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Insights

Game Buyers Are Price-Sensitive and Have an Idea of Appealing Discounts

G2A and Newzoo have published a comprehensive study on gamers’ purchasing behaviour, which offers interesting and, in some cases, surprising insights that are likely to be of particular interest to developers and publishers of premium games.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

Business

US Video Game Market Stabilises in September

With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Insights

Goldmedia Study: Huge Potential in Bavaria

For the first time, Medien.Bayern has funded a detailed study by Goldmedia of Bavaria as a gaming location, with the aim of providing a data-driven basis for further developing its gaming strategy. The result: the current situation in Bavaria is impressive, but there is huge potential for growth.

By Stephan Steininger • 11 min read

Publishing

Tripwire Presents Expands Its Publishing Business

Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, is expanding its business to offer scaled publishing support for games from smaller independent developers.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

The System Seller for Nintendo Switch 2: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

With the upcoming holiday season approaching, Nintendo has just the game to keep interest in the Nintendo Switch 2 high once again: a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original game is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

producs

BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded Celebrate Huge Success on the PlayStation Store

In October, two successful PC projects – BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded – launched on PlayStation, and did so with great success. Both made it into the top 20 of the PS Store charts in North America and Europe, with one even beating EA Sports FC 27.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 04 Nov 26: DEP Nominees, Sasha Volkohon, Xsolla, The Rabbit, Steam Charts, THQ Nordic, Serious Play Conf

The countdown is on – both for Games Ground in Berlin, where Xsolla is strengthening its GSA presence and the participants from The Rabbit are facing their first real test, and for the DEP, where the hosts and the nominations for the final category have been announced.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

Products

Horses of Hoofprint Bay: Release Day Insights

Following two successful demo releases, Horses of Hoofprint Bay by thogli studios was released today. The game was added to nearly 74,000 wishlists and is being released as a complete product, with no content roadmap.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Awards

DEP: Anno 117, Corsair Cove and Forever Ago Nominated for Best German Game

Following the Grand Jury’s deliberations, the nominations for the Best German Game category at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award) have now been finalised. At the same time, the organisers have announced that Lynne Glaner and Dom Schott will be hosting the evening.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read