Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Products Greenheart Games' Eleven-Year Journey With Tavern Keeper and the Importance of German VO Following the release of Game Dev Tycoon, Australian studio Greenheart Games spent over eleven years working on Tavern Keeper, which is now available on Early Access and has been a success. GamesMarkt spoke with Patrick and Daniel Klug, who are originally from Austria. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger People Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The Urban Games team at gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Business Urban Games Largely Self-Financed the $25m Budget for Transport Fever 3 "Transport simulations had an audience of millions in the 1990s and early 2000s, but then a vacuum emerged, which we were able to fill with Train Fever and the Transport Fever series. Thanks to steady growth, we are now number one in this genre." Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Rebel Inc: Escalation © Ndemic Creations & Hooded Horse Business Hooded Horse Partners With Ndemic Creations Publisher Hooded Horse has announced a partnership with Ndemic Creations. Rebel Inc: Escalation will join its portfolio of strategy and management games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Christian Reshöft, Chief Executive Officer of InnoGames © InnoGames Business InnoGames Launches Heroes of History on Plarium Play InnoGames and Plarium have announced the release of Heroes of History, a city-builder meets hero collection RPG, on the Plarium Play platform. This is the first major collaboration between the gaming studios owned by MTG. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Xbox Partner Preview Recap During the 30-minute Xbox Partner Preview, five new games were revealed, three games were released on Xbox and nine titles will be available to play on Game Pass Ultimate from day one. The partners involved include IO Interactive, Poncle, THQ Nordic and Future Friends. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Publishing Next Xbox Partner Preview with THQ Nordic, IO Interactive, and Tencent The next Xbox Partner Preview is scheduled for Thursday, 20 November at 19:00 CET. The event will feature games from IO Interactive, Tencent and THQ Nordic, as well as other reveals and Game Pass announcements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Products Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core; © Ghost Ship Publishing Business Deep Rock Galactic's Future, and Why Ghost Ship Partners With Invisible Walls Ghost Ship Publishing has postponed the Early Access release of Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core until Q2 2026, and has entered into a partnership with Invisible Walls. This studio will now be responsible for the ongoing development of Deep Rock Galactic. Season 6 was also announced at the same time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Maneater; © Tripwire Interactive & HandyGames Products HandyGames Develops a Mobile Port of Tripwire's Maneater Originally developed by Tripwire Interactive and released on PC and consoles, Maneater is being adapted for mobile by HandyGames. Players will be able to experience the full "ShaRkPG" on the go. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The name says it all: Seafarer: The Ship Sim © astragon Entertainment Products Astragon Launched Seafarer: The Ship Sim in Early Access Seafarer: The Ship Sim, developed in-house by astragon Development and published by astragon Entertainment, was released on Early Access yesterday. Based on concurrent user (CCU) peaks, it is the publisher's sixth-best result to date. Astragon Entertainment and astragon Development (formerly known as Independent Arts prior to their acquisition By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
