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 Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 Now Open Until 23 September, game workers from Africa can take part in the Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 that will inform the 2026 industry report by Maliyo Games. 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 Events GIC Reveals Almost 100 Sessions And Expects Largest Edition so Far The organisers of the GIC have already announced nearly 100 sessions featuring speakers from Walt Disney Imagineering, Ubisoft, Activision, CD Projekt Red, Techland, 11 Bit Studios and Wargaming, amongst others. And they haven’t even revealed half of what’s to come. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read From left: Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp, the new Strategic Advisory Board. People Marquard Group Forms Strategic Advisory Board Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp are the new Strategic Advisory Board of Marquard Group from Switzerland, the company behind 4Players. Their fields: gaming, automotive, and defense. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Pioneers of Pagonia – Echoes of Aldramar © Envision Entertainment Products Pioneers of Pagonia DLC #2 Echoes of Aldramar Released The second downloadable expansion for Pioneers of Pagonia, Echoes of Aldramar, has been released. This time, players will embark on a journey into the desert to restore monumental structures. A third DLC is already in development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Co-directors of the programme: Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games / Marco Accordi Rickards, President of Structura © Isaaman, WiG / Daniele La Malfa Events The Games Forum Roma Wants to Bring Together Games, Academia, Culture & Industry Women in Games and Structura are bringing together industry professionals, academics, researchers, and cultural organisations for the first edition of The Games Forum Roma. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Funding Irish Games Fund Launches a New Round With New Funding Tiers Following its successful launch in 2026, the Irish Games Fund is entering a new phase. According to the industry association IMIRT, the concept has been further developed. Funding is now provided in three stages: the Development Fund, the Prototype Fund and the Release Fund. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read People Nicolas Godement 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 Nicolas Godement, CEO Twin Sails Interactive (France), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Development Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 Now Open Until 23 September, game workers from Africa can take part in the Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 that will inform the 2026 industry report by Maliyo Games. 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
Events GIC Reveals Almost 100 Sessions And Expects Largest Edition so Far The organisers of the GIC have already announced nearly 100 sessions featuring speakers from Walt Disney Imagineering, Ubisoft, Activision, CD Projekt Red, Techland, 11 Bit Studios and Wargaming, amongst others. And they haven’t even revealed half of what’s to come. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
From left: Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp, the new Strategic Advisory Board. People Marquard Group Forms Strategic Advisory Board Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp are the new Strategic Advisory Board of Marquard Group from Switzerland, the company behind 4Players. Their fields: gaming, automotive, and defense. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia – Echoes of Aldramar © Envision Entertainment Products Pioneers of Pagonia DLC #2 Echoes of Aldramar Released The second downloadable expansion for Pioneers of Pagonia, Echoes of Aldramar, has been released. This time, players will embark on a journey into the desert to restore monumental structures. A third DLC is already in development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Co-directors of the programme: Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games / Marco Accordi Rickards, President of Structura © Isaaman, WiG / Daniele La Malfa Events The Games Forum Roma Wants to Bring Together Games, Academia, Culture & Industry Women in Games and Structura are bringing together industry professionals, academics, researchers, and cultural organisations for the first edition of The Games Forum Roma. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Funding Irish Games Fund Launches a New Round With New Funding Tiers Following its successful launch in 2026, the Irish Games Fund is entering a new phase. According to the industry association IMIRT, the concept has been further developed. Funding is now provided in three stages: the Development Fund, the Prototype Fund and the Release Fund. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People Nicolas Godement 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 Nicolas Godement, CEO Twin Sails Interactive (France), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
