© Flexion/King Publishing King Partners with Flexion for Simultaneous Release in Alternative App Stores The launch of Candy Crush Solitaire on February 6 is poised to be one of the most significant game releases of the year. For the first time, publisher King.com, in collaboration with Flexion, will launch the game simultaneously across five alternative app stores worldwide. This is not the first By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Beans Entertainment Business Rocket Beans: Rebranding on Its 10th Birthday The parent company behind Rocket Beans TV is rebranding for its 10th birthday. The rebrand gives the company's contract production division, as well as Rocket Beans Artist Management, a separate identity. The parent company behind Rocket Beans TV is now called Beans Entertainment - previously called Rocket Beans By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Paul Schempp, CEO Aonic, and Mega Fortuna co-founder Şeyhmus Ölker © Aonic Business Exmox in Hamburg Gains from Aonic's Mega Fortuna Investment Aonic is investing $10 million in Mega Fortuna, a company that operates a mobile gaming discovery and loyalty platform. Plans are also in place to collaborate with Hamburg-based Aonic subsidiary Exmox, which doubled its workforce in 2024. The gaming tech company Exmox had an exceptional year in 2024 and stands By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© USK Publishing USK Reviews and Changes Age Ratings of Roblox and other Game Creator Platforms The USK has once again checked Game Creator Platforms. Almost half of them were found to comply with the age rating standards, but not all. For example, the rating of Roblox has been raised to USK 16. The IARC Committee of the USK Board has taken a closer look at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels Business Consumer Organisation Successfully Sue Against PlayStation Plus Contract Clauses The Berlin Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the consumer protection organization vzbv in a lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. The case focused on clauses related to price adjustments and the scope of PlayStation Plus offerings. The vzbv has achieved similar victories in cases against Netflix and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Astro Bot at the Play Has No Limits event in Düsseldorf / Vera Mann, Marketing Director, Central & Eastern Europe @ Sony Interactive Entertainment © Andreas Krupa / SIE Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Is Delighted With PlayStation 5 Pro and PlayStation Portal in Germany By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Gothic: A Shadow's Quest (mockup) © THQ Nordic Publishing Gothic Board Game Spin-off From THQ Nordic After the Darksiders board game, THQ Nordic's board game division is working on another project based on one of their most recognisable franchises, Gothic. The crowdfunding campaign has already been followed by over 4,000 people. THQ Nordic has announced Gothic: A Shadow's Quest during Gamefound& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Robert Habeck visits HandOfBlood © Screenshot taken bei GamesMarkt Business Chancellor Candidate Robert Habeck Visits HandOfBlood As a cultural medium of the digital society, games and gamers are playing a significant role in the election campaign. This is likely why Vice Chancellor and “Games Minister” Robert Habeck made his Twitch debut during a visit to HandOfBlood. Robert Habeck is no stranger to the games industry. As By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© game - the German Games Industry Association Publishing Five Awards for Best-Selling Games in December 2024 In December 2024, the game association honoured five games for particularly strong sales. Helldivers 2 and Super Mario Party Jamboree both sold more than 400,000 copies. Three games broke the 100,000 sales barrier. In December, game - the German Games Industry Association honoured five games for outstanding sales By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© ExoGenesis Publishing ExoGenesis Signs Publishing Deal With Headup For Inayah Inayah - Life After Gods, the first game from ExoGenesis Studios, has found a publisher: Headup. This partnership includes handling Inayah's distribution and supporting its launch on multiple consoles. ExoGenesis Studios has entered into a global publishing and distribution partnership with Headup, based in Düren, Germany, for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Megagon Publishing Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Comes out Next Week First downhill biking, now downhill skiing. Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based indie team behind the successful biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, will release Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders next week. Berlin-based studio Megagon Industries will release Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders for PC and Xbox on 21 January 2025. The game will also By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Urban Strife © White Pond Games and MicroProse Products Urban Strife White Pond Games and MicroProse present Urban Strife as a classic, turn-based, strategic fight for survival in a zombie apocalypse. The Early Access game is reminiscent of Jagged Alliance and Dead State, but needs a bit more development time, although the core is actually quite good. Old school TBS. Post-apocalyptic By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
