Christoph Hartmann is General Manager of Ubisoft’s Creative House 2

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Xbox: Kayleen Walters Become President of XP, Maria Angelidou-Smith CEO of Mojang and Minecraft

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is making further changes to the leadership team of Microsoft’s gaming division: Kayleen Walters heads the new XP business unit, which includes the licensing business. Maria Angelidou-Smith, a former manager at Meta and Personio, is taking charge of Mojang and Minecraft.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Murray Pannell to Lead Publishing Efforts at Steel City Interactive

Steel City Interactive, the UK-based studio behind the Undisputed video game franchise, has announced that Murray Pannell has joined the company as Head of Publishing.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Tabletop

Rebecca Snell Becomes SVP Social Games at Asmodee

Rebecca Snell is the new Senior Vice President Social Games at board game giant Asmodee. The marketing expert has been in lead positions at the Lego Group, Bacardi and P&G before.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Recap: Triple-i Initiative Showcase (October 2026)

Evil Empire's Triple-I Initiative Showcase featured world premieres, gameplay reveals, demo releases and release dates for 40 games, along with other announcements. From Stronghold 4 through Machinarium 2 and Revamp to Windrose and Living Hell.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 08 Oct 26: Xbox XP, 1SP x Orinas, Federico Cardini, Fireshine x Fair Games, Retro Gaming, Games/Bavaria

A new department for Xbox, a close partnership between Japan and Europe, and ongoing consolidation – it was a business-focused day in the news.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

People

Xbox: Kayleen Walters Become President of XP, Maria Angelidou-Smith CEO of Mojang and Minecraft

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is making further changes to the leadership team of Microsoft’s gaming division: Kayleen Walters heads the new XP business unit, which includes the licensing business. Maria Angelidou-Smith, a former manager at Meta and Personio, is taking charge of Mojang and Minecraft.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Safe in Our World Looking for More Visible Mental Health Support in Games

With their Four Billion Gamers campaign, charity Safe in Our World wants to put better visible mental health resources into games and game spaces. For this, it is looking for studios to participate.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Retro Gaming: Atari's 800XL Home Computer Returns

Atari, Retro Games and Plaion Replai are bringing back the 8-bit home computer with a mechanical keyboard, 25 built-in games, cartridge support and HDMI connectivity. The 800XL is set to be released in April 2027.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Business

Central Hub for the Games Industry in Bavaria

Events, funding programs, and a strong network – Games/Bavaria connects studios and publisher, freelancers and companies with policymakers, the public, and related industries. This creates space for innovation, visibility, growth and builds a strong games industry in Bavaria.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read