"It Happens On PS5" © eosAndy "It Happens on PS5" and in Berlin Sony Interactive Entertainment is hosting a two-day community event in Berlin (live and streamed). PlayStation fans in the German capital will have the opportunity to try out various PS5 titles in a dedicated area and see a crashed spaceship. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
StreamAwards 2024 © Simon Jolbej StreamAwards 2025 Will Be Even Bigger Following a record-breaking year in 2024, the 2025 StreamAwards are set to be even bigger. On 4 December, the awards will once again bring together fans, creators and industry representatives to celebrate the impact of the German-speaking streaming scene. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Petri Hyökyranta (left) as CTO and Daniel Lindkvist (right) as Head of Engineering @ Metacore © Metacore People Metacore Appoints New CTO and Head of Engineering Marking the fifth anniversary of Metacore and its popular game Merge Mansion, the mobile game company has strengthened its technology and engineering leadership with the appointment of Petri Hyökyranta as CTO and Daniel Lindkvist as Head of Engineering. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Bavaria's Minister for Digital Affairs, Dr Fabian Mehring © Andreas Gebert Business FFF Bavaria Funds Eight Game Projects With a Total of €240,000 The FFF Games Funding Committee met for the third time this year yesterday and decided to recommend eight projects for funding, totalling €240,000. Funding will be provided for one production, two prototype developments and five concept developments. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive © G. Liljevall Business Paradox Writes Down €32.25m of Capitalised Development Costs for Bloodlines 2 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 failed to meet expectations in terms of both the game itself and its sales. Consequently, Paradox Interactive AB has written off MSEK 355 (~€32.25 million) of the game's capitalised development costs after its release on 21 October 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Nintendo Acquires Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Nintendo is strengthening its development structure by acquiring Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. The studio has worked on projects including Splatoon 3 and New Pokémon Snap. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road © Ludogram & Raw Fury Products Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road from French developer Ludogram and Swedish indie publisher Raw Fury combines the gameplay of Vampire Survivors with tower defense to create a tower survival game with a constantly moving fortress. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Pathbreakers: Roaming Blades © 6 Eyes Studio & Hooded Horse 6 Eyes Studio Joins Forces With Hooded Horse Hooded Horse is expanding its portfolio of strategic and tactical games with Pathbreakers: Roaming Blades, the second game from the Florida-based studio 6 Eyes, creators of Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark. The game will be released on PC via Steam Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Benedikt Grindel, Board Spokesperson for games.nrw | Kristin Janulik, Managing Director of the Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH; © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2023 | eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024 Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH to Organize the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis in Future The Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH foundation has been established to secure the future of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award). The foundation will be responsible for the strategic direction and organisation of the DEP. Kristin Janulik is the head of the gGmbH. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mona Frühauf, Country Marketing Manager for Pokémon GO in Germany © Niantic "It Was Also Just Nice to See How Present Pokémon GO Is in the Lives of Many Gamers." Thanks to its combination of in-person meetups and virtual gameplay, Pokémon GO stands out like no other mobile game. In this interview, we talk to Mona Frühauf, Germany's Country Marketing Manager, about in-person events, marketing activities and the German-speaking market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Forestrike © Skeleton Crew, Thomas Olsson, Devolver Digital Forestrike The Japan-based team at Skeleton Crew, in collaboration with a US publisher, have transformed the martial arts battles in Forestrike into a strategic puzzle with roguelite progression. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
FS Conference 2025 © Aerosoft FS Conference Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With 500 Visitors Germany's largest event dedicated to flight simulation as a hobby took place on 15 November in the terminal of Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport. Around 500 visitors attended the 20th edition of the FS Conference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
