Two of Warner Bros.' most successful physical game releases in recent years: Mortal Kombat 1 and Hogwarts Legacy. © Warner Products Warner Bros. Expands Partnership With Plaion With Italy, Plaion is taking over the management of retail customers for Warner Bros. in another European market as a distribution partner. The agreement also applies to the back catalogue. In addition to its own publishing activities throughout Europe and beyond, Plaion acts as a distributor for numerous well-known partners. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Wandering Village © Stray Fawn Studio Products Stray Fawn's The Wandering Village Is Set for Release in Mid-July After almost two and a half years in Early Access, Stray Fawn Studio is set to release The Wandering Village on all platforms in mid-July. The Swiss studio is also collaborating with Serenity Forge on a physical collector's edition. Stray Fawn Studio has announced the release date for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny © Capcom / Character Samanosuke Akechi by（C) Fu Long Production Guest Creator: Takeshi Kaneshiro Products Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Following the HD remaster of Onimusha: Warlords (2019), Capcom is now releasing a revamped version of Onimusha 2 Samurai's Destiny - again with updated graphics, gameplay improvements, and across all platforms. A classic game returns. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny was released in 2002 for PlayStation 2 By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
RoadCraft © Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment Products RoadCraft The vehicle and off-road simulations from Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment continue to sell like hot cakes, and RoadCraft, the new game from the successful duo, is already generating a lot of interest ahead of its release. What makes this game so special? Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment continue to By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Some of the winners, nominees and organizers of A Maze. Berlin Awards 2025 © Jens Keiner/A Maze. Berlin Events Winners of the A Maze. Berlin Awards Announced It is the highlight of the A Maze. Festival, and the 14th edition of the event is no exception: the winners of this year's A Maze. Berlin Awards were announced at a festive ceremony. It was a large and outstanding field: a total of 364 entries from 72 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dennis Schoubye, Head of Gamecity Hamburg: "The high quality of the projects submitted to this funding round led to an intensive decision process within the awarding committee." © Gamecity Hamburg Products Gamecity Hamburg Supports 6 Game Projects with 372.000 Euros The decision on this year's prototype funding has been made in Hamburg. A total of six games were selected and will receive between €30,000 and €80,000 in prototype funding. The total amount that Gamecity Hamburg is providing as grants to support new game projects as part By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Capcom Fighting Evolution © Capcom Products Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Capcom is bringing back another collection of its classic fighting and brawler games. The Capcom Fighting Collection 2 features eight games that were released before and after the turn of the millennium, which have been reworked and improved. Following the 2022 release of the Capcom Fighting Collection, featuring ten games, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Pixabay/Pexels Products Federal Games Funding Provides €3.6 Million for 8 Applications A total of seven projects across eight applications have now been approved for federal games funding, following the end of the recent application freeze. Further positive decisions are expected shortly. The German federal government has committed €3,599,352 in funding for games projects, spread across eight approved applications. These By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Bethesda/Electronic Arts Products Game Gives Platinum for Split Fiction, Gold for Oblivion Remaster Two titles made it to a game Sales Award in April. Following its gold success in the format, Split Fiction now met the criteria for platinum, while Oblivion also achieved over 100,000 sales. Almost 20 years after its release, The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has received a Game Sales Award By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Precinct © Fallen Tree Games and Kwalee Products The Precinct Inspired by '80s cop movies, The Precinct from Fallen Tree Games and Kwalee lets players go on a crime hunt in a neon noir sandbox city. The top-down perspective is reminiscent of early GTA games, but it's also about doing the right thing as a cop. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
About Cannons and Sparrows (left) is an interesting story about a cannon searching for its destiny. The St Vincent Town project is a spin-off of Heaven's Hope (right-hand screenshot) by Mosaik Mask Studio © About Cannons & Sparrows/Mosaik Mask Studio Products Nordmedia is Funding 5 Games with 240,000 Euros At its first funding meeting of 2025, Nordmedia approved a total of €3.7 million in funding for 54 projects. This includes five game projects, which will receive just under a quarter of a million euros. The two largest grants in the games sector, each worth nearly €100,000, went By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Bezerk X Diablo IV © Blizzard Entertainment Products Blizzard Entertainment's Crossover Events With Street Fighter and Bezerk Blizzard Entertainment is also committed to cross-franchise collaboration. Overwatch 2 will soon feature a crossover event with Capcom's Street Fighter franchise, while Diablo IV is collaborating with Kentaro Miura's Bezerk. Overwatch 2, which regained popularity in Season 16 thanks to the Stadium (new game mode), will By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
