Earth Defence Force 6 Marcel Kleffmann July 25, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © D3Publisher Anomaly President © Phew Phew Games, Gamedev.ist and Gamersky Games. Products Anomaly President In Anomaly President, the second game from Turkish developer Phew Phew Games, players take on the role of a presidential candidate. By day, they try to win over the hearts of the people; by night, they become a fast-paced, hack-and-slash vigilante warrior. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Products Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest. By Pascal Wagner • Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (gamescom congress) gamescom gamescom congress 2026 Reveals Full Program With the entire schedule of gamescom congress out now, 85 speakers will provide 165 talks and panels. Highlights include several politics panels, including German Federal President Steinmeier, and industry experts discussing “Playing Field Democracy” and “The Games Effect”. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Gaming and fundraising project lead Lena Laaser has founded good shift (Laaser) People Fundraising Expert Laaser Founds good shift UG With her new company good shift, Lena Laaser wants to bridge the fields of gaming and fundraising she has been working in for the last five years. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Annual Report of the German Games Industry 2026 © game – The German Games Industry Association Business Sentiment Within the German Games Industry is Improving The game association has published its annual report on the German games industry for 2026. According to the industry barometer, a higher proportion of companies expect the industry to develop positively than in the previous year. However, negative assessments still slightly outnumber positive ones. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Campus 7th Wavelab Incubator Seeks Media & Gaming Start-Ups The Wavelab Incubator at Munich University of Music and Performing Arts has opened submissions from the fields of music, arts, game & media tech. Applications can be submitted until 22 September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Picture by BAFTA/Marc Hoberman Awards Submissions for 2027 BAFTA Games Awards Opened With Rule Changes The next BAFTA Games Awards will be presented in London on 14 April 2027. Games can be submitted for these prestigious awards from now until 18 September. However, there have been some changes to the rules. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Square Enix / Swipe Right) Business Swipe Right has Taken Over PR for Square Enix Europe Swipe Right has gotten the contract for Square Enix Europe's PR agency. The UK agency will be at gamescom for a first big stop. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Anomaly President © Phew Phew Games, Gamedev.ist and Gamersky Games. Products Anomaly President In Anomaly President, the second game from Turkish developer Phew Phew Games, players take on the role of a presidential candidate. By day, they try to win over the hearts of the people; by night, they become a fast-paced, hack-and-slash vigilante warrior. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest. By Pascal Wagner •
Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(gamescom congress) gamescom gamescom congress 2026 Reveals Full Program With the entire schedule of gamescom congress out now, 85 speakers will provide 165 talks and panels. Highlights include several politics panels, including German Federal President Steinmeier, and industry experts discussing “Playing Field Democracy” and “The Games Effect”. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gaming and fundraising project lead Lena Laaser has founded good shift (Laaser) People Fundraising Expert Laaser Founds good shift UG With her new company good shift, Lena Laaser wants to bridge the fields of gaming and fundraising she has been working in for the last five years. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Annual Report of the German Games Industry 2026 © game – The German Games Industry Association Business Sentiment Within the German Games Industry is Improving The game association has published its annual report on the German games industry for 2026. According to the industry barometer, a higher proportion of companies expect the industry to develop positively than in the previous year. However, negative assessments still slightly outnumber positive ones. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Campus 7th Wavelab Incubator Seeks Media & Gaming Start-Ups The Wavelab Incubator at Munich University of Music and Performing Arts has opened submissions from the fields of music, arts, game & media tech. Applications can be submitted until 22 September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture by BAFTA/Marc Hoberman Awards Submissions for 2027 BAFTA Games Awards Opened With Rule Changes The next BAFTA Games Awards will be presented in London on 14 April 2027. Games can be submitted for these prestigious awards from now until 18 September. However, there have been some changes to the rules. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Square Enix / Swipe Right) Business Swipe Right has Taken Over PR for Square Enix Europe Swipe Right has gotten the contract for Square Enix Europe's PR agency. The UK agency will be at gamescom for a first big stop. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
