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Products Discord Moves Age-Gating Back to Late 2026 Under Public Pressure Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy announced that the chat service will move the rollout of its age-gating processes back half a year after public protest and journalistic scrutiny on service provider partners. The company Persona will no longer be involved, he says. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Resident Evil Requiem - Capcom Products Resident Evil Requiem Launch Event in Hamburg Capcom is set to release the survival horror game Resident Evil Requiem for PC and consoles on 27 February 2026. To celebrate this major release, the publisher is holding a two-day launch event at Xperion in Hamburg. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Marcel Zurawka is CEO of Irox Games and one of the creators of Bongo Cat. Products Bongo Cat is on Its Way to 6 Million Players As Irox Games shared with GamesMarkt, their free productivity and idle game Bongo Cat broke five million players in January and currently sits at almost six. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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Robert Maroschik, Managing Director of MegaDev/Plitch Business Plitch Is All About User Experience, Not Cheating In February, MegaDev, the company behind Plitch, moved into a new office. GamesMarkt spoke with Managing Director Robert Maroschik about the growth and future of MegaDev/Plitch, but also about what almost caused them to fail and why cheating in single-player games extends the product life cycle. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jessica Edenhofner In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 6 min read
Business DevGAMM Expands to Serbia With For the Win! Cooperation DevGAMM is cooperating with Serbian Games Association's For the Win! conference to hold their first Serbian event on 29-30 September 2026 in Belgrade. This marks the second new market for the event series this year. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Reboot Develop Blue is a beloved European industry event (RDB) Business Reboot Develop Blue is Bankrupt, Owes €520,000, Croatian Newspaper Says Many had wondered what's happening with Reboot Develop Blue in 2026, after ticket sales went offline and communication went blank. Now, a media report quotes a court order: The company behind the event appears to owe half a million euros and is bankrupt. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Discord Moves Age-Gating Back to Late 2026 Under Public Pressure Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy announced that the chat service will move the rollout of its age-gating processes back half a year after public protest and journalistic scrutiny on service provider partners. The company Persona will no longer be involved, he says. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
