Business Power of Play: Canada As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Canada. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Games Industry Conference Closes With New Record With 3,423 trade visitors, the Games Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan, Poland, set a new record. The exact date for 2026 will be announced in the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Portside Game Assembly 2025; Bruna Guerra Business Portside Game Assembly Will Welcome Back Indie Studios in June 2026 Following its successful premiere, Portside Game Assembly, the B2B conference for established indie studios, will set sail again through the Hamburg Harbour on 26 June 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Marcel van der Steen, Commercial Director at Mindscape (the Netherlands); Photo Credit: Xifotografie Business Marcel van der Steen (Mindscape) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Marcel van der Steen, Commercial Director at Mindscape, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products MDM Funds Nine Games and XR Projects with €619,000 Almost half of the budget approved for new media at the current funding meeting is going to one project. Nevertheless, nine studios and producers of games and XR projects can look forward to receiving funding from the MDM. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Ubisoft Continues Its Lecture Series in Germany Ubisoft Studios is continuing its lecture series, which began in 2024, with a new stream on the topic of technical art. Further streams are planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Fellowship; Chief Rebel & Arc Games Products Fellowship All dungeon runs, all the time! Chief Rebel and Arc Games' Fellowship transforms the endgame dungeon runs of typical MMOs into a standalone multiplayer co-op adventure, making this aspect more accessible and condensed than ever before. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Amazon Game Studios is set to focus more on its Luna streaming service and AI; Amazon Business Amazon Changes Its Games Strategy and Almost Completely Scraps Inhouse AAA Development Amazon Games is restructuring its games division. As a result, the company is halting the development of most of its in-house AAA games, particularly MMOs. New World is already being placed in maintenance mode. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Simon the Sorcerer Origins, Smallthing Studios & Inin Games Products Simon the Sorcerer Is Returning Today Inin Games and Smallthing Studios are releasing Simon the Sorcerer Origins today. Over 30 years after the original game was released, the wizard is returning to PCs and consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment; Sardin/Pullup Business Geoffroy Sardin (Pullup) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment (France), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business Power of Play: Mexico As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Mexico. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Decktamer, Horizon Edge and Assemble Entertainment Products Decktamer Is Assemble Entertainment's Third Best Launch Assemble Entertainment and Horizon Edge have released Decktamer. For the publisher, it is the third-best launch on Steam so far. Decktamer draws inspiration from a love of strategic deckbuilding games and creature-collection mechanics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
