European Games Key Markets: France in 2023 Marcel Kleffmann September 04, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post © GamesMarkt Business Both Game Industry Conferences 2026 Have Opened Ticket Sales Katowice in June and Poznan in October: Both GIC in Poland have opened ticket sales now, with early bird discounts and a "buy one, get one 50% off" offer. The regular GIC in Poznan will once again take place next to Poznan Game Arena. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business The Great Age-Gate Shake-up: Is 2026 the Year Gaming Grows Up? In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso looks at the changes to the PEGI system and the potential implications for companies’ global marketing strategies if games are given completely different age ratings in the US compared to Europe in future. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read Politics Regional Association Games & XR Mitteldeutschland Sets Out Its Claims for Thuringia Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has drawn up a five-point plan to encourage politicians to support the games industry in Thuringia. The main focus is on implementing measures that have long been standard practice in other German federal states. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Business Both Game Industry Conferences 2026 Have Opened Ticket Sales Katowice in June and Poznan in October: Both GIC in Poland have opened ticket sales now, with early bird discounts and a "buy one, get one 50% off" offer. The regular GIC in Poznan will once again take place next to Poznan Game Arena. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Super Meat Boy 3D Releases 31 March The two Northrhine-Westphalian companies Sluggerfly and Headup are releasing Super Meat Boy 3D at the end of this month. The 3D version of the snappy precision platformers comes out for all platforms. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business The Great Age-Gate Shake-up: Is 2026 the Year Gaming Grows Up? In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso looks at the changes to the PEGI system and the potential implications for companies’ global marketing strategies if games are given completely different age ratings in the US compared to Europe in future. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read Generation Exile © Sonderlust Studios Products Generation Exile Developed by Sonderlust Studios, Generation Exile has flown somewhat under the radar. This space-faring colony management simulation game received hardly any attention when it was released on Early Access, but deserved better. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Politics Regional Association Games & XR Mitteldeutschland Sets Out Its Claims for Thuringia Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has drawn up a five-point plan to encourage politicians to support the games industry in Thuringia. The main focus is on implementing measures that have long been standard practice in other German federal states. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Sudden Strike 5 © Kite Games & Kalypso Media Products Kalypso Media Will Release Sudden Strike 5 in April 2026 On 23 April 2026, German publisher Kalypso Media and Budapest-based developer Kite Games will launch Sudden Strike 5, the latest instalment in the World War II real-time tactics series, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Both Game Industry Conferences 2026 Have Opened Ticket Sales Katowice in June and Poznan in October: Both GIC in Poland have opened ticket sales now, with early bird discounts and a "buy one, get one 50% off" offer. The regular GIC in Poznan will once again take place next to Poznan Game Arena. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business The Great Age-Gate Shake-up: Is 2026 the Year Gaming Grows Up? In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso looks at the changes to the PEGI system and the potential implications for companies’ global marketing strategies if games are given completely different age ratings in the US compared to Europe in future. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Politics Regional Association Games & XR Mitteldeutschland Sets Out Its Claims for Thuringia Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has drawn up a five-point plan to encourage politicians to support the games industry in Thuringia. The main focus is on implementing measures that have long been standard practice in other German federal states. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Business Both Game Industry Conferences 2026 Have Opened Ticket Sales Katowice in June and Poznan in October: Both GIC in Poland have opened ticket sales now, with early bird discounts and a "buy one, get one 50% off" offer. The regular GIC in Poznan will once again take place next to Poznan Game Arena. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Super Meat Boy 3D Releases 31 March The two Northrhine-Westphalian companies Sluggerfly and Headup are releasing Super Meat Boy 3D at the end of this month. The 3D version of the snappy precision platformers comes out for all platforms. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business The Great Age-Gate Shake-up: Is 2026 the Year Gaming Grows Up? In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso looks at the changes to the PEGI system and the potential implications for companies’ global marketing strategies if games are given completely different age ratings in the US compared to Europe in future. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Generation Exile © Sonderlust Studios Products Generation Exile Developed by Sonderlust Studios, Generation Exile has flown somewhat under the radar. This space-faring colony management simulation game received hardly any attention when it was released on Early Access, but deserved better. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Politics Regional Association Games & XR Mitteldeutschland Sets Out Its Claims for Thuringia Games & XR Mitteldeutschland has drawn up a five-point plan to encourage politicians to support the games industry in Thuringia. The main focus is on implementing measures that have long been standard practice in other German federal states. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Sudden Strike 5 © Kite Games & Kalypso Media Products Kalypso Media Will Release Sudden Strike 5 in April 2026 On 23 April 2026, German publisher Kalypso Media and Budapest-based developer Kite Games will launch Sudden Strike 5, the latest instalment in the World War II real-time tactics series, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
