Atari Appoints Andreas Deptolla as President for Europe and Expands Its European HQ in Münster

People

G+ Andreas Deptolla on Atari Europe's Position and Co-Development

In our interview with the new Atari Europe President Andreas Deptolla, we spoke to him about Münster a a European headquarters for Atari, the co-dev pipeline within Atari, and reconnecting with European gamers.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

French Consumer Association on PlayStation: "Profoundly Unfair to Consumers"

French consumer association Que Choisir Ensemble sees Sony's decision to stop making physical games possible on PlayStation as a net negative for consumers: Less choice, no second-hand market, no longterm playability are the consequence, says Digital Policy Officer Frithjof Michaelsen.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

People

Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs

"There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

IO Interactive Closes Istanbul Office, Gets Right to Project Fantasy

IO Interactive has secured the IP for their Project Fantasy and will finish it independently. However, the loss of their publishing partner means they are closing down their Istanbul office, only established in 2023.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

G+ Andreas Deptolla on Atari Europe's Position and Co-Development

In our interview with the new Atari Europe President Andreas Deptolla, we spoke to him about Münster a a European headquarters for Atari, the co-dev pipeline within Atari, and reconnecting with European gamers.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Events

Portside Game Assembly is Set to Continue 2027 Following Another Successful Year

For the second time, 100 carefully selected heads of indie studios have met in Hamburg as part of the Portside Game Assembly for an open exchange in a safe environment. The organisers from Gamecity Hamburg are pleased with the outcome and have announced the date for 2027.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

gamescom

Pearl Abyss Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence

Pearl Abyss will cooperate with Samsung to bring Crimson Desert to the gamescom entertainment area on modern hardware this year. The developer will also hold two talks at gamescom dev.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

FROG 2026 Submissions Open, Include Subotron Game Jam

Future and Reality of Gaming is leaning ever closer to the games industry this year: The game studies conference, held at Belvedere Museum in Vienna under new organisers, takes place from 20-22 November and welcomes talk submissions for the topic Playing Art until 15 September.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

G+ Why AI Makes Sense in All Areas, But Not For All Tasks

Sunrise Village is still online thanks to the use of AI. Thomas Lehr, Director of Game Engineering at InnoGames, talks about the reactions to the Sunrise Village case, when and how the use of AI can be effective and why InnoGames uses AI to drive growth but not for cost savings.

By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read