© Hasbro Business Hasbro Launches Third "Women Innovators of Play" Conference For the third time, toy and game company Hasbro is hosting the digital Women Innovators of Play conference and submission Challenge. The event will take place on 9 October 2025. For the third time since 2023, toy and game company Hasbro is hosting its Women Innovators of Play digital conference. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Shape of Dreams © Lizard Smoothie and Neowiz Products Shape of Dreams While Hollow Knight: Silksong was still making waves, and on the same day as the release of Borderlands 4, Shape of Dreams by Lizard Smoothie and Neowiz took gamers by surprise on Steam. What lies behind this surprise hit? Shape of Dreams, developed by Lizard Smoothie and published by Neowiz, By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
© IIDEA Products IIDEA Names First Finalists For New Games Beyond Entertainment Award On 10 October, the Italian games industry association IIDEA will present its first awards in the Games Beyond Entertainment category. The finalists have now been announced. The winners of the Italian Video Game Awards 2025 have been known since June. At that time, the Italian association IIDEA (Italian Interactive Digital By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr Fabian Mehring became Bavarian Minister of Digital Affairs on 8 November 2023 © Andreas Gebert Business Bavaria Strengthens Its Commitment by Doubling Its Gaming Budget The Bavarian state government is sending a very clear signal to the local gaming industry. According to Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, Prime Minister Markus Söder announced a massive expansion of games funding at a strategy retreat. The total budget for gaming policy, which includes further measures, is set to double. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
London Games Festival 2026 © Games London Business Dates Set for Expanded London Games Festival in 2026 The London Games Festival 2026 will be returning from 13 to 19 April 2026, and it's set to be the biggest edition yet. The Games Finance Market expands with new strands, while New Game Plus levels up with a move to a larger venue. London Games Festival will By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Super Fantasy Kingdom © Hooded Horse, Super Fantasy Games Products Super Fantasy Kingdom Drops This October This October, Hooded Horse and Hannover-based solo developer Super Fantasy Games will release Super Fantasy Kingdom into Early Access. This fantasy roguelite city builder game has been added to over 320,000 wishlists on Steam. Hooded Horse and Super Fantasy Games will release the fantasy roguelite city-building game Super Fantasy By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Subotron Campus Subotron Live Pitch Competition Finalists Revealed The five student teams who are selected for the Subotron Live Pitch Competition 2025 have been revealed. Teams from universities of applied science throughout Austria have convinced the jury with their projects and will learn to pitch in a workshop with Jan Halwe of ByteRockers' before pitching in front By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
In the first round of funding alone, Rhineland-Palatinate approved as much money as in previous years. Nevertheless, according to the regional representative of game, the budget must be increased significantly. © Archive Picture by Medienförderung RLP Business Game Rhineland-Palatinate Calls for More Support From State Politicians The regional representation of the game association in Rhineland-Palatinate wants to rise from the midfield of German gaming locations. To this end, new demands have now been made on state politics, which are primarily, but not exclusively, about money. Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP) actually has numerous factors that make it an above-average By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Falko Löffler, one of the speakers at InErGa 2025 © Maria Manneck (Adventure-Treff), Narranauten Business New Leipzig Event InErGa Connects Narrative Experts Last weekend's first InErGa in Leipzig marked the emergence of a new conference for narration experts in games. The event by Narranauten at MacroMedia gathered game writers and narrative designers for a day of talks, workshops and networking. With the debut of the new narrative design conference InErGa By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot © HammaStudios and Sidekick Publishing Products HammaStudios and Sidekick Publishing Will Release Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot in Early 2026 Following its successful Early Access launch, during which over 130,000 units were sold on Steam, Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot will be released for iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch in early 2026. The iOS, Android and Switch ports of Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot are being developed in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Screenshot from the short video on the GDC homepage © Screenshot Business GDC is Also Evolving in Its Name to Become the GDC Festival of Gaming When Mark DeLoura was appointed Executive Director of Innovation & Growth in the GDC team, Informa Festival Director Nina Brown spoke of her vision for the GDC to become an inclusive festival of gaming. This also applies to the branding, as can now be seen on the Game Developers Conference By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
