Manor Lords Marcel Kleffmann April 17, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post "Manor Lords" is a medieval strategy game with city-building, tactical combat, complex economics and social simulation. © Slavic Magic and Hooded Horse Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion © Funday Studios and Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion Rock and Stone! With over two million copies sold, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been a massive success for Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing. The first content expansion, Heavy Duty, has now been released, promising even more chaos and destruction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Aphelion © Don't Nod Products Aphelion The narrative experts at Don't Nod are known for games such as Vampyr, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Jusant, and Banishers. With Aphelion, they are now venturing into the realm of sci-fi adventure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Windose © Kraken Express Products Windrose Yarrr! Windose from Kraken Express has sold over 1.5 million copies in just two weeks. This open-world survival adventure game, set in the age of piracy, had a stellar launch on Early Access. But what makes the game so captivating? By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Konrad Kunze, CEO of FusionPlay, at gamescom 2025 © FusionPlay Business G+ How FusionPlay Fished in International Waters What began as a small pixel-based fishing RPG grew beyond itself when the New Zealand sketch comedy troupe Viva La Dirt League and publisher Team17 came on board. Overall, Nice Day for Fishing was the biggest success for Leipzig-based studio FusionPlay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Asteroid Cruises Inc. © Fiery Things Funding Fiery Things, Tivola, TML and Travian Games to Receive Federal Funding Four studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These are Fiery Things, Tivola Games, TML Edition and Travian Games. A total of almost two million euros was awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Gordon Schnieder is the designated next Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | Picture: Torsten Silz Business Rhineland-Palatinate Wants to Fund Games and Films “in Equal Measure” The coalition agreement of the new state government of Rhineland-Palatinate includes a clear commitment to supporting the games industry. Studios can look forward to an expansion of this support, particularly as the focus is to be on content rather than media formats. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Zero Latency VR © Zero Latency VR Business Two Zero Latency VR Locations Are Opening in Germany Leading global free-roam VR company Zero Latency VR will be bringing its line-up to two new German cities. Two new venues are set to open in northern Germany, one in Bad Oeynhausen and one in Bremen. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion © Funday Studios and Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion Rock and Stone! With over two million copies sold, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been a massive success for Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing. The first content expansion, Heavy Duty, has now been released, promising even more chaos and destruction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Pascale Hagin © Hagin / 1SP People Pascale Hagin Appointed as Sales Director at 1SP Agency 1SP Agency has appointed Pascale Hagin as Sales Director, thereby expanding its international service offerings. Hagin has held senior sales and leadership positions at companies such as PepsiCo, Arla Foods and Imperial Tobacco. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion © Funday Studios and Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion Rock and Stone! With over two million copies sold, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been a massive success for Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing. The first content expansion, Heavy Duty, has now been released, promising even more chaos and destruction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Aphelion © Don't Nod Products Aphelion The narrative experts at Don't Nod are known for games such as Vampyr, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Jusant, and Banishers. With Aphelion, they are now venturing into the realm of sci-fi adventure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Windose © Kraken Express Products Windrose Yarrr! Windose from Kraken Express has sold over 1.5 million copies in just two weeks. This open-world survival adventure game, set in the age of piracy, had a stellar launch on Early Access. But what makes the game so captivating? By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Konrad Kunze, CEO of FusionPlay, at gamescom 2025 © FusionPlay Business G+ How FusionPlay Fished in International Waters What began as a small pixel-based fishing RPG grew beyond itself when the New Zealand sketch comedy troupe Viva La Dirt League and publisher Team17 came on board. Overall, Nice Day for Fishing was the biggest success for Leipzig-based studio FusionPlay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Asteroid Cruises Inc. © Fiery Things Funding Fiery Things, Tivola, TML and Travian Games to Receive Federal Funding Four studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These are Fiery Things, Tivola Games, TML Edition and Travian Games. A total of almost two million euros was awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Gordon Schnieder is the designated next Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | Picture: Torsten Silz Business Rhineland-Palatinate Wants to Fund Games and Films “in Equal Measure” The coalition agreement of the new state government of Rhineland-Palatinate includes a clear commitment to supporting the games industry. Studios can look forward to an expansion of this support, particularly as the focus is to be on content rather than media formats. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Zero Latency VR © Zero Latency VR Business Two Zero Latency VR Locations Are Opening in Germany Leading global free-roam VR company Zero Latency VR will be bringing its line-up to two new German cities. Two new venues are set to open in northern Germany, one in Bad Oeynhausen and one in Bremen. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion © Funday Studios and Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion Rock and Stone! With over two million copies sold, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been a massive success for Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing. The first content expansion, Heavy Duty, has now been released, promising even more chaos and destruction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Pascale Hagin © Hagin / 1SP People Pascale Hagin Appointed as Sales Director at 1SP Agency 1SP Agency has appointed Pascale Hagin as Sales Director, thereby expanding its international service offerings. Hagin has held senior sales and leadership positions at companies such as PepsiCo, Arla Foods and Imperial Tobacco. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
