Digitaler PlayStation-Umsatz wächst rasant Tim Pototzki March 04, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Scott Van Vliet and Asha Sharma (Pictures by Xbox Wire) Development Xbox Labs Shall Turn Emerging Ideas Into Players and Dev Experiences Microsoft says it aims to be at the forefront of the future of gaming technologies. That is why Xbox head Asha Sharma has set up Xbox Labs, led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, a team tasked with exploring and developing technologies and possibilities. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Maestro Characters © THQ Nordic and Gate21 Development Maestro: THQ Nordic and Gate21 Release Unreal Plugin for Character Creation THQ Nordic's Gate21 has released an Unreal plugin for character creation. The basic version is free. This tool was used to create characters in Gothic 1 Remake, Alone in the Dark, and Outcast. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Development Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Oct 26: Norway, Takeshi Furukawa, Games Ground, Drake Star, Splitscreen, Xbox, MGZstart, SELL Whether it’s Paris, Berlin or Split – many conferences and events have now finalised their programmes. Perhaps the most important news, however, comes from Norway, where a report outlines three possible ways in which gambling-like content in games could be regulated. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Events Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026 Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Scott Van Vliet and Asha Sharma (Pictures by Xbox Wire) Development Xbox Labs Shall Turn Emerging Ideas Into Players and Dev Experiences Microsoft says it aims to be at the forefront of the future of gaming technologies. That is why Xbox head Asha Sharma has set up Xbox Labs, led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, a team tasked with exploring and developing technologies and possibilities. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Maestro Characters © THQ Nordic and Gate21 Development Maestro: THQ Nordic and Gate21 Release Unreal Plugin for Character Creation THQ Nordic's Gate21 has released an Unreal plugin for character creation. The basic version is free. This tool was used to create characters in Gothic 1 Remake, Alone in the Dark, and Outcast. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Development Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Oct 26: Norway, Takeshi Furukawa, Games Ground, Drake Star, Splitscreen, Xbox, MGZstart, SELL Whether it’s Paris, Berlin or Split – many conferences and events have now finalised their programmes. Perhaps the most important news, however, comes from Norway, where a report outlines three possible ways in which gambling-like content in games could be regulated. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read
Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026 Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
