How the Journey From Typhoon Studios to Raccoon Logic Came to Be Marcel Kleffmann February 12, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Pretty wild: How Typhoon Studios ultimately became Raccoon Logic and why © Raccoon Logic Silberheim Evolving Card Game © Beyond Worlds Business Five German Studios to Receive Federal Funding Five studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These include Chimera Entertainment, Beyond Worlds, H.O.P.E., Xyrality and Triple Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #16 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Horses, the VGHF hiring, and great papers from game studies and game design. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 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 Silberheim Evolving Card Game © Beyond Worlds Business Five German Studios to Receive Federal Funding Five studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These include Chimera Entertainment, Beyond Worlds, H.O.P.E., Xyrality and Triple Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Quad Head are succeeding in the friendslop space (Quad Head) People Quad Head's Pratfall Reaches 60k Sales in the First Week The former Oddsparks developers are back as indies and with a friendslop bang: Coop digging adventure Pratfall, developed within six months, has breached 60,000 sales in one week after a 33,000 wishlist start. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred © Blizzard Entertainment Products Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred The second expansion, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, culminates in a showdown with Mephisto. Blizzard Entertainment also introduces the most comprehensive gameplay revisions since the action RPG's launch, offering more variety in gameplay and player builds. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #16 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Horses, the VGHF hiring, and great papers from game studies and game design. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Zenless Zone Zero © HoYoverse Products Zenless Zone Zero Makes Its Debut on Steam HoYoverse's urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero will also be released on Steam. It is still unclear whether Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail will follow. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 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
Silberheim Evolving Card Game © Beyond Worlds Business Five German Studios to Receive Federal Funding Five studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These include Chimera Entertainment, Beyond Worlds, H.O.P.E., Xyrality and Triple Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #16 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Horses, the VGHF hiring, and great papers from game studies and game design. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 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
Silberheim Evolving Card Game © Beyond Worlds Business Five German Studios to Receive Federal Funding Five studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These include Chimera Entertainment, Beyond Worlds, H.O.P.E., Xyrality and Triple Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Quad Head are succeeding in the friendslop space (Quad Head) People Quad Head's Pratfall Reaches 60k Sales in the First Week The former Oddsparks developers are back as indies and with a friendslop bang: Coop digging adventure Pratfall, developed within six months, has breached 60,000 sales in one week after a 33,000 wishlist start. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred © Blizzard Entertainment Products Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred The second expansion, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, culminates in a showdown with Mephisto. Blizzard Entertainment also introduces the most comprehensive gameplay revisions since the action RPG's launch, offering more variety in gameplay and player builds. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #16 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Horses, the VGHF hiring, and great papers from game studies and game design. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Zenless Zone Zero © HoYoverse Products Zenless Zone Zero Makes Its Debut on Steam HoYoverse's urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero will also be released on Steam. It is still unclear whether Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail will follow. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 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
