Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma © Marvelous Europe Products Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is a spin-off of a spin-off. This action RPG, farming, and social simulation hybrid is made particularly accessible by a number of streamlining features without compromising the core elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products Under the Island Under the Island by Slime King Games is more than a loveletter to The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. It brings so many of its own ideas to the table that it could well have been a Nintendo-made GBA Zelda itself. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Discord is currently clarifying a lot of questions regarding their age verification, but several questions emerge with new information given (Discord) Products Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review" In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
People Sandro Odak is ZA/UM's New Marketing Principle - PR & Influencer The company behind Disco Elysium recruits one of GSA's best PR heads: Sandro Odak, formerly of Techland, Microsoft and Webedia, is Marketing Principle - PR & Influencer for the company that is currently working on Zero Parades. His first job: Announcing the demo of the game for 23 February. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Benjamin Lochmann is the CEO of Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard. People Interview: Ben Lochmann on Accessibility and Visual Clarity in ChromaGun 2 For the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we spoke to Pixel Maniacs CEO Benjamin Lochmann about their tremendous colourblind mode and what challenges the visual design of their colour-focused game faced in playtesting. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Products ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Pixel Maniacs' latest game is up there with the top games in the first person puzzler genre. While some problems exist in terms of visual clarity, the accessibility options and the tremendous player progression feel more than make up for it. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
(Talk & Play) Business Talk & Play Berlin 2026 Now With MBB Funding The next Talk & Play event in Berlin will take place on 23 February. The event series has now gotten funding from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Benjamin Rostalski (right) and moderator Uke Bosse at German Computer Game Awards 2025 (Rostalski/DCP) People Benjamin Rostalski: "Variety of Perspectives is the DCP Jury's Great Strength" We interviewed Benjamin Rostalski, Head of the Award Office of the German Computer Game Awards, about the jury selection, the award process and who can and can't become juror. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Paintbucket Develops Babylon Berlin Game for the Final Season While Babylon Berlin goes into its fifth and final season, Berlin game studio Paintbucket will soon release a game based on the hit series and books for PC and Mac in cooperation with the SWR. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
A part of the report: The most popular games in Africa (SpielFabrique) Business SpielFabrique Publishes African Industry Report 2026 In the African Industry Report 2026, SpielFabrique and Analytics for Africa have laid out the situation of game development, engines, games hubs and players on the continent in 2025. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GDC / Katelyn Tucker Photography Business GDC German Pavilion with 13 Exhibitors, Marking Slight Decline 13 companies are exhibiting at the German Pavilion at this year's GDC, one less that last year and four less than in 2024. Prominent studio names are missing from the list this year as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
2025 was MTG's most successful year ever, in terms of financials. That was largely driven by Secret Lair and Franchise cooperations like Avatar (Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast) Business 2025 Was Magic: The Gathering's Most Successful Financial Year Ever In 2025, Magic: The Gathering has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
