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Business

Griffin Special Opportunities Fund: Interview with Nick Tuosto and Tim Bender

Griffin Gaming Partners’ Special Opportunities Fund has over $100 million to invest in indie studios. We spoke to Managing Director Nick Tuosto and Fund Manager Tim Bender about the fund's indie focus, its recoupment strategies and its approach to long-term partnerships.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

People

How AstralShift Built a Community by Having Previously Been Fans

Advertorial | As they prepare to release their third project, Astral Shift are reaping the benefits of building a community loyal enough to follow them from genre to genre. Their secret? Giving their community what they wish they’d had access to back when they were fans themselves.

By APVP • 4 min read

Business

G+ How FusionPlay Fished in International Waters

What began as a small pixel-based fishing RPG grew beyond itself when the New Zealand sketch comedy troupe Viva La Dirt League and publisher Team17 came on board. Overall, Nice Day for Fishing was the biggest success for Leipzig-based studio FusionPlay.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Products

Far Far West

Far Far West from Evil Raptor and Fireshine Games is one of this year's indie surprises. It has already sold more than 500,000 copies in Early Access. This is hardly surprising, given that the gameplay is excellent, the game is highly polished, and the co-op action is outstanding.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Business

gamescom congress 2026 Opens Submissions

"Playing Field Democracy" and "The Games Effect" are the focus topics of gamescom congress 2026. Submissions for the conference are now open.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

Nominations and Public Elections for German Boardgame Awards Open

Election lists for the German Boardgame Awards (Deutscher Spiele Preis) are now open. Any board or card game released in the last 12 months is elligible and can be nominated by anyone through the portal in two categories: Family Games and Children's Game.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Nordic Game Awards 2026: ARC Raiders, RV There Yet?, EU V and Battlefield are Nominated

The Nordic Game Awards nominees for 2026 have been revealed. Hazelight's Split Fiction, Embark's ARC Raiders, Dune Awakening by Funcom and Battlefield 6 by EA can hope for several categories. Best Debut includes Nuggets Entertainment RV There Yet? as well as Discounty by Crinkle Cut Studio.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

TCG Calendar

Trading card games are on the rise globally, and even as networking tool in the games industry. Check all big TCG releases and events here - find sets to play, fairs to visit, and game industry network events waiting to happen with our GamesMarket TCG Calendar.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Electronic Arts Reports a Record Year Partly Thanks to Battlefield 6

With net bookings of over $8 billion, Electronic Arts set a new record in the financial year ending in late March. Net revenue rose, albeit at a slower pace, to $7.5 billion.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read