Products Godot 4.7 Director's Cut Out Now The new Godot version 4.7, titles Director's Cut, is all about lighting: With AreaLight3D, HDR output support and more. A new asset store is also in the mix. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Instinct3 And Drinks & More Expand the Knabe-Drinks Portfolio Ahead of Gamescom Instinct3, founded by creator HandsOfBlood, has announced the launch of KnabeMix – a cola-and-orange mixed drink – in collaboration with drinks partner Drinks & More. To mark the launch, the Twitch series “Techno Freitag” is making a comeback. A campaign featuring Sonya Kraus is also planned. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business The €27 Billion Danger Zone: How the EU's Digital Fairness Act Threatens to Disintegrate the F2P Monetization Stack In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time, he is looking at the issue from an industry perspective to see what consequences the EU’s plans might have on the monetisation of free-to-play games. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Yerba Buena © Mad About Pandas and Focus Entertainment Products Yerba Buena Not only is Yerba Buena the settlement from which the modern city of San Francisco grew, it is also the name of a creative first-person puzzle-platformer from Berlin-based Mad About Pandas and Focus Entertainment. The game features a unique copy-and-paste mechanic for manipulating the game world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Picture: adidas Business Adidas and Supercell Launch a Multi-Phase Collaboration in Brawl Stars The collaboration between adidas and SuperCell spans everything from the digital world of the game to high-street retail. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by Medienförderung RLP People Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Amir Satvat and Seth Rosen are two of the speakers now announced for gamescom dev 2026 | Pictures: gamescom dev gamescom Amir Satvat to Open Gamescom Dev With Keynote Speech; Further Speakers Confirmed A good two months before the start of gamescom dev, the organisers have announced Amir Satvat as the opening keynote speaker. Seth Rosen, Fleur Marty, Kim Belair, Fiona Cherbak, Nikky Armstrong, Mia Ginaé Watkins, Noor Amin and Emi Nguyen have also been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read
(Pexels / ds_30, edited by GamesMarket) Campus G+ Further Education in Games Skills: An Overview Just because you already work in the games industry, the joy of learning new things and the urge to educate yourself further doesn’t stop. Here, we collect opportunities of further education around game skills in all of Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Emese-Anna Hoppa (Ubisoft), Jamie Elms (Bytro), Rüdiger Brandis (Playing History), Devan Soyka (Crytek) and Jelmer Lukkien (Limbic Entertainment; from Left to Right)´ gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Reclaiming the Workplace Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025. The panellists at today’s session will be discussing the experiences and challenges faced when workers in the games industry organise themselves. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The brothers Ricardo (left) and Bruno (right) Ceisteiro of Camel 101 at GDC (all photos: Camel 101) Camel 101: How This Small Portuguese Studio Remains Sustainable Since 2009 Advertorial | Camel 101, founded by Bruno and Ricardo Cesteiro, is one of the few Portuguese studios focusing on original IP. In this portrait and company history, we put the developer of Those Who Remain and now DEAD STOP: No Vacancy into the spotlight. By APVP • 5 min read
GTA VI | Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming © Rockstar Games | AppsFlyer Business G+ "Not Everyone Is Competing for the Same Player" in Regards to the Launch of GTA VI "Not everyone is competing for the same player," says Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming, regarding the launch of GTA VI in November. He also discusses the potential impact of this major release on the industry and the opportunities it may create. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
