Daily GamesMarket Daily – 03. July 26: Aesir Interactive, Mick Prinz, Cyberpunk, GDD, Tommi, ERA, Sony Interactive Entertainment By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Business UK Retailer Association ERA Criticises Sony Interactive Entertainment The UK retailers’ association ERA has spoken out strongly against the planned phase-out of PlayStation discs from 2028. Sony has prioritised “corporate convenience over consumer choice”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Opinion: Sony’s Ruthless But Bold Move Into a New Era of Gaming Sony has taken everyone by surprise – including its own partners – with its decision to phase out new PlayStation games on discs from 2028. It is hard to say whether this move was right or wrong. Sooner or later, however, it was inevitable. A commentary by Editor-in-Chief Stephan Steininger. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Constance and The Berlin Apartment by Blue Backpack Games are competing against each other in two categories Awards GermanDevDays announces nominations for the Indie Award On 22 July, the GDD Indie Awards 2026 ceremony will take place as part of GermanDevDays. The shortlist is dominated by Blue Backpack, which has received a total of 7 nominations for two games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Aesir Interactive Announces Unicorn Academy And Unveils Its New Corporate Identity 13 years, 15 titles released, but not a hint of exhaustion – to mark this somewhat odd anniversary, Munich-based Aesir Interactive has given itself a new corporate identity. At the same time, a new project, Unicorn Academy, was announced in collaboration with partners Mindscape and Spin Master. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Awards Tommi Awards: New Subtitle And Call For Entries For 25th Edition With a history spanning 25 years, the Tommi Award is one of Germany’s oldest children’s software awards. To mark its anniversary, it is being relaunched as the Tommi Games Award. At the same time, the submission period is opening and the search is on for members of the children’s and youth jury. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Luxury Console Dilemma: How AI-Driven Console Costs Hand Mobile a Structural Edge In the latest edition of Zoran’s Update, industry expert and consultant Zoran Roso analyses why rising console prices are putting manufacturers in a strategic bind and playing into the hands of mobile gaming. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 02. July 26: Road to gamescom, Christoph Hartmann, Alexis Bonte, Chris Kohler, Creative Europe It won’t be long until gamescom. So not only is Christoph Hartmann starting a new job and Stillfornt beginning the search for a new CEO, but we’re also launching our ‘Road to gamescom’ special, in which we’ll be bringing together all the key information about the event over the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
gamescom Road to gamescom – Everything You Need For a Successful Business Week in Cologne Whether it’s your first time at the trade fair or you’re a gamescom veteran – Road to gamescom gives you everything you need to know about gamescom 2026. Facts and overviews, interviews and tips on what’s on at and around gamescom, and which numbers you should have saved on your mobile. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
European Union, 2016, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Funding Creative Europe Media: Over 70% of Funded German Projects in Production or Completed The Creative Europe Media Desk Germany has given a positive assessment of EU funding to date: most of the projects supported from Germany have already been completed or are currently being implemented. However, games account for less than 10 per cent of the projects. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Inception Publishing: The Shift to Indie Self-Publishing This week’s gamescom dev talk review takes us to an exciting panel featuring Jason Della Rocca, Philomena Schwab, Kirsten-Lee Naidoo and Rodrigue Duperron, which explores why indie developers should take publishing into their own hands, not only because the vast majority of pitches are rejected. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Steps down as CEO of Stillfront Studios Alexis Bonte © Stillfront People Stillfront Group is Looking For a Successor to CEO Alexis Bonte Alexis Bonte is stepping down from his role as CEO of the Swedish Stillfront Group, the parent company of Goodgame, Playa Games and Sandbox Interactive, amongst others. Bonte will remain in his post until a successor has been found. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
