A German publisher in a buying mood, new appointments and plenty of event news – from Polaris to GameCamp in Munich and DevGamm in Serbia – today’s news was less about games and more about the business side of things.
If it is not the layoffs that continue, dear readers,
but the acquisitions, then that is a welcome change as far as the news is concerned. I therefore welcome the statement from Softgames, who, following the successful acquisition of Funday Games’ catalogue of instant games, remain in the mood for more acquisitions and are positioning themselves accordingly as potential partners. Only time will tell whether this ultimately results in one more deal or five more. In my view, what’s more important is the signal that, with the right games, the right platform, the right positioning and the right commitment, it’s still possible to do good business in the games sector. Please, let’s see more of this.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Stephan Steininger
Following the acquisition of Funday Games’ instant gaming portfolio, Softgames has reaffirmed its expansion plans. CEO Alexander Krug’s comments can certainly be seen as an invitation to other studios to enter into discussions, should the portfolio be a good fit.
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by Stephan Steininger
Rebecca Snell is the new Senior Vice President Social Games at board game giant Asmodee. The marketing expert has been in lead positions at the Lego Group, Bacardi and P&G before.
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by Pascal Wagner
Steel City Interactive, the UK-based studio behind the Undisputed video game franchise, has announced that Murray Pannell has joined the company as Head of Publishing.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
The Polaris Convention 2026 will take place from 9 to 11 October at the Messe Hamburg. Among the exhibitors will be Nintendo.
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GameCamp Munich returns from 23-25 October 2026 at the SAE Institute in the Bavarian capital.
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For the first DevGamm Serbia x FTW! in Belgrade, the organisers saw 730 attendees, maxing out the venue.
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Creative Europe Media has announced the submission deadlines for 2026/2027. Video game and immersive content developers interested in applying have until early February 2027.
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The AG Games is looking for applicants for a "Methods Jam", styled like a game jam, for the study of analog games. It will be held in March 2027 in Braunschweig, with submissions open until 25 October.
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Coming with the Nauctis set in 2027, both play boosters and collector boosters will have chances to be a 'God Pack' full of Rares. This will likely break the Limited format substantially, especially Sealed and drive prices for collector boosters higher, despite smaller packs.
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Marcel Kleffmann
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