"Horizon Zero Dawn" erreicht zehn Mio. Daniel Raumer March 01, 2019 – 1 min read Share this post © None Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity Development Unity Announces Release of Unity 7 For Q1 2027 At Unite in Seoul, Unity unveiled the roadmap for the release of Unity 7. The beta is set to launch in December. The release is scheduled for Q1 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The FROG Conference will take place at Belvedere 21 in November (Picture: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien) Development Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers Developers from Austria have until 30 September to submit ideas based on the Belvedere’s Open Content Collection. A jury will select games from these submissions for exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026 competition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The group of students and coaches at the Immersive Media Days 2026 (Benedikt Gess/HFF) Campus Immersive Media Days 2026 Showcases Nine Projects from Munich Game Students Nine projects from two cooperative study courses held by several Munich universities together, coached by experts: The Immersive Media Days are a great example of cooperation between games learning and games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business The First Quarter of Ubisoft's Transition Year Ubisoft's first quarter was slightly above expectations in a year that is seen as a transition period, with sales down 9% year-on-year. However, Assassin's Creed Black Flag exceeded its annual targets in just 14 days. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business The Playground Manifesto: Can Nex Capture the Post-Inflation Family Gaming Market? In his latest Zoran's Update, gaming marketing expert Zoran Roso analyzes Nex Playground's strategy of positioning itself as an affordable family console featuring motion controls in the tradition of the Wii in a market where consoles are increasingly becoming luxury items. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #29 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Sierra's Gold Rush, the use of RPGs to communicate historical research, the ecological patterns of Pokémon, and Nintendo's legal battle over US tariffs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23. July 26: EC x EA x PIF, Xsolla, Level Up, gamescom dev, UKIE, EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts and Saudi Arabia are the key talking points today. The EU has given the green light to the takeover, whilst EA has revealed the cover stars and release date for FC 27. And we take a look back at a panel from last year’s gamescom dev. Topic: The games industry in Saudi Arabia. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Products Update: Jude Bellingham Joins Kylian Mbappé on the Cover of EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts has lifted the veil and revealed the global release date for EA Sports FC 2027. England star Jude Bellingham will also feature on the cover alongside Kilian Mbappé. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Picture: European Union, 2018, licensed under CC BY 4.0 EU Commission Greenlights Electronic Arts Takeover Under the EU Merger Regulation, the EU Commission has no objections to the planned takeover of Electronic Arts by the Public Investment Fund (‘PIF’) of Saudi Arabia. The deal raises no competition concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity Development Unity Announces Release of Unity 7 For Q1 2027 At Unite in Seoul, Unity unveiled the roadmap for the release of Unity 7. The beta is set to launch in December. The release is scheduled for Q1 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The FROG Conference will take place at Belvedere 21 in November (Picture: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien) Development Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers Developers from Austria have until 30 September to submit ideas based on the Belvedere’s Open Content Collection. A jury will select games from these submissions for exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026 competition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The group of students and coaches at the Immersive Media Days 2026 (Benedikt Gess/HFF) Campus Immersive Media Days 2026 Showcases Nine Projects from Munich Game Students Nine projects from two cooperative study courses held by several Munich universities together, coached by experts: The Immersive Media Days are a great example of cooperation between games learning and games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business The First Quarter of Ubisoft's Transition Year Ubisoft's first quarter was slightly above expectations in a year that is seen as a transition period, with sales down 9% year-on-year. However, Assassin's Creed Black Flag exceeded its annual targets in just 14 days. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business The Playground Manifesto: Can Nex Capture the Post-Inflation Family Gaming Market? In his latest Zoran's Update, gaming marketing expert Zoran Roso analyzes Nex Playground's strategy of positioning itself as an affordable family console featuring motion controls in the tradition of the Wii in a market where consoles are increasingly becoming luxury items. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #29 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Sierra's Gold Rush, the use of RPGs to communicate historical research, the ecological patterns of Pokémon, and Nintendo's legal battle over US tariffs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23. July 26: EC x EA x PIF, Xsolla, Level Up, gamescom dev, UKIE, EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts and Saudi Arabia are the key talking points today. The EU has given the green light to the takeover, whilst EA has revealed the cover stars and release date for FC 27. And we take a look back at a panel from last year’s gamescom dev. Topic: The games industry in Saudi Arabia. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Products Update: Jude Bellingham Joins Kylian Mbappé on the Cover of EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts has lifted the veil and revealed the global release date for EA Sports FC 2027. England star Jude Bellingham will also feature on the cover alongside Kilian Mbappé. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Picture: European Union, 2018, licensed under CC BY 4.0 EU Commission Greenlights Electronic Arts Takeover Under the EU Merger Regulation, the EU Commission has no objections to the planned takeover of Electronic Arts by the Public Investment Fund (‘PIF’) of Saudi Arabia. The deal raises no competition concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
