Weltweiter Tablet-Absatz verdoppelt sich 2012 Frederik Hammes April 11, 2012 – 1 min read Share this post Auf absehbare Zeit die Nummer eins unter den Tablets: das iPad © None Basil Weber (left) has served as CEO of Urban Games since 2013. His brother, Urban Weber (right), has been working as Tech Lead. It all started with a fascination for Transport Tycoon and a vision to breathe new life into the subgenre. It's certainly paid off! © Urban Games Business Urban Games: How the Saviours of Transport Simulations Became Tycoons Themselves From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Urban Games from Schaffhausen, Switzerland. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read gamescom TaKeTV Brings Back 'gamescom across industries' Side Event to Cologne First launched in 2025, the side event “gamescom across industries” will take place again on Thursday during gamescom. The event, which is specifically aimed at non-gaming brands, is organised by gamescom organiser TaKeTV. By Stephan Steininger • 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 Basil Weber (left) has served as CEO of Urban Games since 2013. His brother, Urban Weber (right), has been working as Tech Lead. It all started with a fascination for Transport Tycoon and a vision to breathe new life into the subgenre. It's certainly paid off! © Urban Games Business Urban Games: How the Saviours of Transport Simulations Became Tycoons Themselves From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Urban Games from Schaffhausen, Switzerland. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read gamescom TaKeTV Brings Back 'gamescom across industries' Side Event to Cologne First launched in 2025, the side event “gamescom across industries” will take place again on Thursday during gamescom. The event, which is specifically aimed at non-gaming brands, is organised by gamescom organiser TaKeTV. By Stephan Steininger • 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 Hesse's Minister for Economic Affairs, Kaweh Mansoori, is patron of the games funding program | Picture: Peter Jülich/HMWVW 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 Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft 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
Basil Weber (left) has served as CEO of Urban Games since 2013. His brother, Urban Weber (right), has been working as Tech Lead. It all started with a fascination for Transport Tycoon and a vision to breathe new life into the subgenre. It's certainly paid off! © Urban Games Business Urban Games: How the Saviours of Transport Simulations Became Tycoons Themselves From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Urban Games from Schaffhausen, Switzerland. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
gamescom TaKeTV Brings Back 'gamescom across industries' Side Event to Cologne First launched in 2025, the side event “gamescom across industries” will take place again on Thursday during gamescom. The event, which is specifically aimed at non-gaming brands, is organised by gamescom organiser TaKeTV. By Stephan Steininger • 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
Basil Weber (left) has served as CEO of Urban Games since 2013. His brother, Urban Weber (right), has been working as Tech Lead. It all started with a fascination for Transport Tycoon and a vision to breathe new life into the subgenre. It's certainly paid off! © Urban Games Business Urban Games: How the Saviours of Transport Simulations Became Tycoons Themselves From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Urban Games from Schaffhausen, Switzerland. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
gamescom TaKeTV Brings Back 'gamescom across industries' Side Event to Cologne First launched in 2025, the side event “gamescom across industries” will take place again on Thursday during gamescom. The event, which is specifically aimed at non-gaming brands, is organised by gamescom organiser TaKeTV. By Stephan Steininger • 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
Hesse's Minister for Economic Affairs, Kaweh Mansoori, is patron of the games funding program | Picture: Peter Jülich/HMWVW 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
Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft 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
