Pascal Wagner

Just Dance 2025 & Just Dance VR

Not only is Just Dance 2025 Edition building on the existing platform of songs from the 2023 and 2024 Editions, Ubisoft is also bringing the first VR title of the series, Welcome to Dancity, out at the same time.

08. October 2024 09:05

Previews

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game

The scatterbrain starfish gets his first game: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game is more of a playground than anything else, chock-full with references, memes, plenty of humour and the original voice cast.

07. October 2024 12:42

Business

Spiel Essen has Sold Out for the First Time in 2024

This year's board game fair Spiel Essen has broken a double record: it was the largest Spiel ever in terms of square meters, and it also sold out all tickets for the first time in the fair's history, bringing in 204,000 people on four days.

07. October 2024 09:37

Previews

Metaphor ReFantazio

A new game from the Persona team, bringing all that's good from the games without the restriction's of the game's universe and high school setting: Metaphor ReFantazio has been awaited eagerly by JRPG fans and newcomers alike.

07. October 2024 09:19

Business

Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Reaches Visitor Record

With 43,500 visitors, the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has peaked over its predecessor year. Important stations were Nintendo's exclusive gaming booth and star appearances, such as those connected to Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2.

07. October 2024 08:26

Business

Amazon Prime and RGG Studio Drop "Like a Dragon" Live-Action Trailer

"Like a Dragon" developer Ryu Ga Gotoku and Amazon have dropped the trailer for the TV series of the same name. The lead role of Kiryu Kazuma will be played by "Kamen Rider" star Ryoma Takeuchi, with Masaharu Take as director and Munetaka Aoki as Goro Majima. The series comes out this month.

01. October 2024 14:05

Secker, Elisabeth, Geschäftsführerin USK - Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle

Business

Parents Rely On Labels: Germany's Regulatory Body USK Presents Study

For its 30 year anniversary, the German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body USK presents a study among parents, conducted by YouGov. The results see the age labels and the new classification system find massive support with German parents.

01. October 2024 13:47

Development

Medienboard Funds 13 Games and XR Titles With A Million Euros

The current funding round of the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg included 1,6 million euros, more than a million of it for games and XR titles. Grand profiteers are Realities.io with 250,000 euros for Puzzling Places 2D and Aldamami Games with 160,000 euros for Bloodletter.

30. September 2024 12:18

Business

2024 Player's Handbook Becomes Fastest-Selling Dungeons & Dragons Product Ever

The recently released rulebook is the fastest selling Dungeons & Dragons product of all time. It had been pre-sold on selected events like gamescom before the official release on 17 September. Wizards of the Coast hasn't released the exact sales numbers, however.

30. September 2024 08:55

Business

Play Festival Looking for Speakers, Award Nominees Now Online

Until 13 October, the Play - Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg is looking for speakers on the Topic "You got the Power". The award nominees for the festival from 11 to 16 November are also online now: Oddada by Sven Ahlgrimm & Mathilde Hoffmann from Germany and A Webbing Journey by Fire Totem Games from Austria are among them.

30. September 2024 08:43