© Spiel Essen 2024 Business Spiel Essen has Sold Out for the First Time in 2024 This year's board game fair Spiel Essen has broken a double record: it was the largest Spiel ever in terms of square meters, and it also sold out all tickets for the first time in the fair's history, bringing in 204,000 people on four days. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Sega Products Metaphor ReFantazio A new game from the Persona team, bringing all that's good from the games without the restriction's of the game's universe and high school setting: Metaphor ReFantazio has been awaited eagerly by JRPG fans and newcomers alike. You never saw that coming: The development By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Zurich Pop COn Business Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Reaches Visitor Record With 43,500 visitors, the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has peaked over its predecessor year. Important stations were Nintendo's exclusive gaming booth and star appearances, such as those connected to Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2. Seven halls full of 450 exhibitors brought a record of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Screenshot of Project Foundry, which is more than a tech demo © Halo Studios/Xbox Wire Development Halo Developer 343 Industries is Rebranding and Switching to Unreal It's a milestone for the IP Halo. Developer 343 Industries is changing its name to Halo Studios and announcing that it will use Unreal Engine 5 instead of its in-house Slipspace technology for future game projects. Studio head Pierre Hintze also confirmed that several Halo games are in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© GSC Publishing Documentary About the Creation of STALKER 2 in the Midst of War Titled "War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2", the documentary offers a look at the journey of GSC Game World, a Ukrainian video game studio with nearly 500 employees, as they face the challenges of developing the game amidst the outbreak of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft: Report Indicates Buyout by Founding Family and Tencent Will Ubisoft soon be leaving the stock exchange? According to a media report, the founding family Guillemot and shareholder Tencent are considering a takeover that could result in a delisting. Nothing is official yet, and the sources on which the latest report by the US news portal Bloomberg is based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr. Maria-Claire Isaaman and Raphael Stange © Women in Games/Nitrado Business Nitrado Supports Women in Games Game server specialist Nitrado is a new corporate ambassador for Women in Games. Supporting women in the industry is 'key to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in gaming'. Women in Games has been able to win Nitrado, another so-called corporate ambassador. The German specialist for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Winfried Diekmann (Aerosoft), Joachim Meyer (Caipirinha Games), Thorsten Vogt (Joindots; from left to right) © Aerosoft/Caipirinha/Joindots Development Aerosoft, Caipirinha Games and Joindots Join Forces for New Game The three new partners Aerosoft, Joindots and Caipirinha Games don't reveal much, only that they are working together on a simulation for children. More information will be available in 2025. At least the three German companies are revealing the planned division of labour: Caipirinha Games is responsible for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Emirates E-Sports Federation & ITW Universe unveil E-Gaming League (EGL), launching March 2025 © ITW Consulting DMCC Esports UAE are Making Claims in the Global Esport With Own League With the United Arab Emirates, a second financially strong Arab country, has laid claim to a leading role in esports. In 2025, a franchise league called E-Gaming League (EGL) inspired by NBA and Premier League will start. With EGL's announcement, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made it By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator © Aerosoft Products Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator Among simulations, truck simulations are very popular, especially when it comes to the really big vehicles that carry even bigger loads. This is exactly the niche that tox² interactive and Aerosoft have chosen with Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator. That's what Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Nvidia Development New Nvidia Plugins for Better AI-Powered MetaHuman Development Nvidia used the Unreal Fest 2024 to present a range of new plugins for Unreal Engine 5. These are designed primarily to improve AI-supported control of MetaHuman characters. At Unreal Fest 2024, Nvidia unveiled new ACE Plugins for Unreal Engine 5, like Audio2Face-3D, which streamline the process of generating realistic By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The artstyle is reminiscent of Studio Ghibli. © Helder Pinto, Novadust Entertainment and Future Friends Games Products Europa Adventure, exploration and meditation. "Europa", from Helder Pinto, Novadust Entertainment and Future Friends Games, is built around these three elements and has attracted particular attention for its visual style, which is highly comparable to Studio Ghibli. The release of Europa, Helder Pinto's passion project, which he By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
