Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future for Xsolla Marcel Kleffmann November 13, 2024 – 12 min read Share this post Xsolla's Senior Vice President EMEA, Christopher Meredith © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss V-Bucks (Fortnite) © Epic Games Business Epic Games Raises Prices for V-Bucks (Fortnite) Epic Games has announced price increases for V-Bucks (Fortnite) due to higher operating costs. The Battle Pass has also been adjusted, meaning players will no longer receive bonus V-Bucks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Xsolla: A Reimagined Platform and More Payment Integrations At the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, Xsolla unveiled its rebranded platform, presenting tools intended to assist developers in building sustainable businesses, expanding their reach globally, and fostering direct relationships with their players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Outersloth Makes Publisher Contract Public Indie publisher Outersloth have made their publishing conditions public after a talk at GDC 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products The Horror Returns to the German Games Charts in February February brings a new number one to the official German sales charts of game: Capcom's Resident Evil: Requiem came, saw and made everyone else shake in their (football) boots. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read People GG Bavaria 2026: Impressions If you missed GG Bavaria 2026, relive the biggest iteration of Munich's gaming event with our image gallery. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Nvidia @ GDC 2026 © Nvidia Nvidia GeForce @ GDC 2026: From Dynamic Multi Frame Gen to Path-Traced Games At GDC 2026, Nvidia announced that DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation will be available from 31 March. The company also revealed new DLSS 4.5 titles and games with path tracing, as well as updates for RTX Remix, Mega Geometry and GeForce Now. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Esoteric Ebb © Christoffer Bodegård & Raw Fury Products Esoteric Ebb It's been a long time since we've seen such a creative and reactive fantasy world that invites players to experiment. In the CRPG Esoteric Ebb, developed by Christoffer Bodegård and published by Raw Fury, players make bizarre decisions, roll dice frequently, and converse with their attributes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read V-Bucks (Fortnite) © Epic Games Business Epic Games Raises Prices for V-Bucks (Fortnite) Epic Games has announced price increases for V-Bucks (Fortnite) due to higher operating costs. The Battle Pass has also been adjusted, meaning players will no longer receive bonus V-Bucks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock Entertainment © Wardell / Stardock Publishing Stardock Expands Publishing Services for Indie Developers Stardock Entertainment, the company behind Galactic Civilizations, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Ashes of the Singularity, has announced an expansion of its publishing programme for independent game developers. However, it will only sign three titles per year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
V-Bucks (Fortnite) © Epic Games Business Epic Games Raises Prices for V-Bucks (Fortnite) Epic Games has announced price increases for V-Bucks (Fortnite) due to higher operating costs. The Battle Pass has also been adjusted, meaning players will no longer receive bonus V-Bucks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Xsolla: A Reimagined Platform and More Payment Integrations At the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, Xsolla unveiled its rebranded platform, presenting tools intended to assist developers in building sustainable businesses, expanding their reach globally, and fostering direct relationships with their players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Outersloth Makes Publisher Contract Public Indie publisher Outersloth have made their publishing conditions public after a talk at GDC 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products The Horror Returns to the German Games Charts in February February brings a new number one to the official German sales charts of game: Capcom's Resident Evil: Requiem came, saw and made everyone else shake in their (football) boots. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
People GG Bavaria 2026: Impressions If you missed GG Bavaria 2026, relive the biggest iteration of Munich's gaming event with our image gallery. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Nvidia @ GDC 2026 © Nvidia Nvidia GeForce @ GDC 2026: From Dynamic Multi Frame Gen to Path-Traced Games At GDC 2026, Nvidia announced that DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation will be available from 31 March. The company also revealed new DLSS 4.5 titles and games with path tracing, as well as updates for RTX Remix, Mega Geometry and GeForce Now. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Esoteric Ebb © Christoffer Bodegård & Raw Fury Products Esoteric Ebb It's been a long time since we've seen such a creative and reactive fantasy world that invites players to experiment. In the CRPG Esoteric Ebb, developed by Christoffer Bodegård and published by Raw Fury, players make bizarre decisions, roll dice frequently, and converse with their attributes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
V-Bucks (Fortnite) © Epic Games Business Epic Games Raises Prices for V-Bucks (Fortnite) Epic Games has announced price increases for V-Bucks (Fortnite) due to higher operating costs. The Battle Pass has also been adjusted, meaning players will no longer receive bonus V-Bucks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock Entertainment © Wardell / Stardock Publishing Stardock Expands Publishing Services for Indie Developers Stardock Entertainment, the company behind Galactic Civilizations, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Ashes of the Singularity, has announced an expansion of its publishing programme for independent game developers. However, it will only sign three titles per year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
