Sebastian Gutknecht, Director of the | Picture by BzKJ Business BzKJ Funds Child-Friendly Digital Project with €200,000 in 2026 The Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ; Federal Centre for Child and Youth Media Protection) is launching its third funding programme for innovative digital projects designed with children in mind. Submissions are open until the end of February. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
LEC Roadtrip 2026 © Riot Games Esports League of Legends EMEA Championship Roadtrips to Spain and France Riot Games is planning to host more League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) roadtrips in 2026. For the first time ever, the LEC will stop in Barcelona, before heading to Madrid and Évry-Courcouronnes, which is south of Paris. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Keywords Studios Renews Partnership with Women in Games External development specialist Keywords Studios is supporting Women in Games' Individual Ambassador Programme for another year. Over 2,400 ambassadors in 80 countries are taking part in the programme. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Julian Gerighty © Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio People Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft Massive and Joins Battlefield Studios Julian Gerighty, Creative Director and Executive Producer on Tom Clancy's The Division, is leaving Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio to join Battlefield Studios at Electronic Arts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
New World: Aeternum © Amazon Games Products Amazon Shuts Down New World: Aeternum; Facepunch Interested in Takeover Amazon is continuing to wind down its internal games business. The company had already announced that New World: Aeternum, developed by Amazon Game Studios, would not receive any new content. Now, it has been confirmed that the MMORPG will be taken offline on 31 January 2027. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Game Developers Choice Clair Obscur as Favourite for This Year's Awards Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received a total of eight nominations at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards, despite strong competition that left the GSA developers without a chance. Okomotive's Herdling at least managed to secure an honourable mention. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment / RoadCraft © Sardin, Pullup Entertainment / Saber & Focus Business Pullup Capitalizes on Strong Back Catalog and Two Dotemu Releases Pullup Entertainment recorded a solid performance in Q3 of 2025/26, with the two Dotemu titles, Absolum and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, performing particularly well. The entire back catalogue also grew strongly. Financial targets for the full year were confirmed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #2 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the Rockstar Union trial, minor protection in the Netherlands and Game Poems. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Program) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Focus Home Interactive (nor Pullup) acquired the studio in February 2022 © Focus / Pullup Business Pullup Entertainment Closes Leikir Studio Pullup Entertainment has announced the closure of Leikir Studio. The French studio's most recent projects were Rogue Lords, Metal Slug Tactics and Synergy, all of which were developed in Ivry-sur-Seine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Arthur Van Clap and Ivan Marchand, President (from Left to Right) Business Gamevestor Secures Funding to Create and Launch Crowd Investment Platform for Games With €1 million in fresh capital, Gamevestor plans to launch its crowd investment platform for games in early 2026. An interview with founders Ivan Marchand and Arthur Van Clap about the platform, how it differs from crowdfunding, and their long-term goals including an expansion to the US. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
