News Flash: Turbo Kidz Announced, Spiel des Jahres Winners Selected

Turbo Kidz Announced
Scorpion Masqué has announced Turbo Kidz, a new racing game set in the universe of Zombie Kidz. "In Turbo Kidz, the driver covers their eyes and has to draw a route as fast as possible while remaining on the track. Their co-pilot guides them with their voice while using the driver’s thumb as a “joystick” to avoid obstacles! Use turbo boosters to stay in the lead, activate gadgets on your car to impede opponents, and roll your way to victory."
Source: https://www.scorpionmasque.com/en/blog/your-marks-set-draw-turbo-kidz

Spiel des Jahres Winner
The 2023 Spiel des Jahres winner (as well as the Kinderspiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres) have been announced, with Dorfromantik taking home the award. "Idyllic tile-laying game for 2 to 6 people aged 8 and over."
Source: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/award-winners-2023/

Catan Soccer Fever Announced
An unusual expansion for Catan has been announced and is currently available for pre-order. "Every time you build a settlement or city, it's match day on the island of Catan. Winning soccer matches provides you with benefits, and team that leads the league standings gets extra victory points."
Source: https://www.catan.com/soccer-fever

Fika Released
25th Century Games has released Fika, a two-player card game in which you take on the role of street cafe owner. "In Fika, you are a street café owner trying to outearn your competitor, by skillfully arranging the cards in your own café and manipulating those of your opponent, so that you can be the first to win two rounds."
Source: https://www.25thcenturygames.com/store/fika

Next Station Tokyo Announced
Blue Orange Games has announced a sequel to their popular game Next Station London. "Travel to Japan in the city of Tokyo and compete to redraw their metro plans in order to meet the tourist challenges of tomorrow. Each turn you will reveal the next station card and draw a subway line on your map. You will have to optimize your network to collect a maximum of stamps and stay connected to the central green loop to earn as many points as possible."
Source: https://www.blueorangegames.com/index.php/games/next-station-tokyo

Making Board Games Released
The first episode of Czech Games Edition's 8-part documentary series, Making Board Games, has been released. "Our documentary series premiere, Making Board Games, is here! The first episode's story is none other than that of Through The Ages - the first deep dive of CGE into publishing board games."
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLlQYsSAbyU

Reviews
Hideous Abomination 2nd Edition (Unfiltered Gamer): “A simple tile-laying, set collection game. It’s easy to teach, quick to play and works for gamers of all ages. What elevates Hideous is the wonderfully creative, whimsical and engaging monster illustrations. Suddenly I’m motivated to see what kind of strange creature I can build this time around.”
Source: https://unfilteredgamer.com/review-hideous-abomination-2nd-edition/

Fast & Furious: Highway Heist (Tabletop Games Blog): “As with many of Prospero Hall‘s big box games, this title promises theme, fun, family, and thinking, all tied up with nice production values and excellent graphic design. And, pedal-to-the-metal, it delivers!”
Source: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/15/fast-furious-highway-heist-saturday-review/

Inside Job (One Board Family): “I keep saying that 'we don’t need another trick-taking game', but then games like Inside Job hit the market. Inside Job is a great blend of two classic game mechanics that work so well together.”
Source: https://oneboardfamily.com/inside-job-review/