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 Products Irox Publishes Nightwater by Studio Ashty Irox Games from Munich has taken on Nightwater from Bosnian and Herzegovinan Studio Ashty as publisher. It is set to release in Q3 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Other Xbox Studios Are at Risk Several Xbox studios are reportedly facing closure or potential sale, according to multiple media reports. This includes Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions and Ninja Theory, although other Xbox studios are also reportedly at risk. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read EA Advertising © Electronic Arts Business EA Advertising Launched by Electronic Arts Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a new platform connecting brands with audiences through digital and real-world experiences across its games portfolio. The platform is designed "to enhance, not disrupt, the player experience". By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Products Covic and Assemble Reveal Voice-Controlled Coop Game Caaahr! As a successor to Paddle Paddle Paddle, Mateo Covic alias ZoroArts has revealed Caaahr!, another coop friendslop title, again published by Assemble Entertainment. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Irox Publishes Nightwater by Studio Ashty Irox Games from Munich has taken on Nightwater from Bosnian and Herzegovinan Studio Ashty as publisher. It is set to release in Q3 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Other Xbox Studios Are at Risk Several Xbox studios are reportedly facing closure or potential sale, according to multiple media reports. This includes Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions and Ninja Theory, although other Xbox studios are also reportedly at risk. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read (Photo: Institut für Ludologie / Jens Junge) Campus Survey Looks for Public Value of Archiving Analogue Games A survey of Sabine Fürst at the BFI Wien is looking for the Public Value of Archiving Analogue Games. It is endorsed by several board game associations and archives from around Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Echo Generation 2 © Cococucumber Products Echo Generation 2 In Echo Generation 2, six playable characters, each with their own story, face a cosmic threat. This sci-fi, Stranger Things-inspired deck-building RPG from Cococucumber is fully inspired by the '80s and '90s. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read (photo: Duncan / Xbox) People Head of Xbox Game Studies Craig Duncan Steps Down According to media reports citing internal emails, Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan and Chief of Staff Louise O’Connor, both originally from Rare, have stepped down. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Irox Publishes Nightwater by Studio Ashty Irox Games from Munich has taken on Nightwater from Bosnian and Herzegovinan Studio Ashty as publisher. It is set to release in Q3 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Other Xbox Studios Are at Risk Several Xbox studios are reportedly facing closure or potential sale, according to multiple media reports. This includes Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions and Ninja Theory, although other Xbox studios are also reportedly at risk. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
EA Advertising © Electronic Arts Business EA Advertising Launched by Electronic Arts Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a new platform connecting brands with audiences through digital and real-world experiences across its games portfolio. The platform is designed "to enhance, not disrupt, the player experience". By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Covic and Assemble Reveal Voice-Controlled Coop Game Caaahr! As a successor to Paddle Paddle Paddle, Mateo Covic alias ZoroArts has revealed Caaahr!, another coop friendslop title, again published by Assemble Entertainment. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Irox Publishes Nightwater by Studio Ashty Irox Games from Munich has taken on Nightwater from Bosnian and Herzegovinan Studio Ashty as publisher. It is set to release in Q3 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Other Xbox Studios Are at Risk Several Xbox studios are reportedly facing closure or potential sale, according to multiple media reports. This includes Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions and Ninja Theory, although other Xbox studios are also reportedly at risk. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
(Photo: Institut für Ludologie / Jens Junge) Campus Survey Looks for Public Value of Archiving Analogue Games A survey of Sabine Fürst at the BFI Wien is looking for the Public Value of Archiving Analogue Games. It is endorsed by several board game associations and archives from around Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Echo Generation 2 © Cococucumber Products Echo Generation 2 In Echo Generation 2, six playable characters, each with their own story, face a cosmic threat. This sci-fi, Stranger Things-inspired deck-building RPG from Cococucumber is fully inspired by the '80s and '90s. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
(photo: Duncan / Xbox) People Head of Xbox Game Studies Craig Duncan Steps Down According to media reports citing internal emails, Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan and Chief of Staff Louise O’Connor, both originally from Rare, have stepped down. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
