Still Wakes the Deep Marcel Kleffmann June 11, 2024 – 1 min read Share this post © Sumo (Square Enix, Disney & Pixar) Products Kingdom Hearts IV Releases 2027, Animated Series to Come At the D23 Disney festival, Square Enix and Disney announced the release time frame for Kingdom Hearts IV, as well as an animated series for Kingdom Hearts. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Tabletop Lorcana Introduces Premium Collector Boosters Following Magic: The Gathering's example, Disney Lorcana has introduced collector boosters for the Into the Inkdark set releasing in Q1 2027. Chase cards include serialised new Rarity types. Prices are not yet known. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls © Arc System Works, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Products Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls It's been a while since any fighting games featuring Marvel characters were released – the last one being Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite in 2017. However, this is about to change with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls from fighting game experts Arc System Works and Sony Interactive Entertainment. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read (Background: gamescom congress 2025) gamescom gamescom 2026: Politicians on Site (Update) Which politicians will be at gamescom, representing their state or region? From the highest European and German politicians to representatives from important games production regions all around the world, you can find every confirmed politician here. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Politics Green Party To Attend gamescom 2026 in Force The German Greens will be very present at gamescom this year. Pixel Greens will be on site with almost the entire board, while Benni Adjei from Bavaria, Viviane Triems from Brandenburg and Thomas Schäfer from BAG DigiMe attend as well. MdB Andrea Lübcke participates in gamescom congress. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read TwitchCon Europe Returns to Berlin in 2027 Eight years after the very first TwitchCon Europe, the European edition of the creator festival is returning to the German capital. Not much information is available yet, but the dates have been confirmed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Professor Greta Hoffmann is one of the people behind the Raw Talent booth (TH Köln/Hoffmann) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Greta Hoffmann is Professor of Game Design with a focus on Independent Games at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln. We portray her in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Campus AKGWDS Views Abolition of Physical Games Media with Concern The Working Group on the Humanities and Digital Games (AKGWDS), the biggest scholarly games association in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has posted an open letter with demands on how to better the situation of games archiving in the wake of the Sony Disc and EU initiative situations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Christian Mahnke, founder and CEO of EarReality gamescom EarReality Showcases Audio Games and Its Platform Twist Tales at Cinemo and ARD EarReality is showcasing its platform for interactive audiobooks and audio games at gamescom. At both the ARD booth and that of in-car infotainment specialist Cinemo, the studios shows how games work without a screen, thanks to its no-code engine Twist and the Twist Tales platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Square Enix, Disney & Pixar) Products Kingdom Hearts IV Releases 2027, Animated Series to Come At the D23 Disney festival, Square Enix and Disney announced the release time frame for Kingdom Hearts IV, as well as an animated series for Kingdom Hearts. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tabletop Lorcana Introduces Premium Collector Boosters Following Magic: The Gathering's example, Disney Lorcana has introduced collector boosters for the Into the Inkdark set releasing in Q1 2027. Chase cards include serialised new Rarity types. Prices are not yet known. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls © Arc System Works, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Products Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls It's been a while since any fighting games featuring Marvel characters were released – the last one being Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite in 2017. However, this is about to change with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls from fighting game experts Arc System Works and Sony Interactive Entertainment. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
(Background: gamescom congress 2025) gamescom gamescom 2026: Politicians on Site (Update) Which politicians will be at gamescom, representing their state or region? From the highest European and German politicians to representatives from important games production regions all around the world, you can find every confirmed politician here. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Politics Green Party To Attend gamescom 2026 in Force The German Greens will be very present at gamescom this year. Pixel Greens will be on site with almost the entire board, while Benni Adjei from Bavaria, Viviane Triems from Brandenburg and Thomas Schäfer from BAG DigiMe attend as well. MdB Andrea Lübcke participates in gamescom congress. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
TwitchCon Europe Returns to Berlin in 2027 Eight years after the very first TwitchCon Europe, the European edition of the creator festival is returning to the German capital. Not much information is available yet, but the dates have been confirmed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Professor Greta Hoffmann is one of the people behind the Raw Talent booth (TH Köln/Hoffmann) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Greta Hoffmann is Professor of Game Design with a focus on Independent Games at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln. We portray her in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Campus AKGWDS Views Abolition of Physical Games Media with Concern The Working Group on the Humanities and Digital Games (AKGWDS), the biggest scholarly games association in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has posted an open letter with demands on how to better the situation of games archiving in the wake of the Sony Disc and EU initiative situations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Christian Mahnke, founder and CEO of EarReality gamescom EarReality Showcases Audio Games and Its Platform Twist Tales at Cinemo and ARD EarReality is showcasing its platform for interactive audiobooks and audio games at gamescom. At both the ARD booth and that of in-car infotainment specialist Cinemo, the studios shows how games work without a screen, thanks to its no-code engine Twist and the Twist Tales platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
