Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders © Megagon Industries Publishing Megagon Announced Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based indie team behind the successful biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, have announced a skiing sequel, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, at the Wholesome Steam Celebration. Megagon Industries, an independent game studio founded in Berlin in 2013 and with now 14 employees, has announced its next game: Lonely By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Fourth Floor © Convergence Publishing Convergence Games Showcase Announced The Convergence Games Showcase, a new creator-driven indie and AA digital showcase, will premiere at the end of September. Reveals from Kepler Interactive, Fireshine Games, Thunderful Games and many more are planned. The Convergence Games Showcase will debut on YouTube and Twitch on 26 September at 9pm CEST (3pm EDT/ By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The chicken-legged cottage companion. © Emberstorm and Fireshine Games Publishing Reka From Emberstorm and Fireshine Games Launches in September Berlin-based Emberstorm Entertainment and publisher Fireshine Games will launch the witchcraft adventure game Reka in Early Access on 12 September. Rhianna Pratchett has been announced as Lead Writer. On 12 September, the witchcraft adventure Reka will go into Early Access. It is the debut title of Berlin-based indie game studio By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing at Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games Publishing Owlcat Games Moves Into Publishing and Gains Control of Meta Publishing Label RPG developer Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and Pathfinder, has announced plans to become a publisher of indie games. Two RPGs have been signed. Owlcat has also taken full control of the Meta Publishing label. In addition to its own development efforts, Owlcat will also By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Early footage from the Deadlock playtest. © GamesMarkt Publishing Valve Shadowdrops Playtest for new Hero Shooter Deadlock Through private playtest invites, Valve is letting players test out its newest game Deadlock. It's the first new Valve title since Half-Life Alyx in 2020. About 18,250 people seem to currently be able to play the game through Valve's playtest programme. More than four years By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Enshrouded screenshot taken by community member fluffers1988 © fluffers1988 / Keen Games Publishing Enshrouded Hits Three Million Players The survival ARPG Enshrouded from Frankfurt-based developer and publisher Keen Games now has more than three million players on PC. The game will be released in early access in January 2024. The team behind the game is also growing. Keen Games, developers of the ARPG survival co-op crafting game Enshrouded, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Steve Escalante, CEO (left) and Lance James, co-founder (right). © Digital Bandidos Publishing Versus Evil Veterans Forms New Publisher Digital Bandidos Steve Escalante and Lance James have launched a new full-service publishing company, Digital Bandidos, dedicated to indie game projects with budgets of up to three million US dollars. They have created a funding model that addresses the challenges faced by small development teams. Digital Bandidos is a new video game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Celebrates a Summer of Releases and Milestones Strategy game publisher Hooded Horse has provided a look at their latest sales figures and Steam wishlists. Menace, from Overhype Studios in Hamburg, is also doing well, with over 230,000 wishlists. Hooded Horse is celebrating a successful summer as it gears up for gamescom. Medieval kingdom builder Norland (Early By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© PETA, Demodern Publishing PETA Releases VR AI Game When They Came For Us The animal rights organisation PETA announces the release of a VR game advocating for animal rights – based on generative AI. When They Came For Us is playable on Meta Quest 2 & 3. When asked by GamesMarkt, the organisation also commented on the consumption of ressources of AI and its By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Several cards from Baldur's Gate 3 front the limited-time release. © Hasbro Publishing Hasbro Announces Limited Baldur's Gate 3 Crossover for Magic: The Gathering Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast continue to include their one hit franchise into the other: With cards from the Dungeons & Dragons universe and especially several cards from Larian Games' Baldur's Gate 3, the game & toy company is releasing limited-time trading card sets. As part By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© VaultN Publishing VaultN and GOG to Expand Their Joint Solution One year into their partnership, VaultN and GOG have drawn a positive initial conclusion from their collaboration. They are now looking to offer the joint solution to other GOG publishing partners and to retailers outside of Europe. The first year was a resounding success. In August 2023, VaultN and GOG By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Stop Killing Games Publishing EU Citizen’s Petition Launches to Stop Video Games From Disappearing The EU citizen's petition by Stop Killing Games asks publishers to be required to keep games accessible even if they are no longer supported. In the first five days, over 158,000 of one million required people have already signed. An EU Citizen’s Petition registered by the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
