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Fenris Creations Announces Open-Sourcing of EVE Online Engine Carbon — Ben Hunter, Senior Development Director for Core Technology at Fenris Creations, is announcing the open-sourcing of the Carbon engine (Fenris Creations)

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Fenris Creations Announces Open-Sourcing of EVE Online Engine Carbon

Effective right now, EVE Online and EVE Frontier maker Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games, has released their Carbon engine into open source.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Sony Announces Closure of PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita

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Sony Announces Closure of PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita

Five years after the first attempt, Sony Interactive Entertainment has once again announced that the PlayStation Stores on the PS3 and PS Vita will be shut down. The store is set to be discontinued on both platforms by July 2027. This will make it impossible to purchase new content.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

PlayStation Will Stop Disc Production in January 2028 — Digital will soon have no alternative (SIE)

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PlayStation Will Stop Disc Production in January 2028

From January 2028 onward, no more physical PlayStation games will be produced, the console maker just announced. Games will then only be sold digitally in the PSN and through digital retailers, effectively eradicating the second-hand market.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Pro Helvetia Launches Next Funding Round for Swiss Game Developers — As well as the high-profile gamescom, Pro Helvetia supports the industry through various funding programmes, which are currently entering a new round (Picture: Pro Helvetia)

Funding

Pro Helvetia Launches Next Funding Round for Swiss Game Developers

A new funding round for the Swiss Work Grants for game developers begins on 1 July. The She Got Game programme will also enter a new round from September.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Creative Europe Media: 17 Free Slots at Polaris 2026 — (Super Crowd)

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Creative Europe Media: 17 Free Slots at Polaris 2026

17 studios from EU countries can showcase their game for free at Indie Arena Booth on Polaris 2026, thanks to Creative Europe Media. Additionally, 10 studios from low audiovisual capacity countries can get travel grants as well.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Confirmed gamescom Exhibitors 2026 — Nintendo has confirmed its presence for gamescom 2026 as one of the first companies. Who is at the fair as well this year? (Background: KoelnMesse)

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Confirmed gamescom Exhibitors 2026

Want to know which exhibitors have already confirmed their gamescom presence? We are keeping count: In our always up to date list of exhibitors with links to additional info on the exhibition presence.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Godot to Implement Significant AI Ban

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Godot to Implement Significant AI Ban

Godot is "adding barriers to low-effort slop": To protect the code and stop demoralising reviewers, the engine is banning vibe coding, autonomous AI agents and AI chats. New contributors will be restricted more, while at the same time taught better.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Alpine Power: How to Keep a Studio 'Still Alive' for 16 Years — Julian Mautner, CEO stillalive studios © stillalive studios

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G+ Alpine Power: How to Keep a Studio 'Still Alive' for 16 Years

From indie to AAA, we periodically showcase a studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: stillalive studios from Innsbruck (Austria).

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Bavaria Reforms Games Funding: More Money, Better Professionalisation — Bavarian Digital Minister Mehring (center front) is the patron of the games funding in the state (GamesMarket)

Funding

Bavaria Reforms Games Funding: More Money, Better Professionalisation

Concepts up to 40,000€, prototypes up to 350,000€, lesser equity share, and immediate follow-up funding for projects that are so successful they can pay back their grant: Bavaria's new funding guidelines are a net positive for the games industry.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

IO Interactive Intends to Continue With Project Fantasy Despite Problems And Layoffs — So far, the only thing we’ve seen – and still see – from IO Interactive’s Project Fantasy is the 2023 announcement artwork (Image: IO Interactive)

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IO Interactive Intends to Continue With Project Fantasy Despite Problems And Layoffs

On Twitter, the Danish studio IO Interactive has announced redundancies within the team working on its new IP project, Project Fantasy, after a partner – Microsoft, according to Bloomberg – pulled out. However the project itself is not in question.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

GamesMarket Daily – 30. June 26: Good Gaming Support, Bandai Namco, Games/Bavaria, Austria, Griffin Gaming Partners

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GamesMarket Daily – 30. June 26: Good Gaming Support, Bandai Namco, Games/Bavaria, Austria, Griffin Gaming Partners

Using games to reach young people and make them resilient to extremism and enthusiastic about democracy. All centrist politicians can agree on this goal, but the devil is in the detail, as today’s news shows. GamesMarket Daily, 30 June 2026.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

Pokémon TCG Commemorates 30 Years of Franchise with Global Celebration Set

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Pokémon TCG Commemorates 30 Years of Franchise with Global Celebration Set

For the upcoming 30th Celebration set, The Pokémon Company is coordinating the first simultaneously coordinated global launch for an expansion of their Pokémon Trading Card Game. It will drop on 16 September 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read