Products Nintendo Announced New Mobile Game Pictonico! Slated for release on 28 May, Pictonico! is Nintendo's newest mobile game. It takes users' photos and builds Wario Ware like minigames around them. By Pascal Wagner •
Map Map - A Game About Maps is Pipapo's current project. The newly funded prototype is also about mapping (Pipapo) Funding Gamecity Hamburg Funds Map Map Successor and Four Other Prototypes The prototype funding session of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft's Gamecity Hamburg has awarded money to five studios: Pipapo Games, Odd Zeroes, Studio Gutheil, Chasmic Drop and Bird Outside Studio. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
PlayStation © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products Sony Raises Prices for PlayStation Plus Due to ongoing market conditions, Sony Interactive Entertainment is raising the price of PlayStation Plus for new customers in select regions, including Europe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes © Alt Shift, Dotemu, Universal Products & Experiences Products Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes There are only a handful of video games based on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. However, in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, Alt Shift and Dotemu showcase the series' suitability for an FTL-style tactical survival roguelite. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Forza Horizon 6 © Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios Products Forza Horizon 6 With Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios continue one of their most successful franchises. This time, players embark on a journey to a stunning recreation of Japan, complete with the excellent vehicle handling and spectacular graphics that the series is known for. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Products Strictly Limited and Gentle Troll Collaborate For Physical Switch Edition of Tavern Talk Together with Strictly Limited, Gentle Troll Entertainment is extending the marketing of its hit game Tavern Talk. The Complete Edition will be released as a limited-time, pre-order-only physical release for the Switch in three versions. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Steam Bans Japanese Adult Horror Title This Game Is Not Real From Release Japanese developer ruuya1124 announced that their game, which had garnered 24,000 wishlists on Steam already, would not be able to release there, likely because of mature content. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Subnautica 2 © Unknown Worlds Entertainment Products Subnautica 2 Subnautica 2 amassed five million wishlist entries, and 12 hours after its Early Access launch, sales had already surpassed two million. The game has taken the gaming world by storm, with an impressive 467,582 concurrent players on Steam. But what is behind this phenomenon? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Glow in the dark Lego building is part of the event. (World of Bricks) Products World of Bricks Comes to Munich on 27 May World of Bricks comes from Austria to Bavaria: From 27 May to 6 June, the Lego building expo, experience and market event takes place at Pineapple Park next to the Hirschgarten. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
007 First Light Launch-Event © Plaion / PietSmiet / IO Interactive Events 007 First Light Launch-Event in Hamburg The Plaion GSA team is hosting an IO Interactive launch event for 007: First Light on 26 May at Xperion in Hamburg. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The sex toy project "Cute Little Fuckers" by Step Tranovich was funded through Kickstarter in 2020. It could not be posted there in 2026 anymore (Step Tranovich) Products Kickstarter Implements Restrictions on Adult Content Kickstarter is banning funding of adult projects through its platform since this week. The ban includes peculiar guiderails for some sex toys but not others, and crucially for artists and game devs forbids depiction and textual use of pornographic content or "derogatory terminology". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dead As Disco © Brain Jar Games Products Dead As Disco After racking up over 300 million views and more than a million demo players, Brain Jar Games' rhythm-driven beat 'em up Dead As Disco was released in Early Access. Within a week, sales had surpassed 200,000. A great success for an exceptional game! By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
