Screenshot of the Jinxxy main page Products 3D Asset Marketplace Jinxxy Bans Adult Content Under payment processor pressure, 3D asset marketplace Jinxxy, known for VRChat and VTubing assets, bans adult content. The restrictions are especially strict here, with bans not only encompassing genitalia and sexual acts. Jinxxy is one in a long line of storefronts affected. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Digital mockup of the board game (Lost in Cult) Products World of Horror Gets Board Game Release The indie darling procedural horror RPG World of Horror by panstasz and Ysbryd Games becomes a board game, produced by UK boutique publisher Lost in Cult. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Play These Demos from GSA in the February 2026 Steam Next Fest What titles from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can you try out during this Steam Next Fest? Check out our list and find your favourite. Your game is not on here? Then send us a note! By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Letitia James, General Attorney of the state of New York, is sueing Valve for promoting illegal gambling (GA NY) Business New York Sues Valve for Gambling The state of New York in the US is sueing Valve Corporation for promoting gambling in the form of lootboxes in their games and profiting off them on Steam. The case is part of a drive against online gambling, sports betting and prediction market misuse. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business DevGAMM Expands to Serbia With For the Win! Cooperation DevGAMM is cooperating with Serbian Games Association's For the Win! conference to hold their first Serbian event on 29-30 September 2026 in Belgrade. This marks the second new market for the event series this year. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Reboot Develop Blue is a beloved European industry event (RDB) Business Reboot Develop Blue is Bankrupt, Owes €520,000, Croatian Newspaper Says Many had wondered what's happening with Reboot Develop Blue in 2026, after ticket sales went offline and communication went blank. Now, a media report quotes a court order: The company behind the event appears to owe half a million euros and is bankrupt. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Discord Moves Age-Gating Back to Late 2026 Under Public Pressure Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy announced that the chat service will move the rollout of its age-gating processes back half a year after public protest and journalistic scrutiny on service provider partners. The company Persona will no longer be involved, he says. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Luciana Viganò is President of the SGDA (Lezzi Legal / SGDA) People SGDA Opposes Radio and TV Cuts Up for Vote in Switzerland The Swiss Game Developers Association is opposing the cuts to Swiss Radio and TV association SRG in an upcoming initiative vote on 8 March. SGDA states that the games industry will suffer from reduced resources in Switzerland's culture reporting. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Marcel Zurawka is CEO of Irox Games and one of the creators of Bongo Cat. Products Bongo Cat is on Its Way to 6 Million Players As Irox Games shared with GamesMarkt, their free productivity and idle game Bongo Cat broke five million players in January and currently sits at almost six. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Jasmine James and Travis Plane are Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat (Two Frogs). People Double Jump Comms Launches Indie Marketing Division Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat Double Jump Communications, the sister company to Fellow Traveller, has launched Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat, a new indie marketing division. It's led by Jasmine James and Travis Plane. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Summer Game Fest Runs On 5 June, 11pm European Time Geoff Keighly has released the schedule for this year's Summer Game Fest. For an all-nighter, tune in on 5 June at 11pm and stay for three hours of SGF and Day of the Devs. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Bochum might not be Tokyo, but it is the first German city with a pop-up mall store by Nintendo (Nintendo) Products Germany's first Nintendo Pop-Up Store Opens in Bochum It's the second mall store in Europe and the first in Germany: Nintendo is opening a pop-up store at Westfield Ruhr Park in Bochum, available in March and April. It will also hold the first German selection of toddler line My Mario. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
