Meshy Raises Nearly $400m and Plans to Use it for R&D and Global Market Expansion Meshy, a company that develops foundational models for AI-powered 3D generation, has raised nearly $400 million in fresh capital in a Series B funding round. Following this latest round of funding, Meshy has also disclosed its public valuation for the first time. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Publishing Knights Peak and Saber Interactive Extent Publishing Agreement Knights Peak and Saber Interactive have extended their existing agreement to publish Tempest Rising to include the expansion The Veti’s Wrath as well. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game (Picture: Dirk Mathesius) gamescom ‘Games Spark Excitement for the Future’ is Main Theme of Gamescom 2026 As part of the July press conference for gamescom, game and Koelnmesse have, as is traditional, also unveiled the fair’s main theme and two trend themes for the show. The focus is on social responsibility and indie games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Tim Endres, Director of gamescom at Koelnmesse gamescom Gamescom Exhibition Space Fully Booked For The First Time No space available: the exhibition space at gamescom 2026 is completely sold out for the first time. This was announced by Koelnmesse during the first press conference for gamescom 2026, at which further exhibitor names were also revealed. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
gamescom Interview: Transition to the Next Stage of Gamescom Dev The upcoming gamescom dev will be Stephan Reichart’s last as Managing Director of game events and, at the same time, Frederik Hammes’ first. We spoke to both of them about the upcoming change, the transition period and what lies ahead for Stephan and gamescom dev. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity Development Unity Announces Release of Unity 7 For Q1 2027 At Unite in Seoul, Unity unveiled the roadmap for the release of Unity 7. The beta is set to launch in December. The release is scheduled for Q1 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 20. July 26: EU Funding, Assemble x Pithead, Gryphon Games, Leyline, AC Black Flag Surprising successes, well-deserved funding, new partnerships – much of today’s news revolves around the theme of support. After all, with support – whether financial or otherwise – many things become much easier. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Products Guildrun Announcement Leads to Massive Success for Leyline The Munich-based indie studio Leyline was genuinely taken by surprise by the feedback on its game, Guildrun. Just four days after its announcement, the title has been added to over 100,000 wishlists. The demo had reached more than 10,000 CCUs. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Publishing Assemble Entertainment Supports PC Publishing For Pithead Studio’s Cralon Following its self-publishing launch, Pithead Studio has brought Assemble on board as an experienced partner to handle the long-term marketing of its game Kralon on PC. Artex Software remains responsible for publishing on PS5 and Xbox. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Picture: © European Union, 2018, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Funding Games Industry Receives Another €6,1 Million From EU Funding Pot Seven of the eleven projects funded under the ‘Innovative Tools and Business Models’ funding strand are from the games industry. And four of these are from Germany. They will receive a total of €3.3 million. The other games projects are receiving 2.8 million euros from France. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 17. July 26: Henna Virkkunen, gamescom, LGF, HoYoverse, Brazil Games, Toplitz, Daedalic Whether it’s high-profile political visitors from Brussels, a trade delegation from South America or a major publisher from Asia – gamescom draws people from all over the world to Cologne. With just over a month to go before the event, confirmations are coming in by the hour. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
gamescom What is… gamescom? Everything You Need to Know About Areas, Side Events and Show Specials gamescom isn’t just one event. gamescom has many facets. Each one is exciting, but not every one is suited to every target audience. We’ll show you what lies behind the different areas and side events, and how we support your success with gamescom Daily. By Stephan Steininger • 10 min read
