Thomas Rössig (left) and Thorsten Hamdorf are looking for a third founder. © Rössig; Hamdorf Business Hamdorf and Rössig Aim to Found “Indie Studio Builder” Playing Mantis CEO Thomas Rössig and marketing veteran Thorsten Hamdorf are looking to found a "butler" company for indies, helping bring games from concept to release as fractional CxOs for these studios. They are currently seeking a third founder. Thomas Rössig, CEO and founder of Playing Mantis Studio, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
UnternehmerTUM's comprehensive services also include Munich Urban Colab, where founders can work on their ideas and prototypes. © Constantin Mirbach/UnternehmerTUM Business UnternehmerTUM Establishes Gaming Initiative and Seeks Head of Gaming The start-up platform UnternehmerTUM is planning a game tech initiative. Founded in 2002 by Entrepreneur and major BMW shareholder Susanne Klatten, the company is currently looking for a Head of Gaming to build the flagship program from the scratch. UnternehmerTUM's new gaming initiative is being developed as part By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nordic Game Awards @ NG25 Spring © Tomas Lissåker, Smallfield Photo Business Nordic Game Launched Call for Speakers NG26 Spring (Nordic Game) will take place again in Malmö at the end of May 2026. The organisers have now announced the first confirmed speakers and opened the call for speakers. The next Nordic Game conference will take place in Malmö from 26 to 29 May 2026. Once again, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov. © AppMagic People AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov: "PC Market Lacks a True, Unified Analytics Solution" With data company AppMagic's new Steam Analysis launching this month, we talked to CEO Max Samorukov about the difficulties of breaking into data acquisition on different platforms, the history of AppMagic and developer's needs for consistent data for their platforms of choice. This October, data aggregation By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Current Amigo leadership Joachim Ulbricht (left) and Alexander Jost. © Amigo Business Amigo's US Subsidiary Shuts Down Due to Tariffs Amigo Games, the US branch of German board game company Amigo Spiele + Freizeit, ceases operation. CEO Alexander Jost shares that fluctuating production costs, especially after Trump's tariffs, made the company unviable. Amigo Games Inc., the US subsidiary of German board game company Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Pokémon Legends Z-A © The Pokémon Company International Products Pokémon Legends Z-A Real-time battles in Pokémon? In Pokémon Legends Z-A, trainers can control their Pokémon directly in battles for the first time ever, giving them direct commands. But that's not all - there are even more new features! When the first Pokémon games were released on the Game Boy in By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment / RoadCraft © Sardin, Pullup Entertainment / Saber & Focus Business Pullup Entertainment Reports Second-Best First-Half in the Group's History With revenue of €132.6 million for the first half of 2025/26, Pullup Entertainment (formerly Focus Entertainment) reports its second-best first half ever, behind only last year's results. New releases performed solidly, while the back catalogue remained strong. French publisher Pullup Entertainment has reported its unaudited revenue By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
BIG and LevlUp Join Forces © BIG Esports BIG and LevlUp Join Forces Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced a partnership with LevlUp, one of Europe's leading gaming drink brands. As well as community events, social media activations and promotions, LevlUp will also support BIG's boot camp to promote young esports talent. Founded in Germany in 2018, LevlUp quickly By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era © Hooded Horse, Ubisoft, Unfrozen Products Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Hits One Million Wishlists Hooded Horse and Unfrozen have announced that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has achieved a major milestone following the release of the public demo. The game has now been added to over 1,000,000 wishlists, making it the 15th most wishlisted game on Steam. Since its release, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Christian Hoppenstedt and Manuela Schiffner, both members of the jury, with winner Pauline Lechner (center) © Tamara Eda Temuçi Business Mascot for Games Hub Hessen Takes Shape The Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt (Frankfurt Economic Development Agency) and Games Hub Hessen announced the winner of the mascot competition at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Pauline Lechler is a master's student at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in the field of animation and games. Although some of Germany's By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Polaris Convention 2025 © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Rolf Otzipka Business About 50,000 People Attend the Polaris Convention 2025 The Polaris Convention 2025 attracted around 50,000 people to the Hamburg Messe und Congress exhibition centre last weekend. This represents a growth in attendance at the event this year. From 10 to 12 October 2025, around 50,000 people, including 400 exhibitors and over 1,000 creators, attended the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Genshin Impact Miliastra Wonderland - Popular Stages © HoYoverse Products Genshin Impact Debuts UGC System in October It is well known that user-generated content (UGC) promotes community engagement, creativity and long-term player retention. HoYoverse's hugely successful game, Genshin Impact, will also be banking on UGC from 22 October onwards. The "Lune II" update for Genshin Impact will be released on 22 October, adding By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
