Streicht Microsoft Xbox Next das Laufwerk? Tim Pototzki March 09, 2012 – 1 min read Share this post Die nächste Microsoft-Konsole soll ohne optisches Speichermedium auskommen. Zur E3 wird mit offiziellen Informationen gerechnet © Fotolia Development Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read It is still unclear whether the new Star Trek game will also follow the Voyager on its journeys through the Delta Quadrant Development Next Star Trek Game: Jumpgates GameXcite Signs Licensing Agreement with Paramount Games The co-production announced in early September between Jumpgate’s subsidiary gameXcite and Daedalic as publisher will be another Star Trek game. A corresponding licence agreement has now been revealed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Development Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 Now Open Until 23 September, game workers from Africa can take part in the Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 that will inform the 2026 industry report by Maliyo Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment / rokaplay select Products Chop Chop Inc. Hits 100,000 Sales In less than a year since its foundation, NullRef Entertainment has sold 100,000 copies of its debut game, Chop Chop Inc. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Events Womenize! Launches Its NRW Chapter Ahead of DEP in Cologne On the day before the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) ceremony in Cologne, Womenize! is launching a new series of events in North Rhine-Westphalia. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company / © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / EA & Bit Reactor Products New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read (Hamburg Messe und Congress / René Zieger) Events Fifth Polaris Reaches 55,000 Visitor Record For its fifth anniversary, Polaris Convention in Hamburg has reached 55,000 people. It is the biggest German games & pop culture fair after gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Heroes vs. Hordes / It's Always Happy at Chubby's © Swift Games / Benjamin Lochmann New Media Funding Federal Funding Goes to Swift Games and Benjamin Lochmann New Media Two more game studios have been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were given to Berlin-based Swift Games and Nürnberg-based Benjamin Lochmann New Media alias Pixel Maniacs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Not nearly as raunchy as the old titles, with some clever gags and especially popular in the German speaking areas, the new Larry games are leaving storefronts (Assemble) Products Assemble Retires Leisure Suit Larry Reboots Likely for licensing reasons, Assemble Entertainment takes the two Leisure Suit Larry reimaginings by CrazyBunch off storefronts on 23 October. Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice are on sale until then. The license sits with EA through Codemasters. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
It is still unclear whether the new Star Trek game will also follow the Voyager on its journeys through the Delta Quadrant Development Next Star Trek Game: Jumpgates GameXcite Signs Licensing Agreement with Paramount Games The co-production announced in early September between Jumpgate’s subsidiary gameXcite and Daedalic as publisher will be another Star Trek game. A corresponding licence agreement has now been revealed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Development Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 Now Open Until 23 September, game workers from Africa can take part in the Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 that will inform the 2026 industry report by Maliyo Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment / rokaplay select Products Chop Chop Inc. Hits 100,000 Sales In less than a year since its foundation, NullRef Entertainment has sold 100,000 copies of its debut game, Chop Chop Inc. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Events Womenize! Launches Its NRW Chapter Ahead of DEP in Cologne On the day before the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) ceremony in Cologne, Womenize! is launching a new series of events in North Rhine-Westphalia. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company / © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / EA & Bit Reactor Products New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
(Hamburg Messe und Congress / René Zieger) Events Fifth Polaris Reaches 55,000 Visitor Record For its fifth anniversary, Polaris Convention in Hamburg has reached 55,000 people. It is the biggest German games & pop culture fair after gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Heroes vs. Hordes / It's Always Happy at Chubby's © Swift Games / Benjamin Lochmann New Media Funding Federal Funding Goes to Swift Games and Benjamin Lochmann New Media Two more game studios have been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were given to Berlin-based Swift Games and Nürnberg-based Benjamin Lochmann New Media alias Pixel Maniacs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Not nearly as raunchy as the old titles, with some clever gags and especially popular in the German speaking areas, the new Larry games are leaving storefronts (Assemble) Products Assemble Retires Leisure Suit Larry Reboots Likely for licensing reasons, Assemble Entertainment takes the two Leisure Suit Larry reimaginings by CrazyBunch off storefronts on 23 October. Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice are on sale until then. The license sits with EA through Codemasters. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
