Payback startet "Payback Spielewelt" in der App Pascal Wagner April 04, 2022 – 1 min read Share this post © Payback The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4) Development W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read gamescom Xsolla Unveils Its Largest Product Rollout Yet: New Tools Give Studios Control Over Their Own Growth Advertorial | Xsolla is heading to Cologne for gamescom dev and gamescom with a range of new services and products. Learn more at xsolla.pro/gmktgc, or connect with the team at gamescom, Hall 2.2, #A030-B035. By Xsolla • 4 min read From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read New York Games Week © New York Games Week Events Inaugural New York Games Week Launches in October The inaugural New York Games Week aims to establish New York City as a global destination for the gaming industry. It will celebrate the video game industry across a variety of venues in the city. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Emrah Kara, CEO & Co-founder, VaultN | Bob Legters, Chief Product Officer at Paysafe © Kara, VaultN | Ryan Ketterman Business VaultN and Paysafe Team up to Offer Real-Time B2B Payment Settlements for Game Distribution In partnership with Paysafe, VaultN integrates payments directly into the distribution process, allowing transactions to be settled instantly rather than through lengthy reconciliation procedures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack © Elliot / Playstack People Harvey Elliot on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read David Scarborough is joining Blizzard Entertainment as Senior Manager, EMEA Communications (Scarborough/Blizzard) People David Scarborough Joins Blizzard as EMEA Comms Senior Manager The former Senior Account Director at Brands 2 Life is now Blizzard's new Senior Manager for EMEA Comms: David Scarborough joins the Microsoft subsidiary in London. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read Products Kojima's Physint Moves From PlayStation to Xbox Sony Interactive Entertainment has unexpectedly cancelled Physint, the stealth-action project of Hideo Kojima. In its search for a new partner, Kojima Productions has found a match in Xbox. This collaboration will extend beyond Physint and OD. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The W4 founders from left to right: Fabio Alessandrelli, Remi Verschelde, Juan Linietsky, Nicola Farronato (W4) Development W4 Partners With Tencent to Bring Godot to Asia In the current Series B funding round, W4 Games, the enterprising arm of open-source engine Godot, has collected about €15,4mil from OSS Capital, LUX, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. Together with Tencent, now a main investor, expansion to Asia is planned. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
gamescom Xsolla Unveils Its Largest Product Rollout Yet: New Tools Give Studios Control Over Their Own Growth Advertorial | Xsolla is heading to Cologne for gamescom dev and gamescom with a range of new services and products. Learn more at xsolla.pro/gmktgc, or connect with the team at gamescom, Hall 2.2, #A030-B035. By Xsolla • 4 min read
From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
New York Games Week © New York Games Week Events Inaugural New York Games Week Launches in October The inaugural New York Games Week aims to establish New York City as a global destination for the gaming industry. It will celebrate the video game industry across a variety of venues in the city. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Emrah Kara, CEO & Co-founder, VaultN | Bob Legters, Chief Product Officer at Paysafe © Kara, VaultN | Ryan Ketterman Business VaultN and Paysafe Team up to Offer Real-Time B2B Payment Settlements for Game Distribution In partnership with Paysafe, VaultN integrates payments directly into the distribution process, allowing transactions to be settled instantly rather than through lengthy reconciliation procedures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack © Elliot / Playstack People Harvey Elliot on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Harvey Elliot, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
David Scarborough is joining Blizzard Entertainment as Senior Manager, EMEA Communications (Scarborough/Blizzard) People David Scarborough Joins Blizzard as EMEA Comms Senior Manager The former Senior Account Director at Brands 2 Life is now Blizzard's new Senior Manager for EMEA Comms: David Scarborough joins the Microsoft subsidiary in London. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Products Kojima's Physint Moves From PlayStation to Xbox Sony Interactive Entertainment has unexpectedly cancelled Physint, the stealth-action project of Hideo Kojima. In its search for a new partner, Kojima Productions has found a match in Xbox. This collaboration will extend beyond Physint and OD. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
