© Rudolf Inderst Campus DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist #37 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This time with Rituals of Play, Roblox as an adult and more. Ahoi there, game studies operators! Now, I would not go so far as to call this By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Dr Nizar Ibrahim (left) and Maxim Markow will moderate the stream. © Instinct3, ZDF Business Instinct3 Brings Terra X to Twitch In a cooperation between ZDF and Instinct3, the influencer agency brings the BBC/ZDF coproduction Terra X to Twitch for the first time in a three hour live plot with streamer Maxim and paleontologist Dr Nizar Ibrahim. The ZDF and agency Instinct3 are cooperating to bring the BBC and ZDF By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor © Ghost Ship Publishing Products Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor After spending more than a year and a half in Early Access, and achieving a higher Steam CCU peak than Deep Rock Galactic, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has now left Early Access behind. It's also one of the best games in the genre. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Wreckreation © Three Fields Entertainment / THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic's Wreckreation Launches 28 October Wreckreation, which combines racing and racetrack building, developed by Three Fields Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic, will be released on 28 October 2025 for PC and consoles. Renowned for their work on the Burnout series and games such as Danger Zone and Dangerous Driving, Three Fields Entertainment is set By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Fogpiercer © Mad Cookies / Hooded Horse Products Fogpiercer From Mad Cookies Joins Hooded Horse Hooded Horse has signed Fogpiercer, a game from Mad Cookies Studio in Slovakia. It is a train-based card battler. Hooded Horse, a publisher specialising in strategy and tactics games, revealed another new game joining its portfolio during the Convergence showcase: Fogpiercer, developed by the Slovakia-based studio Mad Cookies (founded in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Grand Theft Auto is probably the best-known game IP to come out of the Scottish gaming industry, even though GTA VI, which will be released in 2026, will not be produced exclusively in Scotland, just like its predecessors. © Rockstar Games Business UKIE Wants to Attract Scottish Game Devs With Its Own Organization The British industry association UKIE has launched Interactive Entertainment Scotland (ies), its own organization for the Scottish gaming industry. The industry has grown significantly in recent years and has organized itself with the Scottish Game Developers Organization. UKIE's initiative to give Scottish companies in the British gaming industry By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Hans Ippisch/LOOK BEHIND YOU Products "Drei Leben für Games" by Hans Ippisch will be Published in October One month before its release, Look Behind You Verlag announced the autobiographical work "Drei Leben für Games - Mein Weg vom Commodore 64 in die Virtual Reality" by Hans Ippisch. The book includes numerous guest contributions from Chris Hülsbeck, Fritz Egner, David Perry, Jürgen Goeldner, and others. Although By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jump Space © Keepsake Games Business Jump Space: "The Project Was Not at All Supposed to Be This Grand From the Beginning" It's on over a million wishlists and is currently ranked 15th overall on Steam. Jump Space by Keepsake Games from Sweden. We spoke to Filip Coulianos, Co-Founder and Game Director, about the cooperative space adventure, its origins, the enthusiasm it has generated, and how it became "a By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
DreamHack Birmingham © ESL Faceit Group Esports DreamHack Birmingham Debuts, ESL One Birmingham Returns DreamHack and ESL One are coming to Birmingham, UK, in March 2026. DreamHack Birmingham will be the first ever festival held on UK soil in its 20+ year history. Meanwhile, ESL One returns to the UK for its fourth event, offering a prize pool of $1M. Two gaming and esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The new Starter Set features boardgame implements and several starting scenarios that players can take turn DM'ing for. © Wizards of the Coast Products Dungeons & Dragons Release New Starter Set Format & German Monster Handbook With their newest Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, Wizards of the Coast is targeting boardgame fans through familiar tabletop setups. At the same time, the Monster Manual is now available in German, making the full handbook trilogy accessible for the GSA countries. Today, Wizards of the Coast has released the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nvidia invests $5 billion in Intel and announces collaboration © Nvidia / Intel Business Nvidia Invests $5 Billion in Intel and Announces Collaboration Nvidia has invested a staggering $5 billion in Intel. At the same time, multiple generations of custom data centre and PC products were announced, including system-on-chips that integrate Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets. Nvidia and Intel have announced a collaboration to jointly develop multiple generations of custom data centre and PC By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
MediaMarktSaturn is focusing on various store concepts in Germany. The “Tech Village Berlin” on Alexanderplatz was reopened in 2022 as a "lighthouse market". © MediaMarktSaturn Business Bundeskartellamt Green-Lights JD.com's Acquisition of Ceconomy The Federal Cartel Office has no competition law concerns regarding a takeover of MediaMarkt/Saturn parent company Ceconomy by Chinese company JD.com. Concerning potential security policy aspects are subjekt to review by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. In the summer, Chinese retailer JD.com made a By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
