Three out of Four New Titles From Pullup Fell Short of Expectations

Business

Number of Employees in Germany's Games Industry Declines Again

The game association is not yet giving the all-clear regarding the state of the German games industry. The sector is recovering only slowly. The number of employees has fallen for the second consecutive time, whilst the number of companies has stabilised and risen again.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Funding

Hessen Serious Game Funding Call 2026 Now Open

The 2026 round for Hessen Serious Game, the funding program of Hesse Economic and Infrastructure Bank, is now open until 18 May. Concepts, prototypes/vertical slices and development can be funded, with two info sessions being offered in the next two weeks.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

New Young Workers Event Press A To Learn in Leipzig

With Press A To Learn, Games & XR Mitteldeutschland, MacroMedia Leipzig and Next Level: Saxony! are introducing a new knowledge transfer format. It will take place on 10 May 2026 for the first time.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Number of Employees in Germany's Games Industry Declines Again

The game association is not yet giving the all-clear regarding the state of the German games industry. The sector is recovering only slowly. The number of employees has fallen for the second consecutive time, whilst the number of companies has stabilised and risen again.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Funding

Hessen Serious Game Funding Call 2026 Now Open

The 2026 round for Hessen Serious Game, the funding program of Hesse Economic and Infrastructure Bank, is now open until 18 May. Concepts, prototypes/vertical slices and development can be funded, with two info sessions being offered in the next two weeks.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Saros

Refining not only the gameplay but the difficulty of Returnal, Housemarque delivers a stunning new PS5 exclusive with Saros. In the center of this now stands Arjun Devraj, portrayed by gifted British actor Rahul Kohli.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Products

Anno 117: Pax Romana Reaches 1.17 Million Players

Ubisoft announced that Anno 117: Pax Romana had already been played by over a million people, making it the fastest-selling game in the series' history. However, the release of the Prophecies of Ash DLC and Patch 1.5 has been postponed until 30 April 2026.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Vampire Crawlers

In Vampire Crawlers, poncle and Nosebleed Interactive have transformed the wildly chaotic and addictive nature of Vampire Survivors into a card-driven dungeon crawler. The result is tremendous fun once again, with builds that escalate dramatically.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Campus

New Young Workers Event Press A To Learn in Leipzig

With Press A To Learn, Games & XR Mitteldeutschland, MacroMedia Leipzig and Next Level: Saxony! are introducing a new knowledge transfer format. It will take place on 10 May 2026 for the first time.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read