Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 / Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Activision Blizzard / Square Enix GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has performed much better than Black Ops 7 (2025) and Modern Warfare III (2023) in the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy Resonance has surprised many with its strong launch for a single-player Final Fantasy title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Meris Mullaley, Roy Graham and Yoni Skolnik of Wizards of the Coast talk us through making Reality Fracture, the most important Magic: The Gathering set of 2026 (Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro) GamesMarket Plus G+ Interview: The Makings of Reality Fracture How did Reality Fracture take shape after the last three years of Magic: The Gathering sets experimented heavily with settings and references? We spoke to Meris Mullaley, Roy Graham and Yoni Skolnik of Wizards of the Coast about planeswalkers, problems with Poison mechanics in the future and more. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Tabletop G+ SPIEL 2026: The Board Game Industry on the Cusp of Digitalisation Board and card games are the epitome of the analogue world – and yet they face the very same issues that preoccupy their digital counterparts. At Spiel 2026 in Essen, we asked people from the industry for their views on AI and its convergence with video games. By Melanie Döring • 4 min read
Enshrouded (c) Keen Games GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Is on the Rise, but How Is Enshrouded Performing? This week's Steam charts feature different games at number one in both the German and global charts. However, Modern Warfare 4, Enshrouded and EA Sports FC 27 are not holding the #1 spots. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Edward Ray was the Audio Lead on FIFA Heroes (All photos in this article: Ray) GamesMarket Plus G+ Game Music Makers: Edward Ray He didn't only make the soundtrack to Rogue Ascent: VR by Nooner Bear Studio and Frenzy Extinction as well as pieces for Meat Shot by Tolga Ay, but was also Audio Lead on FIFA Heroes: We spoke to Edward Ray about structure in game music, spotting and his work. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Nadine Trautzsch is professor for Game Design and Game Art at IU International University (IU / Linda Kohl) Campus G+ Researcher Portrait: Nadine Trautzsch In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Star Wars: Galactic Racer (c) Fuse Games and Secret Mode GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: The Sales Are Strong With Galactic Racer Although Star Wars: Galactic Racer hasn't had quite such a strong start as Star Wars: Zero Company, it has made a remarkable leap up the weekly Steam charts. Dota 2 and Arc Raiders are staging a strong comeback, while Hellraiser: Revival is performing better than expected, especially in Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Global Gaming Report Q3 2026, Michael Metzger / © Drake Star / Michael Metzger Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026 Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Rebeca Polo (The Game Kitchen), Lauranne Cauduro (The Game Bakers), Rafal Jaki (The Astronauts), and Kathrin Radtke (Spellgarden Games) © Polo, The Game Kitchen / Cauduro, The Game Bakers / Jaki, The Astronauts / Radtke, Spellgarden GamesMarket Plus G+ Insights: Four Interviews with Indie Studios on Themed Steam Sales How do indie studios decide which Steam sales events to participate in, and is it worth doing so? We asked these and more questions to Rebeca Polo (The Game Kitchen), Kathrin Radtke (Spellgarden Games), Rafal Jaki (The Astronauts), and Lauranne Cauduro (The Game Bakers). By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Federico Cardini, Game Director of Screamer at Milestone (Milestone) GamesMarket Plus G+ Federico Cardini on Changing Screamer's Control Systems After Player Feedback With yesterday's big update, Milestone has made the unique twin-stick controls of anime racing game Screamer optional. We spoke to Federico Cardini, Game Director, on implementing player feedback even if that contradicts with the artistic vision of a game. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Aion 2 / Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve © NC / Bandai Namco GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Aion 2 Rises, but How Are Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 Faring? After spending just one week at the top of the weekly Steam charts, EA Sports FC 27 has dropped several places. On the other hand, Aion 2, Ace Combat 8, and Transport Fever 3 are performing really well. But what about Gears of War: E-Day? By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
