Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards G+ 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
Silent Hill f won big (Konami). Austrian streamer René Wurz moderated through the event (Photo: Will Fahy) Products Silent Hill f is the Horror Game of the Year During the Horror Game Awards 2025 moderated by Austrian influencer René Wurz (Luigikid) and presented by Lost in Cult, Silent Hill f was the superstar of the evening. Resident Evil and R.E.P.O. also won awards. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Elena Yorgova-Ramanauskas, State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy © Oliver Dietze Awards Game Award Saar 2025 Presented On 10 December, the Game Award Saar 2025 was presented under the motto 'Spielräume der Zukunft' (Playing Fields of the Future), with a total prize fund of €80,000. Shaded Sun Productions won the Founder's Award. Roof Cut Media received the award for the best game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The unveiling of Divinity included the mysterious statue in the desert. © Larian Studios Awards The Game Awards 2025 – All Announcements The flood of announcements at The Game Awards 2025 included new Star Wars, Tomb Raider and Dungeons & Dragons games. Divinity, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Control Resonant and Ace Combat 8 were also unveiled, along with many more titles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Swept the Board at the Game Awards 2025 © TGA Business The Game Awards 2025 -The Winners Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the most nominated game in TGA history, receiving a total of nine awards. This game by Sandfall and Kepler Interactive was the big winner of the evening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Products Tolima Wins Three Belgian Game Awards With Koira One day before the Game Awards, the Belgian industry presented its awards for the year, accompanied by a Steam sale. The main category went to Studio Tolima, which received a total of three awards. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jas Sanghani, Social Media Manager at Unity, and Joy Horvath, Senior Program Manager Elevate (from Left) hosted the stream Products Unity Awards: GSA Nominees Come Away Empty-Handed The 17th Unity Awards once again honored outstanding games and helpful tools from around the world. None of the nominees from Germany, Switzerland and Austria won an award. However, Cologne-based Mellow Games received a Social Impact Award for Blueberry. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Wandering Village, Projected Dreams, Henry Halfhead, Time Flies and Herdling (from Left to Right) Products Nominees for Swiss Games Awards Announced This year's Swiss Game Awards will be presented in four categories on December 18. The nominees have now been announced, and the awards ceremony will take place on YouTube, with watch parties planned. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
HandOfBlood with Michael "Bully" Herbig © Simon Alexander Felix Jolbej Business HandOfBlood Wins Big at the 2025 StreamAwards The 2025 StreamAwards surpassed last year's results by a large margin. HandOfBlood was the evening's biggest winner, taking home four awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Two Austrian Solo Developers Among the Apple App Store Awards 2025 Winners Apple has revealed the eagerly awaited winners of this year's App Store Awards. In the games category, Michael Temper triumphed alongside heavyweights such as The Pokémon Company and CD Projekt. Klemens Strasser also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Groupshoot of the winner during the German Computer Game Awards 2025 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at Palais am Funkturm on 14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Business Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Date Set, Submissions to Begin The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers will be able to submit games for the award in January. A total of €800,000 in prize money will be awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The winners of the GamesPreis 2025 at GamesFestival (CSA) Products GamesPreis 2026 Opens Submissions The GamesPreis by ComputerSpielAkademie is looking for submissions from January onward. Youth under 18 years and young gamers from 19-26 years will be able to submit their projects for cash prizes until mid-February. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
