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Business

Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam

The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Sustainable Games Alliance Highlights Power-Saving Plugins for Unreal, Unity, and Godot

SGA is celebrating another success with the release of three plug-ins for game engines that improve the energy efficiency of games. The plug-ins were developed by German developers Hauke Thießen, Oliver Stock and Ashe Foltin in collaboration with the SGA Energy Efficiency Network.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Interview: Coherence 2.0 and 'The Democratisation of Multiplayer Development'

Coherence 2.0, the next major release of coherence's multiplayer engine and hosting platform, was released late last year. We spoke to Dino Patti, the company's CEO and co-founder, about the democratisation of multiplayer development, engine integration, and the importance of multiplayer in general.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 13 min read

People

This is the Main Jury Who Decided the Best German Games of 2026

The winners of the DCP are decided; we just don't know who they are yet. Yesterday and today, the Main Jury of the German Computer Game Award has gathered and ruled over the fate of this year's best German games.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Unity Sunsets ironSource Ads Network and Wants to Sell Supersonic

Alongside its preliminary first-quarter results, Unity has announced two major initiatives. The ironSource Ads Network is being phased out, and Unity is seeking a buyer for its publishing division, Supersonic.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Sony Raises PlayStation 5 Prices

Sony is raising the price of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro consoles worldwide. In Europe, the price will increase by €100. The new prices will take effect on 2 April 2026. The company cites "pressures in the global economic landscape" as the reason for the increase.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

VG Wort Now Includes Boardgame Authors, Royalties for Game Materials

The German VG Wort, collecting society for authors, now uses the board game database of of the Altenburg Game Archive and releases royalties for board game authors. Spiele-Autoren-Zunft demands funding for the continued database maintenance from the Federal Government.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

IIDEA Launches First Playable Coaching Programme for Emerging Developers

With the aim of helping up-and-coming developers make the best possible impression at First Playables, the Italian industry association IIDEA has launched a coaching programme; between late March and early June, 12 coaches will be offering free one-to-one online coaching sessions.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Products

Super Meat Boy 3D Releases 31 March, Physical Releases Come 30 June

The two Northrhine-Westphalian companies Sluggerfly and Headup are releasing Super Meat Boy 3D at the end of this month. The 3D version of the snappy precision platformers comes out for all platforms. Meridiem produces physical NSW2 ans PS5 versions in June.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read