© Swissgames GM Business SwissGames Brings 17 Games from Switzerland to Cologne In 2025, Pro Helvetia's SwissGames booth will once again be one of the main points of contact for all Swiss games companies and their potential business partners. Fourteen titles will be available to play there, with further titles hosted by SwissGames at the Indie Arena Booth. Four of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sultan Darmaki, CEO and Creative Director of Red Dunes Games, and Takuma Endo, CEO of Acquire Corp (from left to right) © Red Dune Games/Acquire Business Red Dune Games and Acquire Co-Develop Original IPs Japanese Tenchu developer Acquire and Red Dune Games, a publisher and developer from the UAE, have big plans. Together, they intend to create new IPs for PC and current consoles that will be marketed worldwide. Three projects are already in development. This means that the newly announced partnership will not By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The winner and nominees of GDD Indie Awards 2025 © GermanDevDays Business Over 1,100 Participants at GemanDevDays 2025 The organisers are satisfied with GermanDevDays 2025. Over 1,100 participants attended the event, which had its own Steam Event Page and a main feature on the German Steam page for the first time. The Saalbau Gallus in Frankfurt was well attended. 1,100 participants followed the approximately 50 programme By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© My.games Business My.Games and Crazybit Establish Joint Venture As equal shareholders, the joint venture between My.games and Crazybit will develop PC and console games. A first title is already in the early stages of development. My.Games secures additional resources in the field of PC and console game development through its participation in the 50-50 joint By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krafton Business Krafton's Dispute with Unknown Worlds Founders Turns into a Feud The dispute between Krafton and the apparently ousted management team at Unknown Worlds is escalating. The publisher has issued a statement containing allegations, and those affected have said they are taking legal action. The atmosphere between Krafton and the former management team at Unknown Worlds, Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Krafton/Aerosoft Business Krafton and Aerosoft Present a Wide Range of Simulations and Beyond With Krafton and Aerosoft, two more publishers have unveiled their line-up for gamescom. While Aerosoft shows how diverse the genre can be, Krafton is bringing its young life simulation brand inZOI alongside its classic PubG. Visitors to gamescom can check out the new inZOI DLC at the Krafton booth, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Alongside gaming, cosplay is one of the major themes at the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show © Amazing Event Business Maxim, Sterzik and Split Fiction Actresses Coming to Zurich Pop Con The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show, Switzerland's largest autumn festival for gaming and pop culture, will take place at the end of September. The first programme details, including those relating to gaming, have now been revealed. Elsie Bennett and Kaja Chan have announced their participation in the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Riedel during the XR Get-Together at gamescom 2024 © Spatial Realities Business XR Hackathon and Get-Together Before and During Gamescom Announced gamescom will once again be an important meeting place for the XR scene in 2025. The Meta-sponsored Global XR/AI Hack will take place immediately before the trade fair. In cooperation with the DLR Project Management Agency and the Erster Deutscher Fachverband für Virtual Reality, there will also be By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GM Products Capcom, astragon/Team17 and THQ Nordic Reveal Line-Ups With just a few weeks to go before gamescom, more and more details about the planned appearances at gamescom are being revealed. Following Bandai Namco, Capcom, astragon/Team 17 and THQ Nordic have now also unveiled almost all the details. Almost all the details, because the companies naturally want to By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jan Klose, Stephanie Wüst and Bernhard Grieb (from left) in front of the Frankfurter Gründerzentrum, home of the new Frankfurt Business Games Hub © Michael Braunschädel Business Frankfurt and Game Hessen Open Games Hub in Start-up Centre The financial hub of Frankfurt is getting a central location for game founders. In addition to office space, the young companies will also receive support from experts and networking opportunities at events organised there by the regional division of game. Financial hub, home to the German branches of Nintendo, Bandai By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Endzone 2 & Stephan Wirth, Co-founder and Experience Lead at Gentlymad Studios © Gentlymad Studios / Assemble Entertainment Business Stephan Wirth on Endzone 2: "When Criticism Rolled in, We Didn't Retreat." Endzone was a huge success for Gentlymad and Assemble. However, its successor isn't doing nearly as well in Early Access which ends with the full release in 24 July. In this interview, Co-founder and Experience Lead Stephan Wirth talks about how the developers are dealing with this By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
DI1ARAA and SK Gaming athelete BigSpin presented 5G+ Gaming at gamescom 2024 (archive image) © Deutsche Telekom Business Deutsche Telekom's 5G+ Gaming Offer Now Available Nationwide At gamescom 2024, Deutsche Telekom launched 5G+ Gaming, the first 5G network slicing offering in Germany according to the company. Now the service is available nationwide. Cloud gaming partner Sora Stream has expanded its offering to 500 games. A few weeks before gamescom, Deutsche Telekom announced that its 5G+ gaming By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
