Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market

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

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

People

Andrey Tsvetkov on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

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 Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games (Cyprus), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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

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

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

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

Events

How Saxony Presented Itself at Nexus Festival 2026

As a Leipzig event, Nexus was naturally filled with games from the region. Most developer booths were organised by Games & XR Mitteldeutschland under their Next Level: Saxony! label. Here are all the games that were there.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read