Games Forged in Germany © Games Germany Business Fourth Steam Sale From Games Germany Starts With Showcase The Games Germany Steam Sale is entering its fourth iteration. Following three successful years, the 2025 Steam event opens on 24 July at 7 pm with a showcase event on Steam. The event features more than 350 games developed in Germany. From 24 to 31 July, more than 350 games By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Battlefield 6 © Electronic Arts Products Electronic Arts Unveils Battlefield 6 Call of Duty is facing increased competition. Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios have unveiled Battlefield 6. And the release date doesn't seem that far away. Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios (Criterion Games, DICE, Motive Studio and Ripple Effect) have officially unveiled Battlefield 6. As well as the usual By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Elden Ring Nightreign © Bandai Namco Entertainment / FromSoftware Products Elden Ring Nightreign Sold Five Million Copies in Less Than Two Months Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating new sales milestones in the Elden Ring universe. Elden Ring Nightreign has sold over five million copies, while Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has sold over ten million. The two most recent releases in the Elden Ring franchise have both achieved major global sales By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dorfromantik © Headup and Toukana Interactive Products Dorfromantik Is Launching on PlayStation and Xbox in Mid-August Headup and Toukana Interactive are set to release the console versions of Dorfromantik for PlayStation and Xbox ahead of gamescom 2025. The mobile version, which is developed in collaboration with ClockStone, will be released at a later date. Headup and Toukana recently announced their partnership to work on the console By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Q2 earnings call page showing the highlights of © Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast Business Final Fantasy Cooperation Skyrockets Revenue of Magic: The Gathering Publisher With the highest revenue in the first 24 hours of any set to date, Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy has driven up Hasbro's quarterly revenue significantly. The digital gaming segment, especially Monopoly Go!, played another big part as well. In yesterday's Q2 earnings call at By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© bpb Campus bpb Launches Handbook Gaming & Rightwing-Extremism German Federal Agency for Civic Education bpb has officially released their Handbook Gaming & Rightwing-Extremism today in a presentation hosted by the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. The German Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, bpb) has officially launched their anthology called Handbook Gaming & Rightwing-Extremism today in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Blades of Fire © Digital Bros (505 Games) Business Digital Bros (505 Games) Expects an EBIT Loss of at Least €10 Million Digital Bros, the Italian group behind publisher 505 Games, now expects EBIT to fall below the level achieved in the previous fiscal year. This is due to the underperformance of Blades of Fire and higher-than-expected write-offs. Digital Bros Group has updated its outlook for the 2025 fiscal year. The Italian By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Outer Worlds 2 © Xbox Business Xbox Backtracks on Price Increase for Full-Priced Holiday Releases Taking the current market conditions into account, Xbox has decided to reverse its plan to increase the price of games. The standard version of The Outer Worlds 2 and other games scheduled for release this holiday season will remain at their original price of €69.99. Microsoft/Xbox had originally By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Categories like 'erotic' have rapidly emptied on itch.io, loosing most explicit games. © Itch.io Business Itch.io Delists NSFW Games, Indicates Guidelines from Payment Processors After similar proceedings on Steam, indie game storefront itch.io now begins delisting adult games. Founder Leaf Corcoran lays open that the site has been urged by payment processors to do so. A new content creator guideline will be implemented in the near future that follows the demanded standards. Several By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream © Nordcurrent Products Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, developed by the Swedish indie studio River End Games, has already generated considerable interest ahead of its release thanks to its vibrant game world and impressive graphics. But what lies behind it all? Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game set in the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The next game in Chimera Entertainment's Songs of Silence game world has received prototype funding. © Chimera Entertainment Business FFF Bayern Funds 13 Games With Almost a Million Euros The next game in the Songs of Silence world by Chimera, the successor to EcoGnomix and more: FilmFernsehFonds Bayern has released their current funding round decisions, allocating money to two productions, five prototypes and six concepts. The allocation committee for FFF games funding met yesterday and decided to recommend 13 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
David Dieckmann (left) and Sören Lohse (right) © Web Media Publishing Business asap Brand Services expands to Hamburg The full-service agency asap Brand Services (Web Media Publishing) is opening its third office in Germany. The new office in Hamburg will complement the existing ones in Munich and Cologne. The in-house agency of Web Media Publishing, asap Brand Services, is opening its third German office in Hamburg. This new By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
