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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

Publishing

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

Publishing

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

Publishing

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

Publishing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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