Cat Quest III Marcel Kleffmann August 07, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Cats and Pirates in Cat Quest III © The Gentlebros / Kepler Interactive Anomaly President © Phew Phew Games, Gamedev.ist and Gamersky Games. Products Anomaly President In Anomaly President, the second game from Turkish developer Phew Phew Games, players take on the role of a presidential candidate. By day, they try to win over the hearts of the people; by night, they become a fast-paced, hack-and-slash vigilante warrior. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Products Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest. By Pascal Wagner • Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Annual Report of the German Games Industry 2026 © game – The German Games Industry Association Business Sentiment Within the German Games Industry is Improving The game association has published its annual report on the German games industry for 2026. According to the industry barometer, a higher proportion of companies expect the industry to develop positively than in the previous year. However, negative assessments still slightly outnumber positive ones. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Campus 7th Wavelab Incubator Seeks Media & Gaming Start-Ups The Wavelab Incubator at Munich University of Music and Performing Arts has opened submissions from the fields of music, arts, game & media tech. Applications can be submitted until 22 September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Picture by BAFTA/Marc Hoberman Awards Submissions for 2027 BAFTA Games Awards Opened With Rule Changes The next BAFTA Games Awards will be presented in London on 14 April 2027. Games can be submitted for these prestigious awards from now until 18 September. However, there have been some changes to the rules. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Square Enix / Swipe Right) Business Swipe Right has Taken Over PR for Square Enix Europe Swipe Right has gotten the contract for Square Enix Europe's PR agency. The UK agency will be at gamescom for a first big stop. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read gamescom Webedia Unveils Mercedes-Benz at gamescom 2026 Booth Partner The car maker Mercedes-Benz will be main partner of Webedia's GameStar FYNG City booth at gamescom's entertainment area. It will also be featured prominently in the live stream. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (Background: KoelnMesse) gamescom Arriving at gamescom: Your Guide for Train, Plane and Car Your gamescom experience starts long before the fair begins, and arriving at the event can be an adventure in and of itself. To make your arrival smoother, we collected the best and easiest way to arrive, whether you come by train, by airplane or by car. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Anomaly President © Phew Phew Games, Gamedev.ist and Gamersky Games. Products Anomaly President In Anomaly President, the second game from Turkish developer Phew Phew Games, players take on the role of a presidential candidate. By day, they try to win over the hearts of the people; by night, they become a fast-paced, hack-and-slash vigilante warrior. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest. By Pascal Wagner •
Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Annual Report of the German Games Industry 2026 © game – The German Games Industry Association Business Sentiment Within the German Games Industry is Improving The game association has published its annual report on the German games industry for 2026. According to the industry barometer, a higher proportion of companies expect the industry to develop positively than in the previous year. However, negative assessments still slightly outnumber positive ones. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Campus 7th Wavelab Incubator Seeks Media & Gaming Start-Ups The Wavelab Incubator at Munich University of Music and Performing Arts has opened submissions from the fields of music, arts, game & media tech. Applications can be submitted until 22 September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture by BAFTA/Marc Hoberman Awards Submissions for 2027 BAFTA Games Awards Opened With Rule Changes The next BAFTA Games Awards will be presented in London on 14 April 2027. Games can be submitted for these prestigious awards from now until 18 September. However, there have been some changes to the rules. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Square Enix / Swipe Right) Business Swipe Right has Taken Over PR for Square Enix Europe Swipe Right has gotten the contract for Square Enix Europe's PR agency. The UK agency will be at gamescom for a first big stop. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
gamescom Webedia Unveils Mercedes-Benz at gamescom 2026 Booth Partner The car maker Mercedes-Benz will be main partner of Webedia's GameStar FYNG City booth at gamescom's entertainment area. It will also be featured prominently in the live stream. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Background: KoelnMesse) gamescom Arriving at gamescom: Your Guide for Train, Plane and Car Your gamescom experience starts long before the fair begins, and arriving at the event can be an adventure in and of itself. To make your arrival smoother, we collected the best and easiest way to arrive, whether you come by train, by airplane or by car. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
