Following a mega gamescom Tuesday, new market data from Spain is due out today. Meanwhile, the Games For Change Awards were presented in New York, where a German studio also had cause to celebrate.
It’s been a relatively late release, dear readers,
Spain has published its market figures for 2025, and unfortunately these did not bring any pleasant surprises for the industry. Although total turnover has fallen only slightly, a fairly significant slump can be seen in the PC and console games segments, whilst the mobile sector is growing. The fact that hardware sales have also risen in Spain at least offers hope that things will improve this year and in the years to come.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Stephan Steininger
The Spanish Video Game Association (AEVI) has published its annual report for 2025, which includes market data for the past year. Total revenue fell slightly to 2.293 billion euros. The decline was particularly pronounced in the PC and console games sector.
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by Stephan Steininger
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In New York, the highly acclaimed awards were also presented as part of the Games for Change (G4C) festival, with one award going to the German studio Paintbucket Games. Most of the awards went to Hexecutable, but the main category was won by Compulsion Games.
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by Stephan Steininger
Electronic Arts has revealed the first secret surrounding the new edition of EA Sports FC: Kylian Mbappé, the new World Cup record goalscorer, will be the cover star.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
Whilst the International Computer Games Collection project in Germany is on the verge of being scrapped, the UK industry association UKIE is organising a meeting for several museums in mid-August to establish a framework for the preservation of British gaming heritage.
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The Powell Group Business School is designed to serve as a professional development platform to help game developers build stronger businesses. To begin with, 14 online courses will be offered, with plans for ongoing expansion.
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Want to know which exhibitors have already confirmed their gamescom presence? We are keeping count: In our always up to date list of companies, delegations and joint booths with links to additional info on the exhibition presence.
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