Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Strategy Update: Microsoft Gaming Becomes Xbox Almost two months after taking the helm at Xbox, Asha Sharma and Matt Booty have set the course for the future. The company intends to expand into China as well as other markets, and aims to return the business to sustainable growth. Daily Active Users are now the most important metric. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Dieter Marchrsreiter during the 20th anniversary of Marchsreiter Communications | Picture by: Alexander Scharf for Marchsreiter Communications Business Marchsreiter Communication is Ceasing Operations Company founder and CEO Dieter Marchsreiter announced that Marchsreiter Communications would be ceasing operations. This means that one of Germany's longest-standing Gaming PR agencies has also fallen victim to the ongoing crisis in the games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Warhammer Classics © SNEG & Games Workshop Business Warhammer Classics: SNEG on the Re-Release of Old, Nearly Forgotten Games Just a few days ago, numerous classic Warhammer games were released, with seven making their debut on Steam and 12 returning to the digital storefront. We spoke to publisher SNEG about the challenges involved in re-releasing these classics, and about the retro gaming market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Basil Weber (left) has served as CEO of Urban Games since 2013. His brother, Urban Weber (right), has been working as Tech Lead. It all started with a fascination for Transport Tycoon and a vision to breathe new life into the subgenre. It's certainly paid off! © Urban Games Business G+ Urban Games: How the Saviours of Transport Simulations Became Tycoons Themselves From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Urban Games from Schaffhausen, Switzerland. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
gamescom TaKeTV Brings Back 'gamescom across industries' Side Event to Cologne First launched in 2025, the side event “gamescom across industries” will take place again on Thursday during gamescom. The event, which is specifically aimed at non-gaming brands, is organised by gamescom organiser TaKeTV. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Number of Employees in Germany's Games Industry Declines Again The game association is not yet giving the all-clear regarding the state of the German games industry. The sector is recovering only slowly. The number of employees has fallen for the second consecutive time, whilst the number of companies has stabilised and risen again. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Hesse's Minister for Economic Affairs, Kaweh Mansoori, is patron of the games funding program | Picture: Peter Jülich/HMWVW Funding Hessen Serious Game Funding Call 2026 Now Open The 2026 round for Hessen Serious Game, the funding program of Hesse Economic and Infrastructure Bank, is now open until 18 May. Concepts, prototypes/vertical slices and development can be funded, with two info sessions being offered in the next two weeks. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Press A To Learn will take place at the MacroMedia Leipzig campus (campus photo: Sebastian Widmann/MacroMedia) Campus New Young Workers Event Press A To Learn in Leipzig With Press A To Learn, Games & XR Mitteldeutschland, MacroMedia Leipzig and Next Level: Saxony! are introducing a new knowledge transfer format. It will take place on 10 May 2026 for the first time. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Yoon Im, Chief Executive Officer Arc Games | Michael Borras, Vice President of Business Development Arc Games © Arc Games / Borras Business Michael Borras Joins Arc Games as a New Executive As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen its operational capabilities, expand its global partnerships and support long-term growth across its publishing portfolio, Arc Games announced several key updates to its leadership team. Notably, Michael Borras is joining Arc Games as a new executive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Global Gaming Report Q1 2026 © Drake Star Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q1 2026 Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q1 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter's gaming M&A activity reached a 15-month high. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Windrose © Kraken Express & Pocketpair Publishing (Japan) Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Windrose Boards the Charts Yarrr! The PvE survival adventure Windrose has boarded the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Capcom's Pragmata has also entered the top three on both the global and German charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Webedia's FYNG City dominated the hall floor. It was effectively an integrated cityscape that included a stage, decorations, Webedia's content center, Samsung's ball pit and the Activision x Blizzard joint booth (GamesMarkt) Events Caggtus 2026: Our Impressions As the games industry magazine for Europe and Germany, we had to visit caggtus. And while the biggest German LAN party is already enough to visit Leipzig, there was a lot more to love about the event than that. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
