Robert May is CEO of Blue Backpack, who made Constance. Their marketing referenced the genre behemoth Silksong out of necessity (Blue Backpack/Team Cherry) Products G+ How Blue Backpack Marketed Constance After Silksong Constance is a tremendous Metroidvania from Berlin that released two months after Hollow Knight: Silksong. What did that do with the reception and marketing of the game? We talked to Robert May, CEO of Blue Backpack, about metroidvanias post-Silksong and working with Japanese publisher Parco. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Products Game Poems Launches First “Playable Magazine”, Call for Second Issue Open Game Poems by Jordan Magnuson is looking for game submissions for the second issue. The project is a "playable magazine" of artistic short-form games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
ShapeHero Factory © Asobism Products ShapeHero Factory Using geometric shapes, players create units and spells to defend a portal from attacks in ShapeHero Factory. This surprising and entertaining Japanese game is a mix of genres, especially appealing to fans of automation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products SWR Extends Tatort As a Chat-Based Game for The Third Time On March 1, SWR will launch the third chat-based Tatort game, “Sashimi Spezial.” The format seems to have established itself as an extension of the TV movie among the target audience. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Half Soup Labs and Assemble Announce Glintseeker Island Half Soup Labs from Offenburg and Assemble from Wiesbaden have announced Glintseeker Island, a mining adventure with excavation reminiscent of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Nioh 3 Reaches One Million Sales, Brings Series to 10 Million With one million units sold in the first two weeks, Nioh 3 brings the series to 10 million lifetime sales. It is also the most successful release of the series so far. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products VoodooDuck Self-Publishes Collector's Cove on 12 March Duisburg dev studio VoodooDuck releases their farming adventure Collector's Cove on 12 March for Steam, Switch and PS5. The game was funded through Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Pokémon Presents and Ports of LeafGreen and FireRed Announced for 27 February Happy Pokémon Day: On 27 February, not only will Nintendo and The Pokémon Company drop a Pokémon Presents, but also digital versions of two GBA series favourites. They'll not be in the Nintendo Online service, but buyable for 19,99€ each. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Styx: Blades of Greed © Cyanide and Nacon Products Styx: Blades of Greed Who would have thought that a stealth action-adventure game starring a goblin could be so successful? To date, over 2 million players have enjoyed Styx: Master of Shadows (2014) and Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017). Now, Cyanide and Nacon are continuing the trilogy with Styx: Blades of Greed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Products Drova Comes to Mobile in April Just2D's "what if Gothic was a top-down RPG" hit title Drova, published by Deck 13 Spotlight, gets mobile versions for both iOS and Android on 23 April 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
High On Life 2 © Squanch Games Products High On Life 2 High On Life 2 picks up where the first game left off, only this time it's wilder, richer in colour and more creative, yet also more focused. This action-adventure shooter, which features talking weapons and skating instead of running, is unique and, for the most part, hilarious. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown © gameXcite / Daedalic Entertainment / CBS Studios / Paramount Pictures Products Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown A Star Trek game from Germany? Yes, exactly. Developed by gameXcite and Daedalic Entertainment, Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown is a narrative adventure and base management game in which players embark on the starship's journey to the Alpha Quadrant. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
