Die gamescom bleibt in Köln Tim Pototzki June 27, 2014 – 1 min read Share this post Die gamescom bleibt in Köln © koelnmesse Just like 2026, the GamesMarket team will produce the official conbook for LFG Con 2027 in Hof. Events LFG Conbook by GamesMarket Returns in 2027 For the 2027 LFG Con in Hof from 22-23 May, the fair and GamesMarket are cooperating again to produce a physical conbook that's free to take home for all visitors. Ad space bookings are open right now. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read Picture by GIC Events GIC Strengthens Its Position, Attracts More Exhibitors and Support from Polish Politicians The Games Industry Conference in Poznań has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors. The total number of visitors fell compared with last year, though this could be due to various reasons and by no means reflects negatively on the conference. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Events Africa Games Week 2026 Starts Ticket Sales The Africa Games Week takes place from 6-9 December in Cape Town, and the theme of the year is to lay the infrastructure for a growing African games industry. Ticket sales are online now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products PandaBee Releases SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal PandaBee and Markt+Technik Verlag have released SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal today, based on a German public broadcast children's IP. The game is out on PC, Switch and PS5. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Xsolla / Gamepix © Xsolla Business Web Games Platform Gamepix Acquired by Xsolla Xsolla has announced the acquisition of GamePix, a web games platform that publishes and distributes browser games worldwide. GamePix brings with it a catalogue of over 10,000 web titles, a community of over 4,000 developers, and a publishing solution that brings games to web browsers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Xbox Revenue Fell Slightly in Q1 2027; Outlook Points to Growth Revenue in Microsoft's Xbox division has fallen slightly, with minor declines in content and services, and a more significant decline in hardware. However, revenue growth is expected to return to the mid-to-high single-digit range in the next quarter, and this is not solely due to GTA VI. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Deadly Days: Roadtrip © Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Products Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Launched Deadly Days: Roadtrip 1.0 Deadly Days: Roadtrip, the bullet-hell roguelike where the backpack 'breaks' the game, is leaving Early Access today and is also coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is developed by Pixelsplit from Eschborn and published by Sidekick Publishing from Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Tabletop CardMonster announces TCG PUBG: Final Circle Card game maker CardMonster has announced PUBG: Final Circle based on Krafton's battle royale IP. The tabletop game for 2-5 players will start with a Kickstarter campaign. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 / Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Activision Blizzard / Square Enix GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has performed much better than Black Ops 7 (2025) and Modern Warfare III (2023) in the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy Resonance has surprised many with its strong launch for a single-player Final Fantasy title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Just like 2026, the GamesMarket team will produce the official conbook for LFG Con 2027 in Hof. Events LFG Conbook by GamesMarket Returns in 2027 For the 2027 LFG Con in Hof from 22-23 May, the fair and GamesMarket are cooperating again to produce a physical conbook that's free to take home for all visitors. Ad space bookings are open right now. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Picture by GIC Events GIC Strengthens Its Position, Attracts More Exhibitors and Support from Polish Politicians The Games Industry Conference in Poznań has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors. The total number of visitors fell compared with last year, though this could be due to various reasons and by no means reflects negatively on the conference. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Events Africa Games Week 2026 Starts Ticket Sales The Africa Games Week takes place from 6-9 December in Cape Town, and the theme of the year is to lay the infrastructure for a growing African games industry. Ticket sales are online now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products PandaBee Releases SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal PandaBee and Markt+Technik Verlag have released SimsalaGrimm - The Chaos Crystal today, based on a German public broadcast children's IP. The game is out on PC, Switch and PS5. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Xsolla / Gamepix © Xsolla Business Web Games Platform Gamepix Acquired by Xsolla Xsolla has announced the acquisition of GamePix, a web games platform that publishes and distributes browser games worldwide. GamePix brings with it a catalogue of over 10,000 web titles, a community of over 4,000 developers, and a publishing solution that brings games to web browsers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Xbox Revenue Fell Slightly in Q1 2027; Outlook Points to Growth Revenue in Microsoft's Xbox division has fallen slightly, with minor declines in content and services, and a more significant decline in hardware. However, revenue growth is expected to return to the mid-to-high single-digit range in the next quarter, and this is not solely due to GTA VI. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Deadly Days: Roadtrip © Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Products Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Launched Deadly Days: Roadtrip 1.0 Deadly Days: Roadtrip, the bullet-hell roguelike where the backpack 'breaks' the game, is leaving Early Access today and is also coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is developed by Pixelsplit from Eschborn and published by Sidekick Publishing from Berlin. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tabletop CardMonster announces TCG PUBG: Final Circle Card game maker CardMonster has announced PUBG: Final Circle based on Krafton's battle royale IP. The tabletop game for 2-5 players will start with a Kickstarter campaign. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 / Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Activision Blizzard / Square Enix GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has performed much better than Black Ops 7 (2025) and Modern Warfare III (2023) in the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy Resonance has surprised many with its strong launch for a single-player Final Fantasy title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
