How to Avoid Trouble with Germany's Minor Protection as a Games Exhibitor Pascal Wagner July 28, 2025 – 5 min read Share this post Marek Brunner, Chief of Testing at USK, gives tipps and information for exhibitors not yet familiar with German Minor Protection requirements. © USK, Marek Brunner Business GDC State of the Industry Survey Moves to November The GDC State of the Industry Survey by Informa moves from January to November releases, meaning it is open for answers now for the second time in 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Finnish Game Studio MiTale Starts Transmedia Publishing MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read CygamesEdge © Cygames Business Cygames Launched New Brand CygamesEdge Tokyo-based video game publisher and developer Cygames has launched CygamesEdge, a new brand focused on small- and medium-sized projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Audanika © Grace Cloud Funding Federal Funding Goes to Grace Cloud Grace Cloud, based in Geschwenda, Thuringia, has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for its "Symphony of Gifts" prototype. This is the company's first grant to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 © Cold Iron Studios, Daybreak Game Company, 20th Century Games Products Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Five years on from its predecessor, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a third-person horde shooter in which players can join forces to combat xeno threats. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read (Cherry Xtrfy) Products Cherry and Spark Announce Cooperation German peripheral maker Cherry and Quebecoise wireless communication company Spark have announced their cooperation through "the worlds first ultra wideband keyboard", which operates wireless outside of the 2.4 GHz band. By Pascal Wagner • Daily GamesMarket Daily - 7 September 2026: TIGA Tax Credits, Sales Numbers for Onimusha, Exit 8 & Dawnwalker, Puzzlez & more TIGA is asking for better Expenditure Credits in the UK, Daedalic launches a new DLC for Star Trek, and we got strong sales numbers from several titles today. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown © Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite Products Q Trials and Equinox DLC for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite have announced the next steps for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. The free 'Q Trials' game mode and the 'Equinox' DLC are set to launch in early October. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA © TIGA Products TIGA Calls on the UK Government to Enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit TIGA, the trade association representing the UK's video games industry, has urged the government to enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) scheme as a means of stimulating economic growth. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business GDC State of the Industry Survey Moves to November The GDC State of the Industry Survey by Informa moves from January to November releases, meaning it is open for answers now for the second time in 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Finnish Game Studio MiTale Starts Transmedia Publishing MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
CygamesEdge © Cygames Business Cygames Launched New Brand CygamesEdge Tokyo-based video game publisher and developer Cygames has launched CygamesEdge, a new brand focused on small- and medium-sized projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Audanika © Grace Cloud Funding Federal Funding Goes to Grace Cloud Grace Cloud, based in Geschwenda, Thuringia, has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for its "Symphony of Gifts" prototype. This is the company's first grant to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 © Cold Iron Studios, Daybreak Game Company, 20th Century Games Products Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Five years on from its predecessor, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a third-person horde shooter in which players can join forces to combat xeno threats. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
(Cherry Xtrfy) Products Cherry and Spark Announce Cooperation German peripheral maker Cherry and Quebecoise wireless communication company Spark have announced their cooperation through "the worlds first ultra wideband keyboard", which operates wireless outside of the 2.4 GHz band. By Pascal Wagner •
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 7 September 2026: TIGA Tax Credits, Sales Numbers for Onimusha, Exit 8 & Dawnwalker, Puzzlez & more TIGA is asking for better Expenditure Credits in the UK, Daedalic launches a new DLC for Star Trek, and we got strong sales numbers from several titles today. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
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Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA © TIGA Products TIGA Calls on the UK Government to Enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit TIGA, the trade association representing the UK's video games industry, has urged the government to enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) scheme as a means of stimulating economic growth. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
