© Xbox Business German Game Pass Users Keep Their Prices For Now Xbox has announced another revamp of the Game Pass subscription model. Core is now called Essential and Standard is now called Premium. While the Premium tier gets more expensive, the price is raised for the Ultimate tier especially: In exchange for Fortnite and Ubisoft cooperations, subscribers have to pay a By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Gamecity Hamburg showcases eight indie games from Hamburg at Polaris 2025 © Gamecity Hamburg Events Gamecity Hamburg Showcases Eight Indie Games From Hamburg at Polaris 2025 Gamecity Hamburg will present eight indie games at the joint Gamecity Hamburg stand at the Polaris Convention, giving the studios the opportunity to showcase their projects free of charge through the 'Road to Polaris' programme. The next Polaris Convention will take place in Hamburg from 10 to 12 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The winners of the DevGamm Awards 2024 (archive image) © DevGamm Products 63 Nominees From 31 Countries Are Hoping to Win a DevGamm Award Including special funds, $135,000 will be awarded at this year's DevGamm Awards. The organizers have now revealed the shortlist for the AA & Indie Game Awards finals. The winners of this year's DevGamm Awards will be announced on November 7 at the event in Lisbon. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© Zen Studios Business Zen Studios Now Part of THQ Nordic Zen Studios, best known for its pinball games, is now one of THQ Nordic's development studios. The Hungarian studio is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. On the occasion of Zen Studios' 25th anniversary, THQ Nordic announced that Zen Studios is now part of its roster of development By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© game; company logos: respective company Business 24 New Members Join German game Association The game association grows: 24 new members have joined in recent weeks, from universities and civil society associations to young studios to industry stables like Acer. The game grows: The German games industry association has welcomed 24 new members in recent weeks. The following studios and institutions are joining as By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr have joined Super Crowd as new shareholders. © Super Crowd Business Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr Have Joined Super Crowd as New Shareholders Super Crowd Entertainment GmbH welcomes PaNa UG, and therefore Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr, as new shareholders. In September 2025, Super Crowd Entertainment GmbH welcomed PaNa UG as new shareholder, and with it Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr – two of the minds behind projects such as DoktorFroid, Loot für die By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jiri Kupiainen, Founder and Chair, Dr. Ben Abraham, Standards and Research Lead, and Maria Wagner, Co-Founder and Managing Director SGA © SGA Business SGA Launches Sustainable Games Standard One Year After Its Founding Just over a year after its founding, SGA has reached an important milestone and delivered on its promise: the Sustainable Games Standard, the first global emissions reporting framework created specifically for the games industry. Even though the “Omnibus” initiative eases the time pressure on many companies, including those in the By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© Sega Business Sega and IOC Sign New Multi-Year Agreement The new agreement between Sega and the IOC is less about games and more about a collaboration between the Olympic brand and Sonic. There will be a wide range of licensed products available in 2026, and partners are now being sought. The agreement now concluded between Sega and the International By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Assemble/ZoroArts Products Paddle Paddle Paddle Reaches 100,000 Unit Milestone The cooperation between Mateo Covic alias ZoroArts and Assemble Entertainment is bearing fruits: After the initial month, chaos coop game Paddle Paddle Paddle had reached the 50,000 sales milestone. Now, 10 weeks after release, the game has breached 100,000 sales. Update from 06 October 2025: As developer Covic By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© DFL Esports DFL and Electronic Arts Revise Competition Mode of Virtual Bundesliga At the start of the new season of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), the DFL and Electronic Arts have made numerous adjustments to make the competition more open and exciting. But there are also some constants: 35 teams are competing in the VBL. The start of the new season is scheduled By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© ExP Campus ExP Returns with HFF München Expert Talks and Pretzels returns in a new venue, with the CreatiF Center of HFF München. On 8 October Musfira Naqvi of Siemens and Marcel-André Casasola-Greiner of Jumpy Bit will speak in front of and using the big cinema screen. Expert Talks and Pretzels (ExP), the Munich talk format organised By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Plaion Products Plaion Strengthens New Retro Label With Another Round of Releases Plaion has announced four new releases for Atari retro consoles in November. They will be distributed under the new Plaion Replai label, which the publisher apparently launched in the summer to pool its retro activities. The release of the four arcade classics is scheduled for November 21. Galaga, Pac-Man Double By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
