© GM Publishing German Games Charts August: From The Outer Rim and Chinese Novels The German games charts have a new number 1, but there should have been a new double top consisting of Star Wars Outlaws and Black Myth: Wukong. However, one company did not submit any data for the chart collection. August was an exceptionally strong month this year: Star Wars Outlaws By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Vienna and Dortmund to host two Genshin Impact benefit concerts in November © HoYoverse Events Two Genshin Impact Benefit Concerts in Vienna and Dortmund This November HoYoverse, the company behind Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero, has announced two benefit concerts to be held in Dortmund and Vienna. Both concerts will be open to the public, with ticket prices starting at under 10 Euros. The proceeds will also be donated. Young musicians will By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Xbox Publishing Microsoft Launches Xbox Game Pass Standard The new Game Pass Standard is positioned between Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox consoles. For 12.99 Euros per month, subscribers get access to a wide range of games, but no longer to new Day One releases. Microsoft is rolling out the changes to Xbox Game By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Focus Publishing Space Marine 2 Becomes Focus’ Best Launch Ever With two million players in the first 24 hours after launch and the best concurrent user rate of all Warhammer games ever, Space Marine 2 has become Focus Entertainment's best launch ever overnight. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 was well on its way to be a big success By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Black Myth: Wukong , the new title from Chinese developer and publisher Game Science, is celebrating huge success in the West © Game Science Publishing Black Myth: Wukong Takes Over PS5 Charts Black Myth: Wukong, the new title from Chinese developer and publisher Game Science, is celebrating huge success in the West. In August, the game reached number 1 in both the North American and European PlayStation Charts, which have now been released by Sony. It is an impressive achievement that Chinese By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ice Truckers / SubwaySim 2 / Park Ranger Simulator © Aerosoft Publishing Three New Simulations From Aerosoft From subways to extreme weather in the Arctic and a park ranger experience, Aerosoft has announced three new simulation games: SubwaySim 2, Ice Truckers and Park Ranger Simulator. Two of the games are being developed in Germany, the other in Austria. Aerosoft has announced three new simulators at gamescom and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
German streamers make up the band 'Die Hit-Jäger'. © JvM Nerd Publishing EA and JvM Nerd Create Streamer Pop Band for Apex Legends Song In a new campaign for Season 22 of Apex Legends, Jung von Matt Nerd has created the pop band 'Die Hit-Jäger' in collaboration with We Are Era, TakeTV and Electronic Arts. Consisting of four streamers, the band is designed to appeal to both the gaming community and pop By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The teams of the first publishing meeting, with Mythwright Publishing Director Stuart Morton (left) and David Kuri crossing swords. © Mythwright / Sun and Serpent Creations Publishing Sun and Serpent Creations Signs UK Publisher Mythwright for Bladesong The Digital Vikings Awards winners Sun and Serpent Creations from Braunschweig have signed Mythwright from the UK as publisher for their upcoming, nordmedia funded bladesmithing simulator Bladesong. Studio founder David Kuri uses the support to increase the team size working on the game. Studio Sun and Serpent Creations from Braunschweig, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Concord screenshot © Sony Interactive Entertainment Publishing Sony Takes Concord Offline, Suspends Sales and Offers Refunds After Just Two Weeks After a slow start, Sony Interactive Entertainment is pulling the plug. Concord, a 5v5 hero shooter designed as a Game as a Service, will no longer be sold. All buyers will receive refunds. The game will not be re-released until it can "reach more people". The hero shooter By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Pico Publishing New "Ultra" VR/MR Headset from Pico Comes to Europe Pico is launching its new all-in-one Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality headset Pico 4 Ultra in September in Europe. Compared to the Pico 4, the new model will not only improve performance and comfort, but will also significantly enhance Mixed Reality. At the same time, the international company is launching By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Drova - Forsaken Kin © Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D Publishing Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D to Release Drova in Mid-October After more than six years of development, Drova - Forsaken Kin finally has a release date: 15 October 2024. The dark pixel RPG is being developed by Magdeburg-based Just2D and published by Deck13 Spotlight. Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are releasing Drova - Forsaken Kin, a dark and gritty pixel RPG By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Made with Massive Linx. © Youre Publishing Youre x GamesCoin Releases Massive Linx Youre x GamesCoin has founded and released Massive Linx, a backbone platform that can integrate into several engines and be used for mobile and AR apps as well. The platform can be used by anyone andwants to fulfil the promise of interoperability of web3 games and apps. The web3 ecosystem By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
