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Krafton to Showcase Five Games at gamescom 2026

Krafton is bringing five titles to Cologne for gamescom 2026, including a new game from PUBG Studios and several second-party publishing projects. These include an early glimpse of Age Twisters and the premiere of Tarae: The Unbound.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Events

Games for Peace Mixer Announced for gamescom Week

Volunteers from Game:in, Positive Impact Games, Neoludic and others are organising a new Games for Peace Mixer on gamescom dev Tuesday in Cologne, bringing together NGOs, activists, media and the industry.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Amir Satvat to Open Gamescom Dev With Keynote Speech; Further Speakers Confirmed

A good two months before the start of gamescom dev, the organisers have announced Amir Satvat as the opening keynote speaker. Seth Rosen, Fleur Marty, Kim Belair, Fiona Cherbak, Nikky Armstrong, Mia Ginaé Watkins, Noor Amin and Emi Nguyen have also been confirmed as speakers.

By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read

Funding

Nearly 100 Applications Submitted so Far for New Digital Culture Grant of Zurcher Filmstiftung

Shortly before the start of the second round of funding sessions, the Zurcher Film Foundation announced the first details regarding the volume of applications. Nearly 100 applications were submitted, representing a total funding volume of nearly 7 million CHF.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry

Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings.

By IIDEA • 6 min read

Products

Valve Announces Steam Machine Prices and Begins Sales

With the price of the 512 GB version of the Steam Machine exceeding €1,000, Valve Software has launched sales of the mini-PC. The price is much higher than originally planned due to the current hardware market and the sharp rise in prices for RAM and storage components.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Krafton to Showcase Five Games at gamescom 2026

Krafton is bringing five titles to Cologne for gamescom 2026, including a new game from PUBG Studios and several second-party publishing projects. These include an early glimpse of Age Twisters and the premiere of Tarae: The Unbound.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

People

"Our Mission Is to Carry Forward the Long-Standing Tradition of German Management Classics"

With We Are Football 2027, Cologne-based Winning Streak Games hopes to continue the tradition of popular German football management games. We spoke to Gerald Köhler about the genre, how the team has been scaled down since WAF 2024, and the dedicated community that the game has attracted.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Awards

GamesPreis26 Honours Sagewing Studios, Slothmotion and Vivid Arise

400 people visited the GamesFestival26 this Saturday in Munich, playing real life Mario Kart and countless indie games. The annual GamesPreis was awarded as well, to students as well as young studios such as Sagewing and Slothmotion.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read