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 Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Gothic 1 Remake Holds up, and Solarpunk Debuts Gothic 1 Remake continues to perform well in the weekly Steam charts in Germany, Poland, Austria and Switzerland, though it has just slipped out of the top ten globally. Rokaplay's Solarpunk has reached number seven in the German charts. Meanwhile, Meccha Chameleon is shaking up the charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business SuperAwesome Becomes Exclusive Third-Party Advertising Partner for Under-13s on Roblox Roblox and SuperAwesome have agreed a groundbreaking partnership. Under the deal, SuperAwesome will become the only third-party advertising provider on Roblox for under-13s worldwide. In North America Roblox will continue to market advertising space directly to selected strategic partners. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Irox Publishes Nightwater by Studio Ashty Irox Games from Munich has taken on Nightwater from Bosnian and Herzegovinan Studio Ashty as publisher. It is set to release in Q3 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read EGDF MD Jari-Pekka Kaleva finds agreeable, but also disappointing points in the Commissions statement around Stop Killing Games (EGDF, Stop Killing Games) People EGDF: "Commission Should Treat Games Preservation as a Priority" EGDF is taking a dual-stance after the European Commissions statement on Stop Killing Games: While the association agrees that blanket legal obligations are no option, it asks for much more in terms of digital preservation of games nevertheless. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read gamescom Xbox Confirms gamescom 2026 Participation Even though the major "Xbox Reset" is pending, Microsoft has announced that Xbox will be attending gamescom 2026. Visitors will be able to play the campaign mode of Gears of War: E-Day, and a Fan Fest is also planned. By Marcel Kleffmann • Zoher Toutanji, Chief Publishing Officer, Crytek © Crytek People Crytek Strengthens Global Publishing With Zoher Toutanji Crytek has appointed Zoher Toutanji as its new Chief Publishing Officer (CPO). In this role, he will lead Crytek's global publishing organisation and further develop the company's self-publishing capabilities. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen © Capcom gamescom Capcom Confirms Participation at gamescom 2026 Capcom will also be attending gamescom 2026. The Japanese publisher will be showcasing Onimusha: Way Of The Sword, and offering the first worldwide hands-on demos of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen and Mega Man: Dual Override. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Annette Kümmel and Alexandra Palme from Medien.Bayern (centre front) welcome the participants of the 3rd cohort of Level Up | Picture: Games/Bavaria Development Games/Bavaria Welcomes Batch 3 of Its Level Up Accelerator Programme at Gamerei Eight indie studios and solo developers make up the third cohort of Games/Bavaria’s Level Up accelerator programme. The kick-off meeting took place at the Gamerei in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Play These Demos from GSA in the June 2026 Steam Next Fest What titles from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can you try out during June 2026's Steam Next Fest? Check out our list and find your favourite. Your game is not on here? Then send us a note! By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Gothic 1 Remake Holds up, and Solarpunk Debuts Gothic 1 Remake continues to perform well in the weekly Steam charts in Germany, Poland, Austria and Switzerland, though it has just slipped out of the top ten globally. Rokaplay's Solarpunk has reached number seven in the German charts. Meanwhile, Meccha Chameleon is shaking up the charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business SuperAwesome Becomes Exclusive Third-Party Advertising Partner for Under-13s on Roblox Roblox and SuperAwesome have agreed a groundbreaking partnership. Under the deal, SuperAwesome will become the only third-party advertising provider on Roblox for under-13s worldwide. In North America Roblox will continue to market advertising space directly to selected strategic partners. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Irox Publishes Nightwater by Studio Ashty Irox Games from Munich has taken on Nightwater from Bosnian and Herzegovinan Studio Ashty as publisher. It is set to release in Q3 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
EGDF MD Jari-Pekka Kaleva finds agreeable, but also disappointing points in the Commissions statement around Stop Killing Games (EGDF, Stop Killing Games) People EGDF: "Commission Should Treat Games Preservation as a Priority" EGDF is taking a dual-stance after the European Commissions statement on Stop Killing Games: While the association agrees that blanket legal obligations are no option, it asks for much more in terms of digital preservation of games nevertheless. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
gamescom Xbox Confirms gamescom 2026 Participation Even though the major "Xbox Reset" is pending, Microsoft has announced that Xbox will be attending gamescom 2026. Visitors will be able to play the campaign mode of Gears of War: E-Day, and a Fan Fest is also planned. By Marcel Kleffmann •
Zoher Toutanji, Chief Publishing Officer, Crytek © Crytek People Crytek Strengthens Global Publishing With Zoher Toutanji Crytek has appointed Zoher Toutanji as its new Chief Publishing Officer (CPO). In this role, he will lead Crytek's global publishing organisation and further develop the company's self-publishing capabilities. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen © Capcom gamescom Capcom Confirms Participation at gamescom 2026 Capcom will also be attending gamescom 2026. The Japanese publisher will be showcasing Onimusha: Way Of The Sword, and offering the first worldwide hands-on demos of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen and Mega Man: Dual Override. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Annette Kümmel and Alexandra Palme from Medien.Bayern (centre front) welcome the participants of the 3rd cohort of Level Up | Picture: Games/Bavaria Development Games/Bavaria Welcomes Batch 3 of Its Level Up Accelerator Programme at Gamerei Eight indie studios and solo developers make up the third cohort of Games/Bavaria’s Level Up accelerator programme. The kick-off meeting took place at the Gamerei in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Play These Demos from GSA in the June 2026 Steam Next Fest What titles from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can you try out during June 2026's Steam Next Fest? Check out our list and find your favourite. Your game is not on here? Then send us a note! By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
