Next Level: Festivalprogramm vorgestellt Stephan Steininger October 11, 2021 – 1 min read Share this post Das Next Level Festival findet vom 26. bis 28. November in Essen statt © Archivbild Publishing Knights Peak and Saber Interactive Extent Publishing Agreement Knights Peak and Saber Interactive have extended their existing agreement to publish Tempest Rising to include the expansion The Veti’s Wrath as well. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Publishing Assemble Entertainment Supports PC Publishing For Pithead Studio’s Cralon Following its self-publishing launch, Pithead Studio has brought Assemble on board as an experienced partner to handle the long-term marketing of its game Kralon on PC. Artex Software remains responsible for publishing on PS5 and Xbox. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Publishing Toplitz and SpaceRocket Delay Permafrost Publisher Toplitz Productions and developer SpaceRocket are giving the title Permafrost more time to polish. Instead of launching in the height of summer, Early Access will now begin in October. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business The Playground Manifesto: Can Nex Capture the Post-Inflation Family Gaming Market? In his latest Zoran's Update, gaming marketing expert Zoran Roso analyzes Nex Playground's strategy of positioning itself as an affordable family console featuring motion controls in the tradition of the Wii in a market where consoles are increasingly becoming luxury items. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #29 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Sierra's Gold Rush, the use of RPGs to communicate historical research, the ecological patterns of Pokémon, and Nintendo's legal battle over US tariffs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23. July 26: EC x EA x PIF, Xsolla, Level Up, gamescom dev, UKIE, EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts and Saudi Arabia are the key talking points today. The EU has given the green light to the takeover, whilst EA has revealed the cover stars and release date for FC 27. And we take a look back at a panel from last year’s gamescom dev. Topic: The games industry in Saudi Arabia. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Products Update: Jude Bellingham Joins Kylian Mbappé on the Cover of EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts has lifted the veil and revealed the global release date for EA Sports FC 2027. England star Jude Bellingham will also feature on the cover alongside Kilian Mbappé. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Picture: European Union, 2018, licensed under CC BY 4.0 EU Commission Greenlights Electronic Arts Takeover Under the EU Merger Regulation, the EU Commission has no objections to the planned takeover of Electronic Arts by the Public Investment Fund (‘PIF’) of Saudi Arabia. The deal raises no competition concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read gamescom ESDigital, Toplitz, Konami – Exhibitor Update, 23 July With five weeks to go before the trade fair and following the release of the exhibitor directory, reports about games and exhibitors at gamescom are increasing. Without claiming to be exhaustive, we’ve summarised the key line-ups. Today’s round-up features ESDigital, Konami and Toplitz Productions. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Publishing Knights Peak and Saber Interactive Extent Publishing Agreement Knights Peak and Saber Interactive have extended their existing agreement to publish Tempest Rising to include the expansion The Veti’s Wrath as well. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Publishing Assemble Entertainment Supports PC Publishing For Pithead Studio’s Cralon Following its self-publishing launch, Pithead Studio has brought Assemble on board as an experienced partner to handle the long-term marketing of its game Kralon on PC. Artex Software remains responsible for publishing on PS5 and Xbox. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Publishing Toplitz and SpaceRocket Delay Permafrost Publisher Toplitz Productions and developer SpaceRocket are giving the title Permafrost more time to polish. Instead of launching in the height of summer, Early Access will now begin in October. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business The Playground Manifesto: Can Nex Capture the Post-Inflation Family Gaming Market? In his latest Zoran's Update, gaming marketing expert Zoran Roso analyzes Nex Playground's strategy of positioning itself as an affordable family console featuring motion controls in the tradition of the Wii in a market where consoles are increasingly becoming luxury items. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #29 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Sierra's Gold Rush, the use of RPGs to communicate historical research, the ecological patterns of Pokémon, and Nintendo's legal battle over US tariffs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23. July 26: EC x EA x PIF, Xsolla, Level Up, gamescom dev, UKIE, EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts and Saudi Arabia are the key talking points today. The EU has given the green light to the takeover, whilst EA has revealed the cover stars and release date for FC 27. And we take a look back at a panel from last year’s gamescom dev. Topic: The games industry in Saudi Arabia. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Products Update: Jude Bellingham Joins Kylian Mbappé on the Cover of EA Sports FC 27 Electronic Arts has lifted the veil and revealed the global release date for EA Sports FC 2027. England star Jude Bellingham will also feature on the cover alongside Kilian Mbappé. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Picture: European Union, 2018, licensed under CC BY 4.0 EU Commission Greenlights Electronic Arts Takeover Under the EU Merger Regulation, the EU Commission has no objections to the planned takeover of Electronic Arts by the Public Investment Fund (‘PIF’) of Saudi Arabia. The deal raises no competition concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
gamescom ESDigital, Toplitz, Konami – Exhibitor Update, 23 July With five weeks to go before the trade fair and following the release of the exhibitor directory, reports about games and exhibitors at gamescom are increasing. Without claiming to be exhaustive, we’ve summarised the key line-ups. Today’s round-up features ESDigital, Konami and Toplitz Productions. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
