Megagon Industries: With Funding to Self-Publishing and Over 500,000 Players on the Slopes Marcel Kleffmann February 06, 2025 – 7 min read Share this post Megagon Industries team photo in 2024 © Megagon Industries Aion 2 / Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © NC / Bandai Namco GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Aion 2 Rises, but How Are Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 Faring? After spending just one week at the top of the weekly Steam charts, EA Sports FC 27 has dropped several places. On the other hand, Aion 2, Ace Combat 8, and Transport Fever 3 are performing really well. But what about Gears of War: E-Day? By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Tabletop Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast After the Magic: The Gathering Arena team had already unionised, now the teams behind tabletop Magic and Dungeons & Dragons are joining United Wizards of the Coast. Leadership is asked to recognise the union until 13 October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Alexander Krug, Co-founder and CEO of Softgames Mobile Entertainment Services (Picture: Softgames) Business Softgames Intends to Continue Acquiring Instant and Mobile Games Following the acquisition of Funday Games’ instant gaming portfolio, Softgames has reaffirmed its expansion plans. CEO Alexander Krug’s comments can certainly be seen as an invitation to other studios to enter into discussions, should the portfolio be a good fit. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Aion 2 / Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © NC / Bandai Namco GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Aion 2 Rises, but How Are Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 Faring? After spending just one week at the top of the weekly Steam charts, EA Sports FC 27 has dropped several places. On the other hand, Aion 2, Ace Combat 8, and Transport Fever 3 are performing really well. But what about Gears of War: E-Day? By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Events Momentum Wien Announces New Event Brands'n'Games in February 2027 The new Brands'n'Games conference aims to bring together professionals from the worlds of branding and advertising with gaming experts to explore areas of overlap and synergies. The conference, which takes place on 27 February, is organised by Momentum Wien. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Tabletop Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast After the Magic: The Gathering Arena team had already unionised, now the teams behind tabletop Magic and Dungeons & Dragons are joining United Wizards of the Coast. Leadership is asked to recognise the union until 13 October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Complete Shake-up in German Games Charts in September September brought the expected shake-up in the monthly charts. As anticipated, EA Sports FC 27 took the top spot, but there was no shortage of new entries or comebacks into the top 20 either. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Awards TOMMI Nominations 2026 Include ChromaGun 2, Tiny Bookshop, Walk the Frog The TOMMI 2026 nominations are online now, and the winners are now being decided by the children and youth jury. From 30 October, winners will be revealed daily on KiKA. Included game nominations are Pixel Maniacs, Walk the Frog, neoludic, Quantumfrog and more. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © Bandai Namco Europe Products Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Seven years after Skies Unknown, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is now taking to the skies. Bandai Namco's epic aerial combat game builds on its familiar strengths and sets a uniquely spectacular milestone in the genre. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Aion 2 / Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © NC / Bandai Namco GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Aion 2 Rises, but How Are Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 Faring? After spending just one week at the top of the weekly Steam charts, EA Sports FC 27 has dropped several places. On the other hand, Aion 2, Ace Combat 8, and Transport Fever 3 are performing really well. But what about Gears of War: E-Day? By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Tabletop Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast After the Magic: The Gathering Arena team had already unionised, now the teams behind tabletop Magic and Dungeons & Dragons are joining United Wizards of the Coast. Leadership is asked to recognise the union until 13 October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Alexander Krug, Co-founder and CEO of Softgames Mobile Entertainment Services (Picture: Softgames) Business Softgames Intends to Continue Acquiring Instant and Mobile Games Following the acquisition of Funday Games’ instant gaming portfolio, Softgames has reaffirmed its expansion plans. CEO Alexander Krug’s comments can certainly be seen as an invitation to other studios to enter into discussions, should the portfolio be a good fit. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Aion 2 / Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © NC / Bandai Namco GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Aion 2 Rises, but How Are Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 Faring? After spending just one week at the top of the weekly Steam charts, EA Sports FC 27 has dropped several places. On the other hand, Aion 2, Ace Combat 8, and Transport Fever 3 are performing really well. But what about Gears of War: E-Day? By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Events Momentum Wien Announces New Event Brands'n'Games in February 2027 The new Brands'n'Games conference aims to bring together professionals from the worlds of branding and advertising with gaming experts to explore areas of overlap and synergies. The conference, which takes place on 27 February, is organised by Momentum Wien. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tabletop Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast After the Magic: The Gathering Arena team had already unionised, now the teams behind tabletop Magic and Dungeons & Dragons are joining United Wizards of the Coast. Leadership is asked to recognise the union until 13 October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Complete Shake-up in German Games Charts in September September brought the expected shake-up in the monthly charts. As anticipated, EA Sports FC 27 took the top spot, but there was no shortage of new entries or comebacks into the top 20 either. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Awards TOMMI Nominations 2026 Include ChromaGun 2, Tiny Bookshop, Walk the Frog The TOMMI 2026 nominations are online now, and the winners are now being decided by the children and youth jury. From 30 October, winners will be revealed daily on KiKA. Included game nominations are Pixel Maniacs, Walk the Frog, neoludic, Quantumfrog and more. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © Bandai Namco Europe Products Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Seven years after Skies Unknown, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is now taking to the skies. Bandai Namco's epic aerial combat game builds on its familiar strengths and sets a uniquely spectacular milestone in the genre. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
