Dead Take © Surgent Studios and Pocketpair Publishing Products Dead Take A game about the dark side of acting requires actors who can deliver, and Dead Take from Surgent Studios and Pocketpair Publishing hits the mark with Ben Starr and Neil Newbon, as well as numerous other high-profile guests. They are a perfect fit for this intense game. Dead Take By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Titan Quest II Sells Over 300,000 Copies © THQ Nordic Business Titan Quest II Sells Over 300,000 Copies In less than 72 hours, over 300,000 copies of the action role-playing game Titan Quest II have already been sold. This is a huge success for Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic. After achieving the second-best launch on Steam for THQ Nordic based on peak CCU (as we By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 © Sega Products Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Over four million copies of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles have been sold. CyberConnect2 and Sega are now launching the sequel, which aims to raise the bar even higher. Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is the latest official game in the Demon Slayer: By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Titan Quest II © Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic Products Second-Best Launch (CCU) for THQ Nordic: Titan Quest II Gets off to a Strong Start on Steam More than 27,000 people played Titan Quest II concurrently after its surprise Early Access launch on Steam last weekend. The action RPG, developed by Grimlore Games, is now the second-fastest launch in the history of its publisher, THQ Nordic. The shadow drop risk has paid off. On 1 By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound © The Game Kitchen, Dotemu, Koei Tecmo Games Products Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound The Year of the Ninja continues. Following Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 4 and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, The Game Kitchen and Dotemu are launching Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, an all-new 2D side-scrolling action platformer that inherits the legacy of the Ninja Gaiden franchise from By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Darksiders 4 © THQ Nordic Products Summary of the Fully Packed THQ Nordic Showcase 2025 At its Digital Showcase 2025, Austrian publisher THQ Nordic presented its line-up, surprising viewers not only with the shadow drop of Titan Quest II, but also with Sacred 2 Remaster, The Guild - Europa 1410, Darksiders 4 and, above all, Fatekeeper. The THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2025 was streamed last By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Releases Titan Quest II as a Shadow Drop in Early Access Surprise! During their showcase today, THQ Nordic released Titan Quest II in Early Access for PC. They presented a lengthy gameplay demonstration just yesterday. Developer Grimlore Games from Munich and publisher THQ Nordic from Vienna have released Titan Quest II in Early Access as a shadow drop during this year& By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Descenders Next © RageSquid, No More Robots Products Descenders Next As in the original Descenders, players in Descenders Next race down the mountain at high speed. This time, however, they are not on mountain bikes, but on snowboards and mountainboards. The feeling of speed is still intense. Descenders Next was a shadow drop — and a highly successful one, the extreme By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Nintendo Products Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Summary Today marks the first Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase took place following the launch of the Switch 2. Capcom unveiled Monster Hunter Stories 3; Bandai Namco presented Once Upon A Katamari; Square Enix showed off The Adventures of Elliot, as well as Octopath Traveler 0; and EA revealed Plants vs. Zombies: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
He is Coming © Chronocle / Hooded Horse Products He is Coming Although He is Coming has a minimalist retro look, behind it lies a gripping and motivating fantasy roguelite autobattler. Chronocle's game is another highlight in the Hooded Horse portfolio. He is Coming is a dark fantasy roguelite autobattler. Players explore a procedurally generated world, setting out with nothing By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Nintendo Products Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase on 31 July Nintendo has announced the first Partner Showcase following the Switch 2 launch. This 25-minute livestream will feature upcoming Switch and Switch 2 games from Nintendo's distribution and development partners. A new edition of Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will be broadcast on Thursday, 31 July at 15:00. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick; the display unit does not reflect the final product design, which is subject to change. © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products PlayStation's FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick Arrives in 2026 Sony Interactive Entertainment's fight stick controller, named FlexStrike, is set to hit the market in 2026. This will be the company's first fight stick controller. The fight stick controller, which was announced as Project Defiant in the June 2025 State of Play episode, has been given By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
