Construction Simulator 4 Marcel Kleffmann May 23, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © astragon Events Stronger Together Showcase Platforms GSA Indies The Stronger Together Showcase organised by Ivy Juice Games is currently platforming indie games from the German-speaking area. It runs until 7 June. By Pascal Wagner • 007 First Light © IO Interactive, Amazon MGM Studios Products 007 First Light After 14 years, there's finally a new James Bond game, developed and published by IO Interactive, the team behind Hitman. It took far too long, but it was worth the wait! By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Full Circle © 2ndPlayerGames & Deck13 Spotlight Deck13 Spotlight Announces JRPG Full Circle Peruvian solo developer 2ndPlayerGames and German indie publisher Deck13 Spotlight have announced Full Circle, their upcoming 2.5 HD indie JRPG inspired by the classics of the PlayStation 1 era. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Age ratings are an important issue for anyone wanting to sell a game (Photo: Pexels / thepaintedsquare) Business Age Ratings for Video Games – More Than a Gentlemen’s Agreement In her monthly column for GamesMarket, IT and IP law expert Sandra Spensberger brings legal knowledge to the games industry. This time she's dissecting the new PEGI age ratings that take effect in June. From a legal perspective, the changes are significant. By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Historic Slagthuset (an old slaughterhouse) is the site of Nordic Game (Nordic Game). Events Nordic Game 26 Closes With Attendees from 59 Countries Nordic Game 26 ran from 25-29 May in Malmö, with over 1100 companies present and 179 speakers on stage. The next year's event is already announced, coming up on 25-28 May 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Events Stronger Together Showcase Platforms GSA Indies The Stronger Together Showcase organised by Ivy Juice Games is currently platforming indie games from the German-speaking area. It runs until 7 June. By Pascal Wagner • Events Blindflug Organises Games & Movie Industry Dialogue in Zurich Blindflug Studios is organising a games and movie industry event at the Swiss Game Hub in Zurich on 30 June. The event was funded by the Zurich Movie Foundation in their first funding round. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Stronger Together Showcase Platforms GSA Indies The Stronger Together Showcase organised by Ivy Juice Games is currently platforming indie games from the German-speaking area. It runs until 7 June. By Pascal Wagner •
007 First Light © IO Interactive, Amazon MGM Studios Products 007 First Light After 14 years, there's finally a new James Bond game, developed and published by IO Interactive, the team behind Hitman. It took far too long, but it was worth the wait! By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Full Circle © 2ndPlayerGames & Deck13 Spotlight Deck13 Spotlight Announces JRPG Full Circle Peruvian solo developer 2ndPlayerGames and German indie publisher Deck13 Spotlight have announced Full Circle, their upcoming 2.5 HD indie JRPG inspired by the classics of the PlayStation 1 era. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Age ratings are an important issue for anyone wanting to sell a game (Photo: Pexels / thepaintedsquare) Business Age Ratings for Video Games – More Than a Gentlemen’s Agreement In her monthly column for GamesMarket, IT and IP law expert Sandra Spensberger brings legal knowledge to the games industry. This time she's dissecting the new PEGI age ratings that take effect in June. From a legal perspective, the changes are significant. By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Historic Slagthuset (an old slaughterhouse) is the site of Nordic Game (Nordic Game). Events Nordic Game 26 Closes With Attendees from 59 Countries Nordic Game 26 ran from 25-29 May in Malmö, with over 1100 companies present and 179 speakers on stage. The next year's event is already announced, coming up on 25-28 May 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Events Stronger Together Showcase Platforms GSA Indies The Stronger Together Showcase organised by Ivy Juice Games is currently platforming indie games from the German-speaking area. It runs until 7 June. By Pascal Wagner •
Events Blindflug Organises Games & Movie Industry Dialogue in Zurich Blindflug Studios is organising a games and movie industry event at the Swiss Game Hub in Zurich on 30 June. The event was funded by the Zurich Movie Foundation in their first funding round. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
