Christoph Kramer is promoting the Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Christoph Kramer Is Promoting the Nintendo Switch 2 Former national football player and author Christoph Kramer has collaborated with Nintendo on several commercials for the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The spots will air from this week onwards. Christoph Kramer is presenting the Nintendo Switch 2 in commercials. In the adverts, the football world champion, TV expert and author By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heavy Hearts, the game by Dammitbird that wasn't allowed in Early Access © Dammitbird, Shady Corner Games Business Steam Denies Early Access Release for Adult Games Valve is no longer accepting Early Access games with sexually explicit content. The renewed pressure on adult games is part of the chain of demands that payment processors put through to storefronts like Steam and itch, but resistance from affected devs and users demanding free art has risen dramatically. In By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Anton Westbergh, CEO and Co-Founder of Coffee Stain / Jacob Jonmyren, Chair of the Board of CSG © Fotograf Hans-Erik Nygren, HE Nygren AB Business Separation of Coffee Stain Group From Embracer Moves Forward The Embracer Group has announced a new board of directors for Coffee Stain Group AB and confirmed that Anton Westbergh is leaving the Embracer's executive management team. He is set to become the new Group CEO of Coffee Stain Group. Embracer Group AB has announced that, as part By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Remote First © Active Fungus Studios Business Active Fungus Studios: Turning a Difficult Situation Into the Best Possible Outcome By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim, producer and director of inZOI © Krafton Business How Krafton Is Shaking up the Life Simulation Market With inZOI After Tera and PUBG, inZOI is Krafton's next big thing, having already sold over a million copies in Early Access. We spoke to Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim, producer and director of InZoi, about the importance of new IP, the peculiarities of the genre, and how to deal By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Managing Directors Robert May, Florian Köhne as well as Matthias Murmann from btf at the founding ceremony of Blue Backpack in August 2025. © Blue Backpack Business Blue Backpack Signs Publishing Agreement with Parco Games for Asia Blue Backpack, formerly known as the games department of btf (bildundtonfabrik), has announced a strategic partnership with the Asian video game publisher Parco Games. Publishing rights have been granted for Constance and The Berlin Apartment. Under the terms of the partnership, Parco Games will be responsible for publishing and marketing By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Helge Jürgens, MD of the New Media Funding, will always be part of the new media committee. © MBB Business New MBB Funding System is Committee Based The Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has announced its new funding system for movies and games. From now on, funding decisions will be held by a rotating committee. For games, experts on the committee include Daniel Budiman, Thomas Bedenk, Lena Gieseke, Binh Minh Herbst and more industry veterans from the capital region. To By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
New Global Sport Conference 2025 © Esports World Cup / New Global Sport Conference esports New Global Sport Conference 2025 Concludes Esports World Cup Following the Esports World Cup, the New Global Sport Conference 2025 took place in Riyadh. The event was attended by more than 1,500 delegates, including 500 CEOs from sectors such as gaming, esports, sports, technology and investment. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) concluded the New Global Sport Conference By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
CEO Kevin Schulz (center) looks back on a successful gamescom 2025. © Black Screen Records Business Black Screen Records Breaks gamescom Sales Record For the third year in a row, games vinyl label Black Screen Records has broken its gamescom sales records. CEO Kevin Schulz attributes the growth to partnerships with Laced Records and Devolver, but especially to rising interest in anime vinyls. Once again, Cologne vinyl label Black Screen Records (BSR) has By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
David Lowey, Atari's Senior Director of Marketing and Wade Rosen, Chairman and CEO of Atari © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Atari Acquires Five Ubisoft IPs to Revive These Games Atari has acquired the intellectual property rights to five Ubisoft titles. These are Cold Fear, I Am Alive, Child of Eden, Grow Home and Grow Up. The publisher intends to re-release the games and is exploring ways to increase their visibility. Atari has acquired the intellectual property rights for five By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Game City 2024 © Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business Game City 2025 Sees High Demand From 10 to 12 October 2025, Vienna's City Hall and Rathausplatz will once again host Game City. According to the organisers, there is high demand. As usual, the Game City in Vienna is taking place this year, once again with free admission. According to the organisers, demand is By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Plaion X Pearl Abyss © Plaion Business Plaion Signs Worldwide Physical Distribution Partnership With Pearl Abyss Plaion will handle the worldwide physical distribution of the AAA action adventure game Crimson Desert from Pearl Abyss. The highly anticipated game is scheduled for release in early 2026. Plaion has announced a distribution partnership with Pearl Abyss for the upcoming launch of Crimson Desert. As part of this collaboration, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
