© Rebellion Products Atomfall At first glance, Atomfall looks like a British take on Fallout or S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but Rebellion's game manages to put a good emphasis on exploring and investigating, while also having its rough edges, both positive and negative. As with S.T.A.L. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Star Stable Online was just the case that prompted the CPC Network to publish its key principles on in-game virtual currencies, which have been sharply criticised by the associations Video Game Europe (VGE) and European Game Developers Federation (EGDF). © Star Stable Entertainment Business Conflict Ahead: EU Commission and CPC Set Sights on Games Industry The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, coordinated by the European Commission, has established key principles on in-game virtual currencies, which are being criticized by the industry associations VGE and EGDF as "misinterpretations of EU consumer law". A legal dispute appears likely and could result in strict new regulations. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Universal Music Group is supporting GDC and its commitment to gaming with a series of events. Among other things, an event will be held at the Monarch Club in San Francisco at the end of the week, at which Sofi Tukker (Virgin Music Group; pictured) will play a DJ set. © Universal Music Group Development Universal Music Group Partners with Heat At GDC, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Heat announced a licensing agreement that will make tracks from artists such as Lil’ Wayne and viral sensation CG5 (Virgin Music Group) available to game developers for the first time. Heat is a marketplace for music and motion animations, designed primarily for use By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Marco Alessandro Minoli, Director of Publishing, Slitherine © Slitherine Publishing Slitherine Celebrates Ten Million Sales of Five Games and Has High Expectations for Broken Arrow Slitherine, a publisher specializing in strategy and wargames, is celebrating over ten million sales of its licensed strategy games. Meanwhile, Broken Arrow, scheduled for release in June, is on over 800,000 wishlists. Slitherine is a British publisher of strategy and wargames, founded in 2000. The company is responsible for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© FGS Publishing Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025 - the Big Overview With Focus on GSA The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025, a digital event with lots of trailers of lots of games, lasted just over an hour and a half. Which German, Austrian and Swiss companies were featured, and what were the most important announcements? This year's Future Games Show Spring Showcase By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
© Discord Publishing Discord Announces First Mobile Ad Format In June, Discord will roll out its Video Quest advertising format on mobile devices for the first time. With this move, the platform aims to offer advertising partners broader reach. A year ago, Discord introduced its rewarded ad formats, Video Quests and Play Quests. Since then, the platform has run By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business "Cross-Platform Functionality Also Enables a Smoother Path to Monetization" More and more developers and publishers, including the major ones, are focusing on cross-platform games - the days of console exclusives from third-party developers seem to be over. In this interview, Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla, explains the benefits, challenges and opportunities associated with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Accessible Games Initiative was launched during GDC 2025 © Katelyn Tucker Photgraphy/GDC Business US Association ESA and Five Majors Launch Accessible Games Initiative At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), along with five founding members, launched an industry-wide initiative to promote greater accessibility in games. Additional companies have already joined the effort. The Accessible Games Initiative was introduced by the ESA, the US industry association, at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Team photo of the Gaming Zone organisers at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2024 © BXDXO Business Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart 2025 Continues to Grow On 29 and 30 November 2025, CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart will open its doors for the ninth time. After the Gaming Zone was voted the most popular area in last year's visitor survey, the largest Gaming Zone of the pop culture convention is planned for 2025. For the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© mark mann photography Business Tetris-Manager Henk Rogers to Present Book at Gamescom Latam The program and list of participants for gamescom latam are rapidly taking shape. Visitors to São Paulo will have the opportunity to meet Henk Rogers from The Tetris Company. The lineup for the digital non-competitive exhibitions has also been confirmed, with Switzerland’s Okomotive among the selected participants. With just By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Headup Publishing Headup Publishes Vessels of Decay From Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks Publisher Headup and developers Simon Jakobsson and Aurora Punks have announced an agreement that will see the Düren-based company publish Vessels of Decay for PC. Vessels of Decay is a post-apocalyptic horror game. It will be released this summer on PC Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
