Gamecity Hamburg Senator's Roundtable 2026 © Gamecity Hamburg Business Games at Hamburg City Hall: The Senator's Roundtable in 2026 At the beginning of 2026, Dr Carsten Brosda, the Senator for Culture and Media, met with representatives from Hamburg's games companies and Gamecity Hamburg to discuss the current state of the city's games industry. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Business Remedy Increases Revenue Ahead of an Important Year With Control Resonant Remedy Entertainment increased revenue and EBITDA in the 2025 financial year through rising game sales and royalties. With the release of Control Resonant in 2026, the outlook is positive: "We have all the ingredients to make this a successful year for Remedy." By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© GDC / Katelyn Tucker Photography Business GDC German Pavilion with 13 Exhibitors, Marking Slight Decline 13 companies are exhibiting at the German Pavilion at this year's GDC, one less that last year and four less than in 2024. Prominent studio names are missing from the list this year as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
2025 was MTG's most successful year ever, in terms of financials. That was largely driven by Secret Lair and Franchise cooperations like Avatar (Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast) Business 2025 Was Magic: The Gathering's Most Successful Financial Year Ever In 2025, Magic: The Gathering has driven Hasbro profits like never before. The company however is still reporting a loss per share, because the consumer products and entertainment sectors are down. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Picture by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd / gamescom asia Business Gamescom Asia Launches Early Bird Registration For Exhibitors The gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show will kick off for the second time in Bangkok at the end of October. Registration is now open for both trade visitors and consumers. Special rates are available until 2 June. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Rami Ismail © Ismail Products Rami Ismail: Why the Games Industry Is in a Very Bad State Rami Ismail is a leading figure in the global indie game scene. He argues that the industry's fear of risk stifles innovation. Indie developers still create fresh ideas but struggle to fund their games. Titles like his Australia Did It are rare exceptions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Products Jordan Mechner Presents German Version of Replay in Vienna Jordan Mechner's graphic novel memoir about his father's escape from the Holocaust receives a German version at Vermes-Verlag. Mechner will be in Vienna for a book reading at the Jüdisches Museum. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Goblin Sushi © Metaroot and Old Cake Factory Products Metaroot and Old Cake Factory Have Launched Goblin Sushi Metaroot and Old Cake Factory, two Swiss companies, have launched Goblin Sushi on PC (Steam), iOS and Android via Early Access on 9 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
2XKO © Riot Games Products Riot Games' 2XKO Has Not Gained the Necessary Momentum Riot Games is downsizing the team behind 2XKO. The free-to-play, two-on-two, tag-team-based fighting game has not attracted enough players "support a team of this size long term". By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Johannes Roth, Founder and Managing Director of Mimimi Games (Archive, 2017) © Mimimi Games Business How and Why Mimimi's Shadow Tactics Launches on Switch 2 The announcement of Shadow Tactics for Switch 2 at the most recent Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase came as a surprise, given that the development studio Mimimi Games no longer exists. We spoke to Johannes Roth, Founder and MD of Mimimi, about this definitive console edition of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties © Sega Products Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Shortly after the franchise's 20th anniversary, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and Sega serve up a remake of the third instalment, as well as a brand new story featuring Yoshitaka Mine, in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Remedy Entertainment © Remedy People Jean-Charles Gaudechon is the CEO of Remedy Entertainment Remedy Entertainment's Board of Directors has appointed Jean-Charles Gaudechon as CEO, effective from 1 March 2026. Markus Mäki, the interim CEO and co-founder, will continue in his current role until Gaudechon begins his tenure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
