Mario vs. Donkey Kong Pascal Wagner February 08, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © Nintendo Xbox (c) Microsoft Products Xbox Cloud Gaming Playtime is Being Tested Xbox Cloud Gaming is now trialling a playtime model. Players can purchase hours of cloud gaming time without the need for an active Xbox Game Pass subscription. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Silver Pines (c) Wych Elm / Team17 Products Silver Pines Developed by Wych Elm and published by Team17, Silver Pines sees players begin a descent into the dreaded darkness. This classic survival horror game features a tense atmosphere and a Metroidvania-style experience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Square Enix Products Final Fantasy Resonance As the first HD-2D game in the Final Fantasy series, comparable to Octopath Traveler or the Dragon Quest HD remakes, Final Fantasy Resonance pays homage to classic and modern entries alike, featuring everything from crystals to Esper. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read People Xbox COO Helen Chiang has Reportedly Stepped Down After just a few months as COO of Xbox at Microsoft, Helen Chiang is leaving the company. This was reported by The Verge, citing an internal message from Xbox head Asha Sharma. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (From left to right): Christopher Flato (ESBD), Mayor Maria Helmis-Arend (Cologne), Katrin Lögering (Green Party Member of the State Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia) and Florian Weber (Cologne District Association) (c) Viola Schuldner/ESBD Esports German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23 Oct 26: MBB Funding, Paris Game Biz, GameRecruit, DevGamm, Xbox Cloud Gaming, US Market An eventful week in gaming draws to a close with a recap of Paris Games Biz and news of new funding initiatives from Berlin. Thanks to the DevGamm Awards nominees and a stabilising US games market, spirits are also lifting following the BioWare news. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business US Video Game Market Stabilises in September With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Picture: GameRecruit GbR Business GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xbox (c) Microsoft Products Xbox Cloud Gaming Playtime is Being Tested Xbox Cloud Gaming is now trialling a playtime model. Players can purchase hours of cloud gaming time without the need for an active Xbox Game Pass subscription. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Silver Pines (c) Wych Elm / Team17 Products Silver Pines Developed by Wych Elm and published by Team17, Silver Pines sees players begin a descent into the dreaded darkness. This classic survival horror game features a tense atmosphere and a Metroidvania-style experience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Square Enix Products Final Fantasy Resonance As the first HD-2D game in the Final Fantasy series, comparable to Octopath Traveler or the Dragon Quest HD remakes, Final Fantasy Resonance pays homage to classic and modern entries alike, featuring everything from crystals to Esper. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
People Xbox COO Helen Chiang has Reportedly Stepped Down After just a few months as COO of Xbox at Microsoft, Helen Chiang is leaving the company. This was reported by The Verge, citing an internal message from Xbox head Asha Sharma. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(From left to right): Christopher Flato (ESBD), Mayor Maria Helmis-Arend (Cologne), Katrin Lögering (Green Party Member of the State Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia) and Florian Weber (Cologne District Association) (c) Viola Schuldner/ESBD Esports German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23 Oct 26: MBB Funding, Paris Game Biz, GameRecruit, DevGamm, Xbox Cloud Gaming, US Market An eventful week in gaming draws to a close with a recap of Paris Games Biz and news of new funding initiatives from Berlin. Thanks to the DevGamm Awards nominees and a stabilising US games market, spirits are also lifting following the BioWare news. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business US Video Game Market Stabilises in September With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture: GameRecruit GbR Business GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
