"Scar": Rennspiel meets Rollenspiel Tim Pototzki April 13, 2005 – 2 min read Share this post © None Business Nitrado and Hathora Collaborate on Customer Transition to GameFabric Nitrado and Hathora have announced that they are collaborating to facilitate a transition for Hathora's customers to Nitrado's GameFabric platform. This follows Hathora's decision to cease gaming operations. The team will focus on large-scale compute orchestration for AI inference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Media Report: Sony Moves Away from PlayStation Games on PC Bloomberg claims to have learned from internal sources at Sony Interactive Entertainment that no more PC ports of single-player PlayStation-exclusive games will be released in future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Books X Games © game - The German Games Industry Association Business One in Four Germans Has Read a Book or Comic Based on Games Books and comics based on computer and video games are popular in Germany. Twenty-four per cent of Germans have read a book or comic of this kind at least once. Around nine out of ten Germans who are interested in these books want to find out more about the backstory of the games they are based on. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read People Jean Guédon is Assassin's Creed's New Head of Content Ubisoft has revealed series veteran Jean Guédon as Assassin's Creed new Head of Content. He starts off strong: With making Black Flag Resynced official, patching Unity up for current consoles and talking about Hexe, Invictus and the last phase of Shadows' support cycle. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Quantumfrog and Pumuckl at gamescom 2025, with MD and founder Hendrik Rump in the front right (Rump) People How the Northern Lights at Quantumfrog Made the First Pumuckl Game in 26 Years Pumuckl is a household name in Germany, and Quantumfrog from Oldenburg release his first game in 26 years today. We talked to MD and founder Hendrik Rump about crafting a Bavarian Kobold in Northern Germany and how three generations of Germans have been influenced by Pumuckl. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Products Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King Straddling the difference between relaxing puzzler and children’s game, Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King by Quantumfrog is one of the best successors to Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The local coop mode adds even more to the family fun. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Business Nitrado and Hathora Collaborate on Customer Transition to GameFabric Nitrado and Hathora have announced that they are collaborating to facilitate a transition for Hathora's customers to Nitrado's GameFabric platform. This follows Hathora's decision to cease gaming operations. The team will focus on large-scale compute orchestration for AI inference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Pokémon Pokopia © Omega Force / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo Products Pokémon Pokopia A cozy life simulation set in the Pokémon universe? That's exactly what Pokémon Pokopia is, and it works surprisingly well. It's hard to believe that this combination has only emerged so late in Pokémon's 30-year history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read US Government Reportedly Concerned About Tencent's Gaming Investments According to a yet unconfirmed report in the Financial Times, there is debate within the Trump administration whether Chinese publisher Tencent should be allowed to retain its stake in Western gaming companies due to security concerns. This could play into the hands of Saudi Arabia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Nitrado and Hathora Collaborate on Customer Transition to GameFabric Nitrado and Hathora have announced that they are collaborating to facilitate a transition for Hathora's customers to Nitrado's GameFabric platform. This follows Hathora's decision to cease gaming operations. The team will focus on large-scale compute orchestration for AI inference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Media Report: Sony Moves Away from PlayStation Games on PC Bloomberg claims to have learned from internal sources at Sony Interactive Entertainment that no more PC ports of single-player PlayStation-exclusive games will be released in future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Books X Games © game - The German Games Industry Association Business One in Four Germans Has Read a Book or Comic Based on Games Books and comics based on computer and video games are popular in Germany. Twenty-four per cent of Germans have read a book or comic of this kind at least once. Around nine out of ten Germans who are interested in these books want to find out more about the backstory of the games they are based on. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Jean Guédon is Assassin's Creed's New Head of Content Ubisoft has revealed series veteran Jean Guédon as Assassin's Creed new Head of Content. He starts off strong: With making Black Flag Resynced official, patching Unity up for current consoles and talking about Hexe, Invictus and the last phase of Shadows' support cycle. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Quantumfrog and Pumuckl at gamescom 2025, with MD and founder Hendrik Rump in the front right (Rump) People How the Northern Lights at Quantumfrog Made the First Pumuckl Game in 26 Years Pumuckl is a household name in Germany, and Quantumfrog from Oldenburg release his first game in 26 years today. We talked to MD and founder Hendrik Rump about crafting a Bavarian Kobold in Northern Germany and how three generations of Germans have been influenced by Pumuckl. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Products Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King Straddling the difference between relaxing puzzler and children’s game, Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King by Quantumfrog is one of the best successors to Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The local coop mode adds even more to the family fun. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Business Nitrado and Hathora Collaborate on Customer Transition to GameFabric Nitrado and Hathora have announced that they are collaborating to facilitate a transition for Hathora's customers to Nitrado's GameFabric platform. This follows Hathora's decision to cease gaming operations. The team will focus on large-scale compute orchestration for AI inference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Pokémon Pokopia © Omega Force / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo Products Pokémon Pokopia A cozy life simulation set in the Pokémon universe? That's exactly what Pokémon Pokopia is, and it works surprisingly well. It's hard to believe that this combination has only emerged so late in Pokémon's 30-year history. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
US Government Reportedly Concerned About Tencent's Gaming Investments According to a yet unconfirmed report in the Financial Times, there is debate within the Trump administration whether Chinese publisher Tencent should be allowed to retain its stake in Western gaming companies due to security concerns. This could play into the hands of Saudi Arabia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
