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Tabletop

Nominations and Public Elections for German Boardgame Awards Open

Election lists for the German Boardgame Awards (Deutscher Spiele Preis) are now open. Any board or card game released in the last 12 months is elligible and can be nominated by anyone through the portal in two categories: Family Games and Children's Game.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Nordic Game Awards 2026: ARC Raiders, RV There Yet?, EU V and Battlefield are Nominated

The Nordic Game Awards nominees for 2026 have been revealed. Hazelight's Split Fiction, Embark's ARC Raiders, Dune Awakening by Funcom and Battlefield 6 by EA can hope for several categories. Best Debut includes Nuggets Entertainment RV There Yet? as well as Discounty by Crinkle Cut Studio.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

TCG Calendar

Trading card games are on the rise globally, and even as networking tool in the games industry. Check all big TCG releases and events here - find sets to play, fairs to visit, and game industry network events waiting to happen with our GamesMarket TCG Calendar.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Jumpgate Returns to Positive EBIT Thanks to Star Trek Voyager

Jumpgate has published its preliminary report for the first quarter of 2026 and has good news to share thanks to the successful launch of Star Trek Voyager – Across the Unknown: EBIT for the reporting period is positive. This success is also opening the door to new partnerships.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Kickstarter Implements Restrictions on Adult Content

Kickstarter is banning funding of adult projects through its platform since this week. The ban includes peculiar guiderails for some sex toys but not others, and crucially for artists and game devs forbids depiction and textual use of pornographic content or "derogatory terminology".

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

DeVersity Brunch is Back With a New Crew

Musfira Naqvi, Xenia Semilovsky and Lena Fischer have taken over organisation of DeVersity Brunch and bringing it back on 7 June 2026: At Kulturzentrum Luise in Munich. Registration is now open.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Greaterthan Group Launched to Fund "Elite Creative Studios"

Industry veteran Simon Zhu has established the GreaterThan Group (GTG), a new video game company that will build and fund "elite creative studios". The first co-owned partner studios are Arcanaut, led by Casey Hudson; BulletFarm, led by David Vonderhaar; and MAGship, led by Masato Sakai.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

SNK Opens New Studio With Former Tekken Head Katsuhiro Harada

SNK Corporation has invested in a newly established game development studio founded by Katsuhiro Harada. Harada is best known for his time at Bandai Namco Entertainment, where he worked on the Tekken fighting game series.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Dead As Disco

After racking up over 300 million views and more than a million demo players, Brain Jar Games' rhythm-driven beat 'em up Dead As Disco was released in Early Access. Within a week, sales had surpassed 200,000. A great success for an exceptional game!

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read