Products Bubsy 4D Bubsy 4D isn't Fabraz' masterpiece (Demon Tides is), but this is still the best Bubsy game ever created and a really good 3D platformer, especially if you like the speedrunning aspect of the levels. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Spellcasters Chronicles is going to be shut down on 19 June (Quantic Dream) Business French Union STJV Reacts to Probable Layoffs at Quantic Dream After Quantic Dream and NetEase have shuttered Spellcasters Chronicles after only four months of live service, french game workers union STJV has published demands to halt layoffs and for management to take responsibility. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Zero Parades: For Dead Spies ZA/UM's successor to Disco Elysium has to fight its own bitter history, and some quirks in presentation, but remains a stellarly written political fiction and very unique video game. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
At a visit In Germany, from left: Thomas Pottkämper (Co-Founder and Studio Manager of Ubisoft Mainz), Manuel Reinher (Creative Director of Anno 117: Pax Romana), Alexander Schweitzer (Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate), Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and Benedikt Grindel (Zone Managing Director at Ubisoft; form left to right) © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Numbers Down After Last Years' Record, Hopeful for Turnaround in 2027 and 2028 Ubisoft's numbers are down from Assassin's Creed: Shadows' record release in March 2025, which is also due to investment and transformation cost in the new group structure. The company expects a strong turnaround in 2028, however. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Awards Nyx Game Awards 2026 Open Submission The Nyx Game Awards have opened early submissions for this years' show. By Pascal Wagner •
Gray Merchant of Asphodel card art over WotC promotional video material. (Wizards of the Coast / Scott Murphy) Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Drives Hasbro Growth in Q1 2026 Numbers Unsurprisingly, Wizards of the Coast is keeping Hasbro's numbers in the black with Magic: The Gathering. The digital gaming sector also grew slightly. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
MAG-C 2026 (Messe Erfurt) Events MAG-C 2027 Starts Ticket Sales Messe Erfurt has started ticket sales for MAG-C 2027. The manga, anime and gaming fair takes place 23-24 January 2027 in Thuringia's capital. By Pascal Wagner •
Products Warhorse Confirms Tolkien RPG and New Kingdom Come Warhorse Studios has confirmed that they are not only working on more Kingdom Come, but also that the rumoured Lord of the Rings RPG is indeed in development. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mick Prinz, Project Lead of Good Gaming Support (AAS) People Amadeu Antonio Foundation Launches Good Gaming Support With a new portal, Good Gaming Support by Amadeu Antonio Stiftung is offering help, counseling and education around hate, right-wing extremism and toxicity in gaming. Led by Mick Prinz, the platform starts with knowledge and endorsement by Janina Hille, Daniel Budiman and Fabian Siegismund. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Thrifty Business The newest cosy game by Spellgarden is a management sim with incredible graphics, laid back shop management and, most importantly, full decoration customisation. Thrifty Business is a banger in the vein of Sticky Business. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Nintendo Announced New Mobile Game Pictonico! Slated for release on 28 May, Pictonico! is Nintendo's newest mobile game. It takes users' photos and builds Wario Ware like minigames around them. By Pascal Wagner •
The afterparty at Digital Dragons 2026 in Krakow. (Picture: Digital Dragons) Awards Digital Dragons Awards Celebrate Bloober Team, 11 bit & Pixel Perfect Dude At yesterday's Digital Dragons Awards, Bloober Team and 11 bit studios took home most prizes. Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur took home the award for best international game. Pixel Perfect Dude won best Mobile game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
