Unity-Board schlägt AppLovin-Offerte aus und flirtet weiter mit ironSource Stephan Steininger August 16, 2022 – 1 min read Share this post © None State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Steam Machine 2 TB with extra faceplates - red fabric and solid walnut © Valve Software Products Valve Announces Steam Machine Prices and Begins Sales With the price of the 512 GB version of the Steam Machine exceeding €1,000, Valve Software has launched sales of the mini-PC. The price is much higher than originally planned due to the current hardware market and the sharp rise in prices for RAM and storage components. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Krafton @ gamescom 2026 © Krafton gamescom Krafton to Showcase Five Games at gamescom 2026 Krafton is bringing five titles to Cologne for gamescom 2026, including a new game from PUBG Studios and several second-party publishing projects. These include an early glimpse of Age Twisters and the premiere of Tarae: The Unbound. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read People "Our Mission Is to Carry Forward the Long-Standing Tradition of German Management Classics" With We Are Football 2027, Cologne-based Winning Streak Games hopes to continue the tradition of popular German football management games. We spoke to Gerald Köhler about the genre, how the team has been scaled down since WAF 2024, and the dedicated community that the game has attracted. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read The winners of the GamesPreis at GamesFestival26 (Daria Kryzhanovska) Awards GamesPreis26 Honours Sagewing Studios, Slothmotion and Vivid Arise 400 people visited the GamesFestival26 this Saturday in Munich, playing real life Mario Kart and countless indie games. The annual GamesPreis was awarded as well, to students as well as young studios such as Sagewing and Slothmotion. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Games for Peace Mixer will take place at Mülheimer Kulturbunker (Games for Peace) Events Games for Peace Mixer Announced for gamescom Week Volunteers from Game:in, Positive Impact Games, Neoludic and others are organising a new Games for Peace Mixer on gamescom dev Tuesday in Cologne, bringing together NGOs, activists, media and the industry. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read 33 Immortals © Thunder Lotus Products 33 Immortals 33 players teaming up to fight a boss? That's something we usually see in MMORPGs, but Thunder Lotus demonstrates that the same concept can work in an action roguelike with 33 Immortals. It's a unique experiment indeed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Steam Machine 2 TB with extra faceplates - red fabric and solid walnut © Valve Software Products Valve Announces Steam Machine Prices and Begins Sales With the price of the 512 GB version of the Steam Machine exceeding €1,000, Valve Software has launched sales of the mini-PC. The price is much higher than originally planned due to the current hardware market and the sharp rise in prices for RAM and storage components. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Krafton @ gamescom 2026 © Krafton gamescom Krafton to Showcase Five Games at gamescom 2026 Krafton is bringing five titles to Cologne for gamescom 2026, including a new game from PUBG Studios and several second-party publishing projects. These include an early glimpse of Age Twisters and the premiere of Tarae: The Unbound. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
People "Our Mission Is to Carry Forward the Long-Standing Tradition of German Management Classics" With We Are Football 2027, Cologne-based Winning Streak Games hopes to continue the tradition of popular German football management games. We spoke to Gerald Köhler about the genre, how the team has been scaled down since WAF 2024, and the dedicated community that the game has attracted. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
The winners of the GamesPreis at GamesFestival26 (Daria Kryzhanovska) Awards GamesPreis26 Honours Sagewing Studios, Slothmotion and Vivid Arise 400 people visited the GamesFestival26 this Saturday in Munich, playing real life Mario Kart and countless indie games. The annual GamesPreis was awarded as well, to students as well as young studios such as Sagewing and Slothmotion. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Games for Peace Mixer will take place at Mülheimer Kulturbunker (Games for Peace) Events Games for Peace Mixer Announced for gamescom Week Volunteers from Game:in, Positive Impact Games, Neoludic and others are organising a new Games for Peace Mixer on gamescom dev Tuesday in Cologne, bringing together NGOs, activists, media and the industry. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
33 Immortals © Thunder Lotus Products 33 Immortals 33 players teaming up to fight a boss? That's something we usually see in MMORPGs, but Thunder Lotus demonstrates that the same concept can work in an action roguelike with 33 Immortals. It's a unique experiment indeed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
