Nominated as Best German Game at DCP 2025 (from left): Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Thronefall and Enshrouded © GamesMarkt Business Enshrouded Tops a Competitive Field with Three DCP Nominations The following games have been nominated for the main prize of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP): Enshrouded, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and Thronefall. In the Best Studio category, Aesir Interactive, Gentle Troll Entertainment, and Megagon Industries are in the running. The DCP awards ceremony is set to take place in Berlin By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Markus Schoof, CEO & Founder, Ciberdime / Martin Schmaus, Sales Director International & Publishing Management Global Lead, Webedia © Ciberdime / Webedia Business Webedia and Ciberdime Join Forces for Greater Reach and Software Solutions Webedia Germany and Ciberdime officially announce their strategic partnership. This cooperation will allow both companies to expand their portfolios and offer their customers a more comprehensive range of services. The partnership is based on many years of cooperation, which will now be strengthened. From now on, Ciberdime services can be By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom Business G+ Monster Hunter: What's Behind Capcom's Monstrous Success By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Honeycomb /Meridian GMT Business Honeycomb Heads to Lelystad with New Products, Repenning with New Company Just before GDC the flight simulation community is set for an important and probably tense FlightSim Weekend in Lelystad, Netherlands. Honeycomb Aeronautical plans to unveil several new products. Meanwhile, former Honeycomb CEO Nicki Repenning has announced the debut of his new company, Meridian GMT, along with its product roadmap. This By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© epay Business epay Partners with VaultN The Dutch smart distribution platform VaultN has announced a partnership with epay on LinkedIn. This news follows epay’s recent collaboration with Mission: Control, which was revealed just one day earlier. Ahead of GDC, epay is expanding its presence in the gaming sector. After announcing its strategic partnership with Mission: By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Nextari Development Nextari Launches Public Beta With the support of Doktor Froid, Nextari launches its public beta. The platform is designed to bring together new players and all the games, updates and related social media content in one place. Today Doktor Froid, a content creator from Berlin, presents the launch of the Nextari public beta with By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Pax Augusta © Roger Gassmann and Senatis Publishing Roger Gassmann and Senatis to Release Pax Augusta in April 2025 For more than six years, solo developer Roger Gassmann has been working on Pax Augusta, a city-building game designed to be as authentic as possible. Together with German publisher Senatis, the game will be released in April 2025. German publisher Senatis and Swiss solo developer Roger Gassmann will release By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Concept visualisation of Copilot for playing in Minecraft © Microsoft/Xbox Development Microsoft Introduces Copilot for Gaming Copilot for Gaming: Microsoft has announced an AI-powered gaming companion that will help players "play faster," make recommendations, help when they get stuck, and provide a more social gaming experience. On The Official Xbox Podcast, Fatima Kardar (Xbox Corporate Vice President of Gaming AI) introduced Copilot for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom asia (Archive Picture) © Koelnmesse Business BMWK Funds Market Exploration Trip to Singapore and Thailand Following a recent gaming market exploration trip to the UK, the German games industry is once again invited to participate in a new opportunity. In October, with support from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), a delegation will travel to Singapore and Bangkok, including a visit By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Skich Business Skich Launches Alternative App Store (iOS) in the EU The mobile game recommendation app Skich is expanding its offering with an integrated alternative app store in the EU, initially for iOS and later for Android. Previously known as a game recommendation app (in the vein of Tinder), the Cypriot company Skich has now launched its own EU app store By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© game Business Games Companies Rate Competitiveness as Poor, Criticize Political Commitment Amid ongoing coalition negotiations for a new government, the game association has published data from its latest industry barometer, revealing a pessimistic mood within the German games industry. Many companies are calling for stronger political support. Felix Falk, Managing Director of game, describes the results as "alarming." According By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
SpielFabrique's Odile Limpach and Thierry Baujard founded the European Videogame Accelerator (EVA) which supported more than 80 studios since 2016 © SpielFabrique Development European Videogame Accelerator Selects 21 Studios for 2025 The jury of the European Video Game Accelerator (EVA) 2025 has reviewed all submissions and selected 21 studios and solo developers from across Europe. This year, there are no teams from Germany or Switzerland, but one from Austria—12B3 Games. The selection process does not follow a fixed country quota, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
