Axel Torvenius and Jens Andersson: "MachineGames Stands for the Cinematic, the Story First Approach" Pascal Wagner November 20, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post Jens Andersson (left) and Axel Torvenius from MachineGames in interview with GamesMarkt. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business MobyGames Launched Beta Careers Programme for Game Industry Professionals Atari has announced Moby Professional, a platform consisting of free and premium features designed for those working in the video game industry. Moby Professional is intended to help with job hunting, business development and networking. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read Detroit: Become Human studio Quantic Dream is the reason for the strike, says STJV (Quantic Dream) Business STJV Calls for Full French Games Industry Strike French union STJV has called for a strike of the entire French games industry in solidarity with Quantic Dream workers this Thursday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read New art of the GTA IV protagonists (Rockstar Games) Products GTA VI Will Cost 80€, Preorders Open Midnight After the US cost of 79,99$, we now know the price of Grand Theft Auto VI to be at 79,99€. Preorders have started at midnight today for Xbox Series and PlayStation 5. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Team Star Fox: Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and Fox McCloud © Nintendo Products Star Fox: Fox McCloud Is Back - and Better Than Ever Who would have thought? Nintendo is bringing Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Falco Lombardi and Slippy Toad back to the screen in a way that is more cinematic than ever before, based on what is arguably the most popular instalment in the series to date. What can be expected from this reboot? By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Campus Trier University Launches Survey Among Developers For Academic Research A new research project at the University of Trier is focusing on an academic study conducted not from an external perspective, but from within the industry itself. The project is based on a survey of game developers, which the university is now inviting responses to. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Jochen Koubek is professor of Digital Media and Computer Game Studies at the University of Bayreuth (Uni Bayreuth) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Jochen Koubek, Bayreuth University In our new series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Starting out is Jochen Koubek of Bayreuth University. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Business MobyGames Launched Beta Careers Programme for Game Industry Professionals Atari has announced Moby Professional, a platform consisting of free and premium features designed for those working in the video game industry. Moby Professional is intended to help with job hunting, business development and networking. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Thalita Malagò, Director General, IIDEA (Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association) © Marco Bravi GamesMarket Plus The Italian Games Market Through the Eyes of Thalita Malagò, IIDEA Director No one knows the specifics of the Italian games market as well as Thalita Malagò, Director General of IIDEA. We speak with her about the challenges facing the industry, what support is needed, and how they can increase the visibility of games made in Italy on the international market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Business MobyGames Launched Beta Careers Programme for Game Industry Professionals Atari has announced Moby Professional, a platform consisting of free and premium features designed for those working in the video game industry. Moby Professional is intended to help with job hunting, business development and networking. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lively conversations filled the roundtables at First Playable 2026 © Baltimore Society Business The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings. By IIDEA • 6 min read
Detroit: Become Human studio Quantic Dream is the reason for the strike, says STJV (Quantic Dream) Business STJV Calls for Full French Games Industry Strike French union STJV has called for a strike of the entire French games industry in solidarity with Quantic Dream workers this Thursday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
New art of the GTA IV protagonists (Rockstar Games) Products GTA VI Will Cost 80€, Preorders Open Midnight After the US cost of 79,99$, we now know the price of Grand Theft Auto VI to be at 79,99€. Preorders have started at midnight today for Xbox Series and PlayStation 5. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Team Star Fox: Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and Fox McCloud © Nintendo Products Star Fox: Fox McCloud Is Back - and Better Than Ever Who would have thought? Nintendo is bringing Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Falco Lombardi and Slippy Toad back to the screen in a way that is more cinematic than ever before, based on what is arguably the most popular instalment in the series to date. What can be expected from this reboot? By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Campus Trier University Launches Survey Among Developers For Academic Research A new research project at the University of Trier is focusing on an academic study conducted not from an external perspective, but from within the industry itself. The project is based on a survey of game developers, which the university is now inviting responses to. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jochen Koubek is professor of Digital Media and Computer Game Studies at the University of Bayreuth (Uni Bayreuth) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Jochen Koubek, Bayreuth University In our new series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Starting out is Jochen Koubek of Bayreuth University. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Business MobyGames Launched Beta Careers Programme for Game Industry Professionals Atari has announced Moby Professional, a platform consisting of free and premium features designed for those working in the video game industry. Moby Professional is intended to help with job hunting, business development and networking. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Thalita Malagò, Director General, IIDEA (Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association) © Marco Bravi GamesMarket Plus The Italian Games Market Through the Eyes of Thalita Malagò, IIDEA Director No one knows the specifics of the Italian games market as well as Thalita Malagò, Director General of IIDEA. We speak with her about the challenges facing the industry, what support is needed, and how they can increase the visibility of games made in Italy on the international market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
