© Hasbro Business Hasbro Launches Third "Women Innovators of Play" Conference For the third time, toy and game company Hasbro is hosting the digital Women Innovators of Play conference and submission Challenge. The event will take place on 9 October 2025. For the third time since 2023, toy and game company Hasbro is hosting its Women Innovators of Play digital conference. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Subotron campus Subotron Live Pitch Competition Finalists Revealed The five student teams who are selected for the Subotron Live Pitch Competition 2025 have been revealed. Teams from universities of applied science throughout Austria have convinced the jury with their projects and will learn to pitch in a workshop with Jan Halwe of ByteRockers' before pitching in front By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Falko Löffler, one of the speakers at InErGa 2025 © Maria Manneck (Adventure-Treff), Narranauten Business New Leipzig Event InErGa Connects Narrative Experts Last weekend's first InErGa in Leipzig marked the emergence of a new conference for narration experts in games. The event by Narranauten at MacroMedia gathered game writers and narrative designers for a day of talks, workshops and networking. With the debut of the new narrative design conference InErGa By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The Rocket Beans Founders: Daniel Budiman, Simon Krätschmer and Arno Heinisch (Above, from left to right), Nils Bomhoff and Etienne Gardé (Sitting Left to right). © Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment People Rocket Beans Restructure, Lay Off Parts of The Team Hamburg media company Rocket Beans Entertainment has announced restructuring, laying off an undisclosed number of employees. Content-wise, the company wants to change their live channel approach as well as concentrate more on already successful formats. In 2025, Hamburg media company Rocket Beans Entertainment (RBTV) is celebrating ten years of existence. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Bluesky, various artists Business Bluesky Cracks Down on NSFW Art With a recent change of their guidelines, social network Bluesky is dropping the hammer on certain adult art depictions. Critics compare the move to bans happening on Steam and itch, while pointing out that bans like these can harm other artful expression as well. With a change in their terms By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dr Nizar Ibrahim (left) and Maxim Markow will moderate the stream. © Instinct3, ZDF Business Instinct3 Brings Terra X to Twitch In a cooperation between ZDF and Instinct3, the influencer agency brings the BBC/ZDF coproduction Terra X to Twitch for the first time in a three hour live plot with streamer Maxim and paleontologist Dr Nizar Ibrahim. The ZDF and agency Instinct3 are cooperating to bring the BBC and ZDF By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The new Starter Set features boardgame implements and several starting scenarios that players can take turn DM'ing for. © Wizards of the Coast Products Dungeons & Dragons Release New Starter Set Format & German Monster Handbook With their newest Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, Wizards of the Coast is targeting boardgame fans through familiar tabletop setups. At the same time, the Monster Manual is now available in German, making the full handbook trilogy accessible for the GSA countries. Today, Wizards of the Coast has released the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Ea Products EA Sports FC 26 The coming EA Sports FC 26 is not reinventing the wheel, but brings new control modes suited for single- and multiplayer gaming, updated rosters and a new management mode. With EA Sports FC, Electronic Arts had more than proven that a successful soccer game does not need the full FIFA By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tales of Legendary Lust: Aphrodisia developer Crimson Delight Games has reported on the DLC content ban first. © Crimson Delight Games Products Valve Reportedly Banning DLC with Adult Content To the bans of Early Access adult games on Steam come further crackdowns on adult content in DLC for existing games, developers report. Some devs have even put their game on hiatus because of the insecurity of further guideline changes. In a further crackdown agains sexually explicit material on Steam, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Impressions from Franken Game Jam 2024. © Franken Game Jam Business Tickets for Franken Game Jam 2025 Now Available In six cities through Franconia, the yearly Franken Game Jam by Games Bavaria Munich will take place again from 7 to 9 November. Tickets are now available. The yearly Franken Game Jam has started selling tickets for its six locations around Franconia in Bavaria. Students and young game developers can By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 Business Tickets for German Developer Award 2025 Now Available The ticketshop for the 2025 German Developer Award is now open. The show takes place on 2 December at Gürzenich in Cologne. On 2 December 2025, this year’s Deutscher Computerspielpreis (German Developer Award, DEP) will once again take place at the Gürzenich in Cologne. Tickets for the events can By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© VIECC events Indie Game Submissions for Vienna Comic Con Open Until 20 October The indie area at Vienna Comic Con, organised by Hamburg company Super Crowd, is accepting submissions until 20 October 2025. Games can also be submitted if the studio is not on-site at the conference. Vienna Comic Con will take place 22 and 23 November 2025 at Messe Wien expo center. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
