Products All Announcements From the Xbox Partner Preview in March 2026 Yesterday evening saw the Xbox Partner Preview. Hosted by voice actor Aaron Paul, the 30-minute show focused on games from third-party partners. A total of 19 games were showcased, including seven world premieres. Fourteen of these will be available to play on day one with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Generation Exile © Sonderlust Studios Products Generation Exile Developed by Sonderlust Studios, Generation Exile has flown somewhat under the radar. This space-faring colony management simulation game received hardly any attention when it was released on Early Access, but deserved better. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Sudden Strike 5 © Kite Games & Kalypso Media Products Kalypso Media Will Release Sudden Strike 5 in April 2026 On 23 April 2026, German publisher Kalypso Media and Budapest-based developer Kite Games will launch Sudden Strike 5, the latest instalment in the World War II real-time tactics series, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices © Giants Software Products Farming Simulator 26 & Project Motor Racing 2.0 Giants Software has announced the release of Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Additionally, the Swiss publisher and developer Straight4 Studios has made Update 2.0 available for Project Motor Racing, the biggest update to the simulation since its launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Oh Apollo! (Blue Backpack) Products Blue Backpack's Next Game is Oh Apollo!, an Oracle Management Game With their next game, Blue Backpack might revisit the Constance visual style, but not the action genre: Oh Apollo! is a cosy management game in which players are Pythia, oracle of the greek god. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Bus © Aerosoft and TML-Studios Products The Bus: As Realistic As a Berlin Trip If you miss the experiences a trip with Berlin’s BVG bus lines brings, but want to be at the helm, there’s no better way than The Bus by Aerosoft and TML-Studios. Even Hamburgian northern lights will get their fill. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Rift Riff © Adriaan de Jongh et al. Products Rift Riff Although Rift Riff has been on the market for a while, it still stands out among tower defense games. Not only does it have a distinctive style, but its great TD mechanics and forgiving game design also encourage experimentation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Square Enix's highest-rated game of 2025 is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PC © Square Enix Products Square Enix Is Metacritic's Highest-Rated Publisher of 2026, Plaion Is the Best of GSA For the 16th year in a row, Metacritic has named the publisher of the year. In 2026, Square Enix received the highest ratings for the games it released in 2025 on the review aggregator platform. The top-rated publisher in the GSA region was Plaion. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
It’s Always Happy at Chubby’s is one of the funded titles. It's the first horror title by Pixel Maniacs (Pixel Maniacs) Products FFF Bayern Funds 14 Games With 1€ Mil in March 2026 Round Among the recently FFF-funded games are the next title by Slime King Games after Under the Island, Pixel Maniacs' first horror title, the successor to Tavern Talk by Gentle Troll, Chimera Entertainment's upcoming game and many more. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Arturo Martín (Co-founder & Creative/Art Director) | Pablo Castellanos (Co-founder & Music/Sound Producer) @ Quickfire Games © Quickfire Games Products "Kickstarter is Not Just About Money - it's About Proving That the Game Resonates With People." Spanish indie studio Quickfire Games is working on Prelude: Dark Pain and has chosen to use Kickstarter as a platform. In this interview, co-founders Arturo Martín and Pablo Castellanos discuss this strategy, the market for turn-based games, and what it's like to develop games in Seville. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach © Kojima Productions, Nixxes Software, Sony Interactive Entertainment Products Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (PC) Although there are currently unconfirmed reports that Sony Interactive Entertainment is reconsidering its strategy of releasing PS5-exclusive single-player games on PC, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has been released on the platform. Nixxes has once again produced a superb port. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Products Sandbox Interactive is Launching Albion Online on Xbox in April On 21 April, Sandbox Interactive’s Albion Online will launch on Xbox as a fully optimised gaming experience. Thanks to seamless account linking, the game is available across PC, mobile and Xbox – the first console platform to support this cross-platform play. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
