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Fenris Creations Announces Open-Sourcing of EVE Online Engine Carbon

Effective right now, EVE Online and EVE Frontier maker Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games, has released their Carbon engine into open source.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

Godot to Implement Significant AI Ban

Godot is "adding barriers to low-effort slop": To protect the code and stop demoralising reviewers, the engine is banning vibe coding, autonomous AI agents and AI chats. New contributors will be restricted more, while at the same time taught better.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

Unreal Engine 5.8 Is Now Available; Unreal Engine 6 Is Still Years Away

At Unreal Fest Chicago 2026, Epic Games released Unreal Engine 5.8, which is likely to be the final significant update to the engine. The company plans to launch Unreal Engine 6 in Early Access in late 2027.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

People

Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs

"There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

PlayStation Store Charts June 2026: Escape the Backrooms Pushes 007 Aside

From 2028 onwards, the PlayStation Store is expected to cover the entire market for new releases on the PS5, but the Sony Store charts are already showing clear trends – namely, a change at the top in June.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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Games Analyst

Hutch, London

By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lea Hoppe

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 4 min read

daily

GamesMarket Daily – 03. July 26: Aesir Interactive, Mick Prinz, Cyberpunk, GDD, Tommi, ERA, Sony Interactive Entertainment

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Business

UK Retailer Association ERA Criticises Sony Interactive Entertainment

The UK retailers’ association ERA has spoken out strongly against the planned phase-out of PlayStation discs from 2028. Sony has prioritised “corporate convenience over consumer choice”.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read