The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #5: Products & Distribution Pascal Wagner December 20, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Distribution Channels for Games © GamesMarkt, PP PEGI Director Dirk Bosmans and USK MD Elisabeth Secker have worked together on the changes (PEGI/USK) Business Lootboxes Now Automatically PEGI 16, in Changes Inspired by Germany Age rating system PEGI will incorporate sweeping changes to their classification of dark patterns, inspired by the German USK. Come June, lootboxes will automatically be PEGI 16, blockchain content PEGI 18 and punishment for not logging into games daily PEGI 12. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business LFG Con Organises Business Hub for the First Time and Calls For Speakers This year, LFG Con will also have a business hub for the first time. There, interested parties can learn about entering the games industry through talks, panels and workshops. The organisers are looking for interested speakers until the end of April. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The four-person team at Aldamami Games comprises: (from left to right): Alice Schneider, Katharina 'Mikey' Müller, David Cafisso and Marvin Braun. Katharina 'Mikey' Müller and Marvin Braun founded the studio. © Aldamami Games Business Aldamami's Bloodletter: Competing for Attention in Turn-Based Games Aldamami Games' Bloodletter is set to launch on Early Access at the end of the month. We spoke to Katharina 'Mikey' Müller about the wide variety of turn-based games available, the idea of altruism and healing rather than fighting, and the development of games in Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read PEGI Director Dirk Bosmans and USK MD Elisabeth Secker have worked together on the changes (PEGI/USK) Business Lootboxes Now Automatically PEGI 16, in Changes Inspired by Germany Age rating system PEGI will incorporate sweeping changes to their classification of dark patterns, inspired by the German USK. Come June, lootboxes will automatically be PEGI 16, blockchain content PEGI 18 and punishment for not logging into games daily PEGI 12. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Titanium Court © AP Thomson and Fellow Traveller Awards Titanium Court Wins the Main Prize at the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards Titanium Court, by AP Thomson and Fellow Traveller, won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards 2026, held as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). None of the nominated studios from GSA won an award. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Cover page of Subscribestar.adult (SubscribeStar) Products SubscribeStar Changes TOS Towards Stricter Adult Media Bans Content subscription marketplace SubscribeStar have changed their Terms of Service repeatedly in the last hours, incorporating more bans on adult content out of payment processor pressure. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business LFG Con Organises Business Hub for the First Time and Calls For Speakers This year, LFG Con will also have a business hub for the first time. There, interested parties can learn about entering the games industry through talks, panels and workshops. The organisers are looking for interested speakers until the end of April. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read John Carpenter's Toxic Commando © Saber Interactive & Focus Entertainment Products John Carpenter's Toxic Commando John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment, is a game that's perfect for fans of zombies and silly, gory 1980s horror action. It combines elements of Back 4 Blood, MudRunner, and World War Z, offering wild and bloody co-op action. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read emptyvessel Game Director Emanuel Palalic © Ncsoft / emptyvessel Publishing NC America Partners With Emptyvessel to Publish Defect NC America's publishing portfolio is growing with the addition of Defect from Emptyvessel. This partnership enables the US studio to allocate resources to both multiplayer and single-player gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
PEGI Director Dirk Bosmans and USK MD Elisabeth Secker have worked together on the changes (PEGI/USK) Business Lootboxes Now Automatically PEGI 16, in Changes Inspired by Germany Age rating system PEGI will incorporate sweeping changes to their classification of dark patterns, inspired by the German USK. Come June, lootboxes will automatically be PEGI 16, blockchain content PEGI 18 and punishment for not logging into games daily PEGI 12. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business LFG Con Organises Business Hub for the First Time and Calls For Speakers This year, LFG Con will also have a business hub for the first time. There, interested parties can learn about entering the games industry through talks, panels and workshops. The organisers are looking for interested speakers until the end of April. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The four-person team at Aldamami Games comprises: (from left to right): Alice Schneider, Katharina 'Mikey' Müller, David Cafisso and Marvin Braun. Katharina 'Mikey' Müller and Marvin Braun founded the studio. © Aldamami Games Business Aldamami's Bloodletter: Competing for Attention in Turn-Based Games Aldamami Games' Bloodletter is set to launch on Early Access at the end of the month. We spoke to Katharina 'Mikey' Müller about the wide variety of turn-based games available, the idea of altruism and healing rather than fighting, and the development of games in Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
PEGI Director Dirk Bosmans and USK MD Elisabeth Secker have worked together on the changes (PEGI/USK) Business Lootboxes Now Automatically PEGI 16, in Changes Inspired by Germany Age rating system PEGI will incorporate sweeping changes to their classification of dark patterns, inspired by the German USK. Come June, lootboxes will automatically be PEGI 16, blockchain content PEGI 18 and punishment for not logging into games daily PEGI 12. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Titanium Court © AP Thomson and Fellow Traveller Awards Titanium Court Wins the Main Prize at the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards Titanium Court, by AP Thomson and Fellow Traveller, won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards 2026, held as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). None of the nominated studios from GSA won an award. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Cover page of Subscribestar.adult (SubscribeStar) Products SubscribeStar Changes TOS Towards Stricter Adult Media Bans Content subscription marketplace SubscribeStar have changed their Terms of Service repeatedly in the last hours, incorporating more bans on adult content out of payment processor pressure. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business LFG Con Organises Business Hub for the First Time and Calls For Speakers This year, LFG Con will also have a business hub for the first time. There, interested parties can learn about entering the games industry through talks, panels and workshops. The organisers are looking for interested speakers until the end of April. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando © Saber Interactive & Focus Entertainment Products John Carpenter's Toxic Commando John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment, is a game that's perfect for fans of zombies and silly, gory 1980s horror action. It combines elements of Back 4 Blood, MudRunner, and World War Z, offering wild and bloody co-op action. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
emptyvessel Game Director Emanuel Palalic © Ncsoft / emptyvessel Publishing NC America Partners With Emptyvessel to Publish Defect NC America's publishing portfolio is growing with the addition of Defect from Emptyvessel. This partnership enables the US studio to allocate resources to both multiplayer and single-player gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
