Founder of Secret Item Games and current one man studio Oswald Weber. © Secret Item Games Development Secret Item Games: "You Must be Able to Take a Punch" From Indie to AAA: On a regular basis, we have a look at a studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Secret Item Games from Dortmund. Once a development and porting team of six people, founder Oswald Weber is now going it alone again – working hard to survive By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
© Screenshot Business Informa Merges Digital Business of Its Tech Division with TechTarget The new B2B powerhouse Informa TechTarget will be listed in the US, have over 2,000 employees and over 7,500 customers. While the GameDeveloper website is changing hands as well as Omdia, the Game Developer Conference seems to be staying with Informa. The press release announcing the merger does By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Shuts Down XDefiant, Impacting Several Production Studios The free-to-play shooter XDefiant is being discontinued by Ubisoft. After a strong launch, the game failed to attract and retain enough players. As a result, the two production studios in San Francisco and Osaka will be closed and the production site in Sydney will be downsized, which the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Stephan Steininger Business Keen Games Wins Big at German Developer Award 2024 With Enshrouded, Keen Games has won big at the German Developer Award 2024. The game, which has over three million players, took home three awards, including "Best German Game". The "Studio of the Year" award went to Keen Games as well. But another game also took By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Kalypso Publishing Kalypso Media Moves Commandos: Origins to March 2025 Commandos: Origins will not be released this year. Kalypso Media and Claymore Game Studios have delayed the game until March 2025. The additional development time will allow more time to improve and optimise the game. Kalypso Media and Claymore Game Studios are postponing the release of Commandos: Origins until March By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Impressions from DevGamm Lisbon 2024. All p © ictures: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 Sees Considerable Increase in Attendance The second edition of DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 saw a considerable increase in attendance compared to its premiere last year. The organisers are pleased with the results of the event. The organisers of DevGAMM Lisbon 2024 summed up the event. More than 770 attendees from 45 countries and 394 companies attended By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2023 Business German Developer Award 2024 Ceremony to Take Place Tonight At the German Developer Award in 2023, the big winner was the then defunct studio Mimimi Games with Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. This year, Osmotic Studios with Closer the Distance, Keen Games with Enshrouded and Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann with Oddada have the best chances of receiving awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© game Business German Games Industry: Economically More Optimistic, but Disappointed by Politics The German games industry is not optimistic about 2025, but the latest game survey indicates a slightly more positive outlook among its members. However, there was a great deal of shaking of heads in the direction of politics. The bad news in the international games industry, but also from Germany, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Resident Evil 2 (Remake) © Capcom Products Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 7 biohazard (PS5 Retail) Capcom is bringing three Resident Evil games to retail stores with 'next-generation updates' for PlayStation 5. These are the two remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, as well as Resident Evil 7 biohazard. All have sold millions of copies for the Japanese publisher. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Unity Development Unity is Committing $500,000 to Unity for Humanity 2025 From now on, creatives can apply for a grant from Unity as part of the Unity for Humanity program. For the first time, there is also a category for student projects. The Unity for Humanity program is open to all categories of the creative industries, so it is not limited By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Manuel Alexander Geraci Business Update: Three main Levels in Italy's Biggest Video Game Museum On November 30th, the new video game museum GAMM celebrated its opening in the heart of Rome. From now on, it will be open to visitors 7 days a week and will entice them with its different levels: Gammdome, PARC and HIP. On November 30th, the new video game museum By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Elena Grigorian, CEO of My.Games © My.Games Business My.Games Sells Hyper-Casual Publisher Mamboo My.Games is selling its hyper-casual publisher Mamboo Entertainment as the company strategically focuses on mid-core games. Mamboo Entertainment was acquired by My.Games in 2021. My.Games has announced the sale of Mamboo, a publisher in the hyper-casual gaming sector, to its founding team. This strategic By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
