Microsoft bläst zur Attacke auf iTunes Tim Pototzki September 21, 2010 – 1 min read Share this post Immer und überall sollen Zune-Kunden Zugriff auf das Medienangebot haben. Im Herbst geht's los © Microsoft Scott Van Vliet and Asha Sharma (Pictures by Xbox Wire) Development Xbox Labs Shall Turn Emerging Ideas Into Players and Dev Experiences Microsoft says it aims to be at the forefront of the future of gaming technologies. That is why Xbox head Asha Sharma has set up Xbox Labs, led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, a team tasked with exploring and developing technologies and possibilities. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Maestro Characters © THQ Nordic and Gate21 Development Maestro: THQ Nordic and Gate21 Release Unreal Plugin for Character Creation THQ Nordic's Gate21 has released an Unreal plugin for character creation. The basic version is free. This tool was used to create characters in Gothic 1 Remake, Alone in the Dark, and Outcast. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Development Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 16 Oct 26: caggtus, Fishlabs, PEGI, Sega, gamescom latam, Diva, Play Bern, Patricia Freiberger, Galaxies The bad news about job losses continues in Germany too. Meanwhile, many trade fairs and conventions are gearing up for their 2027 editions, whether through a new brand identity or a call for speakers. And the 2026 events are in the home straight. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read Politics Paid Random Items: PEGI Changes Age-Rating of Some Released Digital-Only Games In October, the pan-European rating system PEGI began raising the age ratings of digital-only games that had already been released, when these games utilise paid random items such as loot boxes. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read gamescom latam 2026 © game, Koelnmesse Brasil Events Gamescom Latam 2027: Call for Speakers and BIG Festival's Indie Game Submissions Calls for speaker proposals are now open for gamescom latam 2027. Submissions are also open for free indie game exhibitor opportunities at BIG Festival. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read PlayBern Festival 2026 © PlayBern Events PlayBern Festival 2026 in Early November The PlayBern Festival 2026 will take place from 6 to 8 November at the Quartierzentrum Nord in Bern. This year's event will explore storytelling in games through text, mechanics, sound, visuals, and level design. By Marcel Kleffmann • Patricia Freiberger is the new Project Assistant for caggtus Leipzig 2027 (event photo: Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt; headshot: Freiberger) People Leipziger Messe Brings Patricia Freiberger On Board as caggtus Project Assistant Patricia Freiberger is the new project assistant for caggtus Leipzig at the Leipziger Messe. She took over from Michelle Hammer on 1 October, who remains in the team and is responsible for several other parts of the event. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The new brand identity of caggtus Leipzig 2027 (Leipziger Messe GmbH) Events caggtus Leipzig Changes Brand Identity, Sells out LAN The fifth caggtus Leipzig will take place with a new, much cuter logo and mascot identity. In addition, LAN places for the event are already sold out. The concept of the fair: A consumer expo plus a LAN hall with sleeping spaces, both visitable separately or in combination. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Scott Van Vliet and Asha Sharma (Pictures by Xbox Wire) Development Xbox Labs Shall Turn Emerging Ideas Into Players and Dev Experiences Microsoft says it aims to be at the forefront of the future of gaming technologies. That is why Xbox head Asha Sharma has set up Xbox Labs, led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, a team tasked with exploring and developing technologies and possibilities. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Maestro Characters © THQ Nordic and Gate21 Development Maestro: THQ Nordic and Gate21 Release Unreal Plugin for Character Creation THQ Nordic's Gate21 has released an Unreal plugin for character creation. The basic version is free. This tool was used to create characters in Gothic 1 Remake, Alone in the Dark, and Outcast. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Development Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 16 Oct 26: caggtus, Fishlabs, PEGI, Sega, gamescom latam, Diva, Play Bern, Patricia Freiberger, Galaxies The bad news about job losses continues in Germany too. Meanwhile, many trade fairs and conventions are gearing up for their 2027 editions, whether through a new brand identity or a call for speakers. And the 2026 events are in the home straight. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Politics Paid Random Items: PEGI Changes Age-Rating of Some Released Digital-Only Games In October, the pan-European rating system PEGI began raising the age ratings of digital-only games that had already been released, when these games utilise paid random items such as loot boxes. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
gamescom latam 2026 © game, Koelnmesse Brasil Events Gamescom Latam 2027: Call for Speakers and BIG Festival's Indie Game Submissions Calls for speaker proposals are now open for gamescom latam 2027. Submissions are also open for free indie game exhibitor opportunities at BIG Festival. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
PlayBern Festival 2026 © PlayBern Events PlayBern Festival 2026 in Early November The PlayBern Festival 2026 will take place from 6 to 8 November at the Quartierzentrum Nord in Bern. This year's event will explore storytelling in games through text, mechanics, sound, visuals, and level design. By Marcel Kleffmann •
Patricia Freiberger is the new Project Assistant for caggtus Leipzig 2027 (event photo: Leipziger Messe / Niclas Schmidt; headshot: Freiberger) People Leipziger Messe Brings Patricia Freiberger On Board as caggtus Project Assistant Patricia Freiberger is the new project assistant for caggtus Leipzig at the Leipziger Messe. She took over from Michelle Hammer on 1 October, who remains in the team and is responsible for several other parts of the event. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The new brand identity of caggtus Leipzig 2027 (Leipziger Messe GmbH) Events caggtus Leipzig Changes Brand Identity, Sells out LAN The fifth caggtus Leipzig will take place with a new, much cuter logo and mascot identity. In addition, LAN places for the event are already sold out. The concept of the fair: A consumer expo plus a LAN hall with sleeping spaces, both visitable separately or in combination. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
