Kritzelkratz 3000: Back in the Game with Remasters and Ports Marcel Kleffmann May 21, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post Team picture (from left to right): Martin Zimmer, Benjamin Schmidt (in the front with hat), Simon Koch, Nico Faltermeier, Odin Seiffert, Andreas Scholl, Michael Müller and Pascal Heiler, who took the picture. © Pascal Heiler Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. © Microsoft Business Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass Price Updates Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. However, future Call of Duty titles will not be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Enshrouded © Keen Games Products Final Content Update for Enshrouded Before Its Early Access Ends Keen Games is preparing Enshrouded for its exit from Early Access in fall 2026, by releasing the eighth and final major content update today. Entitled 'Forging the Path', this update overhauls the combat system and almost everything else, while introducing the first version of Adventure Sharing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read From left: Christoph Hebbecker of Attorney-Generalship Cologne, Levke Burfeind (HateAid), Sebastian Galla (Ruhr University Bochum) and moderator Robert Pelzer (TU Berlin) (GamesMarkt) People RadiGaMe Transfer Conference Caps Deradicalisation Cluster At the RadiGaMe cluster transfer conference, research partners from law, police, civil society, games industry and media gathered to exchange and consolidate their knowledge and research results. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald) People Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games" Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Splatoon Raiders © Nintendo Products Splatoon Raiders for Switch 2 Is Coming out in July Splatoon Raiders will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 July. To coincide with the release of this single-player adventure, new amiibo figures based on Deep Cut (known as Surimi Syndicate in German) will also be available from this summer onwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. © Microsoft Business Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass Price Updates Microsoft has lowered the prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. However, future Call of Duty titles will not be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Enshrouded © Keen Games Products Final Content Update for Enshrouded Before Its Early Access Ends Keen Games is preparing Enshrouded for its exit from Early Access in fall 2026, by releasing the eighth and final major content update today. Entitled 'Forging the Path', this update overhauls the combat system and almost everything else, while introducing the first version of Adventure Sharing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
From left: Christoph Hebbecker of Attorney-Generalship Cologne, Levke Burfeind (HateAid), Sebastian Galla (Ruhr University Bochum) and moderator Robert Pelzer (TU Berlin) (GamesMarkt) People RadiGaMe Transfer Conference Caps Deradicalisation Cluster At the RadiGaMe cluster transfer conference, research partners from law, police, civil society, games industry and media gathered to exchange and consolidate their knowledge and research results. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Helge Borgarts, Jan Klose (Artex) and Sebastian Grünwald (Grünwald) People Venice After Dark: "Developers Deserve a Partner who Loves Games" Artex, Sebastian Grünwald and Weltenwandler have shadowdropped their adventure Venice after Dark on Friday at caggtus. We spoke to them about the publishing market for indies, the game's concepts and the difficult position of adventures today. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Splatoon Raiders © Nintendo Products Splatoon Raiders for Switch 2 Is Coming out in July Splatoon Raiders will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 July. To coincide with the release of this single-player adventure, new amiibo figures based on Deep Cut (known as Surimi Syndicate in German) will also be available from this summer onwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Toei Games © Toei Company Limited Business Toei Company Announces New Game Business Toei Company Limited, a Tokyo-based film, television, and animation production and distribution company founded in 1951, has announced the launch of its new gaming brand, Toei Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
