Bigben belebt "Voice of Germany" neu Daniel Raumer July 27, 2016 – 1 min read Share this post © None The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4) Development W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read gamescom Xsolla Unveils Its Largest Product Rollout Yet: New Tools Give Studios Control Over Their Own Growth Advertorial | Xsolla is heading to Cologne for gamescom dev and gamescom with a range of new services and products. Learn more at xsolla.pro/gmktgc, or connect with the team at gamescom, Hall 2.2, #A030-B035. By Xsolla • 4 min read From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read NeoGeo AES+ © Plaion Replai Products Plaion Replai Postpones NeoGeo AES+ Until September 2027 The release of the Retro video game console NeoGeo AES+ has been postponed by almost a year to 16 September 2027. Plaion Replai commits to increased manufacturing and more physical game releases. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read (Firaxis, 2K) Products Firaxis Lays Out Earthrise Addon and Plans for Civilization VII's Future Firaxis and 2K leave the defensive with the coming content in Sid Meier's Civilization VII: A fourth age will come as a free update in 2027, and the first major expansion takes the stars into focus. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read More Than Just a Game © MTJG Events More Than Just a Game Legal Conference in Brussels On 13 October 2026, More Than Just a Game (MTJG) will hold its first legal conference in Brussels in collaboration with Video Games Europe. The event will take place at the Landesvertretung NRW and is supported by MEP Axel Voss. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Lars Janssen, CEO Deck 13 Interactive © Franziska Krug People Lars Janssen on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Lars Janssen, CEO Deck 13 Interactive (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read A UI design reminiscent of early Roblox versions is part of the anniversary offer (Roblox) Business Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Celebrate the Platform's 20th Anniversary At the Roblox Innovation Awards on 12 September, the platform will show what is has planned for its 20th anniversary. Until then, players can active a retro UI option for the launcher. By Pascal Wagner • (Baltic Games Fest 2027) Events Baltic Games Fest 2027 Opens Application for Free Expo Slots 60 teams can get a free exhibition slot at the Baltic Games Fest 2027 in Neumünster, with the application opening right now. All teams are also enrolled into the Awards automatically. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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