Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors / Commandos: Origins / Nordhold © Soulpotion, Assemble Entertainment and Instinct3 / Kalypso Media / StunForge Business Nordhold Makes It Into the Top Ten of the German Weekly Top Sellers on Steam As Counter-Strike 2 and Schedule I continue to top the weekly Steam charts, Nordhold from Stunforge makes it into the top ten in Germany. Commandos: Origins from Kalypso Media debuts in the Top 100 worldwide and also in Germany (#29). In the weekly Steam charts (by revenue) from 8th By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© BXDXO Guide BXDXO In an industry where visibility is key to success, BXDXO is an international marketing powerhouse committed to delivering industry-leading solutions for the games market. With a deep understanding of the global gaming landscape and trends, BXDXO provides comprehensive marketing services and cutting-edge videogame marketing expertise. Founded in 2018 By Promotion • 3 min read
Tobias Gadow Joins Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany as Key Account Manager © Bandai Namco Games People Tobias Gadow Joins Bandai Namco Entertainment as Key Account Manager Tobias Gadow has joined the German sales team at Bandai Namco Entertainment, led by Christian Vogel, bringing his experience as a Key Account Manager to the role. Gadow previously worked for companies including Electronic Arts. As Key Account Manager at Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany, Gadow is responsible for developing and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Youth Festival Leadership 25th Kick-off from right to left - Tim Sommer, Fleur Häusler, Anna Kober (at the laptop) and Ulrich Tausend (Festival Leadership) © GamesFestival Business Fifth Bavarian GamesFestival Starts on 30 May The fifth Bavaria-wide GamesFestival will take place from 30 May to 1 June 2025. The main festival venue is the FatCat at Rosenheimer Platz in Munich - with indie games, playtests, game design workshops and more. The participatory GamesFestival aims to celebrate gaming culture in all its facets. The theme By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Katerina Dudinskaya Succeeds Alexey Meleshkevich as CEO of Goodville AG © Goodville People Katerina Dudinskaya Succeeds Alexey Meleshkevich as CEO of Goodville AG On 1 May, there will be a change at the top of the Swiss games company Goodville AG. The former CMO Katerina Dudinskaya will take over from co-founder and future CPO Alexey Meleshkevich, who will focus on a strategic overview and long-term vision. Katerina Dudinskaya will formally take By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle © MachineGame, Bethesda/Zenimax/Xbox, Lucasfilm Games Products Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) Launch Event in Berlin After its release on PC and Xbox in December 2024, Indiana Jones will also be swinging his whip on PlayStation 5. Fittingly, Bethesda is planning a live event at the "Das Schloss" shopping mall in Berlin's Steglitz district starting at 17:00 on the day of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft Chroma - Tritanopia View © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Releases Colorblind Simulation Tool Chroma For Public Use Ubisoft's colour blindness simulation tool, Chroma, is now available to the public after several years of internal use and development. It allows developers to simulate colour blindness. At the Game Accessibility Conference, Ubisoft announced the release of Chroma, a real-time colour blindness simulator. It allows developers to By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Warner Business Minecraft Movie Remains Box Office Leader in the US, Germany, and More Even after its second weekend in cinemas, A Minecraft Movie remains number one in many countries—including the USA, UK, France, Germany, and Austria. The worldwide box office has already surpassed half a billion US dollars. Following its sensational debut, A Minecraft Movie continues to perform strongly. The film, based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Funcom Products Dune: Awakening Delayed by Three Weeks Funcom had originally planned to release Dune: Awakening on 20 May, but after feedback from the beta, they want to give themselves a little more time. The new release date for the game is 10 June 2025. Norwegian developer and publisher Funcom (wholly owned by Tencent) has delayed the release By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Ironclad Games & Stardock Entertainment Products Sins of a Solar Empire II More than 15 years after Sins of a Solar Empire and more than 12 years after Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, Ironclad and Stardock have released the 4X RTS Sins of a Solar Empire II. What are they up to in this niche genre? Sins of a Solar Empire By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Thalita Malagò, General Manager of IIDEA © Pictures by IIDEA Business Italy’s Games Market Grows by 3%, Domestic Industry on the Rise With almost €2.4 billion in revenue—3% more than in the previous year—the Italian games market had a strong year in 2024. According to the association IIDEA, the domestic industry also experienced significant growth, supported by €12 million in tax credits. Despite a notable decline in hardware sales, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Persistent Studios Business Persistent's PopcornFX Supports Switch 2 With support for the Switch 2, Persistent Studios is reinforcing its ambition to position its PopcornFX visual effects middleware as a broadly applicable solution across multiple platforms and engines. So far, however, the middleware has been used more frequently in games not typically associated with the Switch. In any case, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
