Cat Quest III Marcel Kleffmann August 07, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Cats and Pirates in Cat Quest III © The Gentlebros / Kepler Interactive Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Expansion Pass © gameXcite, Daedalic, CBS Studios, Paramount Pictures Products Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Launches its Expansion Pass One of Daedalic Entertainment's biggest successes in recent years was Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, released in February 2026. The publisher has now launched the Expansion Pass and the first story DLC. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • Guildrun © Leyline Creations Products Leyline Creations Announces Strategy Game Guildrun Munich-based Leyline Creations has announced its debut game, Guildrun. The team is collaborating with a dedicated community to take the autobattler genre in a new direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Expansion Pass © gameXcite, Daedalic, CBS Studios, Paramount Pictures Products Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Launches its Expansion Pass One of Daedalic Entertainment's biggest successes in recent years was Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, released in February 2026. The publisher has now launched the Expansion Pass and the first story DLC. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • London Games Festival 2026 - Games Finance Market & Self-Publishing © Michael Bowles Events New Venue for the London Games Festival 2027 The London Games Festival 2027 will take place in mid-April at a larger venue in the heart of the city. It will offer greater accessibility and an expanded professional programme. Significant audience growth was seen among B2B and international attendees in 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Business The Player Trust Gap: Why Consumer Skepticism Is the Real Headwind for AI in Game Development In his latest update, Zoran Roso analyses a survey of core Steam users, which raises the question of whether the biggest hurdle for AI in gaming is not the technology itself, but rather the people who buy the games. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read Patricia Sato, Executive Manager at Brazil Games, and Rodrigo Terra, President Abragames gamescom Brazil Games Confirms Dual Presence at Gamescom Brazil Games will return to gamescom in 2026 not with just one, but with two separate presences. In addition to its stand in the business area, Brazilian studios will also be present at the Indie Arena Booth. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 16. July 26: New Gamescom Exhibitors + Events, Bavaria, Marion Plank, GTA VI forecast, Leyline It’s not just gamescom that’s on everyone’s mind; the release of the year is too: Newzoo has now, for the first time, used pre-order figures to date to estimate how GTA VI will perform at launch. Very strongly, of course. There’s also plenty of news from Bavaria and Hamburg. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Expansion Pass © gameXcite, Daedalic, CBS Studios, Paramount Pictures Products Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Launches its Expansion Pass One of Daedalic Entertainment's biggest successes in recent years was Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, released in February 2026. The publisher has now launched the Expansion Pass and the first story DLC. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann •
Guildrun © Leyline Creations Products Leyline Creations Announces Strategy Game Guildrun Munich-based Leyline Creations has announced its debut game, Guildrun. The team is collaborating with a dedicated community to take the autobattler genre in a new direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Expansion Pass © gameXcite, Daedalic, CBS Studios, Paramount Pictures Products Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Launches its Expansion Pass One of Daedalic Entertainment's biggest successes in recent years was Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, released in February 2026. The publisher has now launched the Expansion Pass and the first story DLC. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann •
London Games Festival 2026 - Games Finance Market & Self-Publishing © Michael Bowles Events New Venue for the London Games Festival 2027 The London Games Festival 2027 will take place in mid-April at a larger venue in the heart of the city. It will offer greater accessibility and an expanded professional programme. Significant audience growth was seen among B2B and international attendees in 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business The Player Trust Gap: Why Consumer Skepticism Is the Real Headwind for AI in Game Development In his latest update, Zoran Roso analyses a survey of core Steam users, which raises the question of whether the biggest hurdle for AI in gaming is not the technology itself, but rather the people who buy the games. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read
Patricia Sato, Executive Manager at Brazil Games, and Rodrigo Terra, President Abragames gamescom Brazil Games Confirms Dual Presence at Gamescom Brazil Games will return to gamescom in 2026 not with just one, but with two separate presences. In addition to its stand in the business area, Brazilian studios will also be present at the Indie Arena Booth. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 16. July 26: New Gamescom Exhibitors + Events, Bavaria, Marion Plank, GTA VI forecast, Leyline It’s not just gamescom that’s on everyone’s mind; the release of the year is too: Newzoo has now, for the first time, used pre-order figures to date to estimate how GTA VI will perform at launch. Very strongly, of course. There’s also plenty of news from Bavaria and Hamburg. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
