Whilst the GIC organisers look back on a successful event, ticket sales are getting underway elsewhere, such as for the Baltic Games Fest 2027. The day also brought some retail news: Figuya X Konsolenkost is opening in Rosenheim, and idee+spiel is collaborating with Cube Golem.
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Here are the news of the day!
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The Games Industry Conference in Poznań has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors. The total number of visitors fell compared with last year, though this could be due to various reasons and by no means reflects negatively on the conference.
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How did Reality Fracture take shape after the last three years of Magic: The Gathering sets experimented heavily with settings and references? We spoke to Meris Mullaley, Roy Graham and Yoni Skolnik of Wizards of the Coast about planeswalkers, problems with Poison mechanics in the future and more.
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Game development software can be expensive, but there are countless free or even open source software options for almost all use cases. We have collected a vast repository of useful tools that can be used commercially without costing money.
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This weekend, Figuya X Konsolenkost will open their eighth store. This time, they will be sharing premises with a partner for the first time: BB-Spiele at the Aicherpark Outlet Centre.
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Nacon is still subject to judicial reorganisation proceedings. As part of this process, the French company has reduced its workforce by 311 employees over the course of six months, leaving it with 814 staff.
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TCG accessory maker and game seller Cube Golem is the new contract supplier for all things trading cards for duo idee+spiel and its retailers. This will bring trading card sales opportunities to toy, school supplies, model building, and model railroads retailers across Germany.
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Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge.
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With their Asmodee Access+ program, the board game conglomerate launches guides, research and printable resources to platform inclusive games and offer better accessibility for other titles.
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The Africa Games Week takes place from 6-9 December in Cape Town, and the theme of the year is to lay the infrastructure for a growing African games industry. Ticket sales are online now.
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Tickets for the 2027 Baltic Games Fest are now available. The Northern German event takes places on 1-2 May.
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29.10. - 01.11.2026: gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show (Bangkok)
03.11. - 04.11.2026: GodotFest (Munich)
03.11. - 04.11.2026: Game Research Days (Jyväskylä)
04.11.2026: Online Service Summit (Stockholm)
05.11. - 08.11.2026: Games Ground (Berlin)
07.11. - 08.11.2026: AdventureX (London)
10.11. - 11.11.2026: MIGS - Montréal International Game Summit (Montréal) 04.11.2026: Invest in Games (Stockholm)
12.11. - 13.11.2026: The Games Forum Roma (Roma)
14.11. - 22.11.2026: Dutch Games Week (Breda)
17.11. - 18.11.2026: DevGamm Lisbon (Lisbon)
18.11.2026: DevGamm Awards (Lisbon)
18.11. - 21.11.2026: Play26 Festival (Hamburg)
21.11.2026: Card Galaxy Europe (Heidelberg)
21.11. - 22.11.2026: VIECC - Vienna Comic Con (Vienna)
26.11.2026: The Pre-Show (London)
27.11. - 29.11.2026: Milan Games Week (Milan)
28.11. - 29.11.2026: Be A Hero Gaming Zone at CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart (Stuttgart
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