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
Rockfish Games Team in 2026 © Rockfish Games Business Rockfish Receives €8 Million in Federal Funding for New Everspace Game Hamburg-based independent studio Rockfish Games has received an €8 million grant from the German government to develop a new game in the Everspace franchise. This is the largest sum ever awarded by the Federal Games Funding Programme. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The game HorseWorld Show Jumping was also developed by Tivola Games and brought to the app stores by Trophy Games | Screenshot Products Jumpgate: Financing for Tivola Project With Publisher Trophy Games Secured Jumpgate announces the successful financing of the new project by its Hamburg-based subsidiary Tivola. The budget of SEK 19 million, approximately €1.8 million, comes from publishing partner Trophy Games and federal funding from Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Chris Hewish (President) and Berkley Egenes (Chief Marketing and Growth Officer) at Xsolla © Christer Berg / Xsolla Business "In 2026, I Expect Smarter Monetization Rather Than Bigger Monetization" In our GDC 2026 interview with Chris Hewish (President) and Berkley Egenes (Chief Marketing and Growth Officer) at Xsolla, we discuss monetisation trends, games concentration, direct-to-consumer growth, hardware cost pressures, distribution trends and XR. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Borussia Dortmund Wins the VBL Club Championship 2026 © VBL / DFL Esports Borussia Dortmund Wins the VBL Club Championship 2026 A new champion has been crowned in the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) by Wow: Borussia Dortmund can now call themselves the German club champions for the first time. The team emerged victorious against FC Bayern München in the final, held at Xperion in Hamburg. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Scott Pilgrim EX © 2026 Universal City Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved. "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" graphic novel and related characters TM & © 2026 Bryan Lee O’Malley. Game Software © Tribute Games Inc. Products Scott Pilgrim EX The Canadian beat 'em up experts at Tribute Games have sparked an audiovisual nostalgia trip on PC and consoles with Scott Pilgrim EX, which features fluid and responsive combat set in a charming world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
