© grownarts Products Paws and Leaves Breaks 150% Kickstarter Funding Before Campaign End With three days to go, grownarts from Brake has already successfully funded the Kickstarter of their narrative adventure Paws and Leaves – A Last Tale. Indie developer grownarts from Brake in Northern Germany enters the last stretch of its Kickstarter campaign with the game, Paws and Leaves – A Last Tale, already By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Christoph Kramer is promoting the Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Christoph Kramer Is Promoting the Nintendo Switch 2 Former national football player and author Christoph Kramer has collaborated with Nintendo on several commercials for the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The spots will air from this week onwards. Christoph Kramer is presenting the Nintendo Switch 2 in commercials. In the adverts, the football world champion, TV expert and author By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heavy Hearts, the game by Dammitbird that wasn't allowed in Early Access © Dammitbird, Shady Corner Games Business Steam Denies Early Access Release for Adult Games Valve is no longer accepting Early Access games with sexually explicit content. The renewed pressure on adult games is part of the chain of demands that payment processors put through to storefronts like Steam and itch, but resistance from affected devs and users demanding free art has risen dramatically. In By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Anton Westbergh, CEO and Co-Founder of Coffee Stain / Jacob Jonmyren, Chair of the Board of CSG © Fotograf Hans-Erik Nygren, HE Nygren AB Business Separation of Coffee Stain Group From Embracer Moves Forward The Embracer Group has announced a new board of directors for Coffee Stain Group AB and confirmed that Anton Westbergh is leaving the Embracer's executive management team. He is set to become the new Group CEO of Coffee Stain Group. Embracer Group AB has announced that, as part By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Nacon Products Hell is Us A horror soulslike from the makers of Mordheim and Necromonda: Underhive Wars – Hell is Us developer Rogue Factor know their way around horror and dystopian settings. If you thought the soulslike genre of games had reached the deepest diabolical reaches of dystopian game world, along comes Hell is Us. The By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Star Birds © Toukana Interactive Products Toukana Interactive Delays Star Birds Due to Hollow Knight The upcoming release of Hollow Knight: Silksong has prompted Toukana Interactive to delay the Early Access launch of Star Birds by one week. Several other studios are doing the same. At gamescom 2025, 4 September was announced as the Early Access release date for Star Birds. However, this date has By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Remote First © Active Fungus Studios Business Active Fungus Studios: Turning a Difficult Situation Into the Best Possible Outcome By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Honkai: Nexus Anima © HoYoverse Products HoYoverse Unveils Creature-Collector Honkai: Nexus Anima Following the huge success of Genshin Impact, HoYoverse has announced the latest addition to the Honkai franchise. In Honkai: Nexus Anima, players embark on a creature-collecting adventure, forging bonds with Anima companions along the way. HoYoverse, known for Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero, has announced Honkai: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance © Sega Products Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Sega and Lizardcube are reviving the legendary Shinobi series: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is an action-packed 2D platform game with Metroidvania elements, aiming to take the crown of the genre. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance marks the return of the popular ninja series from the late 1980s and 1990s. The last By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Sony Interactive Entertainment Products Sony Reveals Two Ghost of Yōtei PS5 Bundles With the release of Ghost of Yōtei from Sucker Punch Productions for PlayStation 5 on 2 October 2025, Sony is offering two new PS5 limited edition bundles. The Ghost of Yōtei Gold Limited Edition Bundle will be available worldwide, while the Ghost of Yōtei Black Limited Edition Bundle will be By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim, producer and director of inZOI © Krafton Business How Krafton Is Shaking up the Life Simulation Market With inZOI After Tera and PUBG, inZOI is Krafton's next big thing, having already sold over a million copies in Early Access. We spoke to Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim, producer and director of InZoi, about the importance of new IP, the peculiarities of the genre, and how to deal By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Managing Directors Robert May, Florian Köhne as well as Matthias Murmann from btf at the founding ceremony of Blue Backpack in August 2025. © Blue Backpack Business Blue Backpack Signs Publishing Agreement with Parco Games for Asia Blue Backpack, formerly known as the games department of btf (bildundtonfabrik), has announced a strategic partnership with the Asian video game publisher Parco Games. Publishing rights have been granted for Constance and The Berlin Apartment. Under the terms of the partnership, Parco Games will be responsible for publishing and marketing By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
