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Christoph Minnameier Unveils New Project Monster Mash

The multi-award-winning German solo developer Christoph Minnameier has unveiled a new project, Monster Mesh. Minnameier, also known as Pig Knight Games, will also be speaking at the Open House at Gamerei on 13 August about puzzle games like his Dungeons of Dreadrock series.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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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

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Final Fantasy XIV Drops Switch 2 Version on 4 August

At the keynote of Final Fantasy Fan Fest in Berlin today, director Naoki Yoshida has revealed the release date for the Switch 2 version of FF XIV. The game will release on 4 August with a free testing month for everyone. Afterwards, it will need a separate subscription.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Christoph Minnameier Unveils New Project Monster Mash

The multi-award-winning German solo developer Christoph Minnameier has unveiled a new project, Monster Mesh. Minnameier, also known as Pig Knight Games, will also be speaking at the Open House at Gamerei on 13 August about puzzle games like his Dungeons of Dreadrock series.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

Gryphline Confirms Bigger gamescom 2026 Presence

Publisher Gryphline has announced that Arknights: Endfield will debut at Anime NYC in New York from 20 to 23 August, before returning to gamescom in Cologne with an expanded booth.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Tabletop

Interview: Magic: The Gathering University Clubs in Germany

The university clubs for Magic: The Gathering have been running since November 2025, introducing the club program. We spoke to Jin-A Graham, Brand Manager and Rob Jansson, Director Commercial Sales Operations at WotC about this program that is unique to Germany.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 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

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