GTA VI advertisement on the famous Shibuya Crossing billboards (GM, Pascal Wagner) Business Rockstar Promotes GTA VI at Shibuya Crossing With huge billboard ads at Tokyo's Shibuya Scramble, Rockstar is aiming to insure the success of Grand Theft Auto VI in Japan. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tokyo Celebrates Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary © Pascal Wagner Tabletop Tokyo Celebrates Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary As part of its year-round light show, the Tokyo government is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) by projecting images onto its huge city hall. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products One Piece: Grand Gourmet One Piece: Grand Gourmet isn't the first big IP game of cult Japanese sim dev Kairosoft (that would be Doraemon), but it's the studio's most elaborate game so far, while still retaining their usual, captivating build and manage formula. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Chairs of the GAMEinander e.V.: Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert (GAMEinander) People Interview: How A Student Association Wants to Make Entering the Industry Easier The new game student association GAMEinander brings together the next generations of game devs from all around Germany. We spoke to chairs Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert about the need for students to associate, cooperating with the DGSW and providing support in a changing games landscape. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
(GAMEinander e.V.) Campus GAMEinander Association for Students Now Accepts Members The GAMEinander e.V. for students and trainees in game development in Germany is now accepting members. The association offers networking, pitching and funding help and other peer-to-peer assistance. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Pixel Conspiracy Reveals Vampire Tactics to 5K Wishlists in 24 Hours Austrian-Polish indie team Pixel Conspiracy has revealed their gorgeous pixel art roguelike Vampire Tactics to a momentum of 5,000 wishlists in 24 hours. The game features art by tinyBuild Art Director and pixel art expert Thomas Feichtmeir. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products PandaBee Releases SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal PandaBee and Markt+Technik Verlag have released SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal today, based on a German public broadcast children's IP. The game is out on PC, Switch and PS5. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tabletop CardMonster announces TCG PUBG: Final Circle Card game maker CardMonster has announced PUBG: Final Circle based on Krafton's battle royale IP. The tabletop game for 2-5 players will start with a Kickstarter campaign. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Sony Interactive Entertainment) Products PlayStation Introduces Translucent Controller Designs Flare Orange, Emerald Green, and Graphite Gray: Controller and face plate designs for PS5 are going retro. With three translucent designs, Sony Interactive Entertainment is evoking the 1990s. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Hexed Harvest (Thoughtfish) Products Thoughtfish Releases Hexed Harvest and Idle Hero Drummer for Android XR Thoughtfish has released two Android-exclusive mixed reality idle titles just now: Hexed Harvest and Idle Hero Drummer. Both will release for Xreal Aura glasses as well at a later date. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Reinhard Sigel of Cube Golem (left) and Efthimios Sidiropoulos of duo idee+spiel presenting the deal at Spiel Essen 2026 (Cube Golem/duo idee+spiel) Tabletop Cube Golem Becomes TCG Contract Supplier for duo idee+spiel TCG accessory maker and game seller Cube Golem is the new contract supplier for all things trading cards for duo idee+spiel and its retailers. This will bring trading card sales opportunities to toy, school supplies, model building, and model railroads retailers across Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Tabletop Asmodee Launches Access+ Resource for Accessible Board Games With their Asmodee Access+ program, the board game conglomerate launches guides, research and printable resources to platform inclusive games and offer better accessibility for other titles. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
