Kritzelkratz 3000: Back in the Game with Remasters and Ports Marcel Kleffmann May 21, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post Team picture (from left to right): Martin Zimmer, Benjamin Schmidt (in the front with hat), Simon Koch, Nico Faltermeier, Odin Seiffert, Andreas Scholl, Michael Müller and Pascal Heiler, who took the picture. © Pascal Heiler 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 The FROG Conference will take place at Belvedere 21 in November (Picture: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien) Development Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers Developers from Austria have until 30 September to submit ideas based on the Belvedere’s Open Content Collection. A jury will select games from these submissions for exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026 competition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The group of students and coaches at the Immersive Media Days 2026 (Benedikt Gess/HFF) Campus Immersive Media Days 2026 Showcases Nine Projects from Munich Game Students Nine projects from two cooperative study courses held by several Munich universities together, coached by experts: The Immersive Media Days are a great example of cooperation between games learning and games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Paintbucket Wins Best in Learning at G4C Awards, Compulsion the GotY Category In New York, the highly acclaimed awards were also presented as part of the Games for Change (G4C) festival, with one award going to the German studio Paintbucket Games. Most of the awards went to Hexecutable, but the main category was won by Compulsion Games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read José María Moreno, Chief Executive of AEVI (Picture by AEVI; Archive Picture) Business Spain’s Games Revenue Fell by 3.2% in 2025 The Spanish Video Game Association (AEVI) has published its annual report for 2025, which includes market data for the past year. Total revenue fell slightly to 2.293 billion euros. The decline was particularly pronounced in the PC and console games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Electronic Arts Signs Kylian Mbappé For EA Sports FC 27 Cover Electronic Arts has revealed the first secret surrounding the new edition of EA Sports FC: Kylian Mbappé, the new World Cup record goalscorer, will be the cover star. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 21. July 26: Gamescom Sold Out + Main Theme + Interview, Meshy, Unity, Knights Peak X Saber The future as the main theme, indie games and social engagement as trends, and a sold-out venue. Today is all about gamescom, and we’ve got a brilliant interview with Stephan Reichart and Frederik Hammes. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read 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
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
The FROG Conference will take place at Belvedere 21 in November (Picture: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien) Development Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers Developers from Austria have until 30 September to submit ideas based on the Belvedere’s Open Content Collection. A jury will select games from these submissions for exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026 competition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The group of students and coaches at the Immersive Media Days 2026 (Benedikt Gess/HFF) Campus Immersive Media Days 2026 Showcases Nine Projects from Munich Game Students Nine projects from two cooperative study courses held by several Munich universities together, coached by experts: The Immersive Media Days are a great example of cooperation between games learning and games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Paintbucket Wins Best in Learning at G4C Awards, Compulsion the GotY Category In New York, the highly acclaimed awards were also presented as part of the Games for Change (G4C) festival, with one award going to the German studio Paintbucket Games. Most of the awards went to Hexecutable, but the main category was won by Compulsion Games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
José María Moreno, Chief Executive of AEVI (Picture by AEVI; Archive Picture) Business Spain’s Games Revenue Fell by 3.2% in 2025 The Spanish Video Game Association (AEVI) has published its annual report for 2025, which includes market data for the past year. Total revenue fell slightly to 2.293 billion euros. The decline was particularly pronounced in the PC and console games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Electronic Arts Signs Kylian Mbappé For EA Sports FC 27 Cover Electronic Arts has revealed the first secret surrounding the new edition of EA Sports FC: Kylian Mbappé, the new World Cup record goalscorer, will be the cover star. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 21. July 26: Gamescom Sold Out + Main Theme + Interview, Meshy, Unity, Knights Peak X Saber The future as the main theme, indie games and social engagement as trends, and a sold-out venue. Today is all about gamescom, and we’ve got a brilliant interview with Stephan Reichart and Frederik Hammes. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
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
