Halbjahresbilanz: Games-Aufschwung in Japan Tim Pototzki June 29, 2012 – 1 min read Share this post © None Red Dunes Games © Red Dunes Games Business G+ Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market The MENA region is one of the emerging markets in the global games industry, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of this. To find out more about the region, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed 'MJ' Jneibi (CDO) from Red Dunes Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Reorganising Its Studios and Making Further Layoffs The 'Xbox Reset' continues. In addition to 268 job cuts, it has been announced that Activision will take charge of Halo and Age of Empires in future. Obsidian Entertainment is moving to Bethesda. There is also an update on the studio divestitures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer Business Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility The Embracer Group has secured a new revolving credit facility of SEK 2 billion, which replaces various existing loans with different institutions. This will enable Embracer to secure more favourable terms for the transitional period leading up to the spin-off of Fellowship Entertainment. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Serious Games Summit) Tabletop Serious Games Summit Connects Risk-Assessors and Game Makers At the Serious Game Summit in Lucerne, 45 analogue game makers, risk managers at public organisations and researchers came together to discuss the possibilities of games for adult teaching and crisis management education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read FROG 2026 takes place at Belvedere Museum in Vienna (Subotron/FROG/City of Vienna) Campus Stephan Schwingeler is Keynote Speaker of FROG 2026 Professor Stephan Schwingeler will be the keynote speaker of the Future and Reality of Gaming conference 2026 with a talk on Game Art. FROG takes place 20-22 November in Vienna. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Mohamed Al Jneibi | Sultan Al Darmaki © Red Dunes Games Publishing Red Dunes Games: "We Believe That Creativity and Trust Are Just as Important as Scale" Red Dunes Games is an upcoming publisher and creative development partner from the emerging gaming market in the United Arab Emirates. In this interview, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed Jneibi (CDO) about their business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Red Dunes Games © Red Dunes Games Business G+ Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market The MENA region is one of the emerging markets in the global games industry, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of this. To find out more about the region, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed 'MJ' Jneibi (CDO) from Red Dunes Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter © Nihon Falcom and GungHo Products Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Almost a year after the remake of the first chapter, Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment are breathing new life into the legendary JRPG series with the next remake: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily 22 Sep 26: Xbox Reset, Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen, Solarpunk, Swiss Games Awards The painful restructuring at Microsoft continues, whilst Embracer is reaping the rewards of its cost-cutting measures and using a new loan on more favourable terms to pay off old loans. We also speak to Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen and the creators of Solarpunk. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Red Dunes Games © Red Dunes Games Business G+ Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market The MENA region is one of the emerging markets in the global games industry, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of this. To find out more about the region, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed 'MJ' Jneibi (CDO) from Red Dunes Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Reorganising Its Studios and Making Further Layoffs The 'Xbox Reset' continues. In addition to 268 job cuts, it has been announced that Activision will take charge of Halo and Age of Empires in future. Obsidian Entertainment is moving to Bethesda. There is also an update on the studio divestitures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer Business Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility The Embracer Group has secured a new revolving credit facility of SEK 2 billion, which replaces various existing loans with different institutions. This will enable Embracer to secure more favourable terms for the transitional period leading up to the spin-off of Fellowship Entertainment. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Serious Games Summit) Tabletop Serious Games Summit Connects Risk-Assessors and Game Makers At the Serious Game Summit in Lucerne, 45 analogue game makers, risk managers at public organisations and researchers came together to discuss the possibilities of games for adult teaching and crisis management education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
FROG 2026 takes place at Belvedere Museum in Vienna (Subotron/FROG/City of Vienna) Campus Stephan Schwingeler is Keynote Speaker of FROG 2026 Professor Stephan Schwingeler will be the keynote speaker of the Future and Reality of Gaming conference 2026 with a talk on Game Art. FROG takes place 20-22 November in Vienna. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mohamed Al Jneibi | Sultan Al Darmaki © Red Dunes Games Publishing Red Dunes Games: "We Believe That Creativity and Trust Are Just as Important as Scale" Red Dunes Games is an upcoming publisher and creative development partner from the emerging gaming market in the United Arab Emirates. In this interview, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed Jneibi (CDO) about their business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Red Dunes Games © Red Dunes Games Business G+ Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market The MENA region is one of the emerging markets in the global games industry, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of this. To find out more about the region, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed 'MJ' Jneibi (CDO) from Red Dunes Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter © Nihon Falcom and GungHo Products Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Almost a year after the remake of the first chapter, Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment are breathing new life into the legendary JRPG series with the next remake: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 22 Sep 26: Xbox Reset, Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen, Solarpunk, Swiss Games Awards The painful restructuring at Microsoft continues, whilst Embracer is reaping the rewards of its cost-cutting measures and using a new loan on more favourable terms to pay off old loans. We also speak to Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen and the creators of Solarpunk. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
