Marco Wutz
@marcowutz.bsky.social
I write about video games and entertainment on ESPN:
ESPN: https://www.espn.com/gaming/
Find my past work on Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/marco-wutz
ESPN: https://www.espn.com/gaming/
Find my past work on Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/marco-wutz
The #gaming industry woes finally caught up to me, so I'll be out of a job in January. If you need an experienced writer (or know someone who does), who's published on the likes of ESPN and Sports Illustrated, let's connect and talk. (German + English) muckrack.com/marco-wutz
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November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The #gaming industry woes finally caught up to me, so I'll be out of a job in January. If you need an experienced writer (or know someone who does), who's published on the likes of ESPN and Sports Illustrated, let's connect and talk. (German + English) muckrack.com/marco-wutz
Karma's getting back at me for my usual good gacha luck. No Nexus Anima beta invite. No Petit Planet beta invite. No Endfield beta invite. Truly everything's going to hell atm...
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Karma's getting back at me for my usual good gacha luck. No Nexus Anima beta invite. No Petit Planet beta invite. No Endfield beta invite. Truly everything's going to hell atm...
Had the chance to do a little Q&A with the CK3 director recently!
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CK3 director reveals what he would do differently, if he got to launch it again
A Q&A with Crusader Kings 3 director Alexander Oltner about the game's evolution and five-year history.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Had the chance to do a little Q&A with the CK3 director recently!
www.dbltap.com/features/ck3...
www.dbltap.com/features/ck3...
"Dark Heresy is about allowing the player to draw a line in the sand for himself that he doesn’t want to cross and then doing everything possible to make him cross it.” www.dbltap.com/features/war...
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy preview – Innocence proves nothing, the video game
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy looks like a fantastic follow-up to Rogue Trader, continuing Owlcat's streak of success.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Dark Heresy is about allowing the player to draw a line in the sand for himself that he doesn’t want to cross and then doing everything possible to make him cross it.” www.dbltap.com/features/war...
Back from my break with another Q&A, this time featuring the devs of upcoming anime RPG Mongil: Star Dive. www.dbltap.com/features/mon...
Mongil: Star Dive devs aren’t afraid of Nintendo’s patent crackdown
The developers of Mongil: Star Dive are not afraid of Nintendo's creature collection patents, they told DBLTAP during a Q&A session.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Back from my break with another Q&A, this time featuring the devs of upcoming anime RPG Mongil: Star Dive. www.dbltap.com/features/mon...
Like Age of Wonders 4 in Giant Kings, Endless Legend 2 is onto something by putting more emphasis on its map and making it more dynamic. A very promising restart for Amplitude. www.dbltap.com/reviews/endl...
Endless Legend 2 Early Access review: A promising restart for Amplitude
Endless Legend 2 delivers great asymmetry and an ever-changing world in a promising Early Access launch.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Like Age of Wonders 4 in Giant Kings, Endless Legend 2 is onto something by putting more emphasis on its map and making it more dynamic. A very promising restart for Amplitude. www.dbltap.com/reviews/endl...
I didn't expect anything from my randomly scrapped together team of Umas for this cup, but Agnes GOAT-yon somehow clutched silver. Yes, it's just Group B, still felt good.
September 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I didn't expect anything from my randomly scrapped together team of Umas for this cup, but Agnes GOAT-yon somehow clutched silver. Yes, it's just Group B, still felt good.
Many aspects make Life Below unique as a city-builder, but the most endearing to me is probably the fact that it contains a playlist with a Norwegian ocean researcher's favorite whale songs. www.dbltap.com/features/lif...
Life Below preview: Call up the turtle defense force in this magically-real marine city-builder
DBLTAP checks out upcoming city-builder Life Below while chatting with its developers — one to watch for genre fans.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Many aspects make Life Below unique as a city-builder, but the most endearing to me is probably the fact that it contains a playlist with a Norwegian ocean researcher's favorite whale songs. www.dbltap.com/features/lif...
My second go at EU5 made me appreciate the game's complexity even more... through the beauty of trade? That's right. www.dbltap.com/features/eur...
Europa Universalis 5 preview: Exploring the beauty of complexity through trade
We explore the beautiful complexity of EU5 through its trading system at Gamescom 2025.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
My second go at EU5 made me appreciate the game's complexity even more... through the beauty of trade? That's right. www.dbltap.com/features/eur...
King Art Games has understood the assignment. www.dbltap.com/features/war...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 preview – Oh, we are so back
King Art Games understands what made Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War great in the first place, as our hands-on time with DoW4 shows.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
King Art Games has understood the assignment. www.dbltap.com/features/war...
Amplitude's CEO told me at Gamescom that Civilization 7 and Humankind will be as influential as Civ 5 in the long run. www.dbltap.com/news/civiliz...
Civilization 7 and Humankind will be as influential as Civ 5, says Amplitude CEO
Amplitude CEO Romain de Waubert de Genlis spoke to DBLTAP about the controversial reception of Humankind and Civilization 7's culture switch mechanics.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Amplitude's CEO told me at Gamescom that Civilization 7 and Humankind will be as influential as Civ 5 in the long run. www.dbltap.com/news/civiliz...
I've been told by reliable sources that HoYoverse's Petit Planet will be on Switch. The official reveal is supposed to be very soon. www.dbltap.com/news/petit-p...
HoYoverse's Petit Planet will be released on Switch
Upcoming HoYoverse game Petit Planet is being developed for Switch, sources familiar with the matter have told DBLTAP.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I've been told by reliable sources that HoYoverse's Petit Planet will be on Switch. The official reveal is supposed to be very soon. www.dbltap.com/news/petit-p...
I had the rare opportunity to conduct a written interview with the devs of #Reverse1999 about their collab with Assassin's Creed and the game's two-year evolution. www.dbltap.com/features/rev...
Bluepoch looks back at two years of Reverse: 1999 as its Assassin’s Creed collab gets underway
An interview with the developers of Reverse: 1999 about the game's two-year evolution and the latest collabotion with Assassin's Creed.
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August 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I had the rare opportunity to conduct a written interview with the devs of #Reverse1999 about their collab with Assassin's Creed and the game's two-year evolution. www.dbltap.com/features/rev...
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Wildgate got half a million wishlists during Steam Next Fest but its all-time player peak since launch is under 8k. Doesn’t add up to me. You owe it to yourself to check out one of the best multiplayer games of the past few years. www.dbltap.com/reviews/wild...
Wildgate is the best competitive multiplayer game in years
We’ve parked our ship inside a hollowed out asteroid and we’re watching competitors disembarking in the distance to secure the monolith, a POI where they can gr
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July 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Wildgate got half a million wishlists during Steam Next Fest but its all-time player peak since launch is under 8k. Doesn’t add up to me. You owe it to yourself to check out one of the best multiplayer games of the past few years. www.dbltap.com/reviews/wild...
Yesterday, I reported that Nexon might be violating the rules Valve set against manipulating Steam reviews with a Blue Archive event. Today, the company canceled the event. www.dbltap.com/news/nexon-a...
Nexon appears to be breaking Steam’s review rules with Blue Archive event
Nexon promises in-game rewards for hitting a target number of reviews on Steam, which might be in violation of the platform's rules.
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July 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Yesterday, I reported that Nexon might be violating the rules Valve set against manipulating Steam reviews with a Blue Archive event. Today, the company canceled the event. www.dbltap.com/news/nexon-a...
I love the scent of monumental lore bombs on a random Wednesday morning. www.dbltap.com/news/genshin...
Genshin Impact’s latest story teaser fuels theory on Paimon’s real identity
The Genshin Impact Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: The Gods’ Limits, might have provided a crucial hint at who Paimon really is and revealed the Shades.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I love the scent of monumental lore bombs on a random Wednesday morning. www.dbltap.com/news/genshin...
Listen, it's a bit of a weird exclusive to have, but here's what's on the ZZZing Burger featured in the upcoming ZZZ x Butchies collab in London. www.dbltap.com/news/zzz-but...
ZZZ x Butchies collaboration includes redemption codes for exclusive goodies
ZZZ's collaboration with Butchies in London features redemption codes with exclusive in-game goodies and some spicy menu items.
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July 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Listen, it's a bit of a weird exclusive to have, but here's what's on the ZZZing Burger featured in the upcoming ZZZ x Butchies collab in London. www.dbltap.com/news/zzz-but...
No pressure, but everyone we know and love will die if we fail on Amphoreus. www.dbltap.com/news/hsr-lor...
HSR’s latest Myriad Celestia trailer has dropped lore on the real bad guys of the story
HoYoverse has just massively upped the stakes for HSR 3.4, because the latest Myriad Celestia trailer implies that everyone we know will die if we fail on Ampho
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June 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
No pressure, but everyone we know and love will die if we fail on Amphoreus. www.dbltap.com/news/hsr-lor...
I visited the HoYoverse Café's grand opening in Berlin yesterday. Sweet little place with lots of merch and a great selection of drinks - would recommend the blue one, which is a time-limited drink themed after Skirk.
June 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I visited the HoYoverse Café's grand opening in Berlin yesterday. Sweet little place with lots of merch and a great selection of drinks - would recommend the blue one, which is a time-limited drink themed after Skirk.
Playing the Duet Night Abyss beta at the moment and the game has some great ideas and a fantastic story so far — but some fundamental issues that need to be fixed as well. www.dbltap.com/features/due...
Duet Night Abyss beta impressions: A few great ideas, shaky foundations
Duet Night Abyss brings some great ideas to the competitive gacha market with its beta, but needs to fix a few fundamental issues.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Playing the Duet Night Abyss beta at the moment and the game has some great ideas and a fantastic story so far — but some fundamental issues that need to be fixed as well. www.dbltap.com/features/due...
Creative Assembly confirmed that new #TotalWar games will be announced at its own showcase in December. Yes, more than one. www.dbltap.com/news/creativ...
Creative Assembly will reveal new Total War games at a showcase in December 2025
Creative Assembly announced a Total War showcase for December 2025, in which it will reveal new games joining the series.
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June 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Creative Assembly confirmed that new #TotalWar games will be announced at its own showcase in December. Yes, more than one. www.dbltap.com/news/creativ...
Kurzgesagt fans are right to be excited about Star Birds, because it's definitely made for them - and anyone else wanting a more casual space economy management sim. www.dbltap.com/features/sta...
Star Birds is exactly the kind of game a Kurzgesagt viewer would enjoy
Kurzgesagt-inspired space economy management game Star Birds is a perfect match for the channel's fans, its latest demo proves.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Kurzgesagt fans are right to be excited about Star Birds, because it's definitely made for them - and anyone else wanting a more casual space economy management sim. www.dbltap.com/features/sta...
Season 2 of #ZenlessZoneZero has kicked off today and I got to ask its lead producer, Zhenyu Li, some questions on the past and future of the game. www.dbltap.com/features/zen...
ZZZ devs “don’t feel regret” about having to change their vision for the game, Zhenyu Li says
ZZZ producer Zhenyu Li speaks on the game’s past and future, confirming changes to how stories will be told and giving insights on the dev process.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Season 2 of #ZenlessZoneZero has kicked off today and I got to ask its lead producer, Zhenyu Li, some questions on the past and future of the game. www.dbltap.com/features/zen...
Reposted by Marco Wutz
I spoke to CDPR about that Witcher 4 tech demo and their ambitions for the sequel, from a more systems-driven world to the tech powering it. www.dbltap.com/features/the...
The Witcher 4 tech demo interview: 'we're building a world that will be very rich and very, very interactive'
This week CD Projekt Red teased its next project, The Witcher 4, with a tech demo in Unreal Engine 5, showing off some of the technology powering the Polish com
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June 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I spoke to CDPR about that Witcher 4 tech demo and their ambitions for the sequel, from a more systems-driven world to the tech powering it. www.dbltap.com/features/the...