Nadine Trautzsch is professor for Game Design and Game Art at IU International University (IU / Linda Kohl) Campus G+ Researcher Portrait: Nadine Trautzsch In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Patricia Freiberger is the new Project Assistant for caggtus Leipzig 2027 (event photo: Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt; headshot: Freiberger) People Leipziger Messe Brings Patricia Freiberger On Board as caggtus Project Assistant Patricia Freiberger is the new project assistant for caggtus Leipzig at the Leipziger Messe. She took over from Michelle Hammer on 1 October, who remains in the team and is responsible for several other parts of the event. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The new brand identity of caggtus Leipzig 2027 (Leipziger Messe GmbH) Events caggtus Leipzig Changes Brand Identity, Sells out LAN The fifth caggtus Leipzig will take place with a new, much cuter logo and mascot identity. In addition, LAN places for the event are already sold out. The concept of the fair: A consumer expo plus a LAN hall with sleeping spaces, both visitable separately or in combination. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Drova II - Torn Lands (Deck13 Spotlight) Products Deck13 and Just2D Announce Drova II - Torn Lands At an event in Magdeburg, publisher Deck13 Spotlight and developer Just2D have announced the sequel to Drova - Forsaken Kin: Drova II - Torn Lands will be out for PC and console. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Impressions from the Serious Games Summit 2026 (Brain Food Games) Events Serious Games Summit Returns August 2027 The second edition of Serious Games Summit in Switzerland will take place on 31 August 2027, again in Lucerne. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The Stortingssalen of the Norwegian parliament, who requested the report (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) Politics Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority Proposes Ways To Classify Lootboxes as Gambling At the request of the Norwegian Parliament and Ministry of Culture and Equality, the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority has proposed three ways on how to amend Gambling definitions to protect consumer from loot boxes and skin gambling. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Events Splitscreen Croatia Announces Speaker Lineup The new games event at the Croatian coast Splitscreen has opened early bird sales and announced the speaker lineup, including Rami Ismail, Rebecca Lautner, Astrid Refstrup, Cristoffer Bodegard and many more. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding MGZstart Funding Submissions Open for 2027 Until 30 Novembers, media makers in North Rhine-Westphalia can apply for the MGZstart 2027 funding of Mediengründerzentrum NRW. Games can be funded as well and have been in the past. By Pascal Wagner •
Tabletop Electric Callboy Releases Its Own Neverrift TCG Expansion German metalcore band Electric Callboy goes TCG: With a full expansion for the German TCG Neverrift, out in December. By Pascal Wagner •
