Games Highlights for the Holiday Season Marcel Kleffmann November 05, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. © Microsoft Business Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass Price Updates Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. However, future Call of Duty titles will not be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Upjers © Upjers Business Federal Funding Goes to Upjers Upjers has received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. The Bavarian company, which specialises in browser games & apps and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was awarded over €600,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. © Microsoft Business Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass Price Updates Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. However, future Call of Duty titles will not be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Enshrouded © Keen Games Products Final Content Update for Enshrouded Before Its Early Access Ends Keen Games is preparing Enshrouded for its exit from Early Access in fall 2026, by releasing the eighth and final major content update today. Entitled 'Forging the Path', this update overhauls the combat system and almost everything else, while introducing the first version of Adventure Sharing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read From left: Christoph Hebbecker of Attorney-Generalship Cologne, Levke Burfeind (HateAid), Sebastian Galla (Ruhr University Bochum) and moderator Robert Pelzer (TU Berlin) (GamesMarkt) People RadiGaMe Transfer Conference Caps Deradicalisation Cluster At the RadiGaMe cluster transfer conference, research partners from law, police, civil society, games industry and media gathered to exchange and consolidate their knowledge and research results. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald) People Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games" Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Splatoon Raiders © Nintendo Products Splatoon Raiders for Switch 2 Is Coming out in July Splatoon Raiders will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 July. To coincide with the release of this single-player adventure, new amiibo figures based on Deep Cut (known as Surimi Syndicate in German) will also be available from this summer onwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. © Microsoft Business Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass Price Updates Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. However, future Call of Duty titles will not be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Upjers © Upjers Business Federal Funding Goes to Upjers Upjers has received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. The Bavarian company, which specialises in browser games & apps and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was awarded over €600,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. © Microsoft Business Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass Price Updates Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. However, future Call of Duty titles will not be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Enshrouded © Keen Games Products Final Content Update for Enshrouded Before Its Early Access Ends Keen Games is preparing Enshrouded for its exit from Early Access in fall 2026, by releasing the eighth and final major content update today. Entitled 'Forging the Path', this update overhauls the combat system and almost everything else, while introducing the first version of Adventure Sharing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
From left: Christoph Hebbecker of Attorney-Generalship Cologne, Levke Burfeind (HateAid), Sebastian Galla (Ruhr University Bochum) and moderator Robert Pelzer (TU Berlin) (GamesMarkt) People RadiGaMe Transfer Conference Caps Deradicalisation Cluster At the RadiGaMe cluster transfer conference, research partners from law, police, civil society, games industry and media gathered to exchange and consolidate their knowledge and research results. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald) People Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games" Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Splatoon Raiders © Nintendo Products Splatoon Raiders for Switch 2 Is Coming out in July Splatoon Raiders will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 July. To coincide with the release of this single-player adventure, new amiibo figures based on Deep Cut (known as Surimi Syndicate in German) will also be available from this summer onwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
