Venice After Dark, Cralon and Corsair Cove were the stars of the show (Artex/Pithead/Limbic) Products Limbic's New City Builder Corsair Cove Debuts at FYNG, Two German Games Shadowdrop After Friday evening's FYNG show at caggtus Leipzig 2026, Cralon by Pithead and Venice After Dark by Weltenwandler, Artex and Sebastian Grünwald were spontaneously released. Limbic Entertainments new pirate city builder Corsair Cove has been newly announced as well. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products ITFS Announces Details of GameZone And Nominations for Animated Games Award Germany Once again this year, games are a key part of the Internationale Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart (ITFS; Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. The festival will feature the well-known GameZone, which will showcase the five games nominated for the Animated Games Award Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Spain’s Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun (centre), also attended the Mad Games Show | Picture by Mad Games Show Business AEVI And DEV Are Thrilled With Visitor Numbers of Second Mad Games Show With over 2,000 visitors, the second Mad Games Show was a resounding success. The Spanish industry associations involved in the project, AEVI and DEV, are pleased and consider the event to be well established. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien. (Dominik Butzmann/BMBFSFJ/photothek.de) People Family Minister Karin Prien Speaks at game Summer Festival 2026 On 9 June's Summer Festival of the game association, Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien will be guest speaker. Democracy education and reaching young people will be the topic of the day, followed by informal exchanges. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(DevGAMM) Events First Speakers for DevGAMM Gdansk 2026 Are Up Tom Kaczmarczyk of IndieBI, Kat Schreiber of Disobey, Danylo Hoshko of Activision Blizzard/Infinity Ward, Agnieszka Gałecka of 11 bit studios and Michał Gembicki of Bloober Team are the first announced speakers for DevGAMM Gdansk 2026. More submissions are still open. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
GameCamp Bayreuth 2025 (Lena Remmert) Events GameCamp Bayreuth 2026 Takes Place on 16-17 May The next "unconference" takes place in Bayreuth when the GameCamp is held on 16-17 May at University of Bayreuth. Anyone can spontaneously hold a talk, collaborate on lectures and workshops or even host a small game jam. Tickets are free. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Future Palace playing at Nexus 2025 (Anne Göthe) Events Second Nexus Festival Introduces Band Lineup - and Coldmirror Dead by April, Within Destruction, As December Falls, Grailknights - and Coldmirror: The second Nexus Festival in September has introduced the first bands and stars for the Nerd meets Rock meets Medieval Market event in Leipzig. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture by Koelnmesse GmbH, Thomas Klerx gamescom Void Interactive And Imirt Bring Three Irish Developers to Gamescom The Irish industry association Imirt and the Ready or Not studio Void Interactive have launched the Void Gamescom 2026 Scholarship. Three IMIRT members will be able to receive grants for travel and accommodation, as well as access to the trade fair and the Meet-to-Match platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture from DGA Homepage gamescom DGA Confirms Dutch Pavilion at Gamescom 2026 Following an initial survey of interest, the Dutch industry association DGA has confirmed the ‘Durch Pavilion’ at gamescom 2026. Whilst co-exhibitors are being sought for Cologne, preparations for Indogo in Rotterdam – the industry’s most important Dutch B2B event – are in full swing. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
(Polaris) Events Polaris Convention 2026 Ticket Sales Now Online Regular ticket sales for Polaris Con 2026 from 9-11 October are now online. A one-day ticket runs between 39-42€, with family options available for Sunday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Games for Families Expands by 40% in Mannheim At its first stop of the year, the Mannheim Maimarkt 2026, planetlan’s Games for Families roadshow will take place across a significantly larger area than last year. Over 250 products from more than 20 manufacturers will be on display. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Events GermanDevDays Opens Ticket Registration From now on, anyone interested can register for a ticket to this year’s GermanDevDays (GDD). However, tickets can only be purchased upon invitation. The programme itself has not yet been finalised, and proposals for talks can still be submitted. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
