Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers Marcel Kleffmann March 21, 2025 – 7 min read Share this post Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack © Elliot / Playstack People Harvey Elliot 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 Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read Lars Janssen, CEO Deck 13 Interactive © Franziska Krug Business G+ 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 Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack © Elliot / Playstack People Harvey Elliot 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 Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read David Scarborough is joining Blizzard Entertainment as Senior Manager, EMEA Communications (Scarborough/Blizzard) People David Scarborough Joins Blizzard as EMEA Comms Senior Manager The former Senior Account Director at Brands 2 Life is now Blizzard's new Senior Manager for EMEA Comms: David Scarborough joins the Microsoft subsidiary in London. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read Products Kojima's Physint Moves From PlayStation to Xbox Sony Interactive Entertainment has unexpectedly cancelled Physint, the stealth-action project of Hideo Kojima. In its search for a new partner, Kojima Productions has found a match in Xbox. This collaboration will extend beyond Physint and OD. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Politics EGDF Publishes Open Letter Against Apple's New EU Terms Apple's new terms in the EU don't resolve its problems, keep fees high and restrictions in place, argues the EGDF in an open letter to the European Commission. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The Blood of Dawnwalker © Rebel Wolves & Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Products The Blood of Dawnwalker Before its release, it was added to over two million wishlists across all platforms. Just two days after its release, sales had already surpassed one million. The Blood of Dawnwalker is a triumph for Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco. This dark action RPG deserves to be in the spotlight. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack © Elliot / Playstack People Harvey Elliot 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 Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Lars Janssen, CEO Deck 13 Interactive © Franziska Krug Business G+ 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
Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack © Elliot / Playstack People Harvey Elliot 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 Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
David Scarborough is joining Blizzard Entertainment as Senior Manager, EMEA Communications (Scarborough/Blizzard) People David Scarborough Joins Blizzard as EMEA Comms Senior Manager The former Senior Account Director at Brands 2 Life is now Blizzard's new Senior Manager for EMEA Comms: David Scarborough joins the Microsoft subsidiary in London. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Products Kojima's Physint Moves From PlayStation to Xbox Sony Interactive Entertainment has unexpectedly cancelled Physint, the stealth-action project of Hideo Kojima. In its search for a new partner, Kojima Productions has found a match in Xbox. This collaboration will extend beyond Physint and OD. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Politics EGDF Publishes Open Letter Against Apple's New EU Terms Apple's new terms in the EU don't resolve its problems, keep fees high and restrictions in place, argues the EGDF in an open letter to the European Commission. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Blood of Dawnwalker © Rebel Wolves & Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Products The Blood of Dawnwalker Before its release, it was added to over two million wishlists across all platforms. Just two days after its release, sales had already surpassed one million. The Blood of Dawnwalker is a triumph for Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco. This dark action RPG deserves to be in the spotlight. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
