(photo: Duncan / Xbox) People Head of Xbox Game Studies Craig Duncan Steps Down According to media reports citing internal emails, Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan and Chief of Staff Louise O’Connor, both originally from Rare, have stepped down. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Game in Lab Funding Calls for Board Game Research Applications Board game researchers, take note: Game in Lab, the board game research funding programme by Asmodee and Innovation Factory, is giving away up to 20,000€ per funded project. The call is open until end of September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Photo: FFF Bayern People Games Hike 2026 Sees 60 Entrepeneurs At Lake Starnberg The traditional Games Hike of FFF Bayern this year wasn't stopped by rain: 60 people from all ranges of the Bavarian games industry hiked to Ilkahöhe at Lake Starnberg. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Ivy Juice's My Little Cafe Nightmare Sells 10.000 Units Ivy Juice's and SethMadDev's cozy creepy simulator My Little Cafe Nightmare has sold 10,000 units in ten days. By Pascal Wagner •
(Source: Tokyo Game Market YouTube channel) Tabletop Tokyo Game Market Autumn Takes Place 17-18 October The Autumn Edition of Tokyo Game Market takes place on 17-18 October this year. While the Spring edition is more tailored to International exhibitors, this one also accepts products from outside Japan. Booth sales open in June. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Impressions from the first conference of DGSW (Jens Junge) Campus First DGSW Conference Held in Darmstadt For the first time, the German Society for Game Studies has held their academic conference at University Darmstadt. 70 faculty members from 40 colleges were on site, among them luminary figures from analogue gaming history. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(source: Nintendo GSA) Campus New Zelda Anthology Book Calls for Methodology Texts Game studies researchers Phillip Brandes, Carolin Puckhaber and Anja Gödl have launched a new call for a book that wants to demonstrate the vast possibilities of game studies methodology by example of researching The Legend of Zelda. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Capital Games) Events Paris Game Biz Returns October 2026 In a new venue and with more studios and publishers, Paris Game Biz returns in October for the third time. The B2B event, held by Paris region video game cluster Capital Games, connects investors with studios selected for quality. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development ARD Game Jam Nets Cash Prizes in August The upcoming ARD Game Jam will take place right before gamescom dev. The theme will be announced on 21 August, when the Jam starts. The kicker: A cash prize of 2,500€ awaits. Games/Bavaria and game are partnering with BR Puls for the jam. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Alice Ruppert is leading us through some exclusive data insights into Horses of Hoofprint Bay's pre-release successes (The Mane Quest / Thogli Games) GamesMarket Plus Numbers & Insights Into Horses of Hoofprint Bay's Demo Success Horses of Hoofprint Bay publisher The Mane Quest is leading us through some exclusive data insights of their massively successful game demo and wishlist campaign. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Pokémon Pet Partners (The Pokémon Company) Products Pokémon Center Germany Opened Today For the first time ever, the official Pokémon Center online store is available in Germany. Open right now, the new store page starts with the Pokémon Playful Partners pet accessory collection. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Christian Münch and Maryse Heilig are the newest team members at Playing History (Playing History) People Playing History Hires Heilig and Münch Concept Artist Maryse Heilig, formerly of Maschinen-Mensch, and Project Manager & Team Facilitator Christian Münch, formerly at Dark Horse consulting, are joining Playing History. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
