© Spellgarden Games, Team17 Digital Business Spellgarden Games and Team17 Release Ritual of Raven Competing for attention against the spontaneously called Nintendo Indie World Showcase and its shadow drops, Ritual of Raven by Spellgarden Games and Team17 has released yesterday. It’s not easy competing against Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase and its surprise releases when your game drops on the same day. Yesterday By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© neoludic Games Business Neoludic’s Tiny Bookshop Shadowdrops During Nintendo Indie Showcase In todays Indie World Showcase by Nintendo, neoludic's Tiny Bookshop has been featured with an immediate release on Steam and Switch. The game from Cologne had been funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. During today’s Indie World Showcase by Nintendo, Tiny Bookshop by Cologne indie studio neoludic By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer, Co-CEO of astragon Entertainment / Jakub Mikyska, CEO & Co-Founder at To-Go Games – part of GRIP Studios © Sabrina Weniger / Grip Studios Business astragon Enters Into Long-Term Development Partnership With to-Go Games (Grip Studios) A long-term development partnership has been announced between astragon Entertainment and To-Go Games, which is part of Grip Studios. The first game under this collaboration is Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator. Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator is the first game in a new partnership between astragon By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Home of Indies is an indie game stable at gamescom. © Factory-C Business Home of Indies Features Event Stage, German Publishers and International Studios With an event stage and a streaming booth, Home of Indies is upping its game in the highly-contested attention economy of gamescom's Indie Area. Apart from international indie studios, German publishers Assemble Entertainment and Daedalic have made it their consumer area home. Home of Indies by Factory-C, one By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Sony Business Sony Has Sold 2.5 Million More PS5 Consoles and Raised Its Outlook Between April and June 2025, Sony Interactive Entertainment sold an additional 2.5 million PS5 consoles, bringing the total number of devices in circulation to over 80 million. The company has also raised its forecast due to the current strong trend of consumer engagement. Sony Interactive Entertainment has published its By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Highly-anticipated Pathologic 3 will be playable at gamescom. © Ice Pick Lodge Business Galaktus Indie Booth Features Pathologic 3, Bohemia Interactive With close to 50 indies and mid-size studios, the Galaktus Indie Booth in Hall 10.2 brings some heavy hitters to gamescom. Among them is the catalogue of Bohemia Interactive as well as Pathologic 3 by Ice Pick Lodge. Polish gaming PR agency Galaktus has announced the lineup of its By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Mikhail Nilov, Pexels Business gamescom 2025: Emergency Contacts & Medical Help Find all emergency contacts on and around gamescom here: From paramedics to pharmacies, security to police or the mental health crisis line, we gathered all information you need for a safe gamescom trip. Emergency Contacts On Site There are paramedics stationed in Halls 7 (coming in from the boulevard, turn By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Giants Software Business Giants Software Is Arriving at gamescom With Audi and John Deere At gamescom 2025, Giants Software will once again be showcasing some impressive vehicles. In Hall 6, a huge tractor and a motorsport icon, presented in collaboration with Audi and John Deere, will be attracting attention. For gamescom 2025, Giants Software has adopted the motto "Farm big and race hard& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Group photo of the Press Start scholarship recipients at the kick-off meeting © Klara Yoon Business First Press Start Games Playable at gamescom Seventeen Press Start Scholarship (start-up grant) recipients will be showcasing their games at gamescom. These can be found at the Press Start stand in the Indie Arena Booth, the Home of Indies, and the Business Area. Eight games developed by recipients of the Press Start Scholarship can be played at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Nintendo Business Nintendo Switch 2 Makes Its gamescom Debut With Plenty of Games Nintendo will be presenting the Switch 2 in style at gamescom 2025. The lineup of games includes Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition and many more. Nintendo has unveiled its gamescom lineup, with the Nintendo Switch 2 unsurprisingly taking centre By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Constance / OKU © btf / ByteRockers' Games Business ByteRockers' Games and btf Show off Six Titles at gamescom A double pack from Berlin: ByteRockers' Games and btf will be presenting their games together at a shared booth in Cologne. Players will have the opportunity to try out the latest versions of Constance, Exovia and OKU, among others. Together with btf, ByteRockers' Games will present six games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EFGAMP Business EFGAMP Offers Its Expertise in Game Preservation to the EU The European Federation for Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP) has published a statement on the so-called Stop Killing Videogames Initiative. In it, EFGAMP welcomes the debate sparked by the initiative and offers the EU its advice and expertise as a partner. As an association committed to the preservation By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
