GameStop wächst abseits von Games Stephan Steininger August 26, 2016 – 1 min read Share this post Paul Raines, CEO von Gamestop © None Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games 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. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Events Xsolla Expands Its GSA Presence With Xsolla Connect Berlin and More Xsolla has announced coordinated activations across Berlin that emphasise the company's ongoing commitment to the German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH) games ecosystem. These activations will bring together developers, publishers, creators, and partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Moon Sweepers by Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © DragDrop Games / Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Phantom Blade Zero Dominates, but Two Indie Games Spring a Surprise As expected, S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero topped the weekly Steam charts. However, it was not anticipated that two indie titles would break into the top ten. Crimson Desert is also staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Picture by Serious Play Conference Europe Events Serious Play Conference Europe 2027 Launches Call for Speakers Following its successful debut, preparations are now underway for the Serious Play Conference Europe 2027, which will take place in Mainz in June. Proposals for talks can be submitted from now until just before Christmas. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Tokyo Celebrates Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary © Pascal Wagner Tabletop Tokyo Celebrates Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary As part of its year-round light show, the Tokyo government is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) by projecting images onto its huge city hall. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read World of Warcraft: Forever © Blizzard Entertainment Products World of Warcraft: Forever More classic than Classic. With World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard Entertainment is releasing an expanded version of the original game, in which players cannot progress beyond level 60. The focus is on the journey itself, exploring the world and long-forgotten MMO elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games 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. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Events Xsolla Expands Its GSA Presence With Xsolla Connect Berlin and More Xsolla has announced coordinated activations across Berlin that emphasise the company's ongoing commitment to the German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH) games ecosystem. These activations will bring together developers, publishers, creators, and partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The 7 teams for this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency (Picture: Sareh Oveyci) Development The Rabbit Indie Games Residency Kicks Off With Seven Teams For seven indie developers, the action-packed experience at this year’s The Rabbit Indie Games Residency has begun, with their first real test already awaiting them on Friday at the Games Ground. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Moon Sweepers by Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © DragDrop Games / Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Phantom Blade Zero Dominates, but Two Indie Games Spring a Surprise As expected, S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero topped the weekly Steam charts. However, it was not anticipated that two indie titles would break into the top ten. Crimson Desert is also staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Picture by Serious Play Conference Europe Events Serious Play Conference Europe 2027 Launches Call for Speakers Following its successful debut, preparations are now underway for the Serious Play Conference Europe 2027, which will take place in Mainz in June. Proposals for talks can be submitted from now until just before Christmas. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tokyo Celebrates Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary © Pascal Wagner Tabletop Tokyo Celebrates Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary As part of its year-round light show, the Tokyo government is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) by projecting images onto its huge city hall. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
World of Warcraft: Forever © Blizzard Entertainment Products World of Warcraft: Forever More classic than Classic. With World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard Entertainment is releasing an expanded version of the original game, in which players cannot progress beyond level 60. The focus is on the journey itself, exploring the world and long-forgotten MMO elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
