How the Journey From Typhoon Studios to Raccoon Logic Came to Be Marcel Kleffmann February 12, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Pretty wild: How Typhoon Studios ultimately became Raccoon Logic and why © Raccoon Logic Stop Killing Games Warns EU Commission of Misdirection In an Open Letter to EU Commission officials, Stop Killing Games claims game lobby associations are misdirecting the actual goal of the initiative to influence the upcoming decision on 16 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business Pixelgrüne Call for Public Funding for Computerspielmuseum and Its Relocation to House of Games In an open letter, Pixelgrüne has called for public funding for the Computer Games Museum Berlin. The museum should also become part of the House of Games. The letter with 40 initial signatories is addressed to Federal Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer and the Berlin Senate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Also Returning to Console Exclusives At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft announced that it would be focusing on exclusive games for Xbox consoles again, in order to strengthen its hardware ecosystem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Events All Games at German Indie Showcase 2026, Official Part of Summer Game Fest For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Print by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake Starts Strong THQ Nordic has landed a major hit with the Gothic 1 Remake. The remake of the cult role-playing game had the second-best launch ever for the publisher on Steam in terms of concurrent users (CCU). As with the original game, the remake is particularly popular in Germany, Poland and Russia. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Stop Killing Games Warns EU Commission of Misdirection In an Open Letter to EU Commission officials, Stop Killing Games claims game lobby associations are misdirecting the actual goal of the initiative to influence the upcoming decision on 16 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Campus Finnish Society for Game Research and Neogames Award Best Game Studies Theses In their 2026 Game Thesis Competition, the Finnish Society for Game Research and games hub Neogames honoured Vilma Varismaa and Mikko Korpela from Tampere University as well as Sina Berger from the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Expeditions: Samurai © Campfire Cabal & THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Will Launch Expeditions: Samurai This Summer THQ Nordic's Expeditions series is set to continue this summer. Expeditions: Samurai, developed by Danish studio Campfire Cabal, will be released in Early Access this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Stop Killing Games Warns EU Commission of Misdirection In an Open Letter to EU Commission officials, Stop Killing Games claims game lobby associations are misdirecting the actual goal of the initiative to influence the upcoming decision on 16 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Pixelgrüne Call for Public Funding for Computerspielmuseum and Its Relocation to House of Games In an open letter, Pixelgrüne has called for public funding for the Computer Games Museum Berlin. The museum should also become part of the House of Games. The letter with 40 initial signatories is addressed to Federal Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer and the Berlin Senate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Also Returning to Console Exclusives At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft announced that it would be focusing on exclusive games for Xbox consoles again, in order to strengthen its hardware ecosystem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Events All Games at German Indie Showcase 2026, Official Part of Summer Game Fest For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Print by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake Starts Strong THQ Nordic has landed a major hit with the Gothic 1 Remake. The remake of the cult role-playing game had the second-best launch ever for the publisher on Steam in terms of concurrent users (CCU). As with the original game, the remake is particularly popular in Germany, Poland and Russia. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Stop Killing Games Warns EU Commission of Misdirection In an Open Letter to EU Commission officials, Stop Killing Games claims game lobby associations are misdirecting the actual goal of the initiative to influence the upcoming decision on 16 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Campus Finnish Society for Game Research and Neogames Award Best Game Studies Theses In their 2026 Game Thesis Competition, the Finnish Society for Game Research and games hub Neogames honoured Vilma Varismaa and Mikko Korpela from Tampere University as well as Sina Berger from the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Expeditions: Samurai © Campfire Cabal & THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Will Launch Expeditions: Samurai This Summer THQ Nordic's Expeditions series is set to continue this summer. Expeditions: Samurai, developed by Danish studio Campfire Cabal, will be released in Early Access this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
