Disney Interactive: Playdom-Übernahme belastet Ergebnis Tim Pototzki May 11, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Mit "Tron: Evolution" gelang Disney international ein Chartserfolg. Ein Hit aber war die Filmumsetzung nicht © None State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Sharma and Booty: "This Cannot Continue Going Forward" In a letter on their first 100 days as Xbox leadership, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty define declining revenue, overextended studio landscapes without a pipeline of exclusives and an overly complex, slow infrastructure as main challenges within Xbox. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Mark Stanleyy, Dr. Natasha Skult and Chris Hamilton (from Left to Right) | Picture: IDGA People IGDA Welcomes Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley as Board Directors The IGDA held its regular election to appoint three new board members. Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley will replace Zak Whaley, Nazih Fares and Valentina Birke, who have concluded their terms. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Funding Discord and Techleap Launch Scale-up Programme for Dutch Gaming Founders Through the Gaming Founders Circle, Techleap and Discord aim to support selected gaming start-ups as their businesses scale up. The first five companies in the programme are VaultN, Poki, Maxumum, Yom and Immens. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Events GIC Sees Summer Edition as Part of Its Brand Expansion With just a few weeks to go before GIC Sprint in Katowice, the organisers have revealed further details. In terms of concept, the Summer Edition of Poland’s largest B2B developer conference is modelled on the main event, albeit with some differences in the details. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Goodbye, centralised Game City? The event will sit 2026 out, but the organisers promise a revamped concept covering the whole capital in 2027 (Mice & Men) No Game City Vienna in 2026, New Dual Concept in 2027 Europe's second-biggest pure gaming convention Game City Vienna will not take place in 2026. Instead, event agency Mice & Men is working on a new concept for 2027: A localised Game City in one place, and several decentralised Game Days around it. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Glintseeker Island by Half Soup Labs (left) and Aethermancer by moi rai Games are nominated for this years Digital Vikings Award Awards Two German Studios Nominated for Digital Vikings Awards The shortlist for the Digital Vikings Awards, presented as part of Devgamm Gdansk, has been announced. Among the 12 nominated games across the four product categories are two titles from Germany. All Devgamm Gdansk participating studios are in the running for Studio of the Year. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Sharma and Booty: "This Cannot Continue Going Forward" In a letter on their first 100 days as Xbox leadership, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty define declining revenue, overextended studio landscapes without a pipeline of exclusives and an overly complex, slow infrastructure as main challenges within Xbox. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mark Stanleyy, Dr. Natasha Skult and Chris Hamilton (from Left to Right) | Picture: IDGA People IGDA Welcomes Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley as Board Directors The IGDA held its regular election to appoint three new board members. Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley will replace Zak Whaley, Nazih Fares and Valentina Birke, who have concluded their terms. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Funding Discord and Techleap Launch Scale-up Programme for Dutch Gaming Founders Through the Gaming Founders Circle, Techleap and Discord aim to support selected gaming start-ups as their businesses scale up. The first five companies in the programme are VaultN, Poki, Maxumum, Yom and Immens. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Events GIC Sees Summer Edition as Part of Its Brand Expansion With just a few weeks to go before GIC Sprint in Katowice, the organisers have revealed further details. In terms of concept, the Summer Edition of Poland’s largest B2B developer conference is modelled on the main event, albeit with some differences in the details. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Goodbye, centralised Game City? The event will sit 2026 out, but the organisers promise a revamped concept covering the whole capital in 2027 (Mice & Men) No Game City Vienna in 2026, New Dual Concept in 2027 Europe's second-biggest pure gaming convention Game City Vienna will not take place in 2026. Instead, event agency Mice & Men is working on a new concept for 2027: A localised Game City in one place, and several decentralised Game Days around it. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Glintseeker Island by Half Soup Labs (left) and Aethermancer by moi rai Games are nominated for this years Digital Vikings Award Awards Two German Studios Nominated for Digital Vikings Awards The shortlist for the Digital Vikings Awards, presented as part of Devgamm Gdansk, has been announced. Among the 12 nominated games across the four product categories are two titles from Germany. All Devgamm Gdansk participating studios are in the running for Studio of the Year. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
