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Products Farming Simulator 25 Has Sold 5 Million Copies Giants Software has announced for the start of gamescom that their Farming Simulator 25 has breached five million sold units. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Sinking City 2 © Frogwares Products The Sinking City 2 Why not try a different genre for a change? Frogwares' 2019 game, The Sinking City, was an open-world detective game set in a Lovecraftian horror universe. Its sequel, however, is taking a different approach, presenting itself as a classic survival horror game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Mortal Shell II (Cold Symmetry and Playstack) Products Mortal Shell II Six years ago, Cold Symmetry and Playstack released Mortal Shell, a decent but rather sluggish Souls-like game set in an impressive world. With Mortal Shell II, they have now launched a sequel that shows what a true sequel should look like. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony (c) Gecko One GmbH Politics Michael Kretschmer Takes on the Role of Patron for Saxony's Games Industry Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony, has become the patron of the state's games industry. This acknowledges the sector's growth and will help to further develop Saxony as a games hub. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team Germany E-Sport (c) Team Germany E-Sport Esports Team Germany E-Sport Celebrates gamescom Debut The German esports national team makes its debut on gamescom's biggest stage in showmatches against Great Britain and the Netherlands. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Farming Simulator 25 Has Sold 5 Million Copies Giants Software has announced for the start of gamescom that their Farming Simulator 25 has breached five million sold units. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business EGDF and VGE Release Major Report on Europe According to the data, the EU game industry has reached 6600 studios that employ over 95.000 people and generate a combined industry turnover of 24 billion euros. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4) Development W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
gamescom Italian Creativity at Gamescom 2026 The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to welcome you to the Italian Pavilion at Gamescom 2026. The Pavilion is organised by ITA in partnership with IIDEA, the association representing the video game industry in Italy. By IIDEA • 6 min read
