Boris Zander, founder and CEO of Seal.Games ©Seal Media Products Seal.Games Broadens Its Reach With Its First Steam Release Seal.Games, based in Kiel, has announced Ponchorado for Android, iOS and Steam. This is the company's first game to be released on Steam after 20 years of focusing on browser and mobile games. The game is also intended to mark a creative new direction for the company. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Better Than Us © Little Bat Games Products Ultra-Wealth Is Addressed in Better Than Us by Little Bat Games Berlin-based studio Little Bat Games, the team behind Vampire Therapist, has announced its next game: Better Than Us. This social stealth narrative game sees players infiltrating the world of the super-rich. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Anno Beats CoD, But Nothing Beats Football! The German games charts for November are one thing above all else: German. In no other market is Anno 117 likely to have stayed ahead of Call of Duty at launch. Nevertheless, the number one spot goes to EA, albeit no longer to Battlefield 6. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Blood: Refreshed Supply © Nightdive Studios, Atari, Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Games Products Blood: Refreshed Supply Nightdive Studios and Atari are bringing Blood (Monolith Productions & Warner Bros. Games) back to modern gaming platforms. This is already the second remaster for PC gamers, while the game is celebrating its console debut. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business Paramount Outbids Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery It's not just Netflix that's seriously interested in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including Warner Bros. Games; Paramount is too. The company is offering $108.4 billion, which is significantly more than the $82.7 billion offered by Netflix. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Global Game Jam and Games for Change Expand Collaboration With two new initiatives, Global Game Jam (GGJ) and Games for Change (G4C) are intensifying their existing partnership to specifically support young talent in game development. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Katsuhiro Harada, General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects, worked on Tekken for the past 31 years © Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons People Katsuhiro Harada Is Leaving Bandai Namco He was the personal and public figurehead of the Tekken series like no other. Katsuhiro Harada (General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects) has now announced that he will be leaving Bandai Namco Entertainment after 31 years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Market Report: Global Crisis Leaves ts Mark on Poland's Gaming Industry Revenue generated by Polish studios fell by 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the Polish games industry remains strong, according to The Game Industry of Poland Report 2025, which PARP and GIC have now published. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Telekom X Nvidia © Telekom & Nvidia Products Telekom Launches 5G+ Gaming With Nvidia GeForce Now From 9 December, cloud gaming with Nvidia GeForce Now will utilise 5G+ technology on the Telekom network. Even when the network is busy, Telekom customers should enjoy smooth, low-latency gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Wandering Village, Projected Dreams, Henry Halfhead, Time Flies and Herdling (from Left to Right) Products Nominees for Swiss Games Awards Announced This year's Swiss Game Awards will be presented in four categories on December 18. The nominees have now been announced, and the awards ceremony will take place on YouTube, with watch parties planned. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Flotsam © Pajama Llama Games and Stray Fawn Publishing Products Flotsam Successfully Drifts Into Full Launch After more than six years in Early Access, developer Pajama Llama Games and publisher Stray Fawn Publishing have launched Flotsam. For the Swiss publisher, this is their second-best launch in terms of concurrent users (CCUs). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Screenshot of the #FF11 Stream Business Friendly Fire 11 Sets Record For Direct Donations From Viewers With over €1.3 million in direct donations during the stream, Friendly Fire 11 has set a new record. Including sponsorship revenue and merchandise sales, the preliminary donation total amounts to €1.75 million. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
