Cat Quest III Marcel Kleffmann August 07, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Cats and Pirates in Cat Quest III © The Gentlebros / Kepler Interactive Escape from Ever After © Sleepy Castle Studio & HypeTrain Digital Products Escape from Ever After Sleepy Castle Studio is a two-person team based in Canada that spent six years working on Escape from Ever After. The result is a multi-layered, creative RPG adventure in the style of Paper Mario, set in colourful fairy-tale worlds waiting to be explored and defended against an evil corporation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read (Slime King Games / Top Hat Studios) Products Under The Island by Slime King Games Releases 17 February Slime King Games from Bavaria and publisher Top Hat Studios will release retro Zelda-like Under the Island on 17 February. The core team consists of UI artist Johannes (former InnoGames) and art director Simone Grünewald (former Daedalic) and features beautiful pixel art. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Vampires: Bloodlord Rising © Mehuman Games & Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Launches Vampires: Bloodlord Rising Into Early Access Today sees the release of one of the most important titles for German publisher Toplitz Productions, namely Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, an open-world action-adventure game with co-op and castle-building. The game boasts over 200,000 wishlist entries on Steam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The visitor floor of GG Bavaria 2025 © Games/Bavaria Events First Programme Points Announced for GG Bavaria 2026 The fourth edition of the Munich gaming fair, GG Bavaria, will take place from 6 to 8 March this year. Visitors can look forward to a weekend of gaming, esports, indie games, cosplay, career information, and nerd culture at the Kleine Olympiahalle. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Carolin Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019 (archive picture GamesMarkt) Carolin Wendt Becomes Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CDPR Carolin Wendt is now Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CD Projekt Red, moving laterally from her former role of Lead International Community. Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Uke Bosse was the presenter on stage at the Baltic Games Fest in 2025 | Picture Baltic Games Fest Business Baltic Games Fest With New Talk and Pitch Format The organisers are expanding the Baltic Game Fest with a new format. For the first time, the Baltic Dev Talks, presented by Deck13 Spotlight, will take place the day before. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Theodor Tang-Peronard, Partner at Delphi Interactive and Executive Producer of the FIFA game © Tang-Peronard / Delphi Interactive People Julien Merceron Appointed CTO at Delphi Interactive (Netflix's FIFA Game) Julien Merceron is heading up internal development as Chief Technology Officer at Delphi Interactive, where the 'Reimagined FIFA Football Simulation Game' is being developed. It is set to be offered exclusively on Netflix this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now part of Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator brand (Beans Entertainment) People Astronauts Agency Hooks AlexiBexi AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now managed by Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Blue Backpack won the Best Narrative Indie Game Award for the Berlin Apartment | Picture by Taipei Game Show 2026 Business Taipei Game Show Attracts Nearly 400,000 Visitors and German Studio Wins an Indie Award With almost 400,000 visitors, the Taipei Game Show 2026 has once again made its mark. The number of trade visitors remains comparatively small at 2,100. From a German perspective, it is particularly pleasing that Blue Backpack impressed the jury in the Narrative category at the Indie Game Awards. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Escape from Ever After © Sleepy Castle Studio & HypeTrain Digital Products Escape from Ever After Sleepy Castle Studio is a two-person team based in Canada that spent six years working on Escape from Ever After. The result is a multi-layered, creative RPG adventure in the style of Paper Mario, set in colourful fairy-tale worlds waiting to be explored and defended against an evil corporation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
(Slime King Games / Top Hat Studios) Products Under The Island by Slime King Games Releases 17 February Slime King Games from Bavaria and publisher Top Hat Studios will release retro Zelda-like Under the Island on 17 February. The core team consists of UI artist Johannes (former InnoGames) and art director Simone Grünewald (former Daedalic) and features beautiful pixel art. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Vampires: Bloodlord Rising © Mehuman Games & Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Launches Vampires: Bloodlord Rising Into Early Access Today sees the release of one of the most important titles for German publisher Toplitz Productions, namely Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, an open-world action-adventure game with co-op and castle-building. The game boasts over 200,000 wishlist entries on Steam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The visitor floor of GG Bavaria 2025 © Games/Bavaria Events First Programme Points Announced for GG Bavaria 2026 The fourth edition of the Munich gaming fair, GG Bavaria, will take place from 6 to 8 March this year. Visitors can look forward to a weekend of gaming, esports, indie games, cosplay, career information, and nerd culture at the Kleine Olympiahalle. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Carolin Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019 (archive picture GamesMarkt) Carolin Wendt Becomes Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CDPR Carolin Wendt is now Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CD Projekt Red, moving laterally from her former role of Lead International Community. Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Uke Bosse was the presenter on stage at the Baltic Games Fest in 2025 | Picture Baltic Games Fest Business Baltic Games Fest With New Talk and Pitch Format The organisers are expanding the Baltic Game Fest with a new format. For the first time, the Baltic Dev Talks, presented by Deck13 Spotlight, will take place the day before. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Theodor Tang-Peronard, Partner at Delphi Interactive and Executive Producer of the FIFA game © Tang-Peronard / Delphi Interactive People Julien Merceron Appointed CTO at Delphi Interactive (Netflix's FIFA Game) Julien Merceron is heading up internal development as Chief Technology Officer at Delphi Interactive, where the 'Reimagined FIFA Football Simulation Game' is being developed. It is set to be offered exclusively on Netflix this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now part of Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator brand (Beans Entertainment) People Astronauts Agency Hooks AlexiBexi AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now managed by Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Blue Backpack won the Best Narrative Indie Game Award for the Berlin Apartment | Picture by Taipei Game Show 2026 Business Taipei Game Show Attracts Nearly 400,000 Visitors and German Studio Wins an Indie Award With almost 400,000 visitors, the Taipei Game Show 2026 has once again made its mark. The number of trade visitors remains comparatively small at 2,100. From a German perspective, it is particularly pleasing that Blue Backpack impressed the jury in the Narrative category at the Indie Game Awards. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read