Tempest Rising © Saber Interactive's 3D Realms label and Knights Peak Interactive Products Tempest Rising Classic RTS continue to struggle, if you ignore Age of Empires. Homeworld 3 flopped, Company of Heroes 3 is crawling along and Warcraft & StarCraft are only getting the remaster treatment. Despite this, the call for new games like Command & Conquer is always there, EA's franchise is By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle © MachineGame, Bethesda/Zenimax/Xbox, Lucasfilm Games Products Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) Launch Event in Berlin After its release on PC and Xbox in December 2024, Indiana Jones will also be swinging his whip on PlayStation 5. Fittingly, Bethesda is planning a live event at the "Das Schloss" shopping mall in Berlin's Steglitz district starting at 17:00 on the day of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Funcom Products Dune: Awakening Delayed by Three Weeks Funcom had originally planned to release Dune: Awakening on 20 May, but after feedback from the beta, they want to give themselves a little more time. The new release date for the game is 10 June 2025. Norwegian developer and publisher Funcom (wholly owned by Tencent) has delayed the release By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Ironclad Games & Stardock Entertainment Products Sins of a Solar Empire II More than 15 years after Sins of a Solar Empire and more than 12 years after Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, Ironclad and Stardock have released the 4X RTS Sins of a Solar Empire II. What are they up to in this niche genre? Sins of a Solar Empire By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© Headup Products Headup Publishes Causal Loop by Mirebound Interactive Causal Loop, a narrative sci-fi puzzler from Mirebound Interactive in Frauenberg (Rhineland-Palatinate), has found a publisher: Headup. Developer Mirebound Interactive from Frauenberg (Rhineland-Palatinate) and indie publisher Headup from Düren have announced Causal Loop, a narrative sci-fi puzzler, during FYNG at caggtus 2025. The game features an 'echo' mechanic By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Star Wars Zero Company © Electronic Arts, Lucasfilm Games Products EA Unveils Star Wars Zero Company Even before the official reveal at Star Wars Celebration Japan, Electronic Arts announced Star Wars Zero Company, developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games. Electronic Arts has confirmed the production of a new Star Wars game: Star Wars Zero Company, developed by Bit Reactor in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Devolver Digital Products The Talos Principle: Reawakened Following the success of The Talos Principle 2, Croteam and Devolver Digital are bringing back the first game as a Definitive Edition. The Talos Principle: Reawakened is the classic philosophical puzzle game with improved visuals, new content, and meaningful quality of life updates. Just over ten years ago, Croatian developers By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Viva La Dirt League's Epic NPC Man Series turned video game is preparing for an adventure on PC, PlayStation 5 and Switch. © Viva La Dirt League / Team17 Products FusionPlay and Team17 to Release Nice Day for Fishing at the End of May At caggtus in Leipzig, FusionPlay and Team17 announced the release date of Nice Day for Fishing. The 'Epic NPC Man' game will be released at the end of May. Team17 Digital and German studio FusionPlay will release Nice Day for Fishing on 29 May 2025 for PC, PlayStation By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Aerosoft Products Aerosoft's City Bus Manager Is Coming to Consoles Another title from the Aerosoft portfolio is in the pipeline for consoles: City Bus Manager. The game, developed by PeDePe from Konstanz, will be released for PlayStation and Xbox in mid-May. City Bus Manager from publisher Aerosoft (Paderborn) and developer PeDePe (Konstanz) will be released for PC on 25 June By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Farming Simulator 16-Bit Edition © Giants Software and Strictly Limited Products Farming Simulator 16-Bit Edition: Retro Cartridge Collectible from Giants Software and Strictly Limited Strictly Limited (United Games Entertainment) has announced the upcoming release of Farming Simulator 16-Bit Edition for Mega Drive/Genesis compatible consoles - in collaboration with Giants Software. Strictly Limited (United Games Entertainment) and Giants Software will release Farming Simulator 16-Bit Edition for Mega Drive/Genesis compatible consoles. This collaboration follows By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ikuma - The Frozen Compass / Star Birds / Super Fantasy Kingdom © Mooneye Studios / Toukana & kurzgesagt / Super Fantasy Games & Hooded Horse Products All Announcements From the Triple-i Initiative The Triple-i Initiative returned for its second edition with 36 announcements - world premieres, gameplay reveals, demos and release date announcements. Mooneye Studios, Toukana Interactive, tobspr Games, Super Fantasy Games, THQ Nordic, Egosoft, Screen Juice and Keen Games from GSA took part. At the second Triple-i Initiative, over 30 games By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Morbid Metal © Screen Juice / Ubisoft Products Ubisoft Signs Morbid Metal from Cologne-based Screen Juice Morbid Metal, a hack-and-slash action roguelite from Cologne-based Screen Juice, will be published by Ubisoft. The game will be released in Early Access on Steam in summer 2025. Ubisoft will publish Morbid Metal by independent developer Screen Juice from Cologne. Starting in 2017, Felix Schade spent years developing the game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
