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Development

Maestro: THQ Nordic and Gate21 Release Unreal Plugin for Character Creation

THQ Nordic's Gate21 has released an Unreal plugin for character creation. The basic version is free. This tool was used to create characters in Gothic 1 Remake, Alone in the Dark, and Outcast.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Development

Subotron Live Pitch and FROG Exhibition Participants 2026 Revealed

Five young studios from four universities in Austria have been revealed as participants at Subotron Live Pitch 2026 on 27 November. The exhibition games for Future and Reality of Gaming a week before are also now public.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

Next Star Trek Game: Jumpgates GameXcite Signs Licensing Agreement with Paramount Games

The co-production announced in early September between Jumpgate’s subsidiary gameXcite and Daedalic as publisher will be another Star Trek game. A corresponding licence agreement has now been revealed.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

MGZstart Funding Submissions Open for 2027

Until 30 Novembers, media makers in North Rhine-Westphalia can apply for the MGZstart 2027 funding of Mediengründerzentrum NRW. Games can be funded as well and have been in the past.

By Pascal Wagner •

Products

Dicevaders

In Dicevaders from Pengonauts and Playstack, players roll the dice to unleash an alien invasion. Created by the team behind StarVaders, its objective is to increase attack values to absurdly high levels by placing units cleverly, triggering combos and creating powerful synergies.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Products

Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics

Rides & Relics is the fourth expansion for Two Point Museum from Two Point Studios and Sega. Following the Zooseum and Art expansions, players can now build a small amusement park complete with rollercoasters inside their museum.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 13 Oct 26: Gamespace, Alexander Pieper, Bavaria, Game on Symphony, Wooga, Nozomu, Oopsie Daisies

Today’s news is all about events and personnel updates, new games, and new services that bring payment providers and developers together. And the spotlight is particularly on Berlin and Bavaria with Games Ground, Aesir Interactive, Wooga, and Game on Symphony.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

People

Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO

A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Xsolla Connects Payment Providers With Game Devs as Advertising Partners

With a new service called Co-Marketing Campaigns, Xsolla brings payment providers and games developers together as advertising partners. Xsolla is also working on further partnership offerings for financial institutions.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read