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King Partners with Flexion for Simultaneous Release in Alternative App Stores

The launch of Candy Crush Solitaire on February 6 is poised to be one of the most significant game releases of the year. For the first time, publisher King.com, in collaboration with Flexion, will launch the game simultaneously across five alternative app stores worldwide. This is not the first

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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USK Reviews and Changes Age Ratings of Roblox and other Game Creator Platforms

The USK has once again checked Game Creator Platforms. Almost half of them were found to comply with the age rating standards, but not all. For example, the rating of Roblox has been raised to USK 16. The IARC Committee of the USK Board has taken a closer look at

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Gothic Board Game Spin-off From THQ Nordic

After the Darksiders board game, THQ Nordic's board game division is working on another project based on one of their most recognisable franchises, Gothic. The crowdfunding campaign has already been followed by over 4,000 people. THQ Nordic has announced Gothic: A Shadow's Quest during Gamefound&

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Five Awards for Best-Selling Games in December 2024

In December 2024, the game association honoured five games for particularly strong sales. Helldivers 2 and Super Mario Party Jamboree both sold more than 400,000 copies. Three games broke the 100,000 sales barrier. In December, game - the German Games Industry Association honoured five games for outstanding sales

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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ExoGenesis Signs Publishing Deal With Headup For Inayah

Inayah - Life After Gods, the first game from ExoGenesis Studios, has found a publisher: Headup. This partnership includes handling Inayah's distribution and supporting its launch on multiple consoles. ExoGenesis Studios has entered into a global publishing and distribution partnership with Headup, based in Düren, Germany, for the

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Comes out Next Week

First downhill biking, now downhill skiing. Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based indie team behind the successful biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, will release Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders next week. Berlin-based studio Megagon Industries will release Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders for PC and Xbox on 21 January 2025. The game will also

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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German Games Charts December 2024 With Many Returners and Old Favourites

EA Sports FC 25 continues to top the PC and console charts in Germany in December 2024. In time for Christmas, numerous games and long-running titles have returned. Seven games from Electronic Arts are in the top 20. The official charts for December 2024, published by the game association, have

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Happy Broccoli Games and Snapbreak Cooperate for Mobile Release

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami will also be released for mobile platforms in April. Berlin-based studio Happy Broccoli Games is working with Swedish indie publisher Snapbreak. Snapbreak Games started as an indie publisher in early 2017. The mobile game is scheduled to be released on April 9, and pre-registration on

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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Headup Releases Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch in Early Access This Month

Developer Dvora Studio and publisher Headup have announced an updated Early Access release date for Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch. The game is a mix of deck building, dungeon defense, tactics and automated combat. It will be released later this month. Düren-based indie publisher Headup will release Dvora's dungeon defence

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Xbox Developer_Direct Returns on 23 January

Microsoft has announced the first games showcase of the year (so far). On 23 January, four games will be featured in the Developer_Direct, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. On Thursday, 23 January at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK / 7pm CET,

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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V Rising Hits 5 Million Sales

Open-world vampire survival game V Rising has sold over five million units. Swedish developer Stunlock Studios thanks the community and plans to expand the game in 2025. Since its launch (May 2024 on PC and June 2024 on PlayStation 5), V Rising has attracted five million players to the dark

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Midnight Black Collection of PS5 Accessories Grows

Sony Interactive Entertainment is launching the Midnight Black Collection of PlayStation Portal remote player and other accessories on 20 February 2025. The galaxy-inspired colour scheme has already been released for the DualSense wireless controller and PS5 console cover and will be expanded for the PlayStation Portal remote, DualSense Edge wireless

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read