Earth Defence Force 6 Marcel Kleffmann July 25, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © D3Publisher 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 Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sets Sail in July In July, players will be able to raise the black flag as Ubisoft prepares to launch the remake, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Built from the ground up using the latest Anvil engine, the game will offer enhanced gameplay and additional content. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Warhammer Classics © SNEG & Games Workshop Business Warhammer Classics: SNEG on the Re-Release of Old, Nearly Forgotten Games Just a few days ago, numerous classic Warhammer games were released, with seven making their debut on Steam and 12 returning to the digital storefront. We spoke to publisher SNEG about the challenges involved in re-releasing these classics, and about the retro gaming market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 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 People In Conversations with... Kevin Fryers In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Kevin Fryers about the pillars of modern game publishing, Generative AI in game development, Nostalgia, and brand building. By Stephan Steininger • 13 min read Dieter Marchrsreiter during the 20th anniversary of Marchsreiter Communications | Picture by: Alexander Scharf for Marchsreiter Communications Business Marchsreiter Communication is Ceasing Operations Company founder and CEO Dieter Marchsreiter announced that Marchsreiter Communications would be ceasing operations. This means that one of Germany's longest-standing Gaming PR agencies has also fallen victim to the ongoing crisis in the games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read PandaBee at their caggtus 2026 booth were Beards Go Underground was shown to the public for the first time, from left: Julien Schillinger, Gustav Mehner and Nathan Taylor. (Elisabeth Conrad) People PandaBee Studios: "Mining is One of the Best Mechanics for Games" At yesterday's Second Wind Showcase, PandaBee from Leipzig revealed their mining game Beards Go Underground, a potential deckbuilding smash hit from Germany. We talked to studio co-founder Julien Schillinger about the game idea, making mining feel smooth, and deckbuilding inspirations. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sets Sail in July In July, players will be able to raise the black flag as Ubisoft prepares to launch the remake, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Built from the ground up using the latest Anvil engine, the game will offer enhanced gameplay and additional content. By Marcel Kleffmann • 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
Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sets Sail in July In July, players will be able to raise the black flag as Ubisoft prepares to launch the remake, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Built from the ground up using the latest Anvil engine, the game will offer enhanced gameplay and additional content. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Warhammer Classics © SNEG & Games Workshop Business Warhammer Classics: SNEG on the Re-Release of Old, Nearly Forgotten Games Just a few days ago, numerous classic Warhammer games were released, with seven making their debut on Steam and 12 returning to the digital storefront. We spoke to publisher SNEG about the challenges involved in re-releasing these classics, and about the retro gaming market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 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
People In Conversations with... Kevin Fryers In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Kevin Fryers about the pillars of modern game publishing, Generative AI in game development, Nostalgia, and brand building. By Stephan Steininger • 13 min read
Dieter Marchrsreiter during the 20th anniversary of Marchsreiter Communications | Picture by: Alexander Scharf for Marchsreiter Communications Business Marchsreiter Communication is Ceasing Operations Company founder and CEO Dieter Marchsreiter announced that Marchsreiter Communications would be ceasing operations. This means that one of Germany's longest-standing Gaming PR agencies has also fallen victim to the ongoing crisis in the games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
PandaBee at their caggtus 2026 booth were Beards Go Underground was shown to the public for the first time, from left: Julien Schillinger, Gustav Mehner and Nathan Taylor. (Elisabeth Conrad) People PandaBee Studios: "Mining is One of the Best Mechanics for Games" At yesterday's Second Wind Showcase, PandaBee from Leipzig revealed their mining game Beards Go Underground, a potential deckbuilding smash hit from Germany. We talked to studio co-founder Julien Schillinger about the game idea, making mining feel smooth, and deckbuilding inspirations. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sets Sail in July In July, players will be able to raise the black flag as Ubisoft prepares to launch the remake, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Built from the ground up using the latest Anvil engine, the game will offer enhanced gameplay and additional content. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
