Impression from Indigo 2025 (David Rozing) Business Indigo Returns 2-3 June 2026 to Rotterdam Now in its second year under the Benelux Games Promotional Initiative, the Indigo B2B game event returns to Rotterdam on 2 and 3 June. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
CEO Satya Nadella / CFO Amy Hood © Microsoft Business Weak Holiday Season Sales: Xbox Revenue Declines in Q2 FY26 During the second quarter of the current financial year, Microsoft's Xbox division saw a 10 percent decline in revenue. There was a downturn in both content and services, particularly hardware, in what is normally a strong year-end period. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mag-C 2025 (Jerrografie) Business Mag-C 2026 Sees 30% Growth in Exhibitors 165 exhibitors from 47 countries will show their products and services to consumers this weekend at Erfurt's Mag-C. That means the popculture convention has grown 30 per cent in comparison to last year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
WiG Updates Manifesto With 14 Reasons for Empowering Women in Games With the publication of a manifesto, Women in Games has not only introduced itself and the work of the non-profit organisation, but has once again provided good reasons why empowering women in the games industry strengthens the industry itself. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Games Bavaria Organises Delegation Trips to Nordic Game and Portside Game Assembly Studios from Bavaria have until 5 February to apply for the first delegation trips of the year, which are organised and supported by the Games Bavaria network. The trips will take participants to Malmö for Nordic Game and to Hamburg for Portside Game Assembly. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia © Envision Entertainment Products Pioneers of Pagonia Roadmap for 2026 Following the release of version 1.0 of Pioneers of Pagonia in December 2025, Envision Entertainment announced details of upcoming free content and the game's first DLC, titled Meadowsong. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Winamax Partners with G2 Esports and Riot Games © Winamax Business Winamax Partners with G2 Esports and Riot Games Winamax is sponsoring the professional League of Legends team, G2 Esports. The French sports betting operator will also become the 'Official Sports Betting Operator' of Riot Games for European and international League of Legends and Valorant competitions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director game - The German Games Industry Association | Picture: Dirk Mathesius Business Game Confirms German Pavilion and Considers Situation GDC Organisers as “Unfair” When asked by GamesMarkt, game managing director Felix Falk expressed understanding for the industry's reluctance, but also called potential negative effects for the GDC organisers ‘unfair’. He does not expect the global political situation to have too great an impact on the global games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Bobby A. Sand In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read
Godot © godotengine.org Development Godot 4.6 Kicks off With a Tighter Integration of Industry Standards With the recent release of Godot 4.6, the engine has taken another leap forward. The latest stable version of this popular open-source game engine focuses on improving workflows and quality of life, as well as integrating industry standards more tightly and improving performance. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jack Emmert, CEO of Cryptic Studios © Arc Games and Cryptic Studios People Jack Emmert Returns as CEO of Cryptic Studios Arc Games and Cryptic Studios have announced the return of Jack Emmert as CEO of Cryptic Studios. He will oversee the development of the studio's current portfolio of MMORPGs and shape the future of the studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jussi Loukiainen and the first Coyote Time Publishing games Orbital Overdrive and Voltage High Society (Right) Business Jussi Loukiainen Founds Indie Publisher Coyote Time Publishing Coyote Time Publishing from Finland has set itself the goal of helping smaller studios in particular with marketing. It is also working on tools for self-publishing. One of the first titles is a game from the founder's studio. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
