Rainbow Cotton Marcel Kleffmann May 03, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Rainbow Cotton © Inin Games Products Christoph Minnameier Unveils New Project Monster Mash The multi-award-winning German solo developer Christoph Minnameier has unveiled a new project, Monster Mesh. Minnameier, also known as Pig Knight Games, will also be speaking at the Open House at Gamerei on 13 August about puzzle games like his Dungeons of Dreadrock series. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products NullRef Entertainment Reaches Wishlist Milestone With Chop Chop Inc. NullRef Entertainment’s debut game, Chop Chop Inc., is maintaining its momentum: over the past two months or so, the number of wishlist entries has doubled to over 100,000. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Naoki Hamaguchi (right), director of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, was the surprise guest of the Fan Festival key note in Berlin (Square Enix) Products Square Enix Reveals FF XIV & VII Cooperation, Call for IP Collaboration At the Final Fantasy Fan Fest keynote in Berlin, FF XIV producer Naoki Yoshida and FF 7 Director Naoki Hamagutchi presented the collaboration of both teams for the MMO's content. Yoshida also introduced a new minigame aiming for outside franchise implementation. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Krafton @ gamescom 2026 © Krafton Business Krafton Broke Two Records for Revenue and Operating Profit in Q2 2026 In the second quarter of 2026, Krafton set records for both revenue and operating profit. Revenue grew by almost 95%. The South Korean company benefited from the successful launch of Subnautica 2 and the ongoing strong performance of the PUBG franchise. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read gamescom EUROPOL, UNHCR and more: gamescom congress 2026 Reveals First Speakers With a stand-out first selection of speakers and topics about human rights, online security and a keynote about gaming in refugee camps, the gamescom congress has shared its first program points. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The German Animal Welfare Federation (Tierschutzbund) will bring their own Fortnite map Animal Rescue Tycoon (Tierschutzbund) gamescom German Animal Welfare Federation Announced first gamescom Presence For the first time ever, the German Animal Welfare Federation (Tierschutzbund) is at gamescom 2026. They'll present their own Fortnite map, creator areas and info on animal welfare. By Pascal Wagner • Inon Zur, composer of the Fallout series, Starfield, Dragon Age and more (Zur) People G+ Game Music Makers: Inon Zur He made the soundtrack to Fallout, Syberia and Starfield: Legendary composer Inon Zur from Los Angeles is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read R6 Central Combine Finals © eosAndy Esports R6 Central Combine Finals at Ubisoft Düsseldorf Last weekend saw the R6 Central Combine Finals take place at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, complete with a host of additional activities. Team Pannuhuone won the championship title and €10,000 in prize money in the finals. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Wuchang: Fallen Feathers © 505 Game Business 505 Games Continues the Wuchang Series; Digital Bros Opens a Subsidiary in Chengdu 505 Games and Indolphinity, a Chinese game development studio founded by Xia Siyuan, jointly announced that they have entered into a development and publishing agreement for a new chapter of the Wuchang series. Digital Bros Group is set to establish a dedicated subsidiary in Chengdu. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Christoph Minnameier Unveils New Project Monster Mash The multi-award-winning German solo developer Christoph Minnameier has unveiled a new project, Monster Mesh. Minnameier, also known as Pig Knight Games, will also be speaking at the Open House at Gamerei on 13 August about puzzle games like his Dungeons of Dreadrock series. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products NullRef Entertainment Reaches Wishlist Milestone With Chop Chop Inc. NullRef Entertainment’s debut game, Chop Chop Inc., is maintaining its momentum: over the past two months or so, the number of wishlist entries has doubled to over 100,000. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Naoki Hamaguchi (right), director of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, was the surprise guest of the Fan Festival key note in Berlin (Square Enix) Products Square Enix Reveals FF XIV & VII Cooperation, Call for IP Collaboration At the Final Fantasy Fan Fest keynote in Berlin, FF XIV producer Naoki Yoshida and FF 7 Director Naoki Hamagutchi presented the collaboration of both teams for the MMO's content. Yoshida also introduced a new minigame aiming for outside franchise implementation. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Krafton @ gamescom 2026 © Krafton Business Krafton Broke Two Records for Revenue and Operating Profit in Q2 2026 In the second quarter of 2026, Krafton set records for both revenue and operating profit. Revenue grew by almost 95%. The South Korean company benefited from the successful launch of Subnautica 2 and the ongoing strong performance of the PUBG franchise. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom EUROPOL, UNHCR and more: gamescom congress 2026 Reveals First Speakers With a stand-out first selection of speakers and topics about human rights, online security and a keynote about gaming in refugee camps, the gamescom congress has shared its first program points. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The German Animal Welfare Federation (Tierschutzbund) will bring their own Fortnite map Animal Rescue Tycoon (Tierschutzbund) gamescom German Animal Welfare Federation Announced first gamescom Presence For the first time ever, the German Animal Welfare Federation (Tierschutzbund) is at gamescom 2026. They'll present their own Fortnite map, creator areas and info on animal welfare. By Pascal Wagner •
Inon Zur, composer of the Fallout series, Starfield, Dragon Age and more (Zur) People G+ Game Music Makers: Inon Zur He made the soundtrack to Fallout, Syberia and Starfield: Legendary composer Inon Zur from Los Angeles is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
R6 Central Combine Finals © eosAndy Esports R6 Central Combine Finals at Ubisoft Düsseldorf Last weekend saw the R6 Central Combine Finals take place at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, complete with a host of additional activities. Team Pannuhuone won the championship title and €10,000 in prize money in the finals. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers © 505 Game Business 505 Games Continues the Wuchang Series; Digital Bros Opens a Subsidiary in Chengdu 505 Games and Indolphinity, a Chinese game development studio founded by Xia Siyuan, jointly announced that they have entered into a development and publishing agreement for a new chapter of the Wuchang series. Digital Bros Group is set to establish a dedicated subsidiary in Chengdu. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
