Spielend gesund tagt in Heidelberg Tim Pototzki October 23, 2012 – 1 min read Share this post © None Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read People Fair Play Democracy Steps Into the Light With Open Letter Fair Play Democracy, an alliance of academics and serious game makers together with over 50 signatories from games, politics, media and civil society is calling for games to use their power and possibilities to fight against anti-democratic sentiments. Everyone can now co-sign the open letter. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Daniel Budiman (left, RBTV) and Maik Reichelt (ByteRockers' Games) People ByteRockers' and RBTV Debut Docuseries Indie Made Showing how games "outside the mainstream" are made: Daniel Budiman of Rocket Beans and Maik Reichelt of ByteRockers' have kicked off their new joint documentary series at caggtus 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Nordic Game 25 Masterclass © Nordic Game Events Speakers for the Nordic Game 26 Masterclass Revealed The Masterclass returns to Nordic Game Spring on Friday 29 May 2026 at the Slagthuset venue in Malmö. Curated by Mighty Diamonds, it's a full-day programme offering hands-on workshops for students and indie developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read A "Zeche" wherever they go: Björn and Jennifer Pankratz are Pithead Studios (Pithead). People Pithead Studio: Realising Our First "Indie" Game Pithead Studio alias Björn and Jennifer Pankratz have released their first new game after Piranha Bytes on Friday, as a shadowdrop on Caggtus' Webedia FYNG show. We talked to them about being just the two of them again and what they wanted to bring back with Cralon. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read 007 First Light © IO Interactive & Amazon MGM Studios Products 007 First Light Title Song by Lana Del Rey and David Arnold During the BAFTA Game Awards ceremony held in London, IO Interactive, the Danish developer and publisher behind the Hitman franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios revealed the title sequence of 007 First Light. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Replaced © Sad Cat Studios, Nova Assembly, Thunderful Products Replaced From Sad Cat Studios and Thunderful, Replaced unleashes a stylish audiovisual force that is hard to escape. It's no wonder this game was on over a million wishlists. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
People Fair Play Democracy Steps Into the Light With Open Letter Fair Play Democracy, an alliance of academics and serious game makers together with over 50 signatories from games, politics, media and civil society is calling for games to use their power and possibilities to fight against anti-democratic sentiments. Everyone can now co-sign the open letter. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Daniel Budiman (left, RBTV) and Maik Reichelt (ByteRockers' Games) People ByteRockers' and RBTV Debut Docuseries Indie Made Showing how games "outside the mainstream" are made: Daniel Budiman of Rocket Beans and Maik Reichelt of ByteRockers' have kicked off their new joint documentary series at caggtus 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nordic Game 25 Masterclass © Nordic Game Events Speakers for the Nordic Game 26 Masterclass Revealed The Masterclass returns to Nordic Game Spring on Friday 29 May 2026 at the Slagthuset venue in Malmö. Curated by Mighty Diamonds, it's a full-day programme offering hands-on workshops for students and indie developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A "Zeche" wherever they go: Björn and Jennifer Pankratz are Pithead Studios (Pithead). People Pithead Studio: Realising Our First "Indie" Game Pithead Studio alias Björn and Jennifer Pankratz have released their first new game after Piranha Bytes on Friday, as a shadowdrop on Caggtus' Webedia FYNG show. We talked to them about being just the two of them again and what they wanted to bring back with Cralon. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
007 First Light © IO Interactive & Amazon MGM Studios Products 007 First Light Title Song by Lana Del Rey and David Arnold During the BAFTA Game Awards ceremony held in London, IO Interactive, the Danish developer and publisher behind the Hitman franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios revealed the title sequence of 007 First Light. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Replaced © Sad Cat Studios, Nova Assembly, Thunderful Products Replaced From Sad Cat Studios and Thunderful, Replaced unleashes a stylish audiovisual force that is hard to escape. It's no wonder this game was on over a million wishlists. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
