RuneScape: Dragonwilds © Jagex Products RuneScape: Dragonwilds Only about two weeks passed between the announcement and the release of RuneScape: Dragonwilds - and the peak CCU of 52,641 on Steam speaks for itself. What is so special about this open-world survival game from Jagex? Jagex from the UK is taking the well-known RuneScape franchise, best known By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Activision/Blizzard; FTC Business FTC Likely to Drop Its Opposition to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Takeover According to US media reports, a US appeals court has upheld the rejection of an appeal by the US competition regulator, the FTC, against Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard. Although the FTC has other legal options, observers say this is unlikely given the change in leadership at the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
UKIE CEO Nick Poole and the Press Start on Growth campaign © UKIE Business UKIE Urges for Political Support and Publishes More Market Data UK consumers spent £7.6bn on video games in 2024 according to new data published by UKIE today. The British association presented this and other data at the launch of the new Press Start on Growth campaign. The British government must act quickly to capitalise on growth opportunities and create By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© PlayStation Business PlayStation Studios Welcomes teamLFG to the Family Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a new studio in the PlayStation studio family: teamLFG. Their first game is a team-based action game inspired by fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims and frog-type games. Hermen Hulst, CEO of Studio Business Group, has announced a new member of the PlayStation Studios family: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Giants Business Giants Teases Farming Simulator 25 Expansion and Project Motor Racing Hands-on at FarmCon 25 Giants Software has teased the upcoming Farming Simulator 25 expansion and a Project Motor Racing hands-on for FarmCon 25. The community event will take place over the weekend of 5-6 July 2025 at agricultural manufacturer and long-time partner Lindner in Kundl, Austria. At FarmCon 25, Giants Software is promising an By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GM Business Microsoft is PlayStation's Top Third-Party Publisher By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Toukana Products Dorfromantik Comes to Mobile Phones and More Consoles, With the Help of Clockstone and Headup Indie developer Toukana Interactive is set to bring its wholesome strategic puzzle game Dorfromantik to more consoles and mobile devices. For this purpose, cooperations with Clockstone Studio and Headup Games have been announced. Dorfromantik will be released on PlayStation, Xbox and as a mobile game. While the console editions will By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Games Ground 2024 © Games Ground GmbH Business Games Ground 2025: Business Days Tickets Available and First Speakers Announced Taking place in Berlin on 13-14 November 2025, the Games Ground 2025 Business Days will bring together industry professionals, creatives and decision-makers for two days of talks, panels and workshops. This announcement also marks the unveiling of the first speakers. The Business Days at Games Ground 2025 will return in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Harald Riegler, CEO Jumpgate © Jumpgate People CEO Harald Riegler to Be Elected to the Jumpgate Board of Directors In the run-up to the Annual General Meeting, Jumpgate has published the agenda and thus plans for a change in the composition of the Board of Directors. At the same time, Jumpgate is taking out new loans and proposing the issue of warrants to the lenders. The lenders are the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Andrew Wilson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts © EA Business EA: Lower Revenue and Net Income in FY2025, Cautious Outlook for FY2026 Despite Battlefield Electronic Arts reported slightly lower revenues and net income for the fiscal year just ended, despite major successes with EA Sports, Sims and Split Fiction. The outlook for 2026 remains cautious, notwithstanding skate. and Battlefield. Electronic Arts has presented its results for the past fiscal year 2025 (April 2024 to By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Posing proudly with the certificate: Wolfram Weimer (left, new Minister of State for Culture) and new Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). © Foto: Kay Herschelmman, kulturstaatsministerin.de People Wolfram Weimer Officially Sworn in as Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Journalist and publisher Wolfram Weimer has been officially sworn in as Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM; Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media following the election of the Chancellor). Friedrich Merz (CDU) presented the former publishing director with the certificate at the Chancellery. According to media reports, By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his ministers and presents them with their certificates of appointment © Bundesregierung/Guido Bergmann Business Change of Responsibilities Including Games Formally Resolved As was to be expected, the new Federal Chancellor reorganised the responsibilities of the ministries in an organisational decree at the same time as convening the first cabinet meeting. As a result, the Bundesministerium für Forschung Technilogie und Raumfahrt Ministry of Research, Technology and Space is now responsible for games, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
