First of all: kudos to Mario von Rickenbach for being a finalist at the IGF 2012 with his game Mirage, competing in Excellence in Visual Art. A well-earned achievement, we think!

Millform, the makers of Gbanga have landed an interesting contract. Teaming up with 400asa, they will create an alternative reality game called “Der Polder” playing in the streets of Zurich. The story is not yet set in stone, and 400asa are still looking for contributors in the open workshop at Perla Mode. Go check it out!

The weekly paper SonntagsZeitung devoted an article to women in the game industry – and mentioning also, apart from the usual example of Jade Raymond (Assassin’s Creed), Sarah Celebioglu, who recently graduated from the ZHdK Game Design course. Yes, there are women doing game design, and they’re not just in ever increasing numbers doing a bachelor’s degree at the ZHdK, they could just as well add a master’s degree to their CV …