Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club © Nintendo Publishing New Famicom Detective Club Game Announced by Nintendo Nintendo has surprised with the announcement of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club for Switch. It is the first game in the series in 35 years, and the USK 16 (PEGI 18) rating is quite unusual for a Nintendo game. The next instalment in the Famicom Detective Club By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nintendo/GamesMarkt Publishing Two Gold Awards for Nintendo in June Despite the summer lull and the European Football Championship, two games met game's Gold Sales Award criteria in June. Both games are from Nintendo. Everyone knows that June is not the best month for game sales. And with the European Football Championship Euro 24 taking place at the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Rush is the new 5v5 mode in EA Sports FC 25. © EA Sports Publishing EA Sports FC 25 Releases at the end of September Once again, a new football game from EA Sports will be released at the end of September. EA Sports FC 25 will be available for all consoles and PC. The football game includes a new 5v5 mode, an overhaul of the tactical foundations through AI and the introduction of women& By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap © Robot Entertainment Publishing Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Announced Robot Entertainment is continuing the franchise: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap will be released in early 2025 and will build on the strengths of its predecessor, which premiered on Stadia at the time. The series has over twelve million players. Robot Entertainment has announced Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, the sequel to By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bitfall Studios at gamescom 2023. © Bitfall Studios Publishing First Game Published by Influencer Marketing Agency Instinct3 After Instinct3 co-founder and influencer Maximilian Knabe (HandOfBlood) announced his intention to become an indie publisher, the first pilot project is ready to go. Together with Stray Fawn and Bitfall Studios, the Spandau-based influencer marketing agency will release the full version of TerraScape today. Instinct3 is mainly responsible for the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Indie Arena Booth Line-up for gamescom 2024. © IAB, Super Crowd Entertainment Business Indie Arena Booth Line-up for gamescom 2024 More than 160 games from 37 countries have been selected for the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. The line-up includes games from Pixel Maniacs, Bippinbits, Backwoods Entertainment, Lululu Entertainment, Gentle Troll Entertainment, Paintbucket Games and many more. Over 160 titles from 37 countries have made it into the curated By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nobody Wants to Die © Plaion Publishing Plaion Releases Nobody Wants to Die Nobody Wants to Die, the interactive noir story from Critical Hit and German publisher Plaion, is available digitally today on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. German publisher Plaion will release Nobody Wants to Die today in digital form for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christian Ammann, CEO of Giants Software and Ian Bell, CEO of Straight4 Studios. © Giants Software Publishing Giants Software to Publish Simracer Project Motor Racing From Straight4 Studios From farming to simracing: Giants Software has teamed up with developer Straight4 Studios. In a major partnership, Project Motor Racing will be published by the makers of the popular Farming Simulator franchise. Having established a self-sufficient publishing and international distribution network, Giants Software is looking to grow further. The Swiss-based By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
THQ Nordic to release Space for Sale at the end of July. © THQ Nordic Publishing THQ Nordic to Release Space for Sale at the End of July Austrian publisher THQ Nordic will release Space for Sale from Swedish developer Mirage Game Studios into Early Access at the end of July. In this space simulation, players develop real estate on alien worlds. THQ Nordic and Mirage Game Studios will launch Space for Sale in Early Access on 30 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Team17 Digital signs partnership with Spellgarden Games. © Team17 Publishing Team17 Digital Signs Partnership with Spellgarden Games German indie studio Spellgarden Games from Ludwigsburg is teaming up with Team17 Digital. The partnership will see Team17 Digital publish a new game from the studio. Team17 Digital has announced that it's teaming up with Spellgarden Games. The founding members of the Ludwigsburg-based studio have worked together on By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Zenless Zone Zero © HoYoverse Publishing Zenless Zone Zero Reaches 50 Million Downloads in 72 Hours With over 50 million downloads, HoYoverse's Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) has had an impressive launch. The urban fantasy ARPG is particularly popular in Asia. Following the success of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoverse, formerly miHoYo Games, launched its action RPG ZZZ - Zenless Zone Zero last By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
StickyStoneStudio team at gamescom. © StickyStone Publishing StickyStone and Erabit to Launch M.O.O.D.S. in July Robots fight for and with emotions in M.O.O.D.S. The roguelike shooter from Freiburg-based StickyStone and publisher Erabit will be released in Early Access on 29 July. StickyStoneStudio from Freiburg and publisher Erabit have announced that M.O.O.D.S. will be released in Early Access By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
