Between gamescom and the release of GTA 6, the groundwork for the future is being laid, as shown by interviews with W4 Games and 11 bit studios, as well as announcements at BlizzCon and the Roblox Developer Conference.
Where is the gaming industry headed, dear readers,
that is the all-important question that continues to occupy our minds even after gamescom. Because between the hustle and bustle of the trade show in Cologne and the upcoming mega-release of GTA, there’s not only the Tokyo Game Show, which many people have traveled to Japan for, but also other developments. At BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment provided a glimpse into its plans, and at its conference, Roblox set the stage to claim a piece of the pie in the engine market going forward. In line with this, we also spoke with Nicola Farronato, Founder and Co-CEO at W4 Games, about the development of Godot and how the partnership with Tencent is set to further boost the engine’s presence in Asia.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Stephan Steininger
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.
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by Pascal Wagner
Three months before the planned completion date, there is a new update on the House of Games Berlin. In addition to game, its subsidiaries, and Ubisoft, Kolibri Games, Realities.io, AudioCreatures, Games Change Lab, Chrizlie Medien, and consultant Christoph Brosius have also signed lease agreements.
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by Stephan Steininger
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.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
At the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled its line-up for the coming years, which ranges from a StarCraft shooter to Diablo V and World of Warcraft Forever as well as new content for Warcraft III. Here's an overview.
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Italian video game publisher 505 Games is celebrating its 20th anniversary while looking to the future with the Assetto Corsa franchise, as well as Wuchang, Nivalis Nights, ExeKiller, Bloodstained, Mayhem à la Carte and more.
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Marcel Kleffmann
Blizzard Entertainment workers represented by the Communications Workers of America have signed a huge union contract with their employee. Among other things, they have to “recalled” into open positions for more than a year after layoffs; an industry first.
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"I don't know if we can top that", Black Screen Records CEO Kevin Schulz laughs: For the fourth year in a row, the Cologne vinyl retailer has broken its gamescom sales record in the Merchandise area.
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Pascal Wagner
At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible.
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Wizards of the Coast is ending digital-only Alchemy cards in Magic: The Gathering Arena. The last Alchemy set will be the coming Reality Fracture release.
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Madeleine Egger
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