Letzte Chance für USK-Einreichungen zur gamescom Stephan Steininger August 01, 2016 – 1 min read Share this post Nur USK-geprüfte Gamesinhalte und Trailer dürfen in Köln offen gezeigt werden. Ende der Einreichungsfrist für die Messe ist bereits am 2. August um 15.00 Uhr © USK Titan Quest II advertising on digital billboards in Auckland, New Zealand © THQ Nordic Publishing THQ Nordic Is Promoting Titan Quest II Around ExileCon Where better to promote games than in places where fans of the genre are sure to be? That's exactly what Austrian publisher THQ Nordic is doing right now, with a large-scale promotion of Titan Quest II in Auckland, New Zealand. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Awards DEP: Anno 117, Corsair Cove and Forever Ago Nominated for Best German Game Following the Grand Jury’s deliberations, the nominations for the Best German Game category at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award) have now been finalised. At the same time, the organisers have announced that Lynne Glaner and Dom Schott will be hosting the evening. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Titan Quest II advertising on digital billboards in Auckland, New Zealand © THQ Nordic Publishing THQ Nordic Is Promoting Titan Quest II Around ExileCon Where better to promote games than in places where fans of the genre are sure to be? That's exactly what Austrian publisher THQ Nordic is doing right now, with a large-scale promotion of Titan Quest II in Auckland, New Zealand. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Frederik Hammes and Sasha Volkohon (Pictures game events) People Game Events Strengthens Its Team with Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial With effect from 1 November, game events GmbH has appointed the experienced business development manager Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial. She succeeds Roufina Guenkova, who has left the company; Managing Director Frederik Hammes would like to express his sincere thanks to her. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Events Xsolla Expands Its GSA Presence With Xsolla Connect Berlin and More Xsolla has announced coordinated activations across Berlin that emphasise the company's ongoing commitment to the German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH) games ecosystem. These activations will bring together developers, publishers, creators, and partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Moon Sweepers by Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © DragDrop Games / Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Phantom Blade Zero Dominates, but Two Indie Games Spring a Surprise As expected, S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero topped the weekly Steam charts. However, it was not anticipated that two indie titles would break into the top ten. Crimson Desert is also staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Titan Quest II advertising on digital billboards in Auckland, New Zealand © THQ Nordic Publishing THQ Nordic Is Promoting Titan Quest II Around ExileCon Where better to promote games than in places where fans of the genre are sure to be? That's exactly what Austrian publisher THQ Nordic is doing right now, with a large-scale promotion of Titan Quest II in Auckland, New Zealand. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Awards DEP: Anno 117, Corsair Cove and Forever Ago Nominated for Best German Game Following the Grand Jury’s deliberations, the nominations for the Best German Game category at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award) have now been finalised. At the same time, the organisers have announced that Lynne Glaner and Dom Schott will be hosting the evening. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Titan Quest II advertising on digital billboards in Auckland, New Zealand © THQ Nordic Publishing THQ Nordic Is Promoting Titan Quest II Around ExileCon Where better to promote games than in places where fans of the genre are sure to be? That's exactly what Austrian publisher THQ Nordic is doing right now, with a large-scale promotion of Titan Quest II in Auckland, New Zealand. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Frederik Hammes and Sasha Volkohon (Pictures game events) People Game Events Strengthens Its Team with Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial With effect from 1 November, game events GmbH has appointed the experienced business development manager Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial. She succeeds Roufina Guenkova, who has left the company; Managing Director Frederik Hammes would like to express his sincere thanks to her. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Events Xsolla Expands Its GSA Presence With Xsolla Connect Berlin and More Xsolla has announced coordinated activations across Berlin that emphasise the company's ongoing commitment to the German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH) games ecosystem. These activations will bring together developers, publishers, creators, and partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Moon Sweepers by Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © DragDrop Games / Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Phantom Blade Zero Dominates, but Two Indie Games Spring a Surprise As expected, S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero topped the weekly Steam charts. However, it was not anticipated that two indie titles would break into the top ten. Crimson Desert is also staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
