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Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence

GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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CD Projekt Red Will Be Exhibiting at gamescom 2026

As an exhibitor at gamescom 2026, CD Projekt Red will showcase the recently announced third expansion of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, titled Songs of the Past, in the Entertainment Area.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Ubisoft Will Be Exhibiting at gamescom 2026

The French publisher Ubisoft will once again be exhibiting at gamescom this year.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Große-Schulte and Borchert Join Gamecity Hamburg

Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, through its Gamecity Hamburg initiative, is adding to the team with Svenja Borchert as project manager and Judith Große-Schulte as project assistant.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

G+ Rise And Fall: Mass Layoffs in the Games Industry

Following a strong upswing in the video games industry during and after the pandemic, the sector has experienced a difficult period marked by mass redundancies and studio closures. But what caused this?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Products

New Trio Tops the German Games Charts in May 2026

With three new entries occupying the top three spots, the German games charts are enjoying a breath of fresh air. But there’s also movement in the second half of the top 20.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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

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