Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games

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

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

Publishing

Square Enix Collective Revived

After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Tabletop

Cube Golem Becomes TCG Contract Supplier for duo idee+spiel

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.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Tabletop

Asmodee Launches Access+ Resource for Accessible Board Games

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.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope

Cost of Hope is a substantial addon for GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, which adds an expedition into the nuclear reactor, new enemy types and massively fleshed out faction gameplay to the core game.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Figuya X Konsolenkost Opens Its Eighth Store – in Partnership With BB-Spiele

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.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Resources

G+ Useful Free and Open Source Game-Making Tools

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.

By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read

Business

Reorganisation: Nacon Reduced Its Workforce by 28% in Six Months

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.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read