© Xbox and Instinct3 Publishing Xbox and Instinct3 Collaborate on South of Midnight Campaign As part of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Xbox is collaborating with creative agency Instinct3 on a campaign for the action-adventure game South of Midnight. Rather than looking for high-reach content creators for a campaign for South of Midnight (8 April / Advanced Access: 3 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kojima Publishing Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Launches 26 June 2025 In late June 2025, Kojima Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment will release Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PlayStation 5. A Death Stranding concert tour will also stop in Berlin. Speaking at the SXSW 2025 festival in Austin, Texas, Hideo Kojima announced the release date of Death Stranding 2: By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© A Maze. (Archive Picture) Business A Maze. Award Submissions Reach a Record High Two months before the event, the organizers of A Maze. have announced a record number of entries for this year’s award. The nominees will be revealed in the coming days. The shortlist for the A Maze. Festival is set to be announced on March 13. It was originally scheduled By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Julius Althoff / Jörg Adami © esports player foundation Business Julius Althoff Takes Over Leadership of Esports Player Foundation From Jörg Adami The esports player foundation (epf) is undergoing a strategic realignment. From April 2025, Julius Althoff will take over the management of the esports player foundation from Jörg Adami, who will continue to support the non-profit organisation he founded in an advisory capacity. The esports player foundation (epf), the world' By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Prof Dr Dr Rudolf Thomas Inderst took a new role as Professor of Game Design and Game Studies at HNU © Rudolf Thomas Inderst/HNU Campus HNU Welcomes Rudolf Inderst as Professor for Game Design/Game Studies Prof Dr Dr Rudolf Thomas Inderst brings extensive experience in both the games industry and academic teaching to his new role as Professor of Game Design and Game Studies at HNU. Rudolf's career has taken him through various stations, including the publisher Plaion, where he was responsible for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Maki Dieffenbach, André Hotz, Markus Kloß, and Amadeus Weidmann - the founders of Brainlag Games shortly after the company was founded. © Brainlag Games Business Former Piranha Bytes Members Form Brainlag Games and Announce Rootbound Four former Piranha Bytes employees have founded a new studio in Essen: Brainlag Games. Their first project is Rootbound, an action adventure with a living backpack. We spoke with Creative Director Amadeus Weidmann. Four former core members of Piranha Bytes have founded Brainlag Games in Essen: Maki Dieffenbach, André Hotz, By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Cologne Games Lab Campus Cologne Game Lab Announces the Next Young Academics Workshop The next Young Academics Workshop (YAW) and Game Jam hosted by the Cologne Game Lab will take place on March 18 and 19. This time, the focus will be on Games, Politics & Psychology: Community Building in Games & Virtual Worlds. The Young Academics Workshop (YAW) was first organised in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Kickstarter Business 441 Successful Video Game Kickstarter Campaigns Raised $26 Million in 2024 In its new The Creative report, Kickstarter takes stock of 2024. A total of $706 million was raised for creative projects, but only a fraction of that went to video games. Tabletop games received eight times that amount. Even if these figures are unlikely to determine the success or failure By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© DevGAMM Business DevGAMM Gdańsk 2025 Was the Biggest Yet; Bippinbits and btf Win Digital Vikings Awards 2025 The third DevGAMM Gdańsk 2025 welcomed 620 guests, making it the largest event in the series held in Poland to date. Bippinbits and btf also won awards at the Digital Vikings Awards 2025. With 620 attendees from 35 countries, the third DevGAMM in Poland was the biggest yet - " By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Christiane Gäb, Director People & Culture: "After a long period in which unusually high salary increases were demanded in several areas, we are now back on an equal footing. Even if the sector were to experience a steep upturn from here, this would only have a delayed impact on recruitment." © InnoGames Business InnoGames Sees No Need to Adjust Its Salaries For Now InnoGames has presented the results of its latest annual salary analysis. According to the findings, the Hamburg-based company's salaries remain in the top third compared to other German games companies. Therefore, no adjustments are planned at this time. Since the initial publication of its salary bands, InnoGames has By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Nacon Publishing Nacon Unveils Line-up With Cthulhu, Rennsport, RoboCop, Styx and Two Daedalic Games At Nacon Connect, the French publisher presented perhaps its strongest line-up to date, including two Cthulhu games, RoboCop and Styx. Nacon will publish Rennsport from Competition Company and Teyon on consoles. Two titles from Daedalic Entertainment were also in the spotlight. In a showcase lasting just under 40 minutes, Nacon By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© AWS Development AWS Announces Game Streaming Solution Ahead of GDC With Amazon GameLift Streams, AWS presented a new solution for platform-independent game streaming ahead of GDC. AWS promises high performance with little to no modification of code. Bandai Namco, Jackbox, Ludeo, and Xsolla are already using the solution. The timing is deliberate. Just a few days before the international game By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
