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Austrian Supreme Court: Lootboxes Are Not (Always) Gambling

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Sony and EA, stating that lootboxes in FIFA Ultimate Team aren't gambling since enough skill is involved. While that's a big setback for the players that sued, it also gives clear reference to when lootbox modes are or aren't "skill-based".

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Pantaloon Raises Pre-Seed Funding From Industry Veterans

With £150,000 in fresh capital, Jamin Smith's young label Pantaloon has taken the next step in its development and at the same time entered into a partnership with LootLocker. Pantaloon currently has three titles in development for 2026.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

GamesMarkt and gamescom Extend Partnership for gamescomDaily Magazine

GamesMarkt, a media partner of gamescom since 2009, has extended its existing partnership with the world’s biggest games event. GamesMarkt will therefore publish the daily business-to-business trade fair magazine gamescomDaily at gamescom 2026.

By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read

Products

Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker Kickstarter is Up to An Explosive Start

Like with Tavern Talk, Gentle Troll Games from Würzburg has launched the Kickstarter to make the standalone spin-off Dreamwalker a reality. The campaign is up to a great start mere minutes after launch, and will unveil more stretch goals gradually.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Austrian Supreme Court: Lootboxes Are Not (Always) Gambling

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Sony and EA, stating that lootboxes in FIFA Ultimate Team aren't gambling since enough skill is involved. While that's a big setback for the players that sued, it also gives clear reference to when lootbox modes are or aren't "skill-based".

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Pantaloon Raises Pre-Seed Funding From Industry Veterans

With £150,000 in fresh capital, Jamin Smith's young label Pantaloon has taken the next step in its development and at the same time entered into a partnership with LootLocker. Pantaloon currently has three titles in development for 2026.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

GamesMarkt and gamescom Extend Partnership for gamescomDaily Magazine

GamesMarkt, a media partner of gamescom since 2009, has extended its existing partnership with the world’s biggest games event. GamesMarkt will therefore publish the daily business-to-business trade fair magazine gamescomDaily at gamescom 2026.

By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read

Business

Interview: Astragon Relies on External Partners for Physical Distribution

Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business. We talked to the two co-CEOs, Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, about this decision. Going forward, their physical distribution will be handled by experienced external partners.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

People

German Computer Game Award 2026: The Full Jury

The full jury of DCP 2026 includes people from all ranges of the games industry. Jury head is once again Prof. Dr. Sabiha Ghellal of HdM Stuttgart. The DCP takes place on 29 April in Munich.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read