On June 21, 2025, the penultimate episode of Game Two aired live on ZDFneo. On June 23, 2025, there was an update from the editorial team regarding the future of the popular gaming show.
What does the future hold for Game Two? Since June 2024, it has been clear that the contract between Game Two and ZDFneo will expire in summer 2025. On YouTube and rocketbeans.tv, the editorial team has now explained, just before the airing of the final episode on June 28, 2025, what the future holds for the beloved gaming format.
The TL;DR: Game Two will continue, but differently than before.
Despite much support and promising discussions, the team was unfortunately unable to find a potential partner for the continuation of the format.
As they believe in the project and its relevance in the German media landscape, they now want to ensure that Game Two has a future through their own efforts, but also with the support of fans. Anyone who wants to help can now support the project through a membership in the Rocket Beans Supporters Club with a monthly contribution – more about this on rocketbeans.tv.
However, without secure support from public broadcasting (ÖRR) or a comparable partner, the Game Two team will have to adapt and scale back. A sad consequence of this: a large part of the editorial team will unfortunately have to leave Game Two.
Editor-in-Chief Tim Heinke emphasizes in the video how difficult this is for everyone involved: “This is really, really bad, because we as a team have become very, very close, and of course Game Two would never have been possible in this form without all these people.”
Here you can watch the entire statement from Tim Heinke:
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How are fans reacting to the announcement? Under the video on YouTube, many viewers explain that they want to financially support Game Two in the future. At the same time, the ÖRR is receiving quite a bit of criticism from the community.
- sephentos21525 comments on YouTube: “I can hardly understand that millions of euros are invested monthly in mostly outdated formats (some would call them retirement formats), while at the same time there are complaints about the diminishing influence of linear television. In a time when video games have surpassed the film industry in economic importance, their potential remains largely unrecognized by the ÖRR. The fact that formats like Game Two, which capture the spirit of the times and reach young target groups, are not financed shows a deep misunderstanding of societal developments. A disgrace for the ÖRR in Germany.”
- Dandolos98 adds on YouTube: “I find this very weak from the ÖRR. Exactly this money serves to preserve art and culture, and editorial processing of video games is a part of it because video games are art.”
- elschlonzo8746 laments on YouTube: “I have been watching the show for almost 20 years. Spending less money and doing more hack jobs won’t change anything. But the departure of the crew breaks my heart.”
- YunaMoon_93 is also visibly emotional: “Honestly, I have a few tears in my eyes. I feel infinitely sorry for everyone who cannot continue to be part of the team. My husband and I look forward to a new episode of Game Two every week; for so many years it has always been a joy. It is a real shame that such good formats, which really interest people, especially younger generations, are not supported! We will continue to support you and keep our fingers crossed for the future!”
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What is Game Two? Game Two is currently the only offering on German free TV that deals with the gaming market. It gained attention in October 2023 for a documentary about Gollum: This should have actually been the first AAA game of a Hamburg studio, but sealed its end.
The weekly episodes of Game Two have summarized the most important gaming topics of the week since 2016 and more than 380 episodes. In doing so, the team presents new games in an equally entertaining and informative manner and reviews them.
On the YouTube channel, there are also lively panel formats where editors discuss specific topics in catchy takes or have to guess top lists. Or it will again be Unspielbar where a colleague is tortured in a game where they have to master a particularly difficult passage.
For a long time, Simon Krätschmer was also among the regular moderators of Game Two, who once co-designed the predecessor format GameOne and has recently attracted attention for thoughtless remarks: One face of German gaming is in financial trouble, facing harsh criticism
