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The week caps off with a visit at Nice Game Publishing's office (Dennis Daseking) Campus Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Verhey was on site at gamescom 2026 to talk Magic: The Gathering. The Wizards of the Coast booth in the business area also showcased Warlock and Exodus. (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) People Gavin Verhey on Building Star Trek Atop Edge of Eternities and The Hobbit after Lord of the Rings Principal Game Designer Gavin Verhey sat down with us at gamescom 2026, and we spoke about Edge of Eternities as a base for the upcoming Star Trek set, how an IP changes the way cards are made, and when the decision fell to make another Middle-earth set. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
No Rest for the Wicked (c) Moon Studios Products Moon Studios Pushes Back the Release Window for No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 Austrian-based Moon Studios has postponed the release of No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 to March 2027 for PC and PS5, meaning it will not be released in October 2026 as previously announced. Release dates for Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 are to be determined. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Star Wars Zero Company (c) Bit Reactor, Electronic Arts, LucasFilm, Disney Products Star Wars Zero Company Can a turn-based tactics game in the style of XCOM actually work in the Star Wars universe? Oh yes, absolutely! Bit Reactor and EA prove this with Star Wars Zero Company. In fact, it's one of the best XCOM-style games in recent years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 1 September 2026: Roblox VLOP, Friendly Fire Cafe, Hesse and Tax Credits, Amnesia Fortnight & more The European Union takes today's spotlight, through classifying not only ChatGPT, but also Roblox as a Very Large Online Platform. Double Fine brings back its quirky game jam model, and we look back on several things that happened during gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
