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How Blue Backpack Marketed Constance After Silksong
Robert May is CEO of Blue Backpack, who made Constance. Their marketing referenced the genre behemoth Silksong out of necessity (Blue Backpack/Team Cherry)
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How Blue Backpack Marketed Constance After Silksong

Constance is a tremendous Metroidvania from Berlin that released two months after Hollow Knight: Silksong. What did that do with the reception and marketing of the game? We talked to Robert May, CEO of Blue Backpack, about metroidvanias post-Silksong and working with Japanese publisher Parco.
By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Interview: The Largest Project in Daedalic's Publishing History to Date
Jonas Hüsges, COO, Daedalic Entertainment / Patrick Streppel, Founder and CEO, gameXcite GmbH and Chief Product Officer, Jumpgate AB © Daedalic / Jumpgate
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Interview: The Largest Project in Daedalic's Publishing History to Date

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is the largest project in Daedalic's publishing history to date. The developer, gameXcite, has grown from six to eighteen employees thanks to funding and its own efforts. An interview with Jonas Hüsges (Daedalic's COO) and Patrick Streppel (gameXcite's CEO).
By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?
Baden-Württemberg's State Parliament is elected on 8 March 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (State Parliament licence-free from Wikipedia/Mike Ax/PlayStation)
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2026 Elections in Baden-Württemberg: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With Baden-Württemberg state elections coming in March, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. Both currently governing parties have plans for the games funding through MFG, while the most elaborate plans come from the FDP.
By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?
Berlin's House of Representatives is elected on 20 September 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin/PlayStation)
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2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming?

With the state elections coming in September in Germany's 'games capital' Berlin, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. So far, the Greens have positioned themselves strongly for studios, the House of Games and XR, while the CDU do not mention games at all.
By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review"
Discord is currently clarifying a lot of questions regarding their age verification, but several questions emerge with new information given (Discord)
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Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review"

In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments.
By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read