Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock Entertainment © Wardell / Stardock Publishing Stardock Expands Publishing Services for Indie Developers Stardock Entertainment, the company behind Galactic Civilizations, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Ashes of the Singularity, has announced an expansion of its publishing programme for independent game developers. However, it will only sign three titles per year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products A Maze. Awards Reveal Nominees for 2026 The award nominees for A Maze. Berlin 2026 are online now. The show will be held on 15 May. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater © Konami Products Konami's Metal Gear Solid Δ Reaches 2 Million Global Sales Since its release at the end of August 2025, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater from Konami Digital Entertainment has sold over two million copies across all platforms. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business Xsolla: A Reimagined Platform and More Payment Integrations At the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, Xsolla unveiled its rebranded platform, presenting tools intended to assist developers in building sustainable businesses, expanding their reach globally, and fostering direct relationships with their players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Outersloth Makes Publisher Contract Public Indie publisher Outersloth have made their publishing conditions public after a talk at GDC 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Stephen Lavelle alias increpare Games has made acclaimed Stephen's Sausage Roll in the past. With Oeuf, he's now delivering a 3D platforming challenge game (increpare) People G+ How Stephen's Sausage Roll Maker Increpare Moved to 3D Platformer Oeuf With Oeuf, Stephen Lavelle is offering you an egg in this trying time. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Products Oeuf Stephen's Sausage Roll maker increpare games launches Oeuf, a tight, meditative challenge platformer in which one or several eggs are looking for the way back into their nest. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Reigns: The Witcher © Nerial and Devolver Digital Products Reigns: The Witcher Through their collaboration with Game of Thrones, Nerial and Devolver Digital have already shown that the swipe-based Reigns series can work well with other franchises. Now, they have teamed up with CD Projekt Red to create Reigns: The Witcher. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The founder of Zestum (from Left to Right): Levin Vonester, Salomo Bertram, Jasmin Blekic und Samuel Wiebe | Picture: Thilo Schmülgen/TH Köln Business Zestum Starts Scentbar Kickstarter: Smell What You Play The start-up Zestum wants to use its Scentbar to bring smells to life on screen to match what's happening. A Kickstarter campaign is set to fund the first product line. Three scent sets are planned for the launch: nature, racing and action. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Valve Software looks back at Steam in 2025 © Valve Software Business Average Cut for All Non-Valve Games Sold on Steam in 2025 Was 24% Valve Software looks back at Steam in 2025. The company announced that, in 2025, the revenue share paid out across all non-Valve games on Steam was 76%. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
GG Bavaria 2026 © eosAndy Events Almost 10,000 Visitors at GG Bavaria 2026; Organizers Extremely Satisfied The Bavarian gaming convention saw another visitor record, with around 9,500 people attending GG Bavaria 2026 in Munich. The organisers drew very positive conclusions from the event at the Kleine Olympiahalle. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Anna Norrevik, Dev Director of Battlefield 6 © Dice/Nordic Game Events Battlefield 6 Dev Director Anna Norrevik @ NG26 Spring The Nordic Game Spring 2026 speaker line-up is growing with the addition of another industry expert. Anna Norrevik, Dev Director of Battlefield 6, will talk about how four studios created a turning point for the franchise. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
