The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #2: Exhibitions and Events Pascal Wagner December 17, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post gamescom 2024 // Polaris 2024 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Bernd Lauter // Hamburg Messe und Congress/Rolf Otzipka Group shot of the winners at the 2025 German Computer Game Awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin on 14 May 2025. © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Awards Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Submission Phase Started The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, DCP) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers can submit games for the award until 23 January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read epf / Dextro Energy Business Dextro Energy and esports player foundation Partner Up Dextro Energy becomes the newest partner of the esports player foundation. Apart from product sponsoring, so-called Dextro Athletes within the epf are planned to combine esports with traditional sports. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Circana Sets Its Sights on Europe and Plans UK Launch in 2026 The US market research company Circana wants to internationalize. A new PoS Market Measurement service is set to launch in the UK in 2026. In the long term, the company also wants to tap into other markets in Europe. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Global Game Jam 2025 Products 47 Locations Hold Global Game Jam 2026 in GSA From 26 Jan to 1 Feb, the 2026 Global Game Jam will be held all over the world, this time reaching the lifetime milestone of 500,000 participants. 47 locations all over Austria, Switzerland and Germany are already registered, more are expected to follow. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Bosslords / Architect of Ruin © RocketMoose Studios / Dead Money LLC / Hooded Horse Hooded Horse Signs Bosslords and Architect of Ruin Right at the start of the year, Hooded Horse, a publisher specialising in strategy games, signed two new titles. These are Bosslords from RocketMoose Studios in Sweden and Architect of Ruin from Dead Money LLC in Las Vegas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Picture: Embark Studios Products PlayStation Store Charts: Arc Raiders Triumphs (Almost) in Europe All eyes were firmly fixed on Battlefield and Call of Duty, but in December another game took the PlayStation Store charts by storm: ARC Raiders reached number one in North America and was beaten by just one title in Europe. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Sebastian Beiler (Wolcen Studio) Sebastian Beiler Promoted to Head of PR & Marketing at Wolcen Sebastian Beiler has become Head of PR & Marketing for Nice-based French studio Wolcen after 18 months as Lead PR for the studio. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read This photo shows the rokaplay team at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025. CEO Robert Kaiser is standing on the far right of the photo. People Robert Kaiser of rokaplay Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Robert Kaiser, CEO rokaplay, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Group shot of the winners at the 2025 German Computer Game Awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin on 14 May 2025. © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Awards Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Submission Phase Started The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, DCP) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers can submit games for the award until 23 January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Group shot of the winners at the 2025 German Computer Game Awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin on 14 May 2025. © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Awards Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Submission Phase Started The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, DCP) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers can submit games for the award until 23 January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
epf / Dextro Energy Business Dextro Energy and esports player foundation Partner Up Dextro Energy becomes the newest partner of the esports player foundation. Apart from product sponsoring, so-called Dextro Athletes within the epf are planned to combine esports with traditional sports. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Circana Sets Its Sights on Europe and Plans UK Launch in 2026 The US market research company Circana wants to internationalize. A new PoS Market Measurement service is set to launch in the UK in 2026. In the long term, the company also wants to tap into other markets in Europe. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Global Game Jam 2025 Products 47 Locations Hold Global Game Jam 2026 in GSA From 26 Jan to 1 Feb, the 2026 Global Game Jam will be held all over the world, this time reaching the lifetime milestone of 500,000 participants. 47 locations all over Austria, Switzerland and Germany are already registered, more are expected to follow. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Bosslords / Architect of Ruin © RocketMoose Studios / Dead Money LLC / Hooded Horse Hooded Horse Signs Bosslords and Architect of Ruin Right at the start of the year, Hooded Horse, a publisher specialising in strategy games, signed two new titles. These are Bosslords from RocketMoose Studios in Sweden and Architect of Ruin from Dead Money LLC in Las Vegas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Picture: Embark Studios Products PlayStation Store Charts: Arc Raiders Triumphs (Almost) in Europe All eyes were firmly fixed on Battlefield and Call of Duty, but in December another game took the PlayStation Store charts by storm: ARC Raiders reached number one in North America and was beaten by just one title in Europe. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Sebastian Beiler (Wolcen Studio) Sebastian Beiler Promoted to Head of PR & Marketing at Wolcen Sebastian Beiler has become Head of PR & Marketing for Nice-based French studio Wolcen after 18 months as Lead PR for the studio. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
This photo shows the rokaplay team at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025. CEO Robert Kaiser is standing on the far right of the photo. People Robert Kaiser of rokaplay Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Robert Kaiser, CEO rokaplay, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Group shot of the winners at the 2025 German Computer Game Awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin on 14 May 2025. © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Awards Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Submission Phase Started The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, DCP) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers can submit games for the award until 23 January 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
