Blankhans im Studioporträt: Die dezentralen Hansies aus München Marcel Kleffmann September 25, 2023 – 3 min read Share this post Beim HansieFest treffen sich alle Mitarbeitenden, Hansies genannt, an einem Ort. Dabei geht es nicht um die Arbeit, sondern um Spaß und Zwischenmenschliches. © Blankhans Development Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 Now Open Until 23 September, game workers from Africa can take part in the Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 that will inform the 2026 industry report by Maliyo Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Development Roblox Games Evolve Into Standalone Apps, Offline Games, and Browser Games At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4) Development W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 18 Sep 26: Medienboard, Freyja Melhorn, EEF, EU Kids Act, BIG and BWI, Salt Games, Game Studies A new president of European esports is set to bring a breath of fresh air, whilst the debate over the EU Kids Act continues. The Medienboard is celebrating the anniversary of its games funding programme, and Freyja Melhorn is featured in an interview. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Delegates at the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (Photo: EEF) People European Esports Federation Elects Goran Kuzmić as President and Adopts ESBD Motion Delegates from 27 Member Federations elected Goran Kuzmić during the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (EEF), hosted by the Macedonian Esports Federation in Skopje. A motion submitted by E-Sport-Bund Deutschland was also adopted by the delegates. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Picture: Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko) Politics EU Kids Act: Reactions and Analyses Following the VGE and Bavaria’s Digital Minister Mehring, other stakeholders including the EGDF, Osborne Clarke and Digitaleurope have spoken out on the European Commission’s proposal for the EU Kids Act. One thing is clear: the details are crucial and they still need to be worked out. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO © BXDXO People Freyja Melhorn 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 Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 Now Open Until 23 September, game workers from Africa can take part in the Africa Games Industry Survey 2026 that will inform the 2026 industry report by Maliyo Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Development Roblox Games Evolve Into Standalone Apps, Offline Games, and Browser Games At its 20th RDC, Roblox announced new features that could have a lasting impact on the Roblox ecosystem and increasingly position Roblox as cross-platform middleware. Roblox games are set to become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles. Offline single-player campaigns will become possible. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4) Development W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 18 Sep 26: Medienboard, Freyja Melhorn, EEF, EU Kids Act, BIG and BWI, Salt Games, Game Studies A new president of European esports is set to bring a breath of fresh air, whilst the debate over the EU Kids Act continues. The Medienboard is celebrating the anniversary of its games funding programme, and Freyja Melhorn is featured in an interview. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Delegates at the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (Photo: EEF) People European Esports Federation Elects Goran Kuzmić as President and Adopts ESBD Motion Delegates from 27 Member Federations elected Goran Kuzmić during the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (EEF), hosted by the Macedonian Esports Federation in Skopje. A motion submitted by E-Sport-Bund Deutschland was also adopted by the delegates. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Picture: Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko) Politics EU Kids Act: Reactions and Analyses Following the VGE and Bavaria’s Digital Minister Mehring, other stakeholders including the EGDF, Osborne Clarke and Digitaleurope have spoken out on the European Commission’s proposal for the EU Kids Act. One thing is clear: the details are crucial and they still need to be worked out. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO © BXDXO People Freyja Melhorn 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 Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
