The new team at Talent Hub Cologne will help attract and retain international employees in the future: Ellias El Tahiri, Leonora Fricker, Dr. Antje Lienert, and Leonie Arndt (from left to right). (KölnBusiness) 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
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger 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
Stephan Reichart, Managing Director game events / Lars Janssen, Host of the gamescom dev leadership summit and CEO at Deck13 © game Events 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
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV / Goodgame Empire © King Art & Plaion / Goodgame Business G+ 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
Business SpielFabrique Opens Applications for European Videogame Accelerator 2026 European studios have until 2 February at 11:59 p.m. to apply for this year's European Videogame Accelerator (EVA). It will take place in three stages from February to November. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Welcome to the Era of "Inception Publishing" In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with his consent. This time's topic: Why developers need to start the publishing process before pitching a game and how this has shifted the risks. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #3 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the return of FROG, the death of Anthem and the German DCP. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business Last Chance for DCP 2026: Only Submitted Games Can Win On 29 April, the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Game Award) will be presented in Munich. And if you want to be in with a chance of winning one of the awards, you'll have to hurry. The deadline for entries is today! By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business This Is What Ubisoft's New Operating Model Looks Like Ubisoft's restructuring continues. Going forward, the company will operate under a new, decentralised model structured around five Creative Houses, with an additional group-level structure above them. Many other changes will also be implemented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Ubisoft has cancelled the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Concept art from the remake is shown above. © Ubisoft Products Ubisoft Cancels Six Games, Delays Seven Projects, and Makes More Cuts at Studios As part of its restructuring, Ubisoft has announced that six games that did not meet internal expectations will be cancelled, including the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In addition, seven projects have been postponed, and cuts will also be made at some studios. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
