Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Space Program © 3Division / Hooded Horse Products Workers & Resources: 1 Million Sales and a Space Expansion The Soviet city-builder Workers & Resources heads into space in the new Space Program DLC. Publisher Hooded Horse and developer 3Division announced this alongside passing the 1 million sales mark. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Business Control Resonant Boosts Remedy Entertainment's Financial Results Remedy Entertainment's revenue tripled in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the release of Control Resonant, which is the company's fastest-selling game to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Miner Was Replaced © Timon Herzog and Metaroot Products The Farmer Was Replaced: 1M Sales, Mobile Port and The Miner Was Replaced Timon Herzog and Metaroot have released the DLC The Miner Was Replaced for the programming game The Farmer Was Replaced, which has now sold over a million copies. A mobile version of the game has also been developed in collaboration with Ateo. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lower Saxony, Bremen, and Hamburg Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association © e-sport. NDS Esports Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony Form Germany's First Regional Esports Association The organised esports scene in north-western Germany is getting closer together. The Lower Saxony Esports Association, part of the German Esports Federation (ESBD), is merging with the associations in Bremen and Hamburg to form the E-Sport-Verband Nordwest (North-West Esports Association). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Empire: Four Kingdoms © Goodgame Studios Funding Federal Funding Goes to Stillfront Germany The German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme has awarded Stillfront Germany GmbH just over one million euros in funding for Empire New Horizons. This is the company's second grant, despite the fact that the period for the first one is still ongoing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild Products Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim Indie publisher tinyBuild is going strong at the moment. Sand: Raiders of Sophie in June, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs in August, and Graveyard Keeper 2 in September, were all commercial successes. However, Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim easily tops them all. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 © Activision Products Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Black Ops 7 was not particularly well received by players or critics, and it did not perform well in terms of sales like its predecessors. It is now up to Infinity Ward to restore the shooter franchise to its former glory with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – and they have certainly succeeded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Phantom Blade Zero © S-Game Products Phantom Blade Zero Sold Over 4 Million Copies Chinese studio S-Game has reported strong sales figures for Phantom Blade Zero. The action role-playing game sold over 4 million copies in just 72 hours. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
This team photo was taken in January 2022 at the launch of Nagoshi Studio. Toshihiro Nagoshi can be seen in the bottom row, second from the right © Daisuke_Komori (NetEase) Business Nagoshi Studio Finally Closed Nagoshi Studio, founded by Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has closed down. Prior to this, media reports had suggested that NetEase Games was planning to stop funding the studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer, CFO at Nordisk Games © Nordisk Games People Nordisk Games Appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO Alongside their existing leadership roles at Avalanche Studios Group, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir and Ásgeir Kröyer will assume leadership positions at Nordisk Games Group, following Allan Mathson Hansen's concluding tenure as interim CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Karsten Lehmann © Ubisoft People Karsten Lehmann Appointed Corporate Affairs Director at Ubisoft Karsten Lehmann is now Corporate Affairs Director at Ubisoft. As part of the international Corporate Affairs team at Ubisoft, he will lead the company's government and public affairs work in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tim Schmitz, CEO of astragon Entertainment GmbH / Seafarer: The Ship Sim © Sabrina Weniger / astragon Business Astragon Development Closed as Part of a Strategic Realignment As part of a strategic realignment, astragon Entertainment GmbH, part of everplay group, has decided to close its subsidiary, astragon Development GmbH. Astragon had acquired the studio, formerly known as Independent Arts, in 2023. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
