RoadCraft © Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment Publishing Astragon to Distribute RoadCraft From Focus Entertainment in the GSA Once again, astragon Entertainment and Focus Entertainment are working together. In May 2025, the Düsseldorf-based company will distribute the console editions of RoadCraft in retail stores in German-speaking countries. Astragon Entertainment is once again partnering with Focus Entertainment (Pullup) for the distribution of RoadCraft. Announced at gamescom 2024, the sandbox By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A first-person camera mode for building in Update 5. © Keen Games Publishing Full Release of Enshrouded Moved to 2026, but With a Full Roadmap for 2025 To mark the first anniversary of the Early Access release of Enshrouded, Keen Games has released the fifth content update and revealed that the 1.0 release of Enshrouded will not take place until the spring of 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Everspace 2: Wrath of the Ancients © Rockfish Games Publishing Rockfish Games Is Back With Another Expansion for Everspace 2 The Everspace 2 team from Hamburg (Rockfish Games) is expanding its space looter-shooter RPG with several new star systems, a new player ship, a new campaign and side missions. Rockfish Games has announced a second expansion. Everspace 2: Wrath of the Ancients will continue the story, adding new star systems By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dead Island 2 / Farming Simulator 25 / Nobody Wants to Die © Deep Silver / Giants Software / Plaion Publishing Xbox Excellence Awards Presented for First Time, With Two GSA Winners Microsoft has presented the Xbox Excellence Awards for the first time, in four categories ranging from sales to player engagement. Two GSA companies were among the winners. Giants Software, based in Schlieren near Zurich, has won two Xbox Excellence Awards for Farming Simulator 25. The simulation game was named a By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Animus Hub (work in progress) © Ubisoft Publishing Animus Hub Becomes New Home for Assassin's Creed Games With the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft is also launching the Animus Hub, which will serve as a portal and platform for the latest games in the series. However, Ubisoft does not see it as a launcher. When players launch Assassin's Creed Shadows for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Plaion hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launch event with Maurice Weber © Plaion Events Plaion Hosts Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Launch Event With Maurice Weber Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the most important releases for Plaion, which is why the publisher is hosting a launch event with Maurice Weber at Xperion in Berlin. To celebrate the launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Plaion will host a launch event at Xperion in Berlin, hosted By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Civ World Summit in Hamburg ahead of the game's launch © 2K Games Events Civ World Summit in Hamburg in Partnership With Rocket Beans TV In preparation for the launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, the Xperion in Hamburg will host the Civ World Summit in partnership with Rocket Beans TV. In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VII, 2K Games has announced the "Civ World Summit& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The first Xbox Developer_Direct © Microsoft Publishing Upcoming Releases and Ninja Surprises From Xbox Developer_Direct At the first Xbox Developer_Direct of the year, Microsoft showed off four upcoming games with developer insights - and a remaster was shadowdropped. Doom: The Dark Ages was also confirmed for PlayStation 5 - as was Ninja Gaiden 4. Four games and their respective developers were the focus of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Endless Legend 2 © Amplitude Studios Publishing Amplitude Studios' New Game Is Published by Hooded Horse Amplitude Studios is a French video game developer best known for Humankind and the Endless franchise. After splitting from Sega, the studio has now announced its next game: Endless Legend 2. The 4X strategy game will be published by Hooded Horse. Since the beginning of November 2024, the French Amplitude By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GM Publishing There Are More Differences Between America and Europe Than Football While there are similarities, the PlayStation 5 annual charts for 2024 in North America and Europe reveal notable differences. The rankings for PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play titles also show significant variations. Interestingly, Black Myth: Wukong, which doesn’t appear in the official European charts, secured the #7 spot on By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
DLC guest fighter Conan the Barbarian © Warner Bros. Games Publishing Over Five Million Copies of Mortal Kombat 1 Sold While Mortal Kombat 1 may not be able to match the huge success of Mortal Kombat 11, the latest game in the long-running franchise has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Mortal Kombat 1 has sold over 5 million units worldwide since its launch in September 2023. Ed Boon, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Best selling physical games in Europe 2024 © EA / EA / Activision blizzardd Publishing Best Selling Physical Games in Europe 2024 EA Sports FC 25 was by far the most successful physically distributed video game in Europe across all platforms. The game from Electronic Arts topped the annual charts in all 17 countries surveyed. Its predecessor was also very popular. EA Sports FC 25 is the clear leader of the annual By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
