Cyberpunk 2077 © CD Projekt Business Net Earnings in 2025: Second Best Year in the CD Projekt Group's History Due to ongoing sales of The Witcher trilogy and Cyberpunk 2077, 2025 was the second best year in terms of net earnings in the history of the CD Projekt Group. This was also thanks to a range of initiatives aimed at expanding the The Witcher and Cyberpunk IP beyond the realm of video games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The Co.vision team at the kick-off meeting in Stuttgart | Picture by MFG/Yaez Funding Co.Vision Kick-off: Gaming-Related Projects Among New MFG Funding Programme A total of nine projects have been selected by a panel of experts for the new Co.Vision funding programme run by MFG – Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg. The programme is designed to specifically promote cross-sector collaboration. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business The Death of The "$70 or Bust" Strategy – Why Mid-Tier Pricing is Gaming's New Gold Rush In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: How the changing high- and low-price market is opening up new opportunities for games in the mid-price segment. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Business MGZ NRW Launches Application Phase for MGZsheroes 2026 The Mediengründerzentrum NRW (Media Start-up Centre) is launching the next round of its empowerment and coaching programme for FLINTA individuals from North Rhine-Westphalia interested in starting a business. The programme’s success is already evident in the current cohort of the start-up grant. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by Pexels/Jo Kassis Business Community of Madrid Provides €500,000 in Funding for Games Prototypes Micro-enterprises and small businesses based in the Madrid region of Spain can now apply for funding for their games projects. Up to 20 grants of up to €25,000 each are available. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Sustainable Games Alliance Highlights Power-Saving Plugins for Unreal, Unity, and Godot SGA is celebrating another success with the release of three plug-ins for game engines that improve the energy efficiency of games. The plug-ins were developed by German developers Hauke Thießen, Oliver Stock and Ashe Foltin in collaboration with the SGA Energy Efficiency Network. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Daniel Impertro, founder of Sunday © Dino Eglinski Business Sunday Studio Will Handle Communications for gamescom congress 2026 From April 2026 onwards, the Hamburg-based communications agency Sunday Studio will be responsible for handling press and media relations for the gamescom congress 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Newzoo: Less Playtime Does Not Necessarily Mean Lower Revenue in Free-To-Play Following the release of its new PC and Console Gaming Report, Newzoo has produced a further analysis focusing specifically on the free-to-play market. Although free-to-play playtime on PC, PlayStation and Xbox fell, revenue per hour played on PC rose by 10 per cent. However, it’s the exception. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Registration for gamescom asia German Pavilion 2026 Open From today until 28 May, companies can register for the German Pavilion at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show in Bangkok. The show will take place from 29 October to 1 November. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Values Value and IngameJob Launch 2026 Games Industry Survey For the tenth time, Values Value and IngameJob launch their Games Industry Employment survey, this time in cooperation with Mellow. In the past, the survey has produced valuable data on salaries and employment status in the industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Ron Curry, CEO of IGEA | Picture by IGEA Business IGEA Survey Sees Only Minor Job Decrease in Australia's Games Industry IGEA has released the results of its latest Australian Game Developer Survey, which has been supplemented with data from Sensor Tower. The results show only a slight loss of jobs, a high willingness to hire new staff, and just how important the global market is to the Australian games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
