Products ZoroArts Reveals Cool Story Bro, Paddle Paddle Paddle Remains Successful Mateo Covic has revealed his next friendslop game, a typewriter battle called Cool Story Bro. He will self-publish the title this time. Paddle Paddle Paddle meanwhile has reached 225,000 units sold. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products G+ Dropping FireRed and LeafGreen Before Pokopia Was Genius, Here's Why Nintendo prematurely announcing a seemingly supposed shadow drop of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen seemed weird, but with only two weeks until Pokopia, Nintendo has played the nostalgia of players masterfully. An opinion piece. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Wright (center) surrounded by the former Xbox team (photo: Wright/Xbox) People Xbox’s Corporate Vice President is Departing from Microsoft Xbox’s current Corporate Vice President is leaving Microsoft in the coming weeks. Lori Wright had been with Microsoft for nine years, almost seven of which as Corporate Vice President of the Xbox division. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Deutschhaus, seat of parliament in RLP. What do the parties have planned for games in the region for the election? (Landtag RLP/SIE) GamesMarket Exclusive G+ 2026 Elections in RLP: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? With Rhineland-Palatinate state elections coming this Sunday, we are collecting and translating the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. The three governing parties all have things to promise for the strong gaming sector in RLP, while the opposition is quiet on the topic. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
PlayStation Network (PSN) has been called this since its inception for the PlayStation 3. Now, it's going to undergo branding changes (SIE) Business Sony Abandons "PSN" and "PlayStation Network" Names In a mail to PlayStation developers that GamesMarkt has seen, Sony announces the abandonment of the PlayStation Network name. A new brand name come Fall 2026 is not yet announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Registration for gamescom asia German Pavilion 2026 Open From today until 28 May, companies can register for the German Pavilion at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show in Bangkok. The show will take place from 29 October to 1 November. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Values Value and IngameJob Launch 2026 Games Industry Survey For the tenth time, Values Value and IngameJob launch their Games Industry Employment survey, this time in cooperation with Mellow. In the past, the survey has produced valuable data on salaries and employment status in the industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Lize Korpershoek (facing the camera) and Myrna Hendrickx are two of the founders of Women+ in Magic. (All photos in this article: Dewi van Zeggelaar) People G+ Women+ in Magic: A Safe Space is Not Enough After their first big year and their registration as a foundation, we talked to Women+ in Magic about making the MTG space better for marginalised people, bringing men to speak out for the cause and what Wizards of the Coast and stores need to do to make game spaces welcoming. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
Stage at MagicCon Amsterdam 2025 (Wizards of the Coast) Business MagicCon Amsterdam Returns 17-19 July 2026 Europe's biggest Magic: The Gathering event MagicCon returns to RAI Amsterdam from 17-19 July, with ticket sales open 19 March. The Pro Tour Series will be centered on Marvel Super Heroes. Newly added: an arcade area with retro games and the Gathering Grounds celebrating diverse communities. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma Hamburg studio Mooneye has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Lost Ember before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
