If Hideo Kojima Played Football on PlayStation… Stephan Steininger July 04, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post © GM Products Pocketpair and Bushiroad Partner Up for Palworld Card Game A trading card game with collectable creatures? Palworld Official Card Game is in the works at TCG makers Bushiroad, Pocketpair has announced. The physical game will be released on 30 July 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball © The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International Products The Lego Group Reveals First Lego Pokémon Sets The first Lego Pokémon sets have been unveiled. Five Pokémon from the brand's 30-year history have been recreated using Lego bricks and will be released on 27 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products Pocketpair and Bushiroad Partner Up for Palworld Card Game A trading card game with collectable creatures? Palworld Official Card Game is in the works at TCG makers Bushiroad, Pocketpair has announced. The physical game will be released on 30 July 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown © Gamexcite and Daedalic Entertainment Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Scheduled for Release in February 2026 The Delta Quadrant can be explored sooner than expected. Gamexcite and Daedalic Entertainment are set to release Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in mid-February. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games © Future Friends Games People Thomas Reisenegger of Future Friends Games Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Second Edition of GamesGatheringGermany in Wiesbaden The second edition of GamesGatheringGermany is set to take place on 19 February 2026 at Assemble Entertainment in Wiesbaden. Anyone interested in participating in the nationwide networking initiative can register. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon ARC Raiders Sold Over 12.4 Million Units in Just Ten Weeks The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is a huge success for Embark Studios and Nexon. Within ten weeks of its release, the game had sold over 12.4 million copies and had nearly one million concurrent players in January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Pocketpair and Bushiroad Partner Up for Palworld Card Game A trading card game with collectable creatures? Palworld Official Card Game is in the works at TCG makers Bushiroad, Pocketpair has announced. The physical game will be released on 30 July 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball © The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International Products The Lego Group Reveals First Lego Pokémon Sets The first Lego Pokémon sets have been unveiled. Five Pokémon from the brand's 30-year history have been recreated using Lego bricks and will be released on 27 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Pocketpair and Bushiroad Partner Up for Palworld Card Game A trading card game with collectable creatures? Palworld Official Card Game is in the works at TCG makers Bushiroad, Pocketpair has announced. The physical game will be released on 30 July 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown © Gamexcite and Daedalic Entertainment Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Scheduled for Release in February 2026 The Delta Quadrant can be explored sooner than expected. Gamexcite and Daedalic Entertainment are set to release Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in mid-February. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games © Future Friends Games People Thomas Reisenegger of Future Friends Games Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, CEO and co-founder Future Friends Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products 1UP Launches Submissions for German Indie Showcase and Eases Workload for Studios Indie studios from Germany, Switzerland and Austria can now apply for a slot at the German Indie Showcase. Thanks to a new procedure, submitting an entry for the free showcase requires less advance work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Second Edition of GamesGatheringGermany in Wiesbaden The second edition of GamesGatheringGermany is set to take place on 19 February 2026 at Assemble Entertainment in Wiesbaden. Anyone interested in participating in the nationwide networking initiative can register. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon ARC Raiders Sold Over 12.4 Million Units in Just Ten Weeks The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is a huge success for Embark Studios and Nexon. Within ten weeks of its release, the game had sold over 12.4 million copies and had nearly one million concurrent players in January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
