Der kleine Riese aus dem Norden Pascal Wagner December 12, 2023 – 5 min read Share this post Gordon Van Dyke von Raw Fury (l.) und René Habermann von bippinbits 2022 auf der gamescom-Booth von Raw Fury. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner SJ Xue, Vice President of Growth and Corporate Development at thatgamecompany, will lead the thatgamepublisher initiative Publishing Thatgamecompany Launches Publishing Label Thatgamepublisher thatgamecompany, known for Journey, Flower, flOw and Sky: Children of the Light, has launched a new publishing label: thatgamepublisher wants to support “creative developers who use interactivity to expand what games can make people feel”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Publishing Pokémon Pokopia Sold Over 5 Million Copies Just in time for the release of the new Expansion Pass, Nintendo has reached a milestone with Pokémon Pokopia. The title has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, both physically and digitally. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Xbox Phases in Digital Entitlements for Physical Discs Xbox users can get digital entitlements for the games they own on disc soon, after an Xbox Insider phase starting 31 August has concluded. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business G+ State of D2C Game Monetization Survey The latest study by FastSpring and Omdia is devoted entirely to the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) strategy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Dr. Étienne Sur, French Consul General in Düsseldorf, visited the French gamescom booth (Business France) gamescom French Consul General Visits Team France Booth at gamescom At the French breakfast reception, Consul General in Düsseldorf Dr. Étienne Sur came to speak with companies on the French-German cooperation an synergies between the countries' industries. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Matteo Riatti and Dorothee Bär giving away the formal cheque to Dare to Dream GmbH (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) gamescom Dorothee Bär Welcomes Dare to Dream to Germany With Funding To celebrate their founding in Germany and to provide an example for other companies who want to come to Germany for the games funding, Games Minister Dorothee Bär has awarded €3.2mil to Canadian-German company Dare to Dream at gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Dorothee Bär, Felix Falk and Lars Janssen (from Left to Right) gamescom Political Guests of Honour Officially Open Gamescom 2026 Even though the first day of the trade show is almost over, for the gamescom organizers, the so-called “political opening” is the highlight of the first day. And this year, the guest list was particularly impressive. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Knight to remember: Hosts Ann-Kathrin Kuhls and and Maurice Weber welcomed dedicated cosplayers as well. (Webedia) gamescom FYNG gamescom 2026 Reveals Prospera, Rise of the Spellbaker and Many More Seven world premieres, several release titles, more on the official Witcher 3 Remaster reveal and new games by Kalypso, astragon, Toplitz as well as the reanimation of Coins, Crown & Cabal: Webedia's FYNG at gamescom was filled with wow factor reveals. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
SJ Xue, Vice President of Growth and Corporate Development at thatgamecompany, will lead the thatgamepublisher initiative Publishing Thatgamecompany Launches Publishing Label Thatgamepublisher thatgamecompany, known for Journey, Flower, flOw and Sky: Children of the Light, has launched a new publishing label: thatgamepublisher wants to support “creative developers who use interactivity to expand what games can make people feel”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Publishing Pokémon Pokopia Sold Over 5 Million Copies Just in time for the release of the new Expansion Pass, Nintendo has reached a milestone with Pokémon Pokopia. The title has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, both physically and digitally. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Xbox Phases in Digital Entitlements for Physical Discs Xbox users can get digital entitlements for the games they own on disc soon, after an Xbox Insider phase starting 31 August has concluded. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business G+ State of D2C Game Monetization Survey The latest study by FastSpring and Omdia is devoted entirely to the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) strategy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Dr. Étienne Sur, French Consul General in Düsseldorf, visited the French gamescom booth (Business France) gamescom French Consul General Visits Team France Booth at gamescom At the French breakfast reception, Consul General in Düsseldorf Dr. Étienne Sur came to speak with companies on the French-German cooperation an synergies between the countries' industries. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Matteo Riatti and Dorothee Bär giving away the formal cheque to Dare to Dream GmbH (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) gamescom Dorothee Bär Welcomes Dare to Dream to Germany With Funding To celebrate their founding in Germany and to provide an example for other companies who want to come to Germany for the games funding, Games Minister Dorothee Bär has awarded €3.2mil to Canadian-German company Dare to Dream at gamescom. By Pascal Wagner •
Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Dorothee Bär, Felix Falk and Lars Janssen (from Left to Right) gamescom Political Guests of Honour Officially Open Gamescom 2026 Even though the first day of the trade show is almost over, for the gamescom organizers, the so-called “political opening” is the highlight of the first day. And this year, the guest list was particularly impressive. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Knight to remember: Hosts Ann-Kathrin Kuhls and and Maurice Weber welcomed dedicated cosplayers as well. (Webedia) gamescom FYNG gamescom 2026 Reveals Prospera, Rise of the Spellbaker and Many More Seven world premieres, several release titles, more on the official Witcher 3 Remaster reveal and new games by Kalypso, astragon, Toplitz as well as the reanimation of Coins, Crown & Cabal: Webedia's FYNG at gamescom was filled with wow factor reveals. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
