Kevin Rountree, CEO of Games Workshop, has delivered the interim report for the second half year of 2025. Business Games Workshop Reaches Record Half Year Performance, Bans AI From Warhammer In the grim darkness of the far future, there is no AI. In Games Workshop's earnings call, CEO Kevin Rountree explained that Warhammer will incorporate no AI art and will not allow the usage. Also, the company posted record revenues in H2 2025, even with a middling video game release slate. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Bringing stars like (starting second from left) Kenji Ozawa, Chihiro Fujioka and Hafu Hafu Ode-n from Japan to Europe: Anemone "Animo" Mournian (left) and Daniel Vetter (sitting) at CCON Stuttgart (Gentle Gamer) People This German-Japanese Duo Brings Japanese Superstars to Europe Anemone "Animo" Mournian and Daniel Vetter alias GentleGamer have started an agency bringing Japanese stars like Kenji Ozawa and Chihiro Fujioka to European events. We interviewed the team how they found together, their first contact with Japanese talents and their first gig at CCON Stuttgart. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Products Pocketpair and Bushiroad Partner Up for Palworld Card Game A trading card game with collectable creatures? Palworld Official Card Game is in the works at TCG makers Bushiroad, Pocketpair has announced. The physical game will be released on 30 July 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Felix Otto and Solveig Brockhaus (Instinct3) People Otto and Brockhaus Now Lead Instinct3's Artist Management Division Instinct3 promotes Solveig Brockhaus and Felix Otto to lead the Artist Management division of the Spandau agency. They will head the division for employed and independent creators, respectively. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Imprinted (Cobalt Lane) Products Imprinted is Munich Veteran Developer Cobalt Lane’s Debut Title A new studio sitting in Munich has announced their horror title Imprinted: Cobalt Lane is made up out of and working with veteran faces of the German industry such as Filippo Beck Peccoz, Simone Mändl and Josef Attenberger of DU&I or Alexander Zacherl. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Swiss Games booth at gamescom (Swiss Games) Products Pro Helvetia Opens Games Funding Call for 2026 Game workers in Switzerland can apply for prototype, production and post-production funding until 1 March with Pro Helvetia. A gamescom travel call is open until 1 February. Pro Helvetia has also updated their funding guidelines for some disciplines. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Code: 9 by Riding Turtles, one of the funded games of the first MDM 2026 round. (Riding Turtles) Products MDM Funds Seven Games With 655,000 Euros The Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) funds 55 media products with 5.8 mil €, of which 655,000 € go to 7 game and XR products. Among them are Code: 9 by Riding Turtles, Vivid by Team Nava and Actrio Studio's DeMaré. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Andrè Buse, GodotFest) Products Interview: How Godot Rose to The Challenge With the fame of open source engine Godot came new and bigger events – but also novel challenges. GamesMarkt spoke to the organisers of the brand new GodotFest in Munich and interviewed Emilio Coppola, head of the non-profit Godot Foundation, about the rise of an engine. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
Nintendo of Europe Products Nintendo Announces My Mario Toddler Line With toys, game apps and clothing specifically for infants and toddlers, Nintendo launches its new My Mario line. For now only available in Nintendo stores in the US, a release in Europe come 19 February is already announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Playing History winning at the German Computer Game Award (DCP) 2024 in Munich (DCP / Playing History) People Playing History Receives Theodor Heuss Medal As part of an exemplary honor for democratic engagement, Playing History is receiving the Theodor Heuss Medal 2026 from Theodor Heuss Foundation. The ceremony will be held in April in Stuttgart. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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
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
