Apple: Advanced Tools For Devs, New Child Safety Features For Parents, no New Siri For Europe As usual, news from the Apple ecosystem is coming thick and fast at WWDC26. Devs can look forward to more and better tools for marketing apps and games, whilst parents can expect improved parental controls – but not for IARC. And Europe will have to wait longer for Siri AI due to the DMA. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Business Motek Production Plans GSA Focussed Showcase GamingUp During Gamescom The GamingUp Showcase is set to take place during gamescom. Whilst the focus will be on indie games, selected major titles will also be featured. Many details have yet to be finalised. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 © Xbox / Microsoft Products Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Recap At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft presented Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution, as well as Senua, State of Decay 3 and the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition. There were also numerous third-party announcements, including titles from Atlus, Focus Entertainment, and Sega. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Stephan Payer, Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott, and Guido Lübke (from left to right) founded CipSoft 25 years ago and celebrate the anniversary | Picture: CipSoft Business 25 Years of CipSoft: Getting a Bit Better Every Year CipSoft, one of Germany’s longest-standing and most successful studios, which has won numerous awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Co-founder and Managing Director Stephan Vogler explains how the company continues to improve and why it is, and can be, optimistic about the future. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read
The team of GodotFest 2025 returns (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Events GodotFest 2026 Takes Place 3-4 November in Munich The second GodotFest will take place from 3 to 4 November 2026 at smartvillage in Munich Bogenhausen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
First Playable 2026 © IIDEA Events First Playable 2026: The Schedule The eighth edition of Italy's leading games business event, First Playable 2026, will take place in Florence from 10 to 12 June. Speakers and the programme have now been finalised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Events All Games from German Indie Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026 For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios from Germany, Austria and Switzerland that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Sprint by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake Starts Strong THQ Nordic has landed a major hit with the Gothic 1 Remake. The remake of the cult role-playing game had the second-best launch ever for the publisher on Steam in terms of concurrent users (CCU). As with the original game, the remake is particularly popular in Germany, Poland and Russia. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Stop Killing Games Warns EU Commission of Misdirection In an Open Letter to EU Commission officials, Stop Killing Games claims game lobby associations are misdirecting the actual goal of the initiative to influence the upcoming decision on 16 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Campus Finnish Society for Game Research and Neogames Award Best Game Studies Theses In their 2026 Game Thesis Competition, the Finnish Society for Game Research and games hub Neogames honoured Vilma Varismaa and Mikko Korpela from Tampere University as well as Sina Berger from the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Expeditions: Samurai © Campfire Cabal & THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Will Launch Expeditions: Samurai This Summer THQ Nordic's Expeditions series is set to continue this summer. Expeditions: Samurai, developed by Danish studio Campfire Cabal, will be released in Early Access this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
