© Bandai Namco Products Little Nightmares Franchise Surpasses 20 Million Copies Sold, Release Date for the Third Game Confirmed The Little Nightmares franchise has become hugely important for Bandai Namco Entertainment. This year will see the release of Little Nightmares III, the Enhanced Edition of Little Nightmares, a VR game, and a variety of cross-media projects. Little Nightmares has become a popular and successful franchise from Bandai Namco By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mario Gerhold, Global Brand & Marketing Director; Jan-Eric Lauble, Creative Director; Eugenio Vitale, Director Knights Peak Interactive © Thomas Wieland Business How Does Knights Peak Look at the Current Market? Just under a year ago, Knights Peak was launched as the My.Games Group's new premium games publishing label. We spoke to Eugenio Vitale, Knights Peak's VP of Publishing, about the current market situation and the label's upcoming portfolio. GamesMarkt: How does the Knights By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Eugenio Vitale, Vice-President of Publishing at Knights Peak / Tempest Rising © Thomas Wieland / Slipgate Ironworks, 3D Realms, Knights Peak Business G+ Knights Peak's VP Eugenio Vitale: "Our Role Is to Be Highly Selective" By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy / Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Arbites / Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition © Owlcat Games / Fatshark / Relic Entertainment Business Warhammer Skulls Showcase Sets New Record and Returns in 2026 This year's Warhammer Skulls Showcase surpassed last year's viewership record. The showcase itself was watched over 30 million times, while the individual trailers received a combined total of 15 million views. Games Workshop has announced that this year's Warhammer Skulls showcase broke last year& By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Kalypso/GamesMarkt Products Kalypso Media Enters Partnership with Cloud Gaming Service Blacknut German publisher Kalypso Media is bringing a selection of games from its back catalogue to Blacknut's Cloud Gaming platform. Kalypso hopes to tap into new target groups, while Blacknut aims to strengthen its offering in the strategy genre. The selected games from Kalypso Media will be integrated into By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Tron: Catalyst © Bithell Games, Big Fan Games, Devolver Digital Products Tron: Catalyst Tron: Ares is set to hit cinemas in October 2025. But before that, players can explore the Grid in Tron: Catalyst from Bithell Games, Big Fan Games and Devolver Digital. Tron: Catalyst is a top-down action game - essentially a hack-and-slash with RPG elements - set in the universe By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© astragon Products astragon Sets Release Date for Firefighting Simulator: Ignite in Early September Firefighting Simulator: Ignite is set to launch on 9 September 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is being developed by weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung and is being published by astragon Entertainment. astragon Entertainment and weltenbauer. Software-Entwicklung will release Firefighting Simulator: Ignite on 9 September By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Giants Products Project Motor Racing Will Launch at the End of November Giants Software and Straight4 Studios are set to release Project Motor Racing on 25 November 2025 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game will feature a single-player Career Mode and full mod support on all platforms. Project Motor Racing, the racing simulation game developed by Straight4 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Meta Products Meta's First Ever Limited Edition Quest Headset is an Xbox Meta and Microsoft have jointly announced the sale of a strictly limited Xbox special edition of Meta Quest 3S. This is the first time Meta has released a special edition of one of its headsets. For Microsoft, the partnership fits in with the Xbox Play Anywhere and This is Xbox By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dorothee Bär / Felix Falk © Tobias Koch / Dirk Mathesius Business German Government Significantly Increases Budget for Games Funding The budget for federal games funding is increasing. The German government's draft budget allocates €88 million for 2025, rising to €125 million per year from 2026 onwards. The German government's draft budget provides a total of €88 million for 2025 and €125 million annually from 2026 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Hooded Horse & Firesquid Products TactiCon 2025 Returns in July, Hooded Horse Expands Portfolio TactiCon, the annual digital convention dedicated to strategy games, is returning in July. It is once again being organised by Hooded Horse and FireSquid. The first partners have already been confirmed. Furthermore, Hooded Horse is expanding its portfolio. Strategy game publishers Hooded Horse and FireSquid have announced details of TactiCon By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sponsor Wall Portside Game Assembly © Gamecity Hamburg Business Portside Game Assembly Sets Sail on Friday Gamecity Hamburg will host its first Portside Game Assembly on 27 June 2025. The programme and attendees have now been finalised. Other elements of the event include an opening mixer, a networking brunch, a conference, and a games industry party. Gamecity Hamburg's inaugural Portside Game Assembly conference for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
