Weekly Steam Charts: Two Pre-Release-Sales Loom Large

Business

Jumpgate Returns to Positive EBIT Thanks to Star Trek Voyager

Jumpgate has published its preliminary report for the first quarter of 2026 and has good news to share thanks to the successful launch of Star Trek Voyager – Across the Unknown: EBIT for the reporting period is positive. This success is also opening the door to new partnerships.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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

Business

Greaterthan Group Launched to Fund "Elite Creative Studios"

Industry veteran Simon Zhu has established the GreaterThan Group (GTG), a new video game company that will build and fund "elite creative studios". The first co-owned partner studios are Arcanaut, led by Casey Hudson; BulletFarm, led by David Vonderhaar; and MAGship, led by Masato Sakai.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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

Business

Jumpgate Returns to Positive EBIT Thanks to Star Trek Voyager

Jumpgate has published its preliminary report for the first quarter of 2026 and has good news to share thanks to the successful launch of Star Trek Voyager – Across the Unknown: EBIT for the reporting period is positive. This success is also opening the door to new partnerships.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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

People

DeVersity Brunch is Back With a New Crew

Musfira Naqvi, Xenia Semilovsky and Lena Fischer have taken over organisation of DeVersity Brunch and bringing it back on 7 June 2026: At Kulturzentrum Luise in Munich. Registration is now open.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Greaterthan Group Launched to Fund "Elite Creative Studios"

Industry veteran Simon Zhu has established the GreaterThan Group (GTG), a new video game company that will build and fund "elite creative studios". The first co-owned partner studios are Arcanaut, led by Casey Hudson; BulletFarm, led by David Vonderhaar; and MAGship, led by Masato Sakai.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

SNK Opens New Studio With Former Tekken Head Katsuhiro Harada

SNK Corporation has invested in a newly established game development studio founded by Katsuhiro Harada. Harada is best known for his time at Bandai Namco Entertainment, where he worked on the Tekken fighting game series.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read