© Slow Bros Products Harold Halibut Wins Animated Games Award Germany A few days before the DCP, Cologne-based studio Slow Bros. had reason to celebrate winning the Animated Games Award Germany. The award was presented at the successful Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film The International Festival attracted a total of 30,000 visitors this year. A further 40,000 came By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Doom: The Dark Ages © id Software / Bethesda / Xbox Products Doom: The Dark Ages Cult developer id Software is back with Doom: The Dark Ages, the most ambitious Doom game yet. It will be different from Doom Eternal in terms of gameplay and will focus exclusively on single player. It's the prequel to Doom (2016), which focused on traditional run-and-gun action, while By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© GM Products New Month, New Number 1 in the German Games Charts April 2025 The PlayStation charts predicted it just as the Steam charts did: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivision Remastered is storming every hit list in no time and the German game association charts are no exception. Other new releases miss the top 10. In fact, Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Titan Quest II © Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic Products Titan Quest II Early Access Pushed Back to Summer 2025 Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic have postponed the Early Access launch of Titan Quest II until summer 2025. The decision was made due to the crowded release schedule in the ARPG genre and the desire to give the game the attention it deserves. Titan Quest II's Early Access By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
SubwaySim 2 / Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 © Aerosoft / Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive Products Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Maintains Its Position, Aerosoft's SubwaySim 2 Makes It Into the German Top 20 Thanks to a lot of positive word-of-mouth, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 holds the second place in the weekly Steam charts, ahead of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. SubwaySim 2 from Simuverse Interactive and Aerosoft makes it into the German Top 20. Although Counter-Strike 2 has regained the top spot, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
RuneScape: Dragonwilds © Jagex Products RuneScape: Dragonwilds Only about two weeks passed between the announcement and the release of RuneScape: Dragonwilds - and the peak CCU of 52,641 on Steam speaks for itself. What is so special about this open-world survival game from Jagex? Jagex from the UK is taking the well-known RuneScape franchise, best known By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© GM Business Microsoft is PlayStation's Top Third-Party Publisher By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Toukana Products Dorfromantik Comes to Mobile Phones and More Consoles, With the Help of Clockstone and Headup Indie developer Toukana Interactive is set to bring its wholesome strategic puzzle game Dorfromantik to more consoles and mobile devices. For this purpose, cooperations with Clockstone Studio and Headup Games have been announced. Dorfromantik will be released on PlayStation, Xbox and as a mobile game. While the console editions will By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Captain Blood © SNEG Products Captain Blood Arrives 22 Years After It Was Announced In the early 2000s, Captain Blood was announced for release in 2010, then disappeared. Now the game is finally setting sail. Behind the revival is boutique video game publisher SNEG, which focuses on rescuing and reviving old games. SNEG announced that Captain Blood has finally "made port" after By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Revenge of the Savage Planet © Raccoon Logic Products Revenge of the Savage Planet The fact that Journey to the Savage Planet is getting a sequel is something of a miracle, as the studio was actually shut down after the end of Stadia, but then got back together. The result is Revenge of the Savage Planet - and everything is bigger, brighter and better. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Starbreeze is apparently also interested in post-release support, which includes the Jacket character pack, for example, a cross-promotion with Hotline Miami © Plaion/Starbreeze Products Starbreeze: Strategic Repurchase of Payday 3 Publishing Rights From Plaion With the buyback of the Payday 3 publishing rights, Starbreeze apparently wants to break away from contractual commitments. In any case, the purchase is intended to accelerate the content development roadmap and broaden the strategic opportunities for the IP. In return for the rights, Plaion's parent company, Embracer, By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Gears of War: Reloaded © Xbox Products The Original Gears of War Returns, Premiering on PS5 Microsoft is bringing another Xbox franchise to PlayStation 5: Gears of War. Right after gamescom, Gears of War: Reloaded will be released for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. On 26 August 2025, Microsoft will release Gears of War: Reloaded for Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam, Xbox App) By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
