Earth Defence Force 6 Marcel Kleffmann July 25, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © D3Publisher Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced With over 230 million copies sold, Assassin's Creed is arguably Ubisoft's most important franchise. Although the release of Assassin's Creed Hexe is still some time away, the French publisher is launching Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a remake of one of the most popular games in the series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Products Gothic 1 Makes a Top-10 Debut in German Games Charts in June 2026 THQ’s role-playing game remake failed to take the top spot, partly because EA Sports FC has returned to number one, boosted by the World Cup By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Products New Pokémon Lego Sets Include Pokéball Diorama, Rayquaza and Arcanine Five new Pokémon sets have been announced by Lego: Arcanine, Munchlax, Rayquaza, Trainer Red and an openable Pokéball diorama. The ball and trainer will release in October, the rest in August. All are open for preorder. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business Sony's Exit of Physical Discs: German USK Sees Importance of Its Digital Ratings Affirmed In Germany, age ratings for physical games are assigned on a different legal basis to those for online games. The USK is officially recognised for both procedures and views Sony’s withdrawal from discs relaxed from a youth protection perspective. What matters is the reliability of age ratings. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced With over 230 million copies sold, Assassin's Creed is arguably Ubisoft's most important franchise. Although the release of Assassin's Creed Hexe is still some time away, the French publisher is launching Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a remake of one of the most popular games in the series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Events Siggraph Increases Its Spotlight on Games and Hosts Its first-ever Games Summit For its 53rd edition, Siggraph is placing greater emphasis on gaming. Alongside the numerous technical topics covered throughout the conference, a curated Games Summit with a broader thematic focus will take place on the first day. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read daily GamesMarket Daily – 08. July 26: PlayStation x gamescom, Michael Hebel, Xsolla, Charts, Joris Goossens, ICS, DGA Whether it’s confirmations or cancellations, tips for visiting with a toddler or new events on the evening programme – gamescom dominates the day’s news. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Vision of a virtual ICS (Picture by ICS) Business Setback For Preservation of Video Games in Germany: ICS Will Not be Continued With the international computer games collection, what is arguably Germany’s largest project for the preservation of video game culture is coming to an inglorious end. Now that the preparations have been completed, there is a lack of public support for the project’s forthcoming institutionalisation. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read In 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment will once again not be having a stand at gamescom. Ten years ago, the PlayStation stand was a major attraction (archive image; photo: Koelnmesse) gamescom Sony Interactive Will Once Again Not Have a Booth at Gamescom As in previous years, Sony Interactive Entertainment will not be exhibiting at gamescom in 2026. It remains to be seen whether the company will participate in the event in other ways. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced With over 230 million copies sold, Assassin's Creed is arguably Ubisoft's most important franchise. Although the release of Assassin's Creed Hexe is still some time away, the French publisher is launching Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a remake of one of the most popular games in the series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products Gothic 1 Makes a Top-10 Debut in German Games Charts in June 2026 THQ’s role-playing game remake failed to take the top spot, partly because EA Sports FC has returned to number one, boosted by the World Cup By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products New Pokémon Lego Sets Include Pokéball Diorama, Rayquaza and Arcanine Five new Pokémon sets have been announced by Lego: Arcanine, Munchlax, Rayquaza, Trainer Red and an openable Pokéball diorama. The ball and trainer will release in October, the rest in August. All are open for preorder. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Sony's Exit of Physical Discs: German USK Sees Importance of Its Digital Ratings Affirmed In Germany, age ratings for physical games are assigned on a different legal basis to those for online games. The USK is officially recognised for both procedures and views Sony’s withdrawal from discs relaxed from a youth protection perspective. What matters is the reliability of age ratings. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced With over 230 million copies sold, Assassin's Creed is arguably Ubisoft's most important franchise. Although the release of Assassin's Creed Hexe is still some time away, the French publisher is launching Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a remake of one of the most popular games in the series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Events Siggraph Increases Its Spotlight on Games and Hosts Its first-ever Games Summit For its 53rd edition, Siggraph is placing greater emphasis on gaming. Alongside the numerous technical topics covered throughout the conference, a curated Games Summit with a broader thematic focus will take place on the first day. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
daily GamesMarket Daily – 08. July 26: PlayStation x gamescom, Michael Hebel, Xsolla, Charts, Joris Goossens, ICS, DGA Whether it’s confirmations or cancellations, tips for visiting with a toddler or new events on the evening programme – gamescom dominates the day’s news. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Vision of a virtual ICS (Picture by ICS) Business Setback For Preservation of Video Games in Germany: ICS Will Not be Continued With the international computer games collection, what is arguably Germany’s largest project for the preservation of video game culture is coming to an inglorious end. Now that the preparations have been completed, there is a lack of public support for the project’s forthcoming institutionalisation. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
In 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment will once again not be having a stand at gamescom. Ten years ago, the PlayStation stand was a major attraction (archive image; photo: Koelnmesse) gamescom Sony Interactive Will Once Again Not Have a Booth at Gamescom As in previous years, Sony Interactive Entertainment will not be exhibiting at gamescom in 2026. It remains to be seen whether the company will participate in the event in other ways. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
