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 (Pexels/Myburgh) Business Open Source in Game Development: Why Licence Compliance Matters More Than Ever in Times of AI IT expert Sandra Spensberger breaks down open source in games making: If you ever wondered about licenses, how to use open source software in the EU and other things to think about, read on here. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read Massive Entertainment © Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Creative House 2 to be called Massive Entertainment Massive Entertainment is the name that Ubisoft's Creative House 2 will adopt. It will become the global label for Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as well as new original IP, including March of Giants. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The EU Commission building in Brussels (By EmDee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia) Politics European Consumer Protection Agencies Take Action Game Companies With Ingame Purchases The EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network is targeting nine game companies with an EU-wide enforcement to bring their ingame currency practices in line with EU regulations. The companies are Activision Blizzard King, Crytek, InnoGames, Mojang, Plarium, PLR, Riot, Supercell and Ubisoft. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (Pexels/Myburgh) Business Open Source in Game Development: Why Licence Compliance Matters More Than Ever in Times of AI IT expert Sandra Spensberger breaks down open source in games making: If you ever wondered about licenses, how to use open source software in the EU and other things to think about, read on here. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read Massive Entertainment © Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Creative House 2 to be called Massive Entertainment Massive Entertainment is the name that Ubisoft's Creative House 2 will adopt. It will become the global label for Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as well as new original IP, including March of Giants. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read People Harald Riegler Becomes CBO, Florian Bohn CEO of Jumpgate In addition to the new roles for Harald Riegler and Florian Bohn at Jumpgate, Kristoffer Funseth and Julian Bock are further new additions to the C-suite, which also includes Patrick Streppel. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD © Ironhide Game Studio Products Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD Kingdom Rush from Ironhide in Uruguay is one of the best-known and longest-running tower defense franchises. The series is now celebrating its 15th anniversary, with the release of Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD marking a return to its roots. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read (Picture/Logos: Pexels, EGDF, VGE) Politics VGE and EGDF Speak of Substantial Disagreement With CPC Regarding Classification of In-Game Currencies In a joint statement, Video Games Europe (VGE) and European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) have rejected the allegations made by the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network. Despite being asked, the CPC has yet not comment the legal basis for its classification of in-game currencies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 30 September 2026: CPC Network, Steam Charts & Changes, Coffee Stain Showcase, Womenize! & more With an attempt to break away from self-regulation in the industry, the EU has made waves today. Also in the news: New personel at Booster Space, weekly Steam charts and a new showcase. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
(Pexels/Myburgh) Business Open Source in Game Development: Why Licence Compliance Matters More Than Ever in Times of AI IT expert Sandra Spensberger breaks down open source in games making: If you ever wondered about licenses, how to use open source software in the EU and other things to think about, read on here. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read
Massive Entertainment © Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Creative House 2 to be called Massive Entertainment Massive Entertainment is the name that Ubisoft's Creative House 2 will adopt. It will become the global label for Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as well as new original IP, including March of Giants. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The EU Commission building in Brussels (By EmDee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia) Politics European Consumer Protection Agencies Take Action Game Companies With Ingame Purchases The EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network is targeting nine game companies with an EU-wide enforcement to bring their ingame currency practices in line with EU regulations. The companies are Activision Blizzard King, Crytek, InnoGames, Mojang, Plarium, PLR, Riot, Supercell and Ubisoft. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Pexels/Myburgh) Business Open Source in Game Development: Why Licence Compliance Matters More Than Ever in Times of AI IT expert Sandra Spensberger breaks down open source in games making: If you ever wondered about licenses, how to use open source software in the EU and other things to think about, read on here. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read
Massive Entertainment © Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Creative House 2 to be called Massive Entertainment Massive Entertainment is the name that Ubisoft's Creative House 2 will adopt. It will become the global label for Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, as well as new original IP, including March of Giants. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Harald Riegler Becomes CBO, Florian Bohn CEO of Jumpgate In addition to the new roles for Harald Riegler and Florian Bohn at Jumpgate, Kristoffer Funseth and Julian Bock are further new additions to the C-suite, which also includes Patrick Streppel. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD © Ironhide Game Studio Products Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD Kingdom Rush from Ironhide in Uruguay is one of the best-known and longest-running tower defense franchises. The series is now celebrating its 15th anniversary, with the release of Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD marking a return to its roots. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
(Picture/Logos: Pexels, EGDF, VGE) Politics VGE and EGDF Speak of Substantial Disagreement With CPC Regarding Classification of In-Game Currencies In a joint statement, Video Games Europe (VGE) and European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) have rejected the allegations made by the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network. Despite being asked, the CPC has yet not comment the legal basis for its classification of in-game currencies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 30 September 2026: CPC Network, Steam Charts & Changes, Coffee Stain Showcase, Womenize! & more With an attempt to break away from self-regulation in the industry, the EU has made waves today. Also in the news: New personel at Booster Space, weekly Steam charts and a new showcase. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
