Starbreeze is apparently also interested in post-release support, which includes the Jacket character pack, for example, a cross-promotion with Hotline Miami © Plaion/Starbreeze Products Starbreeze: Strategic Repurchase of Payday 3 Publishing Rights From Plaion With the buyback of the Payday 3 publishing rights, Starbreeze apparently wants to break away from contractual commitments. In any case, the purchase is intended to accelerate the content development roadmap and broaden the strategic opportunities for the IP. In return for the rights, Plaion's parent company, Embracer, By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle © MachineGame, Bethesda/Zenimax/Xbox, Lucasfilm Games Products Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) Launch Event in Berlin After its release on PC and Xbox in December 2024, Indiana Jones will also be swinging his whip on PlayStation 5. Fittingly, Bethesda is planning a live event at the "Das Schloss" shopping mall in Berlin's Steglitz district starting at 17:00 on the day of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Headup Products Headup Publishes Causal Loop by Mirebound Interactive Causal Loop, a narrative sci-fi puzzler from Mirebound Interactive in Frauenberg (Rhineland-Palatinate), has found a publisher: Headup. Developer Mirebound Interactive from Frauenberg (Rhineland-Palatinate) and indie publisher Headup from Düren have announced Causal Loop, a narrative sci-fi puzzler, during FYNG at caggtus 2025. The game features an 'echo' mechanic By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lana Bokay-Poltavets, Senior Project Manager at War Robots, and Boris Burangulov, Executive Producer at War Robots, write about their experiences and lessons learnt in the key mobile gaming market of China © My.games Business Working with Chinese Teams: Cultural Differences and How They Impact Collaboration China is a gaming market no developer or publisher aiming for success in mobile gaming can afford to ignore. In a series of three guest articles, Lana Bokay-Poltavets and Boris Burangulov from My.games share their insights and lessons learned from marketing games in China. This one is about working By Team Gamesmarkt • 5 min read
© Nintendo Products All Games Announced for Nintendo Switch 2 (so far) Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders and Mario Kart World were the big game announcements from Nintendo for Switch 2. But many third-party developers and publishers have also announced their games for the upcoming Nintendo console. During the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, a number of new games from Nintendo and By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Viva La Dirt League’s Epic NPC Man Series turned video game is preparing for an adventure on PlayStation 5 and Switch, joining the previously announced Steam version. © Team17 Publishing Nice Day for Fishing Is Coming to Consoles FusionPlay from Leipzig is known to be working with the New Zealand YouTube channel and studio Viva La Dirt League (Epic NPC Man) on a game for Team17 Digital. Now it has been confirmed that Nice Day for Fishing will also be coming to PlayStation 5 and Switch. Team17 Digital By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Nintendo Publishing All Nintendo Direct Announcements Today's Nintendo Direct featured some new games coming to Switch from Nintendo as well as global publishing and development partners. Games from THQ Nordic, Stray Fawn, Tiny Roar, and rokaplay were among them. Today's Direct presentation highlighted a number of new games coming to Nintendo Switch By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Nintendo Publishing Virtual Game Cards and New Smart Device App Revealed in Nintendo Direct Today's Nintendo Direct featured a new smart device app called "Nintendo Today!" and Virtual Game Cards, which simplify digital game management and allow players to lend or borrow games between multiple Nintendo Account family group members. Nintendo has announced Virtual Game Cards. This is a new By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Assemble Publishing Asgard's Fall Enters Early Release in April After making waves at the Steam Next Fest with a Top 50 demo and nearly 100,000 wishlist requests, Asgard's Fall from Assemble Entertainment and Instinct3 will launch in Early Access in April. Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors, a Norse mythology-inspired roguelite action game, goes into By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Blossom Path Games Publishing Blossom Path Games Announces Thrud - Valkyrie Rising The first game from Bayreuth-based Blossom Path Games is Thrud - Valkyrie Rising. The team, which came together after studying at the University of Bayreuth, is dedicated to the roguelike and survivor genres. They are also looking for publishers. Thrud - Valkyrie Rising is the first commercial game from Blossom By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© III Publishing All Participants of the Triple-I Initiative 2025 The participants of the second Triple-i Initiative have been announced. German game developers Egosoft, Keen Games, Mooneye Studios, Screen Juice, Super Fantasy Games, tobspr games and Toukana Interactive will take part. The Triple-i Initiative will return on 10 April 2025 at 9 am PDT/6 pm CEST, exactly one year By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Dreamhaven Publishing Dreamhaven Reveals Games Line-up US publisher Dreamhaven held its first showcase event yesterday, with co-host Geoff Keighley and Dreamhaven CEO Mike Morhaime presenting the company's product pipeline. At the Dreamhaven Showcase Event, the first-person shooter Wildgate was revealed, the release dates for Sunderfolk and Lynked: Banner of the Spark were announced, and By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
