Manor Lords Marcel Kleffmann April 17, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post "Manor Lords" is a medieval strategy game with city-building, tactical combat, complex economics and social simulation. © Slavic Magic and Hooded Horse Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Announce Cooperation The ESA and The Pokémon Company have announced a cooperation for World Space Week in October. What exactly that entails is not yet public, however. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Sir, We Have an Orc Problem © Mumpitz Games Products Sir, We Have an Orc Problem A minimalist tower defense game in which you face tens of thousands of orcs all at once - that's Sir, We Have an Orc Problem. Developed in just four months, the game has been a huge success for Mumpitz Games, a small studio based in Winterhausen, Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Unbeatable © D-Cell Games and Playstack Products Unbeatable From D-Cell Games and Playstack comes Unbeatable, a rhythm adventure set in a world where music is illegal. It is both a narrative experience and an engaging arcade rhythm game with an extraordinary audiovisual impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Susanne Schredl is Aesir Interactive's new CBO (Aesir) People Aesir Promotes Susanne Schredl to Chief Business Officer Susanne Schredl, until now BizDev at Aesir Interactive, enters the C-Level of the company as CBO. She will be responsible for the strategical advancement of the Munich company as well as international partnerships. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Conrad Roset, Creative Director at Nomada Studio, presents the visual identity of the SAGA Barcelona Game Fest (Picture by SAGA Barcelona Game Fest) Events SAGA Barcelona Names Japan as Guest Country and Expects Manami Matsumae and Miki Higashino The SAGA Barcelona Game Fest is taking shape: at a press conference, Japan was revealed as the guest country, along with the visual identity designed by Conrad Roset. The first speakers were also announced. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Tabletop Riftbound's First European Regional Championship Takes Place in Stuttgart Riot Games' TCG Riftbound will hold its first European Regional Championship in Stuttgart this November. Players can qualify for the World Championship as well as fight for a prize pool of $50,000. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Picture by: Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia gamescom Gamescom Asia Features Invest Circle and VIP Mixer Once Again Following last year’s success, gamescom asia is planning to host an Invest Circle and a VIP Mixer again in 2026. To register, you must hold a valid Delegate or VIP ticket. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Campus Bonn Lab for Analog Games Starts Science Gaming Science communication with regular board games, not serious games - that's the aim of a new project at the Bonn Lab for Analog Games and Imaginative Play and Freie Universität Berlin. The kickoff begins in Karlsruhe this September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Felix Falk, Managing Director of game © Dirk Mathesius Business "Germany and Europe Should Aspire to a Leading Role as a Games Production Location," Demands Game Ahead of the 2026 gamescom, game - The German Games Industry Association has published a statement outlining political demands. These demands extend beyond merely strengthening Germany's and Europe's international competitiveness as a hub for game production. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Announce Cooperation The ESA and The Pokémon Company have announced a cooperation for World Space Week in October. What exactly that entails is not yet public, however. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem © Mumpitz Games Products Sir, We Have an Orc Problem A minimalist tower defense game in which you face tens of thousands of orcs all at once - that's Sir, We Have an Orc Problem. Developed in just four months, the game has been a huge success for Mumpitz Games, a small studio based in Winterhausen, Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Unbeatable © D-Cell Games and Playstack Products Unbeatable From D-Cell Games and Playstack comes Unbeatable, a rhythm adventure set in a world where music is illegal. It is both a narrative experience and an engaging arcade rhythm game with an extraordinary audiovisual impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Susanne Schredl is Aesir Interactive's new CBO (Aesir) People Aesir Promotes Susanne Schredl to Chief Business Officer Susanne Schredl, until now BizDev at Aesir Interactive, enters the C-Level of the company as CBO. She will be responsible for the strategical advancement of the Munich company as well as international partnerships. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Conrad Roset, Creative Director at Nomada Studio, presents the visual identity of the SAGA Barcelona Game Fest (Picture by SAGA Barcelona Game Fest) Events SAGA Barcelona Names Japan as Guest Country and Expects Manami Matsumae and Miki Higashino The SAGA Barcelona Game Fest is taking shape: at a press conference, Japan was revealed as the guest country, along with the visual identity designed by Conrad Roset. The first speakers were also announced. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Tabletop Riftbound's First European Regional Championship Takes Place in Stuttgart Riot Games' TCG Riftbound will hold its first European Regional Championship in Stuttgart this November. Players can qualify for the World Championship as well as fight for a prize pool of $50,000. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture by: Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia gamescom Gamescom Asia Features Invest Circle and VIP Mixer Once Again Following last year’s success, gamescom asia is planning to host an Invest Circle and a VIP Mixer again in 2026. To register, you must hold a valid Delegate or VIP ticket. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Campus Bonn Lab for Analog Games Starts Science Gaming Science communication with regular board games, not serious games - that's the aim of a new project at the Bonn Lab for Analog Games and Imaginative Play and Freie Universität Berlin. The kickoff begins in Karlsruhe this September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game © Dirk Mathesius Business "Germany and Europe Should Aspire to a Leading Role as a Games Production Location," Demands Game Ahead of the 2026 gamescom, game - The German Games Industry Association has published a statement outlining political demands. These demands extend beyond merely strengthening Germany's and Europe's international competitiveness as a hub for game production. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
