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 Development Roblox Games Evolve Into Standalone Apps, Offline Games, and Browser Games At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read 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 Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Sep. 26: W4 Games, Piotr Bajraszewski, House of Games, 505 games, BlizzCon 2026, Roblox, BSR Between gamescom and the release of GTA 6, the groundwork for the future is being laid, as shown by interviews with W4 Games and 11 bit studios, as well as announcements at BlizzCon and the Roblox Developer Conference. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Development Roblox Games Evolve Into Standalone Apps, Offline Games, and Browser Games At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Piotr Bajraszewski, CFO/COO 11 bit studios © Bajraszewski, 11 bit studios People Piotr Bajraszewski 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 Piotr Bajraszewski, CFO/COO 11 bit studios (Poland), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The founders of W4 Games (from left). Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4). People G+ Interview with W4 Games: How Godot Expands to Asia We talked to Nicola Farronato, Founder and Co-CEO at W4 Games, about the history of Godot's enterprise arm, key markets for the engine and how cooperating with Tencent will bring the open source engine to the Asian markets. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Roland Sillmann, Franziska Giffey and Felix Falk (from left to right); Picture: House of Games Berlin/Eva Oertwig Business One-third of House of Games Berlin Has Already Been Taken Three months before the planned completion date, there is a new update on the House of Games Berlin. In addition to game, its subsidiaries, and Ubisoft, Kolibri Games, Realities.io, AudioCreatures, Games Change Lab, Chrizlie Medien, and consultant Christoph Brosius have also signed lease agreements. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read From the introduction in 2021: Wizards of the Coast showing Alchemy (WotC) Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Arena Sunsets Alchemy Wizards of the Coast is ending digital-only Alchemy cards in Magic: The Gathering Arena. The last Alchemy set will be the coming Reality Fracture release. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development Roblox Games Evolve Into Standalone Apps, Offline Games, and Browser Games At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
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
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Sep. 26: W4 Games, Piotr Bajraszewski, House of Games, 505 games, BlizzCon 2026, Roblox, BSR Between gamescom and the release of GTA 6, the groundwork for the future is being laid, as shown by interviews with W4 Games and 11 bit studios, as well as announcements at BlizzCon and the Roblox Developer Conference. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Development Roblox Games Evolve Into Standalone Apps, Offline Games, and Browser Games At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Piotr Bajraszewski, CFO/COO 11 bit studios © Bajraszewski, 11 bit studios People Piotr Bajraszewski 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 Piotr Bajraszewski, CFO/COO 11 bit studios (Poland), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The founders of W4 Games (from left). Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4). People G+ Interview with W4 Games: How Godot Expands to Asia We talked to Nicola Farronato, Founder and Co-CEO at W4 Games, about the history of Godot's enterprise arm, key markets for the engine and how cooperating with Tencent will bring the open source engine to the Asian markets. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Roland Sillmann, Franziska Giffey and Felix Falk (from left to right); Picture: House of Games Berlin/Eva Oertwig Business One-third of House of Games Berlin Has Already Been Taken Three months before the planned completion date, there is a new update on the House of Games Berlin. In addition to game, its subsidiaries, and Ubisoft, Kolibri Games, Realities.io, AudioCreatures, Games Change Lab, Chrizlie Medien, and consultant Christoph Brosius have also signed lease agreements. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From the introduction in 2021: Wizards of the Coast showing Alchemy (WotC) Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Arena Sunsets Alchemy Wizards of the Coast is ending digital-only Alchemy cards in Magic: The Gathering Arena. The last Alchemy set will be the coming Reality Fracture release. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
