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Weekly Steam Charts: The Calm Week After Crimson Desert — Apex Legends is climbing the charts © Electronic Arts

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G+ Weekly Steam Charts: The Calm Week After Crimson Desert

The latest Steam weekly revenue charts show that Crimson Desert and Counter-Strike 2 have swapped places. CS2 is now back in the lead. Updates for live-service games in particular are also bringing these titles back into the charts.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Regional Association Calls For an Own Identity in Games and XR in Saxony

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Regional Association Calls For an Own Identity in Games and XR in Saxony

Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has presented a position paper for Saxony. Now that the initial development phase of the Games and XR business has been completed, it is time for it to establish its own distinct identity in Saxony.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Mikami's Unbound Is Now Part of Shift Up — Hyung-Tae Kim, CEO of Shift Up & Shinji Mikami, CEO of Unbound © Shift Up

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Mikami's Unbound Is Now Part of Shift Up

Shift Up, a South Korean company, has acquired the Japanese studio Unbound, founded by Shinji Mikami. The company behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory is thus strengthening its global PC and console publishing capabilities.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

NRW Seeks For Prototypes For Its Gamescom Booth Again — The Gaming Area on NRW's gamescom booth | Picture by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

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NRW Seeks For Prototypes For Its Gamescom Booth Again

As in previous years, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is organising a gaming area as part of the gamescom joint stand, where prototypes from studios in NRW will be showcased. Applications are open until 6 May.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Ikea Celebrates 20 Years of Japanese Stores With Pokopia Collab — Pokémon Pokopia (Nintendo/The Pokémon Company/Koei Tecmo)

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Ikea Celebrates 20 Years of Japanese Stores With Pokopia Collab

To mark 20 years of stores in Japan, Ikea is cooperating with Pokémon Pokopia. While certain events will only be held in Japanese stores, the Ikea Island in game will be visitable from everywhere, featuring Ikea rooms and furniture.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Austria’s Investment Screening Process is Holding up JD.com’s Takeover of MediaMarkt — MediaMarkt is one of the leading retailers in Austria, including for games, which is why it sponsored, among other things, Game City Vienna (pictured). This would hardly be possible if it were to withdraw following the JD.com takeover | Picture: Archive picture by Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press for Game City Vienna

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Austria’s Investment Screening Process is Holding up JD.com’s Takeover of MediaMarkt

According to Ceconomy, the parent company of MediaMarktSaturn, talks with the Austrian authorities regarding the planned partnership – or takeover – by the Chinese firm JD.com are proving difficult. A delay is possible, and reports suggest that withdrawing from the Austrian market is an option.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027

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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

Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy on Operating a Forever Game and "Not Chasing Trends" — Jon Bellamy, CEO, Jagex © Jagex

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G+ Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy on Operating a Forever Game and "Not Chasing Trends"

Jagex is celebrating the 25th anniversary of RuneScape this year. We spoke to Jon Bellamy about the franchise's enduring popularity, the current MMO market, how the company has ditched problematic monetisation strategies and the privilege and responsibility that comes with owning a 'forever game'.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

LFG Debuts With Conbook, Powered by GamesMarkt — Flanked by the Cosplaystammtisch Hof (left and right), the organisers (from left) Johannes Wurm, Kevin Pollak, Ariane Pollak, Stefan Preisinger and District Administrator Oliver Bär presenting the fresh posters for LFG Con 2026 © Landratsamt Hof

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LFG Debuts With Conbook, Powered by GamesMarkt

This year, the GamesMarkt team is supporting LFG Con in Hof by producing a convention magazine. The experienced editorial team will produce the official conbook for the Franconian video game convention.

By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read

Adult Games: FTC Chairman Ferguson Writes Warning Letter to Payment Providers — Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) | Picture by FTC

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Adult Games: FTC Chairman Ferguson Writes Warning Letter to Payment Providers

Adult content publisher got unexpected support from the FTC. Its Chairman has sent Warning Letters to PayPal, Stripe, Visa and Mastercard, reminding them of their obligations to their customers under the FTC Act.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Unity Sunsets ironSource Ads Network and Wants to Sell Supersonic — Matt Bromberg | Picture: BusinessWire

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Unity Sunsets ironSource Ads Network and Wants to Sell Supersonic

Alongside its preliminary first-quarter results, Unity has announced two major initiatives. The ironSource Ads Network is being phased out, and Unity is seeking a buyer for its publishing division, Supersonic.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

VG Wort Now Includes Boardgame Authors, Royalties for Game Materials — More money in the bank for board game authors, at least through VG Wort royalties (www.kaboompics.com)

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VG Wort Now Includes Boardgame Authors, Royalties for Game Materials

The German VG Wort, collecting society for authors, now uses the board game database of of the Altenburg Game Archive and releases royalties for board game authors. Spiele-Autoren-Zunft demands funding for the continued database maintenance from the Federal Government.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read