Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions © System Era and Devolver Digital Products Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, System Era and Devolver Digital have released a cooperative space action-adventure game featuring extraction elements on PC and consoles via Early Access. This game is not Astroneer 2.0, and it has had a difficult start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Products Salmi Games Announces PvE VR Extraction Shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew Munich-based VR games developer Salmi Games, the creators of Sweet Surrender, has unveiled its new project at the VR Games Showcase: the co-op extraction shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew, which is being developed for Meta Quest and SteamVR. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
General Delegate for Quebec in Germany Geneviève Rolland at the National Holiday Reception in Munich (GamesMarket / Pascal Wagner) gamescom Quebec Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence In conversation with GamesMarket, Quebec's General Delegate for Germany Geneviève Rolland confirmed that the region would have its own gamescom booth again in 2026. Over 60 people from more than 30 companies will be part of the delegation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Publishing Wild River Games Expands Horse Club Franchise with Ride West Wild River Games is set to release the next game in the Horse Club franchise from toy manufacturer Schleich this October. ‘Horse Club Ride West’ will be released on 9 October for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series and PC (Steam). By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
astragon and Team17 @ gamescom 2026 © astragon gamescom astragon and Team17 Are Returning to gamescom 2026 Both subsidiaries of the British everplay group, astragon and Team17 will be returning to Cologne for gamescom this year. They will be exhibiting in the entertainment area and business section of the event. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2026 © THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic's Digital Showcase Returns in August Just like in recent years: THQ Nordic has announced its Digital Showcase 2026 for early August. In just a few weeks, the Austrian publisher will present its line-up across a wide range of its core IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom 2025 - Hall 7 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner gamescom gamescom Is Committed to Accessibility, Resource Conservation and Democracy This year, gamescom is expanding its accessibility guidelines and self-commitment for exhibitors. The awareness initiatives and safer space offerings are also being scaled up. Additionally, this will be the first time that the organisers are collaborating with Kölner Tafel. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Funding Nearly 100 Applications Submitted so Far for New Digital Culture Grant of Zurcher Filmstiftung Shortly before the start of the second round of funding sessions, the Zurcher Film Foundation announced the first details regarding the volume of applications. Nearly 100 applications were submitted, representing a total funding volume of nearly 7 million CHF. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read
Steam Machine 2 TB with extra faceplates - red fabric and solid walnut © Valve Software Products Valve Announces Steam Machine Prices and Begins Sales With the price of the 512 GB version of the Steam Machine exceeding €1,000, Valve Software has launched sales of the mini-PC. The price is much higher than originally planned due to the current hardware market and the sharp rise in prices for RAM and storage components. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Krafton @ gamescom 2026 © Krafton gamescom Krafton to Showcase Five Games at gamescom 2026 Krafton is bringing five titles to Cologne for gamescom 2026, including a new game from PUBG Studios and several second-party publishing projects. These include an early glimpse of Age Twisters and the premiere of Tarae: The Unbound. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
People "Our Mission Is to Carry Forward the Long-Standing Tradition of German Management Classics" With We Are Football 2027, Cologne-based Winning Streak Games hopes to continue the tradition of popular German football management games. We spoke to Gerald Köhler about the genre, how the team has been scaled down since WAF 2024, and the dedicated community that the game has attracted. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
