Matthias Linda, developer of Chained Echoes, recently announced a lawsuit against First Press Games (Linda/FPG) Business First Press Games: "Still Moving Forward as Planned" In reaction to Matthias Linda's lawsuit against them about delayed physical versions of Chained Echoes, First Press Games has released a statement to GamesMarkt that they intend to keep working on said game versions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The second batch of Level Up participants recently graduated from the programme (GamesMarkt) Business Applications Open for Level Up Accelerator Batch 3 Level Up Accelerator goes into round three: Until 30 April, indies and solo devs from Bavaria can apply. The program starts in June 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Jacob Brown, Bianca Dörr, Jannick Balsies, Joel Griebel - the team of VoodooDuck, all veterans of the games industry and makers of Collector's Cove and Growth. (VoodooDuck) People G+ VoodooDuck: “What am I Doing All This For?” VoodooDuck have delivered a cozy game gem with Collector's Cove. But what does it mean to make a sweet escapist experience in a time of overwhelmingly negative news? We spoke to Joel Griebel about the game, Duisburg as a location and making the best possible cozy experiences. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
Products Collector's Cove Collector's Cove by VoodooDuck brings together its gameplay systems so cleverly, every move feels like progress. The cute creature that pulls a customisable ship through explorable archipelagos doesn't hurt, either. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
PEGI Director Dirk Bosmans and USK MD Elisabeth Secker have worked together on the changes (PEGI/USK) Business Lootboxes Now Automatically PEGI 16, in Changes Inspired by Germany Age rating system PEGI will incorporate sweeping changes to their classification of dark patterns, inspired by the German USK. Come June, lootboxes will automatically be PEGI 16, blockchain content PEGI 18 and punishment for not logging into games daily PEGI 12. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Cover page of Subscribestar.adult (SubscribeStar) Products SubscribeStar Changes TOS Towards Stricter Adult Media Bans Content subscription marketplace SubscribeStar have changed their Terms of Service repeatedly in the last hours, incorporating more bans on adult content out of payment processor pressure. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Matthias Linda is suing First Press Games (Linda/FPG) People Chained Echoes: Matthias Linda is Suing First Press Games Seven year's after the Chained Echoes Kickstarter campaign, Matthias Linda is suing German distributor First Press Games over delayed physical editions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2025 (Indie Arena Booth 2025, Rolf Otzipka) Business Indie Arena Booth 2026 Submissions Open Until 13 April The submission period for Indie Arena Booth 2026 has opened today. Apart from several booth options, a range of counties from Europe as well as the bpb and Nintendo offer free exhibition slots. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
NCSoft Co-CEO Park Byung-moo (NCSoft) Business NCSoft Buys Majority Stake in Berlin Casual Studio JustPlay Korean mobile publisher NCSoft has bought Berlin casual platform studio JustPlay for around $202 mil, with a 70 per cent majority stakehold. The deal will be finalised end of April. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People GG Bavaria 2026: Impressions If you missed GG Bavaria 2026, relive the biggest iteration of Munich's gaming event with our image gallery. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products A Maze. Awards Reveal Nominees for 2026 The award nominees for A Maze. Berlin 2026 are online now. The show will be held on 15 May. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Outersloth Makes Publisher Contract Public Indie publisher Outersloth have made their publishing conditions public after a talk at GDC 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
