MEDIABIZ: Historische Bestmarke nach Relaunch Harald Hesse August 10, 2009 – 1 min read Share this post Peider Bach, Geschäftsführer Entertainment Media Verlag © None Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read 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 Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse 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 Reinhard Sigel of Cube Golem (left) and Efthimios Sidiropoulos of duo idee+spiel presenting the deal at Spiel Essen 2026 (Cube Golem/duo idee+spiel) 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 Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 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 (GSC Game World) 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 Shop No. 8 with Dr Jessica Janus and Sebastian Kost © Figuya X Konsolenkost 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 Background: O3DE example picture (PremortemGames) 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
Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
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
Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse 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
Reinhard Sigel of Cube Golem (left) and Efthimios Sidiropoulos of duo idee+spiel presenting the deal at Spiel Essen 2026 (Cube Golem/duo idee+spiel) 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
Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune Publishing Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 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
(GSC Game World) 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
Shop No. 8 with Dr Jessica Janus and Sebastian Kost © Figuya X Konsolenkost 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
Background: O3DE example picture (PremortemGames) 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
