Konami wirbt mit Messi Tim Pototzki August 01, 2008 – 1 min read Share this post Lionel Messi spielt für den FC Barcelona © None Business Microsoft Is Testing Ad-Supported Game Streaming According to Microsoft, the company has launched a trial of ad-supported game streaming. The feature is available to the Xbox Insider Community for testing with select Xbox games. By Stephan Steininger • 1 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 Picture by Capital Games/Paris Game Biz Events Paris Game Biz Opens Call For Studio Application On 20 and 21 October, in the run-up to Paris Games Week, the third Paris Game Biz will take place, bringing together studios with publishers and investors. Studios can now apply to showcase their projects. Nearly 20 publishers have already confirmed their participation, and the number is rising. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read At gamescom 2025, Ubisoft featured Anno 117: Pax Romana in particular © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner gamescom Ubisoft Announces gamescom 2026 Lineup At gamescom 2026, Ubisoft will be giving a prominent showcase to Rayman Legends Retold. The French publisher will also be bringing back the popular Community Lounge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 27. July 26: Magic-Interview, Funding, GDD Awards, RLP, Minnameier, Square Enix, NullRef Whether it’s the Final Fantasy Fan Fest in Berlin or GermanDevDays in Frankfurt – there’s plenty going on outside of gamescom too. Although, of course, this Monday also brought new exhibitors, new games and new events for gamescom. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Products Christoph Minnameier Unveils New Project Monster Mash The multi-award-winning German solo developer Christoph Minnameier has unveiled a new project, Monster Mesh. Minnameier, also known as Pig Knight Games, will also be speaking at the Open House at Gamerei on 13 August about puzzle games like his Dungeons of Dreadrock series. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products NullRef Entertainment Reaches Wishlist Milestone With Chop Chop Inc. NullRef Entertainment’s debut game, Chop Chop Inc., is maintaining its momentum: over the past two months or so, the number of wishlist entries has doubled to over 100,000. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Arknights: Endfield @ gamescom 2026 © Gryphline gamescom Gryphline Confirms Bigger gamescom 2026 Presence Publisher Gryphline has announced that Arknights: Endfield will debut at Anime NYC in New York from 20 to 23 August, before returning to gamescom in Cologne with an expanded booth. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Microsoft Is Testing Ad-Supported Game Streaming According to Microsoft, the company has launched a trial of ad-supported game streaming. The feature is available to the Xbox Insider Community for testing with select Xbox games. By Stephan Steininger • 1 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
Picture by Capital Games/Paris Game Biz Events Paris Game Biz Opens Call For Studio Application On 20 and 21 October, in the run-up to Paris Games Week, the third Paris Game Biz will take place, bringing together studios with publishers and investors. Studios can now apply to showcase their projects. Nearly 20 publishers have already confirmed their participation, and the number is rising. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
At gamescom 2025, Ubisoft featured Anno 117: Pax Romana in particular © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner gamescom Ubisoft Announces gamescom 2026 Lineup At gamescom 2026, Ubisoft will be giving a prominent showcase to Rayman Legends Retold. The French publisher will also be bringing back the popular Community Lounge. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 27. July 26: Magic-Interview, Funding, GDD Awards, RLP, Minnameier, Square Enix, NullRef Whether it’s the Final Fantasy Fan Fest in Berlin or GermanDevDays in Frankfurt – there’s plenty going on outside of gamescom too. Although, of course, this Monday also brought new exhibitors, new games and new events for gamescom. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Products Christoph Minnameier Unveils New Project Monster Mash The multi-award-winning German solo developer Christoph Minnameier has unveiled a new project, Monster Mesh. Minnameier, also known as Pig Knight Games, will also be speaking at the Open House at Gamerei on 13 August about puzzle games like his Dungeons of Dreadrock series. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products NullRef Entertainment Reaches Wishlist Milestone With Chop Chop Inc. NullRef Entertainment’s debut game, Chop Chop Inc., is maintaining its momentum: over the past two months or so, the number of wishlist entries has doubled to over 100,000. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Arknights: Endfield @ gamescom 2026 © Gryphline gamescom Gryphline Confirms Bigger gamescom 2026 Presence Publisher Gryphline has announced that Arknights: Endfield will debut at Anime NYC in New York from 20 to 23 August, before returning to gamescom in Cologne with an expanded booth. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
