From left: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia (DLR Projektträger) People Lay, Wefers and Mathia are the Game Industry’s New Liaisons at DLR Projektträger The new liaisons for the games industry at DLR Projektträger have been introduced: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia will be the contacts for games and funding. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Secrets of Strixhaven Preview: All Products, all Mechanics We sat down with the Wizards of the Coast set designers for Secrets of Strixhaven to discuss the key mechanics of the upcoming set, new card treatments, Special Guests and product types available at release. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Products Zero Parades Launches 21 May with Full German Localisation The next title of Disco Elysium company ZA/UM, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, will launch in just two months. The game will feature localisation in German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish to start, with more to come. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Pokémon Pokopia (Nintendo/The Pokémon Company/Koei Tecmo) Business Ikea Celebrates 20 Years of Japanese Stores With Pokopia Collab To mark 20 years of stores in Japan, Ikea is cooperating with Pokémon Pokopia. While certain events will only be held in Japanese stores, the Ikea Island in game will be visitable from everywhere, featuring Ikea rooms and furniture. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Jürgen "Jot" Brunner alias Ilikescifi has made Uebernatural and its DLC The Heaven We Deserve over the last 12 years. (Ilikescifi) People G+ This Austrian Made A Supernatural Fan Game And DLC Over 12 Years, All For Free Jot Brunner alias Ilikescifi made Uebernatural, a Supernatural series fan game, released it in 2021 and delivered a story DLC today. All of it is free. We interviewed him on love for the series, his time in the GSA games industry and more. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
(Headup/Sluggerfly) Products Super Meat Boy 3D Super Meat Boy is a tough nut to crack in 3D, but Sluggerfly brought their absolute best to make a successor in style, form and humour. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
The full main jury of the DCP 2026 (BMFTR) People This is the Main Jury Who Decided the Best German Games of 2026 The winners of the DCP are decided; we just don't know who they are yet. Yesterday and today, the Main Jury of the German Computer Game Award has gathered and ruled over the fate of this year's best German games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
More money in the bank for board game authors, at least through VG Wort royalties (www.kaboompics.com) Business VG Wort Now Includes Boardgame Authors, Royalties for Game Materials The German VG Wort, collecting society for authors, now uses the board game database of of the Altenburg Game Archive and releases royalties for board game authors. Spiele-Autoren-Zunft demands funding for the continued database maintenance from the Federal Government. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Super Meat Boy 3D Releases 31 March, Physical Releases Come 30 June The two Northrhine-Westphalian companies Sluggerfly and Headup are releasing Super Meat Boy 3D at the end of this month. The 3D version of the snappy precision platformers comes out for all platforms. Meridiem produces physical NSW2 ans PS5 versions in June. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #12 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the unforgivable in stories, the new DiGRA DACH chapter page, the Elizabeth Magie Prize for student papers and more. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Business Both Game Industry Conferences 2026 Have Opened Ticket Sales Katowice in June and Poznan in October: Both GIC in Poland have opened ticket sales now, with early bird discounts and a "buy one, get one 50% off" offer. The regular GIC in Poznan will once again take place next to Poznan Game Arena. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Nordic Game 2026 Premieres AI Track, First Talks Revealed For the first time, Nordic Game Spring 2026 will have a dedicated session track for the topic of AI in gaming. Now, the organisers have revealed the first talks and speakers from the track. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
