Ride with Mavuika in Berlin on 12 January. © HoYoLove events HoYoLove Organises Bike Safety Event in Berlin HoYoLove e.V. has joined forces with the ADFC Berlin and other partners to raise awareness about the visibility of cyclists in traffic. The event 'Ride with Mavuika' will take place on 12 January. On Sunday 12 January 2025, fans of Genshin Impact and other HoYoverse games will By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings developed Weta Workshop © Weta Workshop / Private Division Publishing Private Division Portfolio Reportedly Finds New Owner According to a media report, the Private Division portfolio has found new owners in private equity firm Haveli Investments and former Annapurna Interactive employees. Take-Two Interactive announced in November 2024 that it had sold Private Division and its portfolio, but didn't disclose the buyer. According to a Bloomberg By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lenovo Legion Go S © Lenovo Publishing SteamOS on First Third-Party Handheld as Microsoft Looks to Improve Windows Handheld Gaming The first third-party handheld running SteamOS has been unveiled at CES 2025. More are expected to follow. Microsoft has also confirmed that it is working to improve the Windows handheld gaming experience. Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S at CES 2025. The gaming handheld will be available in two versions, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
gamescom LAN 2024 © TaKeTV and MYI Entertainment events First Look at Gamescom LAN 2025 Creator heavyweights such as MckyTV, NoWay4u_Sir and HandOfBlood have announced their attendance at gamescom LAN 2025. In addition, the Trading Card Game & Fighting Games area will be expanded and esports tournaments with up to €32,000 in prize money will be held. The Press Play B2B event will By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Nvidia Development Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series, DLSS 4, RTX Neural Rendering and More At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nvidia announced the GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. DLSS 4 will feature Multi Frame Generation and AI is coming to Shaders. All the reveals at a glance. Nvidia has unveiled the GeForce RTX 50 Series of desktop and laptop GPUs at CES. The new By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Unity Blog Image Development Unity Features Numerous EU Games in its 2024 Review Traditionally, Unity has concluded the year 2024 with a final Games Made with Unity. Over 300 are named, almost 60 are highlighted with a trailer, including productions from GSA. According to Unity, the list is by no means complete. On the contrary, studios are encouraged to report missing titles to By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Black Myth: Wukong / Farming Simulator 25 / Steam Award © Game Science / Giants / Valve Publishing Black Myth: Wukong Wins Three Steam Awards, Swiss Studio Also Honoured The Steam Awards were presented for the ninth time at the turn of the year. Black Myth: Wukong won the most awards in this community-driven voting. Among the other winners was a studio from Switzerland. The Steam community has spoken! Black Myth: Wukong, developed and published by Game Science, was By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Telescope Games Publishing Telescope Games Teases Whale Singer IP with Free Mini-Game In 2026, Telescope Game Studios aims to establish Whale Singer as a transmedia universe, featuring a premium game, an interactive storybook, and an animated feature film. As an additional teaser and a special holiday treat, the Brandenburg-based company has released a narrative short game, Lani's Call, for free. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender / Mimimi Co-Founder Johannes Roth © Bender / Simon Troll Publishing Hooded Horse Acquires Publishing Rights to Shadow Gambit From Mimimi Games US publisher Hooded Horse is taking over the publishing rights to Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew from Mimimi Games. The publisher, which specialises in strategy games, is looking forward to helping the game achieve "the long-term success it deserves". Hooded Horse has partnered with Mimimi Games to publish By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Paintbucket Games Publishing Paintbucket Games Releases The Darkest Files at the End of March 2025 German indie studio Paintbucket Games will release The Darkest Files at the end of March 2025. The historical investigation game, based on historical crimes, is the spiritual successor to Through the Darkest of Times. On 25 March 2025, Paintbucket Games will release The Darkest Files for PC and Switch. The By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Giants events FarmCon 25 Taking Place at Lindner in Austria Giants Software, the publisher and developer of the Farming Simulator franchise, has announced that FarmCon 25 will take place over the weekend of 5-6 July 2025 at Lindner in Austria. The annual event for fans, modders and influencers to meet the team and creative minds behind Farming Simulator takes place By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© GM Publishing Sales Successes for Farming Simulator, Avatar, and Astro Bot in Germany Three titles achieved the criteria for a sales award set by the Game Association in November. Unlike Farming Simulator 25 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Sony's Astro Bot received its award on only one platform, the PS5. Released in September, Astro Bot sold over 100,000 units on By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
