Kalypso's Dr. Anika Thun on the Publisher's Strategic Position, Germany as a Games Location and More Marcel Kleffmann April 10, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for Innovation in 2024. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive © Gabriel Liljevall People Mattias Rengstedt 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 Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive (Sweden), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Piotr Bajraszewski, CFO/COO 11 bit studios © Bajraszewski, 11 bit studios People G+ 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 Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive © Gabriel Liljevall People Mattias Rengstedt 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 Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive (Sweden), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Brave New Wonders | Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught © City From Naught | Chen Products Shala Chen on AI as an Essential Gameplay Feature in Brave New Wonders In Brave New Wonders, players control automatons that respond to plain language commands. In this interview, we spoke to Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught, about using AI as an essential gameplay feature rather than for streamlining development, as well as the market for strategy games and more. By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read Steam Frame © Valve Software Products Steam Frame: Price and Registration The price of the new VR headset from Valve Software, the Steam Frame, is relatively high due to the current chip and memory crisis. In an attempt to curb scalping, Valve has introduced a two-stage pre-order system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Campus TIGA Presents 2026 Games Education Awards Finalists Several universities, teachers, students and graduate game projects are up for election at the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2026. The winners will be announced on 5 October. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Triple-i Initiative 2026 © Evil Empire Publishing Triple-i Initiative Showcase Returns in October Evil Empire is back with another edition of the Triple-i Initiative Showcase on 8 October 2026. The event will feature world premieres, gameplay reveals, release dates and other announcements across 40 games, including Dave the Diver, Risk of Rain 2 and Windrose. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Rayman Legends Retold © Ubisoft Products Rayman Legends Retold to Be Released in December Ubisoft has postponed the release of Rayman Legends Retold. Originally scheduled for release on 1 October 2026, the French publisher now plans to launch the fully reimagined version of the classic platformer on 3 December 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive © Gabriel Liljevall People Mattias Rengstedt 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 Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive (Sweden), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Piotr Bajraszewski, CFO/COO 11 bit studios © Bajraszewski, 11 bit studios People G+ 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
Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive © Gabriel Liljevall People Mattias Rengstedt 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 Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive (Sweden), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Brave New Wonders | Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught © City From Naught | Chen Products Shala Chen on AI as an Essential Gameplay Feature in Brave New Wonders In Brave New Wonders, players control automatons that respond to plain language commands. In this interview, we spoke to Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught, about using AI as an essential gameplay feature rather than for streamlining development, as well as the market for strategy games and more. By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Steam Frame © Valve Software Products Steam Frame: Price and Registration The price of the new VR headset from Valve Software, the Steam Frame, is relatively high due to the current chip and memory crisis. In an attempt to curb scalping, Valve has introduced a two-stage pre-order system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Campus TIGA Presents 2026 Games Education Awards Finalists Several universities, teachers, students and graduate game projects are up for election at the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2026. The winners will be announced on 5 October. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
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Rayman Legends Retold © Ubisoft Products Rayman Legends Retold to Be Released in December Ubisoft has postponed the release of Rayman Legends Retold. Originally scheduled for release on 1 October 2026, the French publisher now plans to launch the fully reimagined version of the classic platformer on 3 December 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
