© SIE Products New PlayStation Rewards Program Lets You Buy Merch for Platinum Trophies With their new Rewards Program, PlayStation makes ordering certain merch items exclusive to players who earned Platinum trophies or played through prestige PlayStation games. Starting out is Ghost of Tsushima with an exclusive pin and t-shirt who completed the game. The merchandise still costs money as well, however. PlayStation has By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© DiGRA Campus DiGRA 2026 Conference Takes Place in Maynooth, Ireland The DiGRA 2026 Conference will take place in Ireland from 14-18 June 2026. Paper submission opens are open right now. The conference revolves around the ways in which games are pleasurable. The DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) 2026 conference will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© RGDA Business Romanian Game Industry Report Sees Strong Growth in 2024 The Romanian Game Developers Association and Banca Transilvania have released their 2024 game industry report. Romanian game revenue has risen by eight per cent since 2023, with the biggest studios in the country being international subsidiaries like EA and Ubisoft. The Romanian Game Developers Association has released a short report By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© DevGamm Business DevGamm Lisbon’s Full Speaker Lineup Now Online DevGamm Lisbon 2025 has revealed their full speaker lineup and programme. Apart from 50 speakers on the stage and 80 games on the showcase floor, a Steam event, Public Pitch and Award show will be held. The full lineup for DevGamm Lisbon 2025 is now online. The conference had already By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media: Games Funding Round Open Until February The current EU funding round for games is now taking submissions. Until 11 February 2026, game developers can apply for Creative Europe Media funding. The next EU funding call for Video Games and Immersive content development is here. Submissions are open right now, with the deadline being 11 February 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Pexels, Timur Weber Business HR Survey Shows: Prejudice Against Gaming Decreases Job Chances A survey by E wie Einfach and sd vybrant shows that gaming as a hobby can still negatively impact job chances of applicants because of prejudices in HR manager mindsets. Genre and age of HR manager can make a difference in evaluation, however. Does gaming as a hobby affect the By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The book can be preordered already. © SIE Products Sony Celebrates 30 Years in Europe With Photo Book and Sneakers For yesterday's 30 year anniversary of the PlayStation launch in Europe, Sony has announced a photo book in cooperation with Read Only Memory. PlayStation sneakers by Reebok are also planned. On 29 September 1995, the first PlayStation console released in Europe. For the 30 year anniversary yesterday, Sony By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© BR/ Leah Ruprecht Business BR Starts New Gaming Format With Janina Hille and Bertan Sivrikaya Under the Puls brand, Bayerischer Rundfunk is starting its new Gaming Analyse show with Janina Hille and Bertan Sivrikaya as hosts. It will air every Friday. Bayerischer Rundfunk is expanding its BR Puls offering with “Puls Gaming Analyse”. Hosted by Janina Hille, known from Rocket Beans, and Bertan Sivrikaya of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Preview Panel hosts Hilary Thompson and Blake Rasmussen at MagiCon Atlanta 2025. © Wizards of the Coast Products Magic’s 2026 Product Lineup Gets Bigger, More Expensive, Loses Some Content At MagiCon Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast has reiterated on the card game’s existing monetary success course of cooperating with other IP’s. Aside of that, several own-IP products will rise in prices in 2026 however, while loosing some benefits. At Magic: The Gathering’s (MTG) recent preview panels By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Andrew Wilson, current CEO of Electronic Arts. © Electronic Arts Business EA Reportedly Going Private In Massive Deal Involving Saudi-Arabian Investment As the Wall Street Journal reports, EA is set to go private in one of the biggest buyouts in history, rated at 50 billion dollars. Investors include Silver Lake, Trump family led Affinity Partners and Saudi state fund PIF. The deal could be officially announced as early as tomorrow. As By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Gamecity Hamburg Business Gamecity Hamburg Celebrates FLINTA* Games Meetup Mentoring Dinner On 23 September, Gamecity Hamburg marked the two-year anniversary of their FLINTA* meetup with a mentoring dinner. Experts from throughout the industry were matched with mentees in a relaxed setting. On September 23, 2025, Gamecity Hamburg celebrated two years of the FLINTA* Games Meetup with its first-ever FLINTA Games Mentoring By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© DevGamm Events DevGamm Lisbon 2025 Reveals Speaker Lineup From Sandfall to Ubisoft, from Sony to 11 bit studios: DevGamm Lisbon 2025 has revealed their speaker lineup with prolific industry experts such as Paola Velasquez, Raphaël Joffres, Gabriela Siemienkowicz and Nikola Stoyanov. The Portugal event will take place from 6-7 November. The speaker lineup for DevGamm Lisbon, taking place By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
