland, has found a publisher for its debut game, Sil and the Fading World: Arc Games. It's a solo-raiding action RPG that combines MMO-inspired raid boss encounters with ARPG character progression and buildcrafting. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Xbox Cloud Gaming - Cloud Playtime Update © Xbo Business Xbox Cloud Gaming: Monthly Xbox Game Pass Hour Limit and Access Without Game Pass Microsoft is introducing changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. From November, a playtime limit will be introduced for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, depending on their subscription type. Additionally, users will be able to purchase cloud gaming hours without a Game Pass subscription. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Campus FH of BFI Vienna Rebrands to HWG Vienna BFI Vienna University of Applied Sciences rebrands to BFI Vienna University of Business and Society. The school is one of Vienna's games business education institutes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Pax Autocratica (c) Multiverse Products Pax Autocratica In the satirical colony simulation and first-person shooter roguelite hybrid Pax Autocratica from Multiverse, the aim is to establish the greatest totalitarian regime in history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Business Beyond the $213B Horizon: How Regional Shifts and the Casual Renaissance Are Redefining Gaming's Growth Engines In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso asks whether the traditional $70 AAA console model has reached its limit, how legacy publishers reorganize their business units to capture non-traditional gaming families, and where should capital focus in the coming years. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
gamescom 2026 Business Area hall 4.1 © Koelnmesse GmbH Oliver Wachenfeld gamescom Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Xbox Cloud Gaming - Cloud Playtime Update © Xbo Business Xbox Cloud Gaming: Monthly Xbox Game Pass Hour Limit and Access Without Game Pass Microsoft is introducing changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. From November, a playtime limit will be introduced for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, depending on their subscription type. Additionally, users will be able to purchase cloud gaming hours without a Game Pass subscription. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business Beyond the $213B Horizon: How Regional Shifts and the Casual Renaissance Are Redefining Gaming's Growth Engines In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso asks whether the traditional $70 AAA console model has reached its limit, how legacy publishers reorganize their business units to capture non-traditional gaming families, and where should capital focus in the coming years. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
gamescom 2026 Business Area hall 4.1 © Koelnmesse GmbH Oliver Wachenfeld gamescom Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sil and the Fading World © IceCrack Games / Arc Games Products Arc Games Signed Icecrack Games' Sil and the Fading World IceCrack Games, an independent game development studio based in Switzerland, has found a publisher for its debut game, Sil and the Fading World: Arc Games. It's a solo-raiding action RPG that combines MMO-inspired raid boss encounters with ARPG character progression and buildcrafting. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Xbox Cloud Gaming - Cloud Playtime Update © Xbo Business Xbox Cloud Gaming: Monthly Xbox Game Pass Hour Limit and Access Without Game Pass Microsoft is introducing changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. From November, a playtime limit will be introduced for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, depending on their subscription type. Additionally, users will be able to purchase cloud gaming hours without a Game Pass subscription. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Campus FH of BFI Vienna Rebrands to HWG Vienna BFI Vienna University of Applied Sciences rebrands to BFI Vienna University of Business and Society. The school is one of Vienna's games business education institutes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Pax Autocratica (c) Multiverse Products Pax Autocratica In the satirical colony simulation and first-person shooter roguelite hybrid Pax Autocratica from Multiverse, the aim is to establish the greatest totalitarian regime in history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business Beyond the $213B Horizon: How Regional Shifts and the Casual Renaissance Are Redefining Gaming's Growth Engines In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso asks whether the traditional $70 AAA console model has reached its limit, how legacy publishers reorganize their business units to capture non-traditional gaming families, and where should capital focus in the coming years. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
