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Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Reportedly Died in a Small Aircraft Crash — Picture by Ubisoft Latam

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Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Reportedly Died in a Small Aircraft Crash

Claude Guillemot, one of the five brothers who co-founded the major games company Ubisoft, among other ventures, has reportedly died in a light aircraft crash, according to several news agencies. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Laura Mazgaj

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Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Laura Mazgaj

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read

Pokémon International's North American Champions Crowned in New Orleans — Francisco Pio Pero from Italy, winner of the TCG Junior championship (The Pokémon Company)

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Pokémon International's North American Champions Crowned in New Orleans

At the 2026 North American Pokémon International Championships, several EU players won the pot as well. Tournaments were held in Pokémon Go, Unite, the TCG as well as the classic Pokémon video games, although fought in Pokémon Champions.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k — Picture by Medienförderung RLP

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Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k

With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

EGDF: "Commission Should Treat Games Preservation as a Priority" — EGDF MD Jari-Pekka Kaleva finds agreeable, but also disappointing points in the Commissions statement around Stop Killing Games (EGDF, Stop Killing Games)

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EGDF: "Commission Should Treat Games Preservation as a Priority"

EGDF is taking a dual-stance after the European Commissions statement on Stop Killing Games: While the association agrees that blanket legal obligations are no option, it asks for much more in terms of digital preservation of games nevertheless.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Crytek Strengthens Global Publishing With Zoher Toutanji — Zoher Toutanji, Chief Publishing Officer, Crytek © Crytek

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Crytek Strengthens Global Publishing With Zoher Toutanji

Crytek has appointed Zoher Toutanji as its new Chief Publishing Officer (CPO). In this role, he will lead Crytek's global publishing organisation and further develop the company's self-publishing capabilities.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Medianet Elects New Advisory Board — Top, from left to right: Boris Wasmuth (© Boris Wasmuth), Sven Slazenger (© Sven Slazenger), Dr. Florian Heinemann (© Saskia Uppenkamp), Axel Menneking (© Deutsche Telekom AG). Bottom, from left to right: Ina Remmers (© Katja Hentschel), Bernd Schiphorst (© Paul Probst), Dr. Susanne Stürmer (© Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf), Eike Wolf (© Foto di Matti)

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Medianet Elects New Advisory Board

This morning, medianet berlinbrandenburg held its regular general meeting, during which a new supervisory board was elected. The board is primarily set with film industry professionals, but also with with GameDuell founder Boris Wasmuth of Winkipop.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Federal President Steinmeier to Open gamescom congress 2026 — Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be the first German Federal President to visit gamescom in 2026, by opening the congress (photo: Steffen Prößdorf & Nagae Iku / gamescom congress)

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Federal President Steinmeier to Open gamescom congress 2026

For the first time, a Federal President will visit gamescom: Frank-Walter Steinmeier will open the gamescom congress, before he joins a tour through gamescom, talking to developers and trying out games.

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UK Trade Body TIGA Appoints New Board Members — Picture by TIGA

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UK Trade Body TIGA Appoints New Board Members

The UK games developers’ trade body has announced a total of nine new members of its Board of Directors. This is intended to further strengthen the body’s ability to champion the interests of the industry across all sectors.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

How Housemarque Made Saros' Design, Art & Audio Shine Golden — The Saros team at Nordic Game 26, from left: Brand Director Mikael Haveri, Audio Lead Ari Pulkkinen, Associate Design Director Mitja Roskaric and Art Director Simone Silvestri (photos: Pascal Wagner / GamesMarket)

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G+ How Housemarque Made Saros' Design, Art & Audio Shine Golden

What made Saros the golden achievement of Housemarque, and how did art, design and audio come to pass? From Nordic Game talks and Q&A's with Brand, Art, Design and Audio Lead as well as an interview with Creative Director Gregory Louden, we assembled the ultimate oral history of Saros' design.

By Pascal Wagner • 10 min read

Claas Grimm Is the New Chief Business Officer at Ulysses Graphics — Claas Grimm, Chief Business Officer, Ulysses Graphics | Anatoliy Chechel, Founder and CEO, Ulysses Graphics © Grimm, Chechel

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Claas Grimm Is the New Chief Business Officer at Ulysses Graphics

In a move designed to strengthen its position as an AAA art partner, Ulysses Graphics, a Ukrainian provider of video game art services for the games industry, has appointed Claas Grimm as its new Chief Business Officer.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Head of Xbox Game Studies Craig Duncan Steps Down — (photo: Duncan / Xbox)

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Head of Xbox Game Studies Craig Duncan Steps Down

According to media reports citing internal emails, Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan and Chief of Staff Louise O’Connor, both originally from Rare, have stepped down.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read