When Football Makes the Difference Stephan Steininger August 11, 2025 – 2 min read Share this post © GM Products MDM Funds Nine Games and XR Projects with €619,000 Almost half of the budget approved for new media at the current funding meeting is going to one project. Nevertheless, nine studios and producers of games and XR projects can look forward to receiving funding from the MDM. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Fellowship; Chief Rebel & Arc Games Products Fellowship All dungeon runs, all the time! Chief Rebel and Arc Games' Fellowship transforms the endgame dungeon runs of typical MMOs into a standalone multiplayer co-op adventure, making this aspect more accessible and condensed than ever before. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Simon the Sorcerer Origins, Smallthing Studios & Inin Games Products Simon the Sorcerer Is Returning Today Inin Games and Smallthing Studios are releasing Simon the Sorcerer Origins today. Over 30 years after the original game was released, the wizard is returning to PCs and consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business Power of Play: Canada As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Canada. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Games Industry Conference Closes With New Record With 3,423 trade visitors, the Games Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan, Poland, set a new record. The exact date for 2026 will be announced in the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Portside Game Assembly 2025; Bruna Guerra Business Portside Game Assembly Will Welcome Back Indie Studios in June 2026 Following its successful premiere, Portside Game Assembly, the B2B conference for established indie studios, will set sail again through the Hamburg Harbour on 26 June 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Marcel van der Steen, Commercial Director at Mindscape (the Netherlands); Photo Credit: Xifotografie Business Marcel van der Steen (Mindscape) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Marcel van der Steen, Commercial Director at Mindscape, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Products MDM Funds Nine Games and XR Projects with €619,000 Almost half of the budget approved for new media at the current funding meeting is going to one project. Nevertheless, nine studios and producers of games and XR projects can look forward to receiving funding from the MDM. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Ubisoft Continues Its Lecture Series in Germany Ubisoft Studios is continuing its lecture series, which began in 2024, with a new stream on the topic of technical art. Further streams are planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products MDM Funds Nine Games and XR Projects with €619,000 Almost half of the budget approved for new media at the current funding meeting is going to one project. Nevertheless, nine studios and producers of games and XR projects can look forward to receiving funding from the MDM. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Fellowship; Chief Rebel & Arc Games Products Fellowship All dungeon runs, all the time! Chief Rebel and Arc Games' Fellowship transforms the endgame dungeon runs of typical MMOs into a standalone multiplayer co-op adventure, making this aspect more accessible and condensed than ever before. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Simon the Sorcerer Origins, Smallthing Studios & Inin Games Products Simon the Sorcerer Is Returning Today Inin Games and Smallthing Studios are releasing Simon the Sorcerer Origins today. Over 30 years after the original game was released, the wizard is returning to PCs and consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Power of Play: Canada As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Canada. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Games Industry Conference Closes With New Record With 3,423 trade visitors, the Games Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan, Poland, set a new record. The exact date for 2026 will be announced in the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Portside Game Assembly 2025; Bruna Guerra Business Portside Game Assembly Will Welcome Back Indie Studios in June 2026 Following its successful premiere, Portside Game Assembly, the B2B conference for established indie studios, will set sail again through the Hamburg Harbour on 26 June 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Marcel van der Steen, Commercial Director at Mindscape (the Netherlands); Photo Credit: Xifotografie Business Marcel van der Steen (Mindscape) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Marcel van der Steen, Commercial Director at Mindscape, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products MDM Funds Nine Games and XR Projects with €619,000 Almost half of the budget approved for new media at the current funding meeting is going to one project. Nevertheless, nine studios and producers of games and XR projects can look forward to receiving funding from the MDM. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Ubisoft Continues Its Lecture Series in Germany Ubisoft Studios is continuing its lecture series, which began in 2024, with a new stream on the topic of technical art. Further streams are planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read