Black Screen Records at DoKomi 2026 (Sebastian Igel) Business 2026 was Black Screen Records' Best DoKomi Vinyl company Black Screen Records has had its best DoKomi this year, with 50% more revenue than in 2025. Bestsellers included the soundtracks to Clair Obscur by Sandfall and the NieR series of Yoko Taro. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore © Jussi Ratilainen Business Metacore Shutters German and Swedish Locations, 159 Layoffs in Finland As part of the acquisition through Supercell, Metacore is not only laying off 159 people in Finland, but is fully shuttering operations in its Germany and Sweden offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Arizona Sunshine, one of their best-known VR titles. (Vertigo Games) VR-XR-MR Vertigo Games Shutters Amsterdam Studio, Formerly Force Field Plaion daughter Vertigo Games has announced the closure of its Amsterdam office, the former Force Field Entertainment. CEO Richard Stitselaar says that "the VR market remains a challenging space". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Close, but no AI (yet): Mr Potato Head Chips Cheesie Onionton (Hasbro) Tabletop Hasbro's Launches AI Studio to Control How Its Brands are Portrayed in Generated Content With Sixth Wall, Hasbro wants to take control over how its brand characters are portrayed by genAI. The new studio partners with ElevenLabs to license twelve Hasbro characters to their AI marketplace - all from the toy and boardgame section. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Voluntarily Recognises Union (Update) The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. Now, the publisher has recognised the union without conflict. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The FYNG City booth, conceptualised (GameStar/Webedia) gamescom Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The winner Lennard K. (left) receiving the trophy from the tournament casters (Konami) Tabletop Lennard K. is German Yu-Gi-Oh! Master 2026 At German Nationals 2026 in Münster this weekend, the winner Lennard K. qualified himself for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Japan end of August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(GamesMarket / Pexels, cottonbro) Business G+ How Much Money Can I Make in Games in 2026? We aggregated data from US, EU, Non-EU Europe and Germany to provide salary comparisons over all Western markets. With additional layoff data, the comparison paints a picture of the state of games. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
(Nintendo of Europe) Events Nintendo Summer Tour 2026 Announced for Germany The Nintendo Summer Tour is Back: Visiting ten German cities in five months, Nintendo will be part of several city festivals and conventions. Starting in June in Stuttgart, the tour will close out in October on Polaris in Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
