Lead Game Designer Andrea Salamone talks about character design, voice over and quality assurance in Screamer (Milestone) People G+ Interview: How Screamer Made Languages a Character Trait Make it feel like Tekken: Anime story racer Screamer by Milestone has taken a unique stance in their career mode. We spoke to Lead Game Designer Andrea Salamone about multi-language voice over as story-defining mechanic, voice over QA and cyberpunk. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien. (Dominik Butzmann/BMBFSFJ/photothek.de) People Family Minister Karin Prien Speaks at game Summer Festival 2026 On 9 June's Summer Festival of the game association, Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien will be guest speaker. Democracy education and reaching young people will be the topic of the day, followed by informal exchanges. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(DevGAMM) Events First Speakers for DevGAMM Gdansk 2026 Are Up Tom Kaczmarczyk of IndieBI, Kat Schreiber of Disobey, Danylo Hoshko of Activision Blizzard/Infinity Ward, Agnieszka Gałecka of 11 bit studios and Michał Gembicki of Bloober Team are the first announced speakers for DevGAMM Gdansk 2026. More submissions are still open. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
GameCamp Bayreuth 2025 (Lena Remmert) Events GameCamp Bayreuth 2026 Takes Place on 16-17 May The next "unconference" takes place in Bayreuth when the GameCamp is held on 16-17 May at University of Bayreuth. Anyone can spontaneously hold a talk, collaborate on lectures and workshops or even host a small game jam. Tickets are free. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tap Tap Loot and Cool Story Bro (Irox/ZoroArts) Products Two German Typing Games Conquered Steam Around This Weekend A good weekend for typing game lovers: While ZoroArts alias Mateo Covic has released his multiplayer chaos typing game Cool Story Bro on Friday, Turtle Knight Games and publisher Irox Games have released the spiritual successor to Bongo Cat, Tap Tap Loot, just this Monday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Kevin Nielsen is taking over as head of the new Webedia Events unit (Webedia) People Kevin Nielsen Leads New Webedia Events Unit With a new Events unit in the Webedia Group, Webedia Germany is driving their FYNG and FYNT event business, such as this week's caggtus booth together with Bethesda. Nielsen reports to Dawid Hallmann, Director of Webedia Gaming & Tech and has cross-border collaboration with Poland in mind. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate is one of the classics returning in Warhammer Classics (Games Workshop, SNEG) Products SNEG and Games Workshop Bring Back Classic Warhammer Video Games Games Workshop and SNEG have brought back more than 20 classic Warhammer titles on Steam, with future-proof compatibility options as well as Steam integrations. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Future Palace playing at Nexus 2025 (Anne Göthe) Events Second Nexus Festival Introduces Band Lineup - and Coldmirror Dead by April, Within Destruction, As December Falls, Grailknights - and Coldmirror: The second Nexus Festival in September has introduced the first bands and stars for the Nerd meets Rock meets Medieval Market event in Leipzig. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Polaris) Events Polaris Convention 2026 Ticket Sales Now Online Regular ticket sales for Polaris Con 2026 from 9-11 October are now online. A one-day ticket runs between 39-42€, with family options available for Sunday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Off the Grid is Gunzilla's f2p web3 game (Gunzilla Games) Business Contractors Accuse Gunzilla of Not Paying Them For Months A range of LinkedIn posts from former contractors for Gunzilla Frankfurt accuse the company of not paying their salaries for months. Sources from the Ukrainian subsidiary meanwhile told GamesMarkt that the issue runs deeper. CEO Korolev denies the claims. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) G+ Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Products Games Island and LFG Hof 2026 Once Again With MTG Destination Qualifiers Like last year, Games Island and LFG Hof are once again cooperating for Destination Qualifier tournaments of Magic: The Gathering. In Modern and Sealed format, players can win cash, cards and points for the European Unity League. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
