Pre-Order-Charts: "Ni no Kuni" überrascht Daniel Raumer January 08, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post "Ni no Kuni: Der Fluch der weißen Königin" wird immer beliebter in den Pre-Order-Charts. © None Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse with Felix Falk, MD game, at the DCP 2025 | Picture by Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images Awards Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse Confirmed as Hosts for the DCP 2026 The organisers of the DCP are leaving the moderation in capable hands: Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse will once again host the awards show in 2026. RayaOnAir, Starlet Nova and Maxi Gstettenbauer have been booked for the pre-show and the live stream from the Blue Carpet. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industry Association | Picture: Dirk Mathesius/game Funding Game Announces Five Webinars on State, Federal and EU Funding At the end of April, the game – The German Games Industry Assocication is launching a series of webinars on the topic of funding. The sessions, which will be held in German, are aimed at developers and are also open to non-members of game. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business The "Imposter" Asset: Stop Apologizing for Being a Generalist In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso explores why a generalist who can neither code nor design might just be the missing piece of the puzzle that helps a dev team of highly specialised professionals succeed. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #13 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an Elden Ring anthology, a new Zelda call, HeroQuest and jobs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read gamescom Latam 2025 (game/Koelnmesse Brasil/Omelete) gamescom gamescom Latam 2026 Hosts Brendan Greene and David Wise With the first speaker announcements, gamescom Latam 2026 starts the countdown to 29 April. Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and composer David Wise will be on site. This year, gamescom Latam wants to focus becoming the gateway for Western companies to Latin America. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Model for Games Starting 13 April, indie publisher and game platform indie.io launches subscription model Indie Pass. For 5,99€, over 70 indie games are available at the start. Indie devs can add their game non-exclusive, with revenue distributed based on player time spent. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse with Felix Falk, MD game, at the DCP 2025 | Picture by Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images Awards Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse Confirmed as Hosts for the DCP 2026 The organisers of the DCP are leaving the moderation in capable hands: Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse will once again host the awards show in 2026. RayaOnAir, Starlet Nova and Maxi Gstettenbauer have been booked for the pre-show and the live stream from the Blue Carpet. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industry Association | Picture: Dirk Mathesius/game Funding Game Announces Five Webinars on State, Federal and EU Funding At the end of April, the game – The German Games Industry Assocication is launching a series of webinars on the topic of funding. The sessions, which will be held in German, are aimed at developers and are also open to non-members of game. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business The "Imposter" Asset: Stop Apologizing for Being a Generalist In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso explores why a generalist who can neither code nor design might just be the missing piece of the puzzle that helps a dev team of highly specialised professionals succeed. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #13 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an Elden Ring anthology, a new Zelda call, HeroQuest and jobs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
gamescom Latam 2025 (game/Koelnmesse Brasil/Omelete) gamescom gamescom Latam 2026 Hosts Brendan Greene and David Wise With the first speaker announcements, gamescom Latam 2026 starts the countdown to 29 April. Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and composer David Wise will be on site. This year, gamescom Latam wants to focus becoming the gateway for Western companies to Latin America. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Model for Games Starting 13 April, indie publisher and game platform indie.io launches subscription model Indie Pass. For 5,99€, over 70 indie games are available at the start. Indie devs can add their game non-exclusive, with revenue distributed based on player time spent. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
