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Safe in Our World Looking for More Visible Mental Health Support in Games

With their Four Billion Gamers campaign, charity Safe in Our World wants to put better visible mental health resources into games and game spaces. For this, it is looking for studios to participate.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Fireshine Games (EG7) Acquires Fair Games

Enad Global 7 has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fireshine Games, has acquired Fair Games. The Danish game studio, based in Aarhus, is the developer and owner of the survival-crafting PC game Necesse, which has sold approximately 2.5 million units to date.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Partnership: 1SP Agency and Orinas Build a Bridge Between Agencies in Europe and Japan

The European agency group 1SP and the Tokyo-based digital marketing agency Orinas have agreed to form a strategic partnership. The aim is to establish close, cross-border collaboration where clients have such a need.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Xbox: Kayleen Walters Become President of XP, Maria Angelidou-Smith CEO of Mojang and Minecraft

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is making further changes to the leadership team of Microsoft’s gaming division: Kayleen Walters heads the new XP business unit, which includes the licensing business. Maria Angelidou-Smith, a former manager at Meta and Personio, is taking charge of Mojang and Minecraft.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Safe in Our World Looking for More Visible Mental Health Support in Games

With their Four Billion Gamers campaign, charity Safe in Our World wants to put better visible mental health resources into games and game spaces. For this, it is looking for studios to participate.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Retro Gaming: Atari's 800XL Home Computer Returns

Atari, Retro Games and Plaion Replai are bringing back the 8-bit home computer with a mechanical keyboard, 25 built-in games, cartridge support and HDMI connectivity. The 800XL is set to be released in April 2027.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Tabletop

Reality Fracture

Sandwiched between several Universes Beyond franchise and mini sets, Reality Fracture had a lot to prove. But the current Magic: The Gathering set is one of the best of the year, if not the best altogether.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Fireshine Games (EG7) Acquires Fair Games

Enad Global 7 has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fireshine Games, has acquired Fair Games. The Danish game studio, based in Aarhus, is the developer and owner of the survival-crafting PC game Necesse, which has sold approximately 2.5 million units to date.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

G+ Federico Cardini on Changing Screamer's Control Systems After Player Feedback

With yesterday's big update, Milestone has made the unique twin-stick controls of anime racing game Screamer optional. We spoke to Federico Cardini, Game Director, on implementing player feedback even if that contradicts with the artistic vision of a game.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read