Products Stray Fawn Announces Incremental Game Infinity Bounce Swiss studio and publisher Stray Fawn has announced their upcoming game Infinity Bounce, funded by the Zürcher Filmstiftung. It will be a pinball incremental game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Stephan Jacob / h_da) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
(Zurich Pop Con) Events Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Shows Hall Plan 2026 The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has released the hall plan for its 2026 issue. It will fill the entire Messe Zürich area. A new podcast stage has also been announced, filled with Swiss variety podcast live sessions. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 17. Aug. 26: Green Party, Godot, AKGWDS, Greta Hoffmann, EarReality, TwitchCon Europe Politicians abound are confirmed for gamescom. But the fair is not all there is in news, since we got a slew of announcements regarding Disney, which overlap with a bunch of TCG news as well. Voices from the games academia space are loud today as well. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Products Burn With Me by Nozomu Games Releases October 2026 Burn With Me by Munich studio Nozomu Games will release on 12 October 2026. The game combines hand-drawn graphics with live-action hand movements, creating an eerie atmosphere. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Background: gamescom congress 2025) gamescom gamescom 2026: Politicians on Site (Update) Which politicians will be at gamescom, representing their state or region? From the highest European and German politicians to representatives from important games production regions all around the world, you can find every confirmed politician here. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Politics Green Party To Attend gamescom 2026 in Force The German Greens will be very present at gamescom this year. Pixel Greens will be on site with almost the entire board, while Benni Adjei from Bavaria, Viviane Triems from Brandenburg and Thomas Schäfer from BAG DigiMe attend as well. MdB Andrea Lübcke participates in gamescom congress. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Professor Greta Hoffmann is one of the people behind the Raw Talent booth (TH Köln/Hoffmann) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Greta Hoffmann is Professor of Game Design with a focus on Independent Games at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln. We portray her in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Campus AKGWDS Views Abolition of Physical Games Media with Concern The Working Group on the Humanities and Digital Games (AKGWDS), the biggest scholarly games association in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has posted an open letter with demands on how to better the situation of games archiving in the wake of the Sony Disc and EU initiative situations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Square Enix, Disney & Pixar) Products Kingdom Hearts IV Releases 2027, Animated Series to Come At the D23 Disney festival, Square Enix and Disney announced the release time frame for Kingdom Hearts IV, as well as an animated series for Kingdom Hearts. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tabletop Lorcana Introduces Premium Collector Boosters Following Magic: The Gathering's example, Disney Lorcana has introduced collector boosters for the Into the Inkdark set releasing in Q1 2027. Chase cards include serialised new Rarity types. Prices are not yet known. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Godot, André Marí Coppola) Development Submissions Open for Godot 2026 Showreel The Godot Foundation has opened submission on the 2026 Showreel. Devs can submit published or in-progress games or tools made with Godot to be featured in this year's edition and be presented on various occasions. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
