"Machmalauter" Tim Pototzki February 06, 2009 – 3 min read Share this post © None Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read Detroit: Become Human studio Quantic Dream is the reason for the strike, says STJV (Quantic Dream) Business STJV Calls for Full French Games Industry Strike French union STJV has called for a strike of the entire French games industry in solidarity with Quantic Dream workers this Thursday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Picture: Pexels/Yan Krukau Business PwC Presents First Results of This Years Global Entertainment and Media Outlook Globally, the entertainment and media sectors are set to grow by an average of 3.4 per cent, reaching a turnover of 4.2 trillion dollars. It is unclear to what extent games will contribute to this growth. According to a media report, PwC forecasts a dip in turnover for the US gaming market in 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Which were the most successful German streamers on Twitch the past week? Insights The Most Successful German Streamers, Week 26 2026 According to data by StreamAwards, the biggest German streamers of the last week were eliasn97, zarbex, MontanaBlack88 and Gronkh. Sorted for gender, the most successful female streamer was AnniTheDuck, albeit with significantly lower numbers. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Witchfire | Adrian Chmielarz © The Astronauts People Adrian Chmielarz on AAA Mediocrity, Creativity in Small Teams and Witchfire Witchfire from The Astronauts is an acclaimed shooter currently available on Early Access. We spoke to co-owner Adrian Chmielarz about the current state of the AAA shooter genre, the creative nature of the AA segment, and the game's lengthy development period since it was first announced in 2017. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read The political visitors at Pixel Maniacs' office: Fabian Mehring (sitting, center), Jochen Kohler (behind him, right) and Sabine Sendner (right of Kohler) (photo: Bavarian Digital Ministry) Politics Politicians Visit Pixel Maniacs, Spaceflower and Mimustudio At their office hub in Nuremberg, Pixel Maniacs and their sister studios received Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, Bavarian State Parliament member Jochen Kohler and Nuremberg city councillor Sabine Sendner yesterday. By Pascal Wagner • Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions © System Era and Devolver Digital Products Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, System Era and Devolver Digital have released a cooperative space action-adventure game featuring extraction elements on PC and consoles via Early Access. This game is not Astroneer 2.0, and it has had a difficult start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Products Salmi Games Announces PvE VR Extraction Shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew Munich-based VR games developer Salmi Games, the creators of Sweet Surrender, has unveiled its new project at the VR Games Showcase: the co-op extraction shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew, which is being developed for Meta Quest and SteamVR. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read General Delegate for Quebec in Germany Geneviève Rolland at the National Holiday Reception in Munich (GamesMarket / Pascal Wagner) gamescom Quebec Confirms gamescom Presence In conversation with GamesMarket, Quebec's General Delegate for Germany Geneviève Rolland confirmed that the region would have its own gamescom booth again in 2026. Over 60 people from more than 30 companies will be part of the delegation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read
Detroit: Become Human studio Quantic Dream is the reason for the strike, says STJV (Quantic Dream) Business STJV Calls for Full French Games Industry Strike French union STJV has called for a strike of the entire French games industry in solidarity with Quantic Dream workers this Thursday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture: Pexels/Yan Krukau Business PwC Presents First Results of This Years Global Entertainment and Media Outlook Globally, the entertainment and media sectors are set to grow by an average of 3.4 per cent, reaching a turnover of 4.2 trillion dollars. It is unclear to what extent games will contribute to this growth. According to a media report, PwC forecasts a dip in turnover for the US gaming market in 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Which were the most successful German streamers on Twitch the past week? Insights The Most Successful German Streamers, Week 26 2026 According to data by StreamAwards, the biggest German streamers of the last week were eliasn97, zarbex, MontanaBlack88 and Gronkh. Sorted for gender, the most successful female streamer was AnniTheDuck, albeit with significantly lower numbers. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Witchfire | Adrian Chmielarz © The Astronauts People Adrian Chmielarz on AAA Mediocrity, Creativity in Small Teams and Witchfire Witchfire from The Astronauts is an acclaimed shooter currently available on Early Access. We spoke to co-owner Adrian Chmielarz about the current state of the AAA shooter genre, the creative nature of the AA segment, and the game's lengthy development period since it was first announced in 2017. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
The political visitors at Pixel Maniacs' office: Fabian Mehring (sitting, center), Jochen Kohler (behind him, right) and Sabine Sendner (right of Kohler) (photo: Bavarian Digital Ministry) Politics Politicians Visit Pixel Maniacs, Spaceflower and Mimustudio At their office hub in Nuremberg, Pixel Maniacs and their sister studios received Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, Bavarian State Parliament member Jochen Kohler and Nuremberg city councillor Sabine Sendner yesterday. By Pascal Wagner •
Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions © System Era and Devolver Digital Products Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, System Era and Devolver Digital have released a cooperative space action-adventure game featuring extraction elements on PC and consoles via Early Access. This game is not Astroneer 2.0, and it has had a difficult start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Products Salmi Games Announces PvE VR Extraction Shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew Munich-based VR games developer Salmi Games, the creators of Sweet Surrender, has unveiled its new project at the VR Games Showcase: the co-op extraction shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew, which is being developed for Meta Quest and SteamVR. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
General Delegate for Quebec in Germany Geneviève Rolland at the National Holiday Reception in Munich (GamesMarket / Pascal Wagner) gamescom Quebec Confirms gamescom Presence In conversation with GamesMarket, Quebec's General Delegate for Germany Geneviève Rolland confirmed that the region would have its own gamescom booth again in 2026. Over 60 people from more than 30 companies will be part of the delegation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
