Gerlinger verlässt Frogster Tim Pototzki November 02, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Christoph Gerlinger, CEO von Frogster Interactive Pictures, gründete den Publisher 2005. Zum Jahresende scheidet er aus dem Unternehmen aus © None State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Pontus Rundqvist at Nordic Game 2026 (Pascal Wagner, GamesMarket) G+ Pontus Rundqvist, Raw Fury: When Indie Publishing, Pick Your Lane! Pontus Rundqvist, Senior Brand Manager at Raw Fury, says indie publishers can be great if they know what their vision is, storefronts can do more for self-publishing indies and indie publishers, and has thoughts about a 'European' games industry. We interviewed him at Nordic Game 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read The Legend of Khiimori © Aesir Interactive & Mindscape Business Early Access Horses, Community Building, and Self-Publishing - An Interview With Aesir The Early Access launch of The Legend of Khiimori was a huge success for Aesir Interactive. We spoke to the two managing directors, Andreas Sirch and Wolfgang Emmer, about establishing a long-term community for a game, venturing into publishing and developing realistic horse games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read Felix Falk (right) presents Federal Minister Karin Prien with a Jaheira Funko Pop, after her and Lars Janssen's speeches (GamesMarket, Stephan Steininger) Politics Prien: "Demokratie Leben!" Will Now Consider Games for Funding At the game summer party, Federal Family Minister Karin Prien dropped several bombs: One was the revelation that the "Demokratie Leben!" funding programme could now consider games as well. The other were some unfortunate remarks harking back to the old "Killerspieldebatte". By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read The Sinking City 2 © Frogwares Products The Sinking City 2 Frogwares is set to release The Sinking City 2 in August. Compared to its predecessor, the game will be a more traditional survival horror title, boasting a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Finally official: The Ocarina of Time remake, coming this year. Products Nintendo Direct Brings Ocarina of Time, Kingdom Hearts IV, Xenoblade Genesis and More Nintendo's summer Direct was filled to the bring with exciting game reveals, from inhouse titles Ocarina of Time, Xenoblade Genesis and Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave to Kingdom Hearts IV and the Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC, titled Dark Arisen. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read From left to right: Clemens Mayer-Wegelin, Sandro Heuberger, Lars Janssen, Maxi Graeff, Benedikt Grindel © Franziska Krug for game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business Game Members Elect New Board At their general meeting in Berlin today, the members of game - the German Games Industry Association elected a new board of directors as part of their regular rotation. Three of the previous five board members did not stand for re-election due to career changes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Pontus Rundqvist at Nordic Game 2026 (Pascal Wagner, GamesMarket) G+ Pontus Rundqvist, Raw Fury: When Indie Publishing, Pick Your Lane! Pontus Rundqvist, Senior Brand Manager at Raw Fury, says indie publishers can be great if they know what their vision is, storefronts can do more for self-publishing indies and indie publishers, and has thoughts about a 'European' games industry. We interviewed him at Nordic Game 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
The Legend of Khiimori © Aesir Interactive & Mindscape Business Early Access Horses, Community Building, and Self-Publishing - An Interview With Aesir The Early Access launch of The Legend of Khiimori was a huge success for Aesir Interactive. We spoke to the two managing directors, Andreas Sirch and Wolfgang Emmer, about establishing a long-term community for a game, venturing into publishing and developing realistic horse games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Felix Falk (right) presents Federal Minister Karin Prien with a Jaheira Funko Pop, after her and Lars Janssen's speeches (GamesMarket, Stephan Steininger) Politics Prien: "Demokratie Leben!" Will Now Consider Games for Funding At the game summer party, Federal Family Minister Karin Prien dropped several bombs: One was the revelation that the "Demokratie Leben!" funding programme could now consider games as well. The other were some unfortunate remarks harking back to the old "Killerspieldebatte". By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
The Sinking City 2 © Frogwares Products The Sinking City 2 Frogwares is set to release The Sinking City 2 in August. Compared to its predecessor, the game will be a more traditional survival horror title, boasting a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Finally official: The Ocarina of Time remake, coming this year. Products Nintendo Direct Brings Ocarina of Time, Kingdom Hearts IV, Xenoblade Genesis and More Nintendo's summer Direct was filled to the bring with exciting game reveals, from inhouse titles Ocarina of Time, Xenoblade Genesis and Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave to Kingdom Hearts IV and the Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC, titled Dark Arisen. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
From left to right: Clemens Mayer-Wegelin, Sandro Heuberger, Lars Janssen, Maxi Graeff, Benedikt Grindel © Franziska Krug for game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business Game Members Elect New Board At their general meeting in Berlin today, the members of game - the German Games Industry Association elected a new board of directors as part of their regular rotation. Three of the previous five board members did not stand for re-election due to career changes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
