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Finnish Game Studio MiTale Starts Transmedia Publishing

MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week

The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Gavin Verhey on Building Star Trek Atop Edge of Eternities and The Hobbit after Lord of the Rings

Principal Game Designer Gavin Verhey sat down with us at gamescom 2026, and we spoke about Edge of Eternities as a base for the upcoming Star Trek set, how an IP changes the way cards are made, and when the decision fell to make another Middle-earth set.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

People

G+ Interview with W4 Games: How Godot Expands to Asia

We talked to Nicola Farronato, Founder and Co-CEO at W4 Games, about the history of Godot's enterprise arm, key markets for the engine and how cooperating with Tencent will bring the open source engine to the Asian markets.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Business

One-third of House of Games Berlin Has Already Been Taken

Three months before the planned completion date, there is a new update on the House of Games Berlin. In addition to game, its subsidiaries, and Ubisoft, Kolibri Games, Realities.io, AudioCreatures, Games Change Lab, Chrizlie Medien, and consultant Christoph Brosius have also signed lease agreements.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

505 Games Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

Italian video game publisher 505 Games is celebrating its 20th anniversary while looking to the future with the Assetto Corsa franchise, as well as Wuchang, Nivalis Nights, ExeKiller, Bloodstained, Mayhem à la Carte and more.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

Tides of Annihilation (Preview)

Tides of Annihilation from Eclipse Glow Games won the 'Most Epic' award at gamescom 2026. Rightly so, as its scale, visuals and dark fantasy action are truly impressive. Here's a preview.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Products

A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story

History game experts Paintbucket Games have made a 'Disco Elysium-like' for the German broadcaster ARD, set in the Babylon Berlin universe. The free game works even without prior knowledge of Babylon Berlin, and features great German voiceover.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Blizzard Workers Achieve Historic Union Contract

Blizzard Entertainment workers represented by the Communications Workers of America have signed a huge union contract with their employee. Among other things, they have to “recalled” into open positions for more than a year after layoffs; an industry first.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read