Jon Van Caneghem, the creator of the Might and Magic & Heroes of Might and Magic series and Denis Fedorov, CEO of Unfrozen © Unfrozen People Might and Magic Creator Jon Van Caneghem Teams Up with Unfrozen Unfrozen welcomes prominent support for the development of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Jon Van Caneghem, creator of Heroes of Might and Magic, has joined the team as Creative Advisor on the upcoming title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Darkhaven © Moon Beast Productions Products Diablo Veterans at Moon Beast Productions Unveil Darkhaven Moon Beast Productions, a team formed by Diablo series veterans Philip Shenk, Peter Hu and Erich Schaefer, has been teasing a new ARPG for a while, which they are now ready to unveil: Darkhaven. The project is partly being financed via Kickstarter. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive © G. Liljevall Business How Bloodlines 2 Affected Paradox Interactive's Business Paradox Interactive, the publisher known for its grand strategy games, closed a very good fiscal year in 2025 - if it weren't for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Consequently, the Swedish company intends to focus on areas in which it has the greatest expertise. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Archive picture of GermanDevDays 2023 | Ulrich Schepp/GermanDevDays/Assemble Entertainment Business Application Phase for GermanDevDays Foundation Extended German developers and teams now have until 6 February to apply for support from the GDD GermanDevDays Foundation. The selection will be made by the Foundation's advisory board. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Impression from Indigo 2025 (David Rozing) Business Indigo Returns 2-3 June 2026 to Rotterdam Now in its second year under the Benelux Games Promotional Initiative, the Indigo B2B game event returns to Rotterdam on 2 and 3 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Weak Holiday Season Sales: Xbox Revenue Declines in Q2 FY26 During the second quarter of the current financial year, Microsoft's Xbox division saw a 10 percent decline in revenue. There was a downturn in both content and services, particularly hardware, in what is normally a strong year-end period. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mag-C 2025 (Jerrografie) Business Mag-C 2026 Sees 30% Growth in Exhibitors 165 exhibitors from 47 countries will show their products and services to consumers this weekend at Erfurt's Mag-C. That means the popculture convention has grown 30 per cent in comparison to last year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
WiG Updates Manifesto With 14 Reasons for Empowering Women in Games With the publication of a manifesto, Women in Games has not only introduced itself and the work of the non-profit organisation, but has once again provided good reasons why empowering women in the games industry strengthens the industry itself. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Games Bavaria Organises Delegation Trips to Nordic Game and Portside Game Assembly Studios from Bavaria have until 5 February to apply for the first delegation trips of the year, which are organised and supported by the Games Bavaria network. The trips will take participants to Malmö for Nordic Game and to Hamburg for Portside Game Assembly. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia © Envision Entertainment Products Pioneers of Pagonia Roadmap for 2026 Following the release of version 1.0 of Pioneers of Pagonia in December 2025, Envision Entertainment announced details of upcoming free content and the game's first DLC, titled Meadowsong. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Winamax Partners with G2 Esports and Riot Games © Winamax Business Winamax Partners with G2 Esports and Riot Games Winamax is sponsoring the professional League of Legends team, G2 Esports. The French sports betting operator will also become the 'Official Sports Betting Operator' of Riot Games for European and international League of Legends and Valorant competitions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director game - The German Games Industry Association | Picture: Dirk Mathesius Business Game Confirms German Pavilion and Considers Situation GDC Organisers as “Unfair” When asked by GamesMarkt, game managing director Felix Falk expressed understanding for the industry's reluctance, but also called potential negative effects for the GDC organisers ‘unfair’. He does not expect the global political situation to have too great an impact on the global games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
