Interview with Jens Lauritzson: New Chances in Mobile – Not Just on Apple‘s Devices Pascal Wagner November 12, 2024 – 5 min read Share this post Jens Lauritzson's Flexion specialises in alternative app stores - long before the Apple case. © Flexion; Apple Global Gaming Report Q3 2026, Michael Metzger / © Drake Star / Michael Metzger Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026 Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Business What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read According to Circana, the best-selling game in the US in August was: NBA 2K27 (Picture: Take-Two Interactive) Business US Video Games Market Remains Below Last Year’s Levels in August At US$4.26 billion, the US market saw a 9 per cent year-on-year decline in sales volume in August. This time, the drop in turnover is primarily attributable to software. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Impressions from the Serious Game Summit 2026 (Brain Food Games) Events Serious Game Summit Returns August 2027 The second edition of Serious Game Summit in Switzerland will take place on 31 August 2027, again in Lucerne. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Picture: gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026/Koelnmesse) gamescom Gamescom Asia More International Than Ever Before With 20 pavilions and exhibitors from 29 countries and regions, gamescom asia is set to break a new record in terms of international participation. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Car Park Capital © Hilkojj Interactive and MicroProse Products Car Park Capital It looks like a classic tycoon game, and that's exactly what it is – only with a strong satirical twist. In Car Park Capital from Hilkojj Interactive and MicroProse, players must build a city that caters for cars and encourage a Carbrain mentality among its residents. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Oct 26: Norway, Takeshi Furukawa, Games Ground, Drake Star, Splitscreen, Xbox, MGZstart, SELL Whether it’s Paris, Berlin or Split – many conferences and events have now finalised their programmes. Perhaps the most important news, however, comes from Norway, where a report outlines three possible ways in which gambling-like content in games could be regulated. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Global Gaming Report Q3 2026, Michael Metzger / © Drake Star / Michael Metzger Business G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026 Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
According to Circana, the best-selling game in the US in August was: NBA 2K27 (Picture: Take-Two Interactive) Business US Video Games Market Remains Below Last Year’s Levels in August At US$4.26 billion, the US market saw a 9 per cent year-on-year decline in sales volume in August. This time, the drop in turnover is primarily attributable to software. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Impressions from the Serious Game Summit 2026 (Brain Food Games) Events Serious Game Summit Returns August 2027 The second edition of Serious Game Summit in Switzerland will take place on 31 August 2027, again in Lucerne. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Picture: gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026/Koelnmesse) gamescom Gamescom Asia More International Than Ever Before With 20 pavilions and exhibitors from 29 countries and regions, gamescom asia is set to break a new record in terms of international participation. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Car Park Capital © Hilkojj Interactive and MicroProse Products Car Park Capital It looks like a classic tycoon game, and that's exactly what it is – only with a strong satirical twist. In Car Park Capital from Hilkojj Interactive and MicroProse, players must build a city that caters for cars and encourage a Carbrain mentality among its residents. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Oct 26: Norway, Takeshi Furukawa, Games Ground, Drake Star, Splitscreen, Xbox, MGZstart, SELL Whether it’s Paris, Berlin or Split – many conferences and events have now finalised their programmes. Perhaps the most important news, however, comes from Norway, where a report outlines three possible ways in which gambling-like content in games could be regulated. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read
Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
