Microsoft übernimmt Nokias Handysparte Patrick Maier September 03, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Risto Siilasmaa (l.), Chairman of the Board of Directors Nokia, und Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft © None 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 Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products PandaBee Releases SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal PandaBee and Markt+Technik Verlag have released SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal today, based on a German public broadcast children's IP. The game is out on PC, Switch and PS5 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Xsolla / Gamepix © Xsolla Business Web Games Platform Gamepix Acquired by Xsolla Xsolla has announced the acquisition of GamePix, a web games platform that publishes and distributes browser games worldwide. GamePix brings with it a catalogue of over 10,000 web titles, a community of over 4,000 developers, and a publishing solution that brings games to web browsers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Xbox Revenue Fell Slightly in Q1 2027; Outlook Points to Growth Revenue in Microsoft's Xbox division has fallen slightly, with minor declines in content and services, and a more significant decline in hardware. However, revenue growth is expected to return to the mid-to-high single-digit range in the next quarter, and this is not solely due to GTA VI. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Deadly Days: Roadtrip © Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Products Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Launched Deadly Days: Roadtrip 1.0 Deadly Days: Roadtrip, the bullet-hell roguelike where the backpack 'breaks' the game, is leaving Early Access today and is also coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is developed by Pixelsplit from Eschborn and published by Sidekick Publishing from Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Tabletop CardMonster announces TCG PUBG: Final Circle Card game maker CardMonster has announced PUBG: Final Circle based on Krafton's battle royale IP. The tabletop game for 2-5 players will start with a Kickstarter campaign. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 / Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Activision Blizzard / Square Enix GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has performed much better than Black Ops 7 (2025) and Modern Warfare III (2023) in the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy Resonance has surprised many with its strong launch for a single-player Final Fantasy title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 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
Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products PandaBee Releases SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal PandaBee and Markt+Technik Verlag have released SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal today, based on a German public broadcast children's IP. The game is out on PC, Switch and PS5 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Xsolla / Gamepix © Xsolla Business Web Games Platform Gamepix Acquired by Xsolla Xsolla has announced the acquisition of GamePix, a web games platform that publishes and distributes browser games worldwide. GamePix brings with it a catalogue of over 10,000 web titles, a community of over 4,000 developers, and a publishing solution that brings games to web browsers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Xbox Revenue Fell Slightly in Q1 2027; Outlook Points to Growth Revenue in Microsoft's Xbox division has fallen slightly, with minor declines in content and services, and a more significant decline in hardware. However, revenue growth is expected to return to the mid-to-high single-digit range in the next quarter, and this is not solely due to GTA VI. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Deadly Days: Roadtrip © Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Products Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Launched Deadly Days: Roadtrip 1.0 Deadly Days: Roadtrip, the bullet-hell roguelike where the backpack 'breaks' the game, is leaving Early Access today and is also coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is developed by Pixelsplit from Eschborn and published by Sidekick Publishing from Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tabletop CardMonster announces TCG PUBG: Final Circle Card game maker CardMonster has announced PUBG: Final Circle based on Krafton's battle royale IP. The tabletop game for 2-5 players will start with a Kickstarter campaign. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 / Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Activision Blizzard / Square Enix GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has performed much better than Black Ops 7 (2025) and Modern Warfare III (2023) in the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy Resonance has surprised many with its strong launch for a single-player Final Fantasy title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
