Ubisoft Blue Byte Newcomer Award geht in dritte Runde Harald Hesse October 07, 2015 – 1 min read Share this post © None State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read 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) People 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. By Pascal Wagner • Business SuperAwesome Becomes Exclusive Third-Party Advertising Partner for Under-13s on Roblox Roblox and SuperAwesome have agreed a groundbreaking partnership. Under the deal, SuperAwesome will become the only third-party advertising provider on Roblox for under-13s worldwide. In North America Roblox will continue to market advertising space directly to selected strategic partners. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Voidling Bound © Hatchery Games Products Voidling Bound Voidling Bound is a quirky and creative creature-collecting game in which players collect, mutate and control a variety of creatures. Essentially a blend of Spore, Pokémon and Warframe, it is the debut game from Canadian studio Hatchery Games, whose team comprises former Skylanders developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read VR-XR-MR Omdia: XR Market to Hit Rock Bottom in 2026, With Recovery on the Horizon In 2026, global sales of XR headsets are set to fall by a further 12 per cent. However, according to a new forecast by Omdia, sales are expected to pick up again as early as 2027 and then continue to rise. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Henna Virkkunen and Michael McGrath | Pictures by EU Politics Stop Killing Games: European Commission Wants Dialogue, But Not Legislation The European Commission has issued a statement on the ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative, and the result is unlikely to satisfy the organisers. According to Brussels, the Commission will seek dialogue, but there is no basis for legislation to preserve games that have been discontinued commercially. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read European Union 2026 - Denis Lomme EGDF Calls on EU to Take Action in Response to US Export Controls on AI Tools Following the export ban on the AI tools Fable 5 and Mythos 5, the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) calls the EU for immediate action to defend Europe’s cultural and digital sovereignty. In the EGDF’s view, the US is no longer a reliable partner in the digital sphere. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
State of Play June 2026 © Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play June 2026: All Announcements In yesterday's episode of State of Play, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled both God of War Laufey and Until Dawn 2. Release dates were also announced for Control: Resonant; Onimusha: Way of the Sword; Silent Hill: Downfall and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
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) People 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. By Pascal Wagner •
Business SuperAwesome Becomes Exclusive Third-Party Advertising Partner for Under-13s on Roblox Roblox and SuperAwesome have agreed a groundbreaking partnership. Under the deal, SuperAwesome will become the only third-party advertising provider on Roblox for under-13s worldwide. In North America Roblox will continue to market advertising space directly to selected strategic partners. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Voidling Bound © Hatchery Games Products Voidling Bound Voidling Bound is a quirky and creative creature-collecting game in which players collect, mutate and control a variety of creatures. Essentially a blend of Spore, Pokémon and Warframe, it is the debut game from Canadian studio Hatchery Games, whose team comprises former Skylanders developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
VR-XR-MR Omdia: XR Market to Hit Rock Bottom in 2026, With Recovery on the Horizon In 2026, global sales of XR headsets are set to fall by a further 12 per cent. However, according to a new forecast by Omdia, sales are expected to pick up again as early as 2027 and then continue to rise. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Henna Virkkunen and Michael McGrath | Pictures by EU Politics Stop Killing Games: European Commission Wants Dialogue, But Not Legislation The European Commission has issued a statement on the ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative, and the result is unlikely to satisfy the organisers. According to Brussels, the Commission will seek dialogue, but there is no basis for legislation to preserve games that have been discontinued commercially. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
European Union 2026 - Denis Lomme EGDF Calls on EU to Take Action in Response to US Export Controls on AI Tools Following the export ban on the AI tools Fable 5 and Mythos 5, the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) calls the EU for immediate action to defend Europe’s cultural and digital sovereignty. In the EGDF’s view, the US is no longer a reliable partner in the digital sphere. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
