G-Star endet mit Rekorden Tim Pototzki November 28, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Die G-Star hat wie zuvor gamescom und Tokyo Game Show die Massen angezogen © None 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 Solarpunk © rokaplay Products Rokaplay Is Releasing Solarpunk in June Cyberwave and rokaplay are set to release Solarpunk in June. This survival game, which is set in a technologically advanced world of floating islands, has been added to over a million wishlists on Steam. Mi'pu'mi Games is handling the console port. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #14 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a new Master's in Game Studies, the TH Cologne's summer school, creepypasta and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Alabaster Dawn © Radical Fish Games Products Alabaster Dawn From Radical Fish Games Launches in May 2026 The number of highly anticipated in May 2026 releases continues to grow. Alabaster Dawn from CrossCode developer Radical Fish Games is also set to launch in Early Access next month. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Anno 117: Pax Romana - Prophecies of Ash (DLC #1) © Ubisoft Products Anno 117: Prophecies of Ash (DLC #1) Launches in April 2026 The first gameplay DLC for Anno 117: Pax Romana, titled Prophecies of Ash, is set to launch on 23 April 2026. This expansion features the largest island ever seen in the Anno series, among other new content. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Maurice Lange, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Matthias Konen and Johanna Schmid (from Left to Right) | Picture by ESBD People ESBD Expands and Reorganises Political Communication Department The german Esports association ESBD is expanding its capacity in political communication and has gained two experienced industry professionals, Johanna Schmid and Maurice Lange, as advisors. At the same time, political and federation communications are being consolidated under Aleksandar Kovacevic. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read In Conversation With... Tymon Smektala In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Techland's Tymon Smektala about the strategic necessity of the systemic sandbox, the real ROI behind seven years of free post-launch support versus aggressive monetization, and the role of a modern Franchise Director. By Stephan Steininger • 8 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
Solarpunk © rokaplay Products Rokaplay Is Releasing Solarpunk in June Cyberwave and rokaplay are set to release Solarpunk in June. This survival game, which is set in a technologically advanced world of floating islands, has been added to over a million wishlists on Steam. Mi'pu'mi Games is handling the console port. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #14 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a new Master's in Game Studies, the TH Cologne's summer school, creepypasta and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Alabaster Dawn © Radical Fish Games Products Alabaster Dawn From Radical Fish Games Launches in May 2026 The number of highly anticipated in May 2026 releases continues to grow. Alabaster Dawn from CrossCode developer Radical Fish Games is also set to launch in Early Access next month. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana - Prophecies of Ash (DLC #1) © Ubisoft Products Anno 117: Prophecies of Ash (DLC #1) Launches in April 2026 The first gameplay DLC for Anno 117: Pax Romana, titled Prophecies of Ash, is set to launch on 23 April 2026. This expansion features the largest island ever seen in the Anno series, among other new content. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Maurice Lange, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Matthias Konen and Johanna Schmid (from Left to Right) | Picture by ESBD People ESBD Expands and Reorganises Political Communication Department The german Esports association ESBD is expanding its capacity in political communication and has gained two experienced industry professionals, Johanna Schmid and Maurice Lange, as advisors. At the same time, political and federation communications are being consolidated under Aleksandar Kovacevic. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
In Conversation With... Tymon Smektala In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Techland's Tymon Smektala about the strategic necessity of the systemic sandbox, the real ROI behind seven years of free post-launch support versus aggressive monetization, and the role of a modern Franchise Director. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read
