Alex Hutchinson: "Humour Is so Unfortunately Rare in Games" Marcel Kleffmann February 14, 2025 – 2 min read Share this post Revenge of the Savage Planet / Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Raccoon Logic © Raccoon Logic / Hutchinson One-third of German gamers create content for games. The translation can be found further down the page. © game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business One-Third of German Gamers Create Content for Games One-third of gamers in Germany have created game content themselves at least once, according to a survey by game. The motivations behind creating user-generated content include expressing creativity, enhancing the gaming experience and developing programming skills. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Ikai Zero Gründer Harshitth Manickaratnam (links) und Jonas Selzer (rechts), aufgenommen in: The Ramen Hamburg © Ikigai Pictures Business Anime and Manga Agency Ikai Zero Launches Jonas Selzer and Harshitth Manickaratnam founded Ikai Zero, a cultural studio combining brand strategy, creative arts and community building, specialising exclusively in anime and manga. Also on board are: Toan Nguyen, founder of Jung von Matt Nerd, and Hendrik Ruhe, CEO of Eintracht Spandau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read (Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Workers Pushing for Unionisation The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The winners of Nordic Game Awards 2026, with moderator Magnus Bruun (blue suit, center). (GamesMarket) Awards Nordic Game Awards 2026 Give Triple-Win to ARC Raiders The night’s big winner at the NG Awards 2026 was ARC Raiders by Embark Studios. The title won Nordic Game of the Year as well as Best Audio and Best Technology. Best Debut went to Discounty by Crinkle Cut, while MoonHood won Best Art for The Midnight Walk. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 © Activision Products Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Announced Activision is rolling out the next Call of Duty game just under a month before GTA VI is released. Titled Modern Warfare 4, it is set to launch on 23 October 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Corsair Cove © Hooded Horse and Limbic Entertainment Products Corsair Cove From Limbic & Hooded Horse Launches in Late July Hooded Horse and Limbic Entertainment will release Corsair Cove, announced in April, as early as the end of July. This pirate city-builder already has over 180,000 entries on its wishlist. A demo is also available. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read One-third of German gamers create content for games. The translation can be found further down the page. © game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business One-Third of German Gamers Create Content for Games One-third of gamers in Germany have created game content themselves at least once, according to a survey by game. The motivations behind creating user-generated content include expressing creativity, enhancing the gaming experience and developing programming skills. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Ikai Zero Gründer Harshitth Manickaratnam (links) und Jonas Selzer (rechts), aufgenommen in: The Ramen Hamburg © Ikigai Pictures Business Anime and Manga Agency Ikai Zero Launches Jonas Selzer and Harshitth Manickaratnam founded Ikai Zero, a cultural studio combining brand strategy, creative arts and community building, specialising exclusively in anime and manga. Also on board are: Toan Nguyen, founder of Jung von Matt Nerd, and Hendrik Ruhe, CEO of Eintracht Spandau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Maria Cornelius, CPO Arrowhead Game Studios, Heather Chandler, Production Director & Game Dev Consultant, The Powell Group, Stefanía Guðrún Halldórsdóttir, CEO Avalanche Studios Group, and Fleur Marty, Executive Producer Gearbox (form Left to Right) gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: War Stories From the Frontlines of Game Development Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025, which you can also rewatch on YouTube. This time, the focus is on the exciting and high-profile panel Warstories From the Frontlines of Game Development. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
One-third of German gamers create content for games. The translation can be found further down the page. © game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business One-Third of German Gamers Create Content for Games One-third of gamers in Germany have created game content themselves at least once, according to a survey by game. The motivations behind creating user-generated content include expressing creativity, enhancing the gaming experience and developing programming skills. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ikai Zero Gründer Harshitth Manickaratnam (links) und Jonas Selzer (rechts), aufgenommen in: The Ramen Hamburg © Ikigai Pictures Business Anime and Manga Agency Ikai Zero Launches Jonas Selzer and Harshitth Manickaratnam founded Ikai Zero, a cultural studio combining brand strategy, creative arts and community building, specialising exclusively in anime and manga. Also on board are: Toan Nguyen, founder of Jung von Matt Nerd, and Hendrik Ruhe, CEO of Eintracht Spandau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
(Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Workers Pushing for Unionisation The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The winners of Nordic Game Awards 2026, with moderator Magnus Bruun (blue suit, center). (GamesMarket) Awards Nordic Game Awards 2026 Give Triple-Win to ARC Raiders The night’s big winner at the NG Awards 2026 was ARC Raiders by Embark Studios. The title won Nordic Game of the Year as well as Best Audio and Best Technology. Best Debut went to Discounty by Crinkle Cut, while MoonHood won Best Art for The Midnight Walk. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 © Activision Products Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Announced Activision is rolling out the next Call of Duty game just under a month before GTA VI is released. Titled Modern Warfare 4, it is set to launch on 23 October 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Corsair Cove © Hooded Horse and Limbic Entertainment Products Corsair Cove From Limbic & Hooded Horse Launches in Late July Hooded Horse and Limbic Entertainment will release Corsair Cove, announced in April, as early as the end of July. This pirate city-builder already has over 180,000 entries on its wishlist. A demo is also available. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
One-third of German gamers create content for games. The translation can be found further down the page. © game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business One-Third of German Gamers Create Content for Games One-third of gamers in Germany have created game content themselves at least once, according to a survey by game. The motivations behind creating user-generated content include expressing creativity, enhancing the gaming experience and developing programming skills. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ikai Zero Gründer Harshitth Manickaratnam (links) und Jonas Selzer (rechts), aufgenommen in: The Ramen Hamburg © Ikigai Pictures Business Anime and Manga Agency Ikai Zero Launches Jonas Selzer and Harshitth Manickaratnam founded Ikai Zero, a cultural studio combining brand strategy, creative arts and community building, specialising exclusively in anime and manga. Also on board are: Toan Nguyen, founder of Jung von Matt Nerd, and Hendrik Ruhe, CEO of Eintracht Spandau. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Maria Cornelius, CPO Arrowhead Game Studios, Heather Chandler, Production Director & Game Dev Consultant, The Powell Group, Stefanía Guðrún Halldórsdóttir, CEO Avalanche Studios Group, and Fleur Marty, Executive Producer Gearbox (form Left to Right) gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: War Stories From the Frontlines of Game Development Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025, which you can also rewatch on YouTube. This time, the focus is on the exciting and high-profile panel Warstories From the Frontlines of Game Development. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
