The Digital Markets & The Digital Services Acts and the Games Industry Marcel Kleffmann May 06, 2024 – 16 min read Share this post Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market / Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of Competition Policy. © EP, Geneviève Engel / European Union, 2019, Stine Heilmann Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. © Xsolla Business Xsolla Expands Payment Coverage in Portugal with MB Way Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. This partnership provides Portuguese players with seamless, localised payment options, offering a smoother and more reliable gaming experience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Thorsten Hamdorf, Martine Spaans, Claire Barilla and Thomas Rössig found Forth Moon Games Business Barilla, Hamdorf, Rössig and Spaans Found Fourth Moon Games as a Partner for Indie Developers Experienced games managers Claire Barilla, Martine Spaans, Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf have founded Fourth Moon Games, a studio-as-a-service partner. The aim is to support indie developers with administrative expertise by filling the CxO roles small independent studios often cannot afford. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read New European Advanced Training Programme GameSkills Launches Submission Round GameSkills, a new advanced training programme for devs by gamescom dev, SpielFabrique, Gamaste, GameBadges and Metropolia with Creative Europe Funding has launched its applications today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Jogi Neufeld from Subotron and Natalie Denk, former Head of the Center for Applied Game Studies for 14 years, will make FROG 2026 a reality (Neufeld / Denk) People Future and Reality of Gaming Will Continue Under Subotron and Natalie Denk Austria's game studies conference FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming will continue independently of the closure of Krems' Center for Applied Game Studies. Natalie Denk will take it with her to Vienna and make it happen in Autumn 2026 with Subotron's Jogi Neufeld. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days © PikPok Products Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days There are many zombie games out there. But Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days from PikPok in New Zealand really stands out. This is firstly because it is a 2.5D side-scrolling shelter survival game, and secondly because it is set in an immersive 1980s world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. © Xsolla Business Xsolla Expands Payment Coverage in Portugal with MB Way Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. This partnership provides Portuguese players with seamless, localised payment options, offering a smoother and more reliable gaming experience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The Esports World Cup 2026 prize pool rises to $75m © Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) Esports Esports World Cup 2026: $75m Prize Pool, Full Games Line-up and Schedule The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has confirmed a total prize pool of $75 million, as well as the full game line-up and schedule for the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC). The world's largest esports event will return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 6 July to 23 August 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Adam Snook | Ben Tucker © Snook, Tucker, Green Man Gaming People Green Man Gaming Expands Its Business Development Team Green Man Gaming is expanding its business development arm with two new appointments: Adam Snook has been appointed SVP of Content Acquisition, Publishing and DMS, while Ben Tucker is joining as a Game Scout. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read People Former Nintendo President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors Nintendo of America's former President and COO Doug Bowser joins toymaker Hasbro on the Board of Directors, along with Carla Vernón, CEO of online distributor The Honest Company. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. © Xsolla Business Xsolla Expands Payment Coverage in Portugal with MB Way Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. This partnership provides Portuguese players with seamless, localised payment options, offering a smoother and more reliable gaming experience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Thorsten Hamdorf, Martine Spaans, Claire Barilla and Thomas Rössig found Forth Moon Games Business Barilla, Hamdorf, Rössig and Spaans Found Fourth Moon Games as a Partner for Indie Developers Experienced games managers Claire Barilla, Martine Spaans, Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf have founded Fourth Moon Games, a studio-as-a-service partner. The aim is to support indie developers with administrative expertise by filling the CxO roles small independent studios often cannot afford. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
New European Advanced Training Programme GameSkills Launches Submission Round GameSkills, a new advanced training programme for devs by gamescom dev, SpielFabrique, Gamaste, GameBadges and Metropolia with Creative Europe Funding has launched its applications today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Jogi Neufeld from Subotron and Natalie Denk, former Head of the Center for Applied Game Studies for 14 years, will make FROG 2026 a reality (Neufeld / Denk) People Future and Reality of Gaming Will Continue Under Subotron and Natalie Denk Austria's game studies conference FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming will continue independently of the closure of Krems' Center for Applied Game Studies. Natalie Denk will take it with her to Vienna and make it happen in Autumn 2026 with Subotron's Jogi Neufeld. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days © PikPok Products Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days There are many zombie games out there. But Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days from PikPok in New Zealand really stands out. This is firstly because it is a 2.5D side-scrolling shelter survival game, and secondly because it is set in an immersive 1980s world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. © Xsolla Business Xsolla Expands Payment Coverage in Portugal with MB Way Xsolla is expanding its payment solutions in Portugal by adding MB Way. This partnership provides Portuguese players with seamless, localised payment options, offering a smoother and more reliable gaming experience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Esports World Cup 2026 prize pool rises to $75m © Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) Esports Esports World Cup 2026: $75m Prize Pool, Full Games Line-up and Schedule The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has confirmed a total prize pool of $75 million, as well as the full game line-up and schedule for the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC). The world's largest esports event will return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 6 July to 23 August 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Adam Snook | Ben Tucker © Snook, Tucker, Green Man Gaming People Green Man Gaming Expands Its Business Development Team Green Man Gaming is expanding its business development arm with two new appointments: Adam Snook has been appointed SVP of Content Acquisition, Publishing and DMS, while Ben Tucker is joining as a Game Scout. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
People Former Nintendo President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors Nintendo of America's former President and COO Doug Bowser joins toymaker Hasbro on the Board of Directors, along with Carla Vernón, CEO of online distributor The Honest Company. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
