HYKE: Northern Light(s)
The camping breaks are a charming idea, but one that could have been developed further. © Aniplex, Akatsuki Games and Blast Edge Games

HYKE: Northern Light(s)

Aniplex, Akatsuki Games and Blast Edge Games have released HYKE: Northern Light(s), a pixel art ARPG combining action-packed combat with cozy camping. Does the mixture actually work? HYKE: Northern Light(s) is a 2D, top-down action RPG. The protagonist, Hyke - a young witch with white hair - embarks
By Marcel Kleffmann 2 min read
DPMA Gives Green Light to Collecting Society for Game Devs and Publishers
Christian-Henner Hentsch, Director Legal & Regulatory Affairs of game and Managing Director of VHG © Dirk Mathesius/game

DPMA Gives Green Light to Collecting Society for Game Devs and Publishers

Founded in May 2023, the VHG collecting society has now received permission to operate from the German Patent and Trademark Office, which has state supervision over all collecting societies in Germany. VHG, a subsidiary of the game association, is the first new licensee in 11 years. It took patience, but
By Stephan Steininger 2 min read
Game Regional Representation in Baden-Württemberg Develops to an Association
Tom Burck from Gameforge and Laura Körting from LAB132 © Burck/Körting

Game Regional Representation in Baden-Württemberg Develops to an Association

Since 2018, the games industry in Baden-Württemberg has been organized as a regional representative of game in order to successfully promote issues at the state level. Now, there is a desire to strengthen this commitment, which requires its own association structure, which has now been established. However, the founding of
By Stephan Steininger 2 min read