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Jumpgate Signs Publishing Agreement With Daedalic for New Strategy Game

Jumpgate AB has entered into a publishing agreement with Daedalic Entertainment for the development of a new major strategy game for PC and consoles. The game is based on a well-known IP and is currently known as "Galactic Exploration".

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

gamescom

Games Industry in Dubai Grows Strongly & Dubai's Biggest Gamescom Presence to Date

Dubai looks back on its largest gamescom pavilion to date and has launched a new accelerator programme in partnership with Xsolla, while the games industry in Dubai has grown significantly over the past two years.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Business

Friendly Fire Gaming Café Franchise Continues to Grow Internationally

The gaming café franchise Friendly Fire has closed a €4 million Series A funding round. The funding will be used to accelerate international expansion, improve technology and strengthen franchisee support.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Nvidia DLSS 5 Makes Its Debut in NBA 2K27

Visual Concepts and 2K Games' NBA 2K27 is the first game to officially use Nvidia DLSS 5 (3D-Guided Neural Rendering).

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Business

Jumpgate Signs Publishing Agreement With Daedalic for New Strategy Game

Jumpgate AB has entered into a publishing agreement with Daedalic Entertainment for the development of a new major strategy game for PC and consoles. The game is based on a well-known IP and is currently known as "Galactic Exploration".

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

gamescom

Games Industry in Dubai Grows Strongly & Dubai's Biggest Gamescom Presence to Date

Dubai looks back on its largest gamescom pavilion to date and has launched a new accelerator programme in partnership with Xsolla, while the games industry in Dubai has grown significantly over the past two years.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Campus

Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week

The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Gavin Verhey on Building Star Trek Atop Edge of Eternities and The Hobbit after Lord of the Rings

Principal Game Designer Gavin Verhey sat down with us at gamescom 2026, and we spoke about Edge of Eternities as a base for the upcoming Star Trek set, how an IP changes the way cards are made, and when the decision fell to make another Middle-earth set.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Products

Moon Studios Pushes Back the Release Window for No Rest for the Wicked 1.0

Austrian-based Moon Studios has postponed the release of No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 to March 2027 for PC and PS5, meaning it will not be released in October 2026 as previously announced. Release dates for Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 are to be determined.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read