Cleared Hot © Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Cleared Hot Why aren't there any more games like Desert Strike or Nuclear Strike? It seems that Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse have asked themselves this question, too, because they've created Cleared Hot — a nostalgic helicopter shooter featuring physics-driven mayhem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business Bandai Namco Sells Limbic Entertainment to Private Investor Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has divested Limbic Entertainment, a studio that had been part of the company since 2022. The buyer is an unnamed private investor specializing in video games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence © Jesper Berg People Dino Patti of coherence 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 Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Newzoo Reviews 2025 so far and Sees Fundamental Change in the Market Shortly before Christmas, Newzoo issued a new market forecast based on data from the first eleven months of the year. It assumes a global market volume of US$197 billion. In addition, market researchers have identified a concentration of the most important IPs among fewer and fewer companies. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Horses, by Santa Ragione (Santa Ragione) Products Santa Ragione's Horses Recoups Costs Despite Ban The Italian studio Santa Ragione has revealed that Horses, despite bans from Steam and Epic, has recouped costs. The studio is also chiming in again on the discussion around the bans from stores, and is critisising Steam's overall economy for indies. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Varthos - Heir to the Throne © Nightshift Game Development & 3RG Three River Games Products Nightshift and 3RG Three River Games Launched Varthos Berlin-based indie studio Nightshift Game Development and Passau-based publisher 3RG Three River Games have released Varthos - Heir to the Throne in Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Markus Oeller and Torsten Oppemann (from Left), both Co-Founder and Co-CEO of 1SP Agency Business 1SP Agency Opens New Office in Munich 1SP Agency has opened a cross-agency hub in Munich. Employees from the Insight, FLZR, and MSM.digital units, as well as the holding company, will work together under one roof at the location in the Bavarian capital. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thronefall © Grizzly Games / Mythwright Business Mythwright Acquired the Thronefall IP From Grizzly Games Grizzly Games has sold the Thronefall IP to Mythwright. This will enable the small German studio, consisting of Paul Schnepf and Jonas Tyroller, to concentrate on new projects again while Mythwright expands Thronefall. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Photo: Simon Jolbej/Xperion/Bisalina // Livestream Bisalina Speedruns People Lucina Hum: Bringing Speedruns from the Niche to the Stage Event organiser Lucina Hum has proven that Speedrunning is more than a peculiar niche with her prestige event Bisalina Speedruns. And while charity work might not make rich, the streamer and moderator has proven her staying power in the German event space. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Heike Raab and Verena Schmidt (from Left) | Picture by Staatskanzlei RLP/ Unger, Medienförderung RLP Business Rhineland-Palatinate Supports Six Game Projects With Almost €200,000 In its ninth funding period, Medienförderung RLP selected 30 projects for support, including six games. For the first time, these were reviewed and evaluated by its own jury. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Markus Oeller, Co-CEO, 1SP Agency | Monique Bernds, Chief Growth Officer, 1SP Agency © Sven Jakobsen, 1SP Agency People 1SP Agency Appoints Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer The Hamburg-based 1SP Agency has appointed Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer. Taking on a strategic leadership role, she will be responsible for shaping and driving commercial growth, strengthening cross-agency collaboration and accelerating 1SP's expansion into global markets from early 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards Three Platinum Sales Awards Go to 2K, Activision, and Ubisoft In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
