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Game Confirms German Pavilion and Considers Situation GDC Organisers as “Unfair”

When asked by GamesMarkt, game managing director Felix Falk expressed understanding for the industry's reluctance, but also called potential negative effects for the GDC organisers ‘unfair’. He does not expect the global political situation to have too great an impact on the global games industry.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Jussi Loukiainen Founds Indie Publisher Coyote Time Publishing

Coyote Time Publishing from Finland has set itself the goal of helping smaller studios in particular with marketing. It is also working on tools for self-publishing. One of the first titles is a game from the founder's studio.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Austrian Supreme Court: Lootboxes Are Not (Always) Gambling

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Sony and EA, stating that lootboxes in FIFA Ultimate Team aren't gambling since enough skill is involved. While that's a big setback for the players that sued, it also gives clear reference to when lootbox modes are or aren't "skill-based".

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Pantaloon Raises Pre-Seed Funding From Industry Veterans

With £150,000 in fresh capital, Jamin Smith's young label Pantaloon has taken the next step in its development and at the same time entered into a partnership with LootLocker. Pantaloon currently has three titles in development for 2026.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

GamesMarkt and gamescom Extend Partnership for gamescomDaily Magazine

GamesMarkt, a media partner of gamescom since 2009, has extended its existing partnership with the world’s biggest games event. GamesMarkt will therefore publish the daily business-to-business trade fair magazine gamescomDaily at gamescom 2026.

By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read

Business

Interview: Astragon Relies on External Partners for Physical Distribution

Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business. We talked to the two co-CEOs, Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, about this decision. Going forward, their physical distribution will be handled by experienced external partners.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

KölnBusiness and TH Köln Start Talent Hub Cologne

To counter the lack of skilled workers in the region, TH Köln and KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung have started the Talent Hub Cologne. 2.7€ mil will flow into the project until at least 2028, mostly financed by the EU and NRW.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

DevGAMM Gdansk Holds First Summer Edition 18-19 June

For the first time, the Baltic edition of DevGAMM moves to summer. The date is now set to 18-19 June 2026. Submissions for showfloor, stage activities and the Digital Viking Awards are now open.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Astragon Completely Exits its Physical Distribution Business

Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business completely. The Düsseldorf-based company distributed physical copies of its own games, as well as those of partners such as Focus Entertainment, Microids and Giants Software.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Events

Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Features Six Expert-Led Roundtables

At the gamescom dev leadership event in Lisbon, six roundtables led by experts will address topics such as AI disruption, studio resilience, and future business models. This event gives industry leaders the opportunity to reflect on the year ahead and set their strategic direction.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Business

GDC President Nina Brown: "We Respect Those Individuals' Decisions"

A growing number of European industry representatives are announcing on LinkedIn that they will not be attending GDC due to the political situation in the US. While the organisers are taking these concerns seriously, they can ultimately only point to improved affordability and the GDC Vault.

By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read

Business

20 Games Funded With a Total of Almost €14 Million

Twenty more projects received grants from the German federal funding programme for games. Almost €14 million went to studios such as Aesir Interactive, Playing History, King Art, Realmforge Studios, kr3m. media and Stillfront Germany, among others.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read