Red Dunes Games © Red Dunes Games G+ Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market The MENA region is one of the emerging markets in the global games industry, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of this. To find out more about the region, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed 'MJ' Jneibi (CDO) from Red Dunes Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter © Nihon Falcom and GungHo Products Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Almost a year after the remake of the first chapter, Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment are breathing new life into the legendary JRPG series with the next remake: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 22 Sep 26: Xbox Reset, Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen, Solarpunk, Swiss Games Awards The painful restructuring at Microsoft continues, whilst Embracer is reaping the rewards of its cost-cutting measures and using a new loan on more favourable terms to pay off old loans. We also speak to Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen and the creators of Solarpunk. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Reorganising Its Studios and Making Further Layoffs The 'Xbox Reset' continues. In addition to 268 job cuts, it has been announced that Activision will take charge of Halo and Age of Empires in future. Obsidian Entertainment is moving to Bethesda. There is also an update on the studio divestitures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The front side of the Next Level: Saxony! area (Elisabeth Conrad) Events How Saxony Presented Itself at Nexus Festival 2026 As a Leipzig event, Nexus was naturally filled with games from the region. Most developer booths were organised by Games & XR Mitteldeutschland under their Next Level: Saxony! label. Here are all the games that were there. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer Business Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility The Embracer Group has secured a new revolving credit facility of SEK 2 billion, which replaces various existing loans with different institutions. This will enable Embracer to secure more favourable terms for the transitional period leading up to the spin-off of Fellowship Entertainment. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Swiss Game Awards ceremony 2023 at the Gamesweek Zurich (SGDA) Awards Swiss Game Awards 2026 Accept Submissions for Games and Content Creators Until 30 September and 18 October respectively, the SGDA accepts submissions for games and content creators for the Swiss Game Awards 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Patrick (Clym) de Rijk, Robert Kaiser, Adrian Kaiser © Clym, rokaplay, GamesMarkt MK G+ Solarpunk: "One of the Biggest Successes Was Our Expectation Management" With 250,000 copies sold in a rather crowded market, Solarpunk from the two-person Cyberwave studio and rokaplay has got off to a strong start. In a joint interview, the developers and the publisher celebrated the successful release of the game, discussing what had gone well and what hadn't. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games GamesMarket Plus G+ Andrey Tsvetkov 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 Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games (Cyprus), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
German Esports Summit 2026 © German Esports Summit, ESBD Esports German Esports Summit 2026 Introduces German Esports Award for the First Time On 23 October 2026, the German Esports Summit in Cologne will bring together leading figures from the worlds of esports, business, politics, education and associations. New additions this year include the Diversity Brunch and the German Esports Awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Arhi Makkonen, Senior Level Designer at Remedy Entertainment, at gamescom 2026 (GM PW) People G+ Arhi Makkonen on Control Resonant: "Level Design was at the Center" Control Resonant is not just a sequel to Remedy's Control, but an entirely new experiment. We spoke to Senior Level Designer Arhi Makkonen about making Manhattan weird(er), excluding parry systems from the game and taking inspiration from great games. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Products Control Resonant It takes courage to make such major changes to a sequel. Instead of the third-person gunplay seen in Control, Remedy Entertainment has opted for intense melee combat and a new protagonist in Control Resonant, which is set in a game world brimming with outlandish and creative ideas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
