Rise And Fall: Mass Layoffs in the Games Industry

Business

Sharma and Booty: "This Cannot Continue Going Forward"

In a letter on their first 100 days as Xbox leadership, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty define declining revenue, overextended studio landscapes without a pipeline of exclusives and an overly complex, slow infrastructure as main challenges within Xbox.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Early Access Horses, Community Building, and Self-Publishing - An Interview With Aesir

The Early Access launch of The Legend of Khiimori was a huge success for Aesir Interactive. We spoke to the two managing directors, Andreas Sirch and Wolfgang Emmer, about establishing a long-term community for a game, venturing into publishing and developing realistic horse games.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read

Business

Game Members Elect New Board

At their general meeting in Berlin today, the members of game - the German Games Industry Association elected a new board of directors as part of their regular rotation. Three of the previous five board members did not stand for re-election due to career changes.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

New Trio Tops the German Games Charts in May 2026

With three new entries occupying the top three spots, the German games charts are enjoying a breath of fresh air. But there’s also movement in the second half of the top 20.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Sharma and Booty: "This Cannot Continue Going Forward"

In a letter on their first 100 days as Xbox leadership, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty define declining revenue, overextended studio landscapes without a pipeline of exclusives and an overly complex, slow infrastructure as main challenges within Xbox.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

IGDA Welcomes Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley as Board Directors

The IGDA held its regular election to appoint three new board members. Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley will replace Zak Whaley, Nazih Fares and Valentina Birke, who have concluded their terms.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

Discord and Techleap Launch Scale-up Programme for Dutch Gaming Founders

Through the Gaming Founders Circle, Techleap and Discord aim to support selected gaming start-ups as their businesses scale up. The first five companies in the programme are VaultN, Poki, Maxumum, Yom and Immens.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Events

GIC Sees Summer Edition as Part of Its Brand Expansion

With just a few weeks to go before GIC Sprint in Katowice, the organisers have revealed further details. In terms of concept, the Summer Edition of Poland’s largest B2B developer conference is modelled on the main event, albeit with some differences in the details.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

No Game City Vienna in 2026, New Dual Concept in 2027

Europe's second-biggest pure gaming convention Game City Vienna will not take place in 2026. Instead, event agency Mice & Men is working on a new concept for 2027: A localised Game City in one place, and several decentralised Game Days around it.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read