From left to right: Clemens Mayer-Wegelin, Sandro Heuberger, Lars Janssen, Maxi Graeff, Benedikt Grindel © Franziska Krug for game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business Game Members Elect New Board At their general meeting in Berlin today, the members of game - the German Games Industry Association elected a new board of directors as part of their regular rotation. Three of the previous five board members did not stand for re-election due to career changes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Flamehead Games team photo (from left to right and from the top to the bottom): Luca Schmidt (Programming and Game Design), Julian Seidel (VFX and Game Design), Jan-Ivo Lattek (Animation and Character Rigging), Anica Gritzki (Game and Concept Art), Jennifer Seeber (Managing Director, Game Art and Concept Art) and Lucas Thieme (Game Design and Marketing). All six are co-founders of Flamehead Games © Flamehead Games Business Flamehead Games' Fresh Take on the Classic Tower Defense Formula Flamehead Games made a strong impression at the German Computer Game Awards 2026 with Cards & Cannons. We spoke to the young studio about their humble beginnings, the support they received, and their innovative ideas, such as deck-building elements despite this not originally being part of the plan. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Business Motek Production Plans GSA Focussed Showcase GamingUp During Gamescom The GamingUp Showcase is set to take place during gamescom. Whilst the focus will be on indie games, selected major titles will also be featured. Many details have yet to be finalised. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Payer, Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott, and Guido Lübke (from left to right) founded CipSoft 25 years ago and celebrate the anniversary | Picture: CipSoft Business 25 Years of CipSoft: Getting a Bit Better Every Year CipSoft, one of Germany’s longest-standing and most successful studios, which has won numerous awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Co-founder and Managing Director Stephan Vogler explains how the company continues to improve and why it is, and can be, optimistic about the future. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read
Stop Killing Games Warns EU Commission of Misdirection In an Open Letter to EU Commission officials, Stop Killing Games claims game lobby associations are misdirecting the actual goal of the initiative to influence the upcoming decision on 16 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Pixelgrüne Call for Public Funding for Computerspielmuseum and Its Relocation to House of Games In an open letter, Pixelgrüne has called for public funding for the Computer Games Museum Berlin. The museum should also become part of the House of Games. The letter with 40 initial signatories is addressed to Federal Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer and the Berlin Senate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Also Returning to Console Exclusives At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft announced that it would be focusing on exclusive games for Xbox consoles again, in order to strengthen its hardware ecosystem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Adrian Kaiser is Head of Comms at rokaplay. Business Is Wishlist Velocity the Next Big Steam Meta? Valve has just revamped large parts of the Steam store, and now both the trailer and how many wishlists a game gathers in a certain timeframe matter significantly more than before. Adrian Kaiser, Head of Comms for rokaplay, explains the huge ramifications this has for developers. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read
Black Screen Records at DoKomi 2026 (Sebastian Igel) Business 2026 was Black Screen Records' Best DoKomi Vinyl company Black Screen Records has had its best DoKomi this year, with 50% more revenue than in 2025. Bestsellers included the soundtracks to Clair Obscur by Sandfall and the NieR series of Yoko Taro. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore © Jussi Ratilainen Business Metacore Shutters German and Swedish Locations, 159 Layoffs in Finland As part of the acquisition through Supercell, Metacore is not only laying off 159 people in Finland, but is fully shuttering operations in its Germany and Sweden offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Arizona Sunshine, one of their best-known VR titles. (Vertigo Games) VR-XR-MR Vertigo Games Shutters Amsterdam Studio, Formerly Force Field Plaion daughter Vertigo Games has announced the closure of its Amsterdam office, the former Force Field Entertainment. CEO Richard Stitselaar says that "the VR market remains a challenging space". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Close, but no AI (yet): Mr Potato Head Chips Cheesie Onionton (Hasbro) Tabletop Hasbro's Launches AI Studio to Control How Its Brands are Portrayed in Generated Content With Sixth Wall, Hasbro wants to take control over how its brand characters are portrayed by genAI. The new studio partners with ElevenLabs to license twelve Hasbro characters to their AI marketplace - all from the toy and boardgame section. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
