Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers

Events

Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm

Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026

Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Events

Splitscreen Croatia Announces Speaker Lineup

The new games event at the Croatian coast Splitscreen has opened early bird sales and announced the speaker lineup, including Rami Ismail, Rebecca Lautner, Astrid Refstrup, Cristoffer Bodegard and many more.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios

A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Events

Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm

Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026

Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa

Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Politics

Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority Proposes Ways To Classify Lootboxes as Gambling

At the request of the Norwegian Parliament and Ministry of Culture and Equality, the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority has proposed three ways on how to amend Gambling definitions to protect consumer from loot boxes and skin gambling.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Products

G+ EA Sports FC 27 Has Sold Over 600,000 Units in Germany

The exact sales figures have not been disclosed, but thanks to the game Sales Awards, one thing is certain: EA Sports FC 27 sold over 600,000 units across all platforms in Germany during its first month of release.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read