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 Kreshnik Halili, CTO and Shareholder | Thorsten Feldmann, Managing Director of Thera Bytes © Thera Bytes Business Thera Bytes Refocuses on Co-Op Games and Secures €600,000 in Federal Funding German indie game studio Thera Bytes has completed a strategic and organisational realignment, focusing its future development on cooperative multiplayer games. Kreshnik Halili is leading the studio's technical direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games (Picture and Logo by Women in Games) Business Women in Games Establishes Its Europe HQ in Almería in Spain Women in Games is opening a new chapter and formally establishing Women in Games Europe (WiG Europe). The new European HQ in Spain is a commitment to building a stronger European presence and creating deeper connections across the continent. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Throne and Liberty © FirstSpark Games / NC Business Amazon Game Studios Will Stop Publishing Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark Amazon Game Studios has finally decided to part ways with two third-party MMOs: Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark, which the company had distributed in Western regions. NC (formerly NCsoft) will continue Throne and Liberty, while Smilegate will handle Lost Ark. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Creative Europe Media funded games at the Indie Arena Booth 2025 (Creative Europe Desk) gamescom Creative Europe Media Consults for Funding at gamescom Consultating for getting European funding, an exclusive game dev network event, presentations of funded games tools & programs: Creative Europe Media is bringing a trove of knowledge to gamescom this year. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Ivan Buchta is Associate Creative Director ad Madfinger Games (Picture by Madfinger Games) People Ivan Buchta joins Madfinger Games A new addition to Madfinger Games. The Czech studio has recruited Ivan Buchta as Associate Creative Director. Buchta joins from Bohemia Interactive. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Tiny Bookshop Announced DLC And 400,000 Mobile Players Neoludic has announced a new DLC for Tiny Bookshop and has reported 400,000 players on Mobile one month after the iOS and Android release. By Pascal Wagner • Development Meshy 7: Keeping Generated Assets on Model Advertorial | With Meshy 7, the newest model generation from Meshy, delivers industry-leading geometric alignment — with generated meshes following the silhouette, proportions and structural edges of the reference image. For more information visit Meshy at gamescom at Hall 3.2, Stand A040. By Meshy.ai • 1 min read Project Zomboid © The Indie Stone Products Project Zomboid Thirteen years have passed since Project Zomboid entered Early Access, and following almost two years of development, Build 42 was recently released. This survival simulation game was already excellent and is improving all the time, deservedly becoming more successful. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV © King Art Games & Plaion Products Dawn of War IV Is Launching Later Developer King Art Games and publisher Plaion will release Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV around two and a half months later. This will give the team more time to further refine the experience ahead of launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Kreshnik Halili, CTO and Shareholder | Thorsten Feldmann, Managing Director of Thera Bytes © Thera Bytes Business Thera Bytes Refocuses on Co-Op Games and Secures €600,000 in Federal Funding German indie game studio Thera Bytes has completed a strategic and organisational realignment, focusing its future development on cooperative multiplayer games. Kreshnik Halili is leading the studio's technical direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games (Picture and Logo by Women in Games) Business Women in Games Establishes Its Europe HQ in Almería in Spain Women in Games is opening a new chapter and formally establishing Women in Games Europe (WiG Europe). The new European HQ in Spain is a commitment to building a stronger European presence and creating deeper connections across the continent. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Throne and Liberty © FirstSpark Games / NC Business Amazon Game Studios Will Stop Publishing Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark Amazon Game Studios has finally decided to part ways with two third-party MMOs: Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark, which the company had distributed in Western regions. NC (formerly NCsoft) will continue Throne and Liberty, while Smilegate will handle Lost Ark. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Creative Europe Media funded games at the Indie Arena Booth 2025 (Creative Europe Desk) gamescom Creative Europe Media Consults for Funding at gamescom Consultating for getting European funding, an exclusive game dev network event, presentations of funded games tools & programs: Creative Europe Media is bringing a trove of knowledge to gamescom this year. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Ivan Buchta is Associate Creative Director ad Madfinger Games (Picture by Madfinger Games) People Ivan Buchta joins Madfinger Games A new addition to Madfinger Games. The Czech studio has recruited Ivan Buchta as Associate Creative Director. Buchta joins from Bohemia Interactive. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Tiny Bookshop Announced DLC And 400,000 Mobile Players Neoludic has announced a new DLC for Tiny Bookshop and has reported 400,000 players on Mobile one month after the iOS and Android release. By Pascal Wagner •
Development Meshy 7: Keeping Generated Assets on Model Advertorial | With Meshy 7, the newest model generation from Meshy, delivers industry-leading geometric alignment — with generated meshes following the silhouette, proportions and structural edges of the reference image. For more information visit Meshy at gamescom at Hall 3.2, Stand A040. By Meshy.ai • 1 min read
Project Zomboid © The Indie Stone Products Project Zomboid Thirteen years have passed since Project Zomboid entered Early Access, and following almost two years of development, Build 42 was recently released. This survival simulation game was already excellent and is improving all the time, deservedly becoming more successful. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV © King Art Games & Plaion Products Dawn of War IV Is Launching Later Developer King Art Games and publisher Plaion will release Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV around two and a half months later. This will give the team more time to further refine the experience ahead of launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
