Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla; © 2023 Christer Berg Business Chris Hewish: Why the World Governments Summit Matters to the Video Game Industry In a guest article for GamesMarkt, Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla, explains why the World Governments Summit matters to the games industry and the future of digital economies. This is because it is one of the few global platforms where governments and industries sit at the same table. By Xsolla • 4 min read
Business Cyprus Job Market is Less Mobile, Highly Mature Values Value and InGame Job have released a separate Cyprus report taken from their Game Industry Employment Survey 2025. The results show Cyprus as relatively static in job mobility, with high burnout risk. Juniors and Regulars remain underrepresented, however. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Nominees for the Pégases Awards 2026: Meilleur jeu vidéo | Best video game © SNJV & Académie des Arts et Techniques du Jeu Vidé Awards Nominees for the Pégases Awards (France) The nominees for the 7th Pégases Awards have been announced. And even though Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is among the most nominated games, another game has been nominated for even more categories. The award ceremony will take place on 5 March. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The three most successful new releases by revenue on console in 2025, according to Newzoo Business Newzoo Sees Its Preliminary Annual Analysis Confirmed by December Data In an update, Newzoo has reinforced its analysis of the gaming market's development presented in December. The December data confirmed the identified annual trends of increasing market concentration. New IPs and AA games on PC are most likely to be successful. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined © Square Enix Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix has an excellent track record when it comes to remakes and re-releases of classic games. The company has proven this with Final Fantasy VII and Dragon Quest I-III. Now, Dragon Quest VII is receiving an elaborate remake. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The visitor floor of GG Bavaria 2025 © Games/Bavaria Events First Programme Points Announced for GG Bavaria 2026 The fourth edition of the Munich gaming fair, GG Bavaria, will take place from 6 to 8 March this year. Visitors can look forward to a weekend of gaming, esports, indie games, cosplay, career information, and nerd culture at the Kleine Olympiahalle. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Uke Bosse was the presenter on stage at the Baltic Games Fest in 2025 | Picture Baltic Games Fest Business Baltic Games Fest With New Talk and Pitch Format The organisers are expanding the Baltic Game Fest with a new format. For the first time, the Baltic Dev Talks, presented by Deck13 Spotlight, will take place the day before. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Theodor Tang-Peronard, Partner at Delphi Interactive and Executive Producer of the FIFA game © Tang-Peronard / Delphi Interactive People Julien Merceron Appointed CTO at Delphi Interactive (Netflix's FIFA Game) Julien Merceron is heading up internal development as Chief Technology Officer at Delphi Interactive, where the 'Reimagined FIFA Football Simulation Game' is being developed. It is set to be offered exclusively on Netflix this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now part of Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator brand (Beans Entertainment) People Astronauts Agency Hooks AlexiBexi AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now managed by Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Blue Backpack won the Best Narrative Indie Game Award for the Berlin Apartment | Picture by Taipei Game Show 2026 Business Taipei Game Show Attracts Nearly 400,000 Visitors and German Studio Wins an Indie Award With almost 400,000 visitors, the Taipei Game Show 2026 has once again made its mark. The number of trade visitors remains comparatively small at 2,100. From a German perspective, it is particularly pleasing that Blue Backpack impressed the jury in the Narrative category at the Indie Game Awards. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Johannes Roth is back as Core Production with a N64 brew called Phazer 64 (Roth/Core Production) People Mimimi's Johannes Roth is Back With Phazer 64 As Founder and MD of Mimimi, Johannes Roth hadn't directly programmed games since 2015. Now, three years after Mimimi's closure, he's back with his own game: Phazer 64, published under the new company name Core Production. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Jonathan Hales, CEO Megabit Publishing © Megabit People Five Questions for Jonathan Hales, CEO of Megabit Publishing Jonathan Hales recently became the CEO of Megabit. In an interview with GamesMarkt, he discusses his new role, the highly competitive publishing market, and how Megabit is positioned to support both Aonic's internal studios and third-party partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
