Interview: Magic: The Gathering University Clubs in Germany

Tabletop

ConcernedApe and Wizards of the Coast Cooperate for Stardew Valley Magic Set

With a Stardew Valley x Magic: The Gathering cooperation, ConcernedApe and Wizards of the Coast team up for a Secret Lair Superdrop that even contains a unique new Land card.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

Magic: The Gathering Reveals 2027 Event and Set Roadmap

Wizards of the Coast has revealed the set roadmap for 2027 and beyond with three in-universe and three Universes Beyond set, as well as more details of the Hobbit set and the first MagicCon ever on the Asian continent.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Tabletop

Pokémon TCG Releases Tentpole Set Mega Evolution – Pitch Black

With the current Pokémon TCG expansion set Mega Evolution - Pitch Black, The Pokémon Company is exploring the dark side of Mega Evolution creatures in 115 new cards.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Sandbox Interactive and stillalive studios

Two more studios are receiving funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. The beneficiaries are Sandbox Interactive in Berlin and stillalive studios in Munich.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Awards

Blue Backpack and Spoonful Games Dominated GDD Awards

Almost all the prizes at this year’s GermanDevDays Awards went to Blue Backpack and Spoonful Games. Only Jonas Pfeiffer and Dieter Marchsreiter were also among the winners.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Jobs

Lead UI Artist

Hutch, London, UK

By GamesMarket Job Agent • 4 min read

People

Yoshi-P on Fostering Engaged Audiences – and Never Retiring

At the Berlin press conference, director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida gave his view on how Final Fantasy fostered its enamoured audience. He also gave his view on retirement: If he ever were to retire from Square, he'd want to remain in the audience as an indie studio founder.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Christina Luntz

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read

Products

Square Enix Reveals FF XIV & VII Cooperation, Call for IP Collaboration

At the Final Fantasy Fan Fest keynote in Berlin, FF XIV producer Naoki Yoshida and FF 7 Director Naoki Hamagutchi presented the collaboration of both teams for the MMO's content. Yoshida also introduced a new minigame aiming for outside franchise implementation.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read