Jari-Pekka Kaleva Business Macedonian Games Industry Association Becomes the 25th Member of the EGDF The European umbrella association for game developers, the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), continues to expand. With the addition of the Macedonian association MGI, EGDF has welcomed its 25th institutional member. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Battlefield 6, Electronic Arts Business Battlefield 6 Becomes Biggest Launch in Franchise History Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios have announced that over seven million copies of Battlefield 6 were sold during the first three days of its launch. The shooter broke launch records for player engagement and franchise sales. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ball X Pit © Kenny Sun and Devolver Digital Products Ball X Pit It was the 12th most-played game in the June Steam Next Fest: Ball X Pit by Kenny Sun and Devolver Digital. This combination of Arkanoid, Pong and bullet-hell roguelite really makes it all about balls. Ball X Pit is a 'brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite' set in a By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© GM Business Chasing Carrots and Trapped Predator Present Game at “Quest: Kunst im Game”-Event From October 24 to 26, KulturRegion Stuttgart, in collaboration with ITFS and others, is hosting the event “Quest: Kunst imm Spiel” (Art in Games). In addition to workshops and a panel discussion with streamer Hasi, there will also be a preview demo of Cinnamon Sky by Chasing Carrots and Trapped By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© GM Business Power of Play: Italy 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: Italy. What makes gamers around the world tick, and how do they differ from country to country? These questions and many more are addressed in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© DevGamm Business Madeira Games Summit 2025 Publishes Full Schedule The leadership event Madeira Games Summit on 3-4 November before DevGamm Portugal has released the full speaker lineup. Key highlights include fireside chats with Maria Sayans (CEO, ustwo games) and Mariina Hallikainen (CEO, Colossal Order), a keynote by Chris Petrovic of FunPlus and more. Madeira Games Summit, the management event By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Thomas Rössig (left) and Thorsten Hamdorf are looking for a third founder. © Rössig; Hamdorf Business Hamdorf and Rössig Aim to Found “Indie Studio Builder” Playing Mantis CEO Thomas Rössig and marketing veteran Thorsten Hamdorf are looking to found a "butler" company for indies, helping bring games from concept to release as fractional CxOs for these studios. They are currently seeking a third founder. Thomas Rössig, CEO and founder of Playing Mantis Studio, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
UnternehmerTUM's comprehensive services also include Munich Urban Colab, where founders can work on their ideas and prototypes. © Constantin Mirbach/UnternehmerTUM Business UnternehmerTUM Establishes Gaming Initiative and Seeks Head of Gaming The start-up platform UnternehmerTUM is planning a game tech initiative. Founded in 2002 by Entrepreneur and major BMW shareholder Susanne Klatten, the company is currently looking for a Head of Gaming to build the flagship program from the scratch. UnternehmerTUM's new gaming initiative is being developed as part By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nordic Game Awards @ NG25 Spring © Tomas Lissåker, Smallfield Photo Business Nordic Game Launched Call for Speakers NG26 Spring (Nordic Game) will take place again in Malmö at the end of May 2026. The organisers have now announced the first confirmed speakers and opened the call for speakers. The next Nordic Game conference will take place in Malmö from 26 to 29 May 2026. Once again, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov. © AppMagic People AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov: "PC Market Lacks a True, Unified Analytics Solution" With data company AppMagic's new Steam Analysis launching this month, we talked to CEO Max Samorukov about the difficulties of breaking into data acquisition on different platforms, the history of AppMagic and developer's needs for consistent data for their platforms of choice. This October, data aggregation By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Current Amigo leadership Joachim Ulbricht (left) and Alexander Jost. © Amigo Business Amigo's US Subsidiary Shuts Down Due to Tariffs Amigo Games, the US branch of German board game company Amigo Spiele + Freizeit, ceases operation. CEO Alexander Jost shares that fluctuating production costs, especially after Trump's tariffs, made the company unviable. Amigo Games Inc., the US subsidiary of German board game company Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Pokémon Legends Z-A © The Pokémon Company International Products Pokémon Legends Z-A Real-time battles in Pokémon? In Pokémon Legends Z-A, trainers can control their Pokémon directly in battles for the first time ever, giving them direct commands. But that's not all - there are even more new features! When the first Pokémon games were released on the Game Boy in By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
