Witchfire © The Astronauts Products Witchfire Since its release in Early Access in September 2023, Witchfire by The Astronauts has sold over 500,000 copies. Just how good is this dark fantasy RPG shooter, and how has the game evolved recently? By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Products Pocketpair and Bushiroad Partner Up for Palworld Card Game A trading card game with collectable creatures? Palworld Official Card Game is in the works at TCG makers Bushiroad, Pocketpair has announced. The physical game will be released on 30 July 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown © gameXciteand Daedalic Entertainment Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Scheduled for Release in February 2026 The Delta Quadrant can be explored sooner than expected. gameXcite and Daedalic Entertainment are set to release Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown on PC, PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S in mid-February. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games © Future Friends Games People Thomas Reisenegger of Future Friends Games Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Second Edition of GamesGatheringGermany in Wiesbaden The second edition of GamesGatheringGermany is set to take place on 19 February 2026 at Assemble Entertainment in Wiesbaden. Anyone interested in participating in the nationwide networking initiative can register. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon ARC Raiders Sold Over 12.4 Million Units in Just Ten Weeks The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is a huge success for Embark Studios and Nexon. Within ten weeks of its release, the game had sold over 12.4 million copies and had nearly one million concurrent players in January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball © The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International Products The Lego Group Reveals First Lego Pokémon Sets The first Lego Pokémon sets have been unveiled. Five Pokémon from the brand's 30-year history have been recreated using Lego bricks and will be released on 27 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Annual Charts 2025 for Germany: Double Victory for Electronic Arts Unsurprisingly, EA Sports FC 26 followed in the footsteps of its predecessors and took first place in the German annual charts, which featured a few surprises. With EA, Nintendo and 2K/Take-Two Interactive, three publishers have four titles in the top 20. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy © Owlcat Games Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy The cRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader was a huge success for Owlcat Games. It won't be their only foray into the popular grimdark universe, either. They have big plans for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Felix Otto and Solveig Brockhaus (Instinct3) People Otto and Brockhaus Now Lead Instinct3's Artist Management Division Instinct3 promotes Solveig Brockhaus and Felix Otto to lead the Artist Management division of the Spandau agency. They will head the division for employed and independent creators, respectively. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Imprinted (Cobalt Lane) Products Imprinted is Munich Veteran Developer Cobalt Lane’s Debut Title A new studio sitting in Munich has announced their horror title Imprinted: Cobalt Lane is made up out of and working with veteran faces of the German industry such as Filippo Beck Peccoz, Simone Mändl and Josef Attenberger of DU&I or Alexander Zacherl. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
