Sony trauert um Ohga Tim Pototzki April 26, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Norio Ohga © None Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Square Enix Collective © Square Enix Publishing Square Enix Collective Revived After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Products G+ EA Sports FC 27 Has Sold Over 600,000 Units in Germany The exact sales figures have not been disclosed, but thanks to the game Sales Awards, one thing is certain: EA Sports FC 27 sold over 600,000 units across all platforms in Germany during its first month of release. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Events Splitscreen Croatia Announces Speaker Lineup The new games event at the Croatian coast Splitscreen has opened early bird sales and announced the speaker lineup, including Rami Ismail, Rebecca Lautner, Astrid Refstrup, Cristoffer Bodegard and many more. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Global Gaming Report Q3 2026, Michael Metzger / © Drake Star / Michael Metzger Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026 Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Politics SELL and Internet Sans Crainte Launch Awareness Campaign Ahead Paris Games Week Under the name “Enter the game”, the French games industry association SELL and Internet Sans Crainte have launched an online campaign designed to support parents in protecting young people whilst gaming, providing information on topics such as parental control systems and PEGI. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Nvidia RTX Spark © Nvidia Products Gaming on RTX Spark and More DLSS Updates The Nvidia RTX Spark laptops are set to hit the market at the end of the week. They will feature the full range of RTX gaming technologies. The company is also pushing ahead with the development of DLSS 5 and other RTX technologies. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Funding MGZstart Funding Submissions Open for 2027 Until 30 Novembers, media makers in North Rhine-Westphalia can apply for the MGZstart 2027 funding of Mediengründerzentrum NRW. Games can be funded as well and have been in the past. By Pascal Wagner •
Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Square Enix Collective © Square Enix Publishing Square Enix Collective Revived After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products G+ EA Sports FC 27 Has Sold Over 600,000 Units in Germany The exact sales figures have not been disclosed, but thanks to the game Sales Awards, one thing is certain: EA Sports FC 27 sold over 600,000 units across all platforms in Germany during its first month of release. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Events Splitscreen Croatia Announces Speaker Lineup The new games event at the Croatian coast Splitscreen has opened early bird sales and announced the speaker lineup, including Rami Ismail, Rebecca Lautner, Astrid Refstrup, Cristoffer Bodegard and many more. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Global Gaming Report Q3 2026, Michael Metzger / © Drake Star / Michael Metzger Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026 Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Politics SELL and Internet Sans Crainte Launch Awareness Campaign Ahead Paris Games Week Under the name “Enter the game”, the French games industry association SELL and Internet Sans Crainte have launched an online campaign designed to support parents in protecting young people whilst gaming, providing information on topics such as parental control systems and PEGI. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nvidia RTX Spark © Nvidia Products Gaming on RTX Spark and More DLSS Updates The Nvidia RTX Spark laptops are set to hit the market at the end of the week. They will feature the full range of RTX gaming technologies. The company is also pushing ahead with the development of DLSS 5 and other RTX technologies. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Funding MGZstart Funding Submissions Open for 2027 Until 30 Novembers, media makers in North Rhine-Westphalia can apply for the MGZstart 2027 funding of Mediengründerzentrum NRW. Games can be funded as well and have been in the past. By Pascal Wagner •
