Fotoshow: Top 40 Piracy Juni 2014 Stephan Steininger June 13, 2014 – Share this post Für "Watch Dogs" von Ubisoft wurden insgesamt 253417 Unique Peers (User) weltweit ermittelt, davon 11504 in den USA, was einer Quote von 4,54% entspricht. © None Development Self-Publishing Framework: What SpielFabrique Wants to Offer With a new accelerator concept, SpielFabrique offers advice on self-publishing in a new sprint-focused online program. We spoke to Project Manager Matthes Lindner about the course, self-publishing as a skill even when signing a publisher, and the costs of an accelerator program. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Business Womenize! Announces NRW Chapter, Applications for Masterclass in Leipzig Open With a new event one day before German Developer Award (Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, DEP) 2026 in Cologne, Womenize! is expanding. Applications for the Masterclasses on 24 November at R42 in Leipzig are open now as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Background picture: The inaugural Press Start Accelerator from Germany in 2026 (Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur) Business G+ These Incubators and Accelerators You Can Apply for in 2027 Just starting out with your game dev company and need the basics, or have taken the first step but need to grow? Good ways to achieve both are often incubators or accelerators. In our list, you can find the right one for you, whether online or on site, as well as how and when to apply. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read People Xbox COO Helen Chiang has Reportedly Stepped Down After just a few months as COO of Xbox at Microsoft, Helen Chiang is leaving the company. This was reported by The Verge, citing an internal message from Xbox head Asha Sharma. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (From left to right): Christopher Flato (ESBD), Mayor Maria Helmis-Arend (Cologne), Katrin Lögering (Green Party Member of the State Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia) and Florian Weber (Cologne District Association) (c) Viola Schuldner/ESBD Esports German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23 Oct 26: MBB Funding, Paris Game Biz, GameRecruit, DevGamm, Xbox Cloud Gaming, US Market An eventful week in gaming draws to a close with a recap of Paris Games Biz and news of new funding initiatives from Berlin. Thanks to the DevGamm Awards nominees and a stabilising US games market, spirits are also lifting following the BioWare news. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business US Video Game Market Stabilises in September With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Picture: GameRecruit GbR Business GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Development Self-Publishing Framework: What SpielFabrique Wants to Offer With a new accelerator concept, SpielFabrique offers advice on self-publishing in a new sprint-focused online program. We spoke to Project Manager Matthes Lindner about the course, self-publishing as a skill even when signing a publisher, and the costs of an accelerator program. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Business Womenize! Announces NRW Chapter, Applications for Masterclass in Leipzig Open With a new event one day before German Developer Award (Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, DEP) 2026 in Cologne, Womenize! is expanding. Applications for the Masterclasses on 24 November at R42 in Leipzig are open now as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Background picture: The inaugural Press Start Accelerator from Germany in 2026 (Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur) Business G+ These Incubators and Accelerators You Can Apply for in 2027 Just starting out with your game dev company and need the basics, or have taken the first step but need to grow? Good ways to achieve both are often incubators or accelerators. In our list, you can find the right one for you, whether online or on site, as well as how and when to apply. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
People Xbox COO Helen Chiang has Reportedly Stepped Down After just a few months as COO of Xbox at Microsoft, Helen Chiang is leaving the company. This was reported by The Verge, citing an internal message from Xbox head Asha Sharma. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(From left to right): Christopher Flato (ESBD), Mayor Maria Helmis-Arend (Cologne), Katrin Lögering (Green Party Member of the State Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia) and Florian Weber (Cologne District Association) (c) Viola Schuldner/ESBD Esports German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23 Oct 26: MBB Funding, Paris Game Biz, GameRecruit, DevGamm, Xbox Cloud Gaming, US Market An eventful week in gaming draws to a close with a recap of Paris Games Biz and news of new funding initiatives from Berlin. Thanks to the DevGamm Awards nominees and a stabilising US games market, spirits are also lifting following the BioWare news. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business US Video Game Market Stabilises in September With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture: GameRecruit GbR Business GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
