Amazon.de legt deutlich zu Team Gamesmarkt February 03, 2014 – 1 min read Share this post Amazon wächst in Deutschland stärker als im gesamten internationalen Markt © None Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger People Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read The Urban Games team at gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Business Urban Games Largely Self-Financed the $25m Budget for Transport Fever 3 "Transport simulations had an audience of millions in the 1990s and early 2000s, but then a vacuum emerged, which we were able to fill with Train Fever and the Transport Fever series. Thanks to steady growth, we are now number one in this genre." Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Programme) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Focus Home Interactive (nor Pullup) acquired the studio in February 2022 © Focus / Pullup Business Pullup Entertainment Closes Leikir Studio Pullup Entertainment has announced the closure of Leikir Studio. The French studio's most recent projects were Rogue Lords, Metal Slug Tactics and Synergy, all of which were developed in Ivry-sur-Seine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Arthur Van Clap and Ivan Marchand, President (from Left to Right) Business Gamevestor Secures Funding to Create and Launch Crowd Investment Platform for Games With €1 million in fresh capital, Gamevestor plans to launch its crowd investment platform for games in early 2026. An interview with founders Ivan Marchand and Arthur Van Clap about the platform, how it differs from crowdfunding, and their long-term goals including an expansion to the US. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read The University for Further Education Krems is closing the doors of their Center for Applied Game Studies. Center Lead Natalie Denk is looking to save projects like FROG otherwise. (Walter Skokanitsch / Denk) Business Europe’s Oldest Game Studies Course Is Getting Closed The University for Further Education Krems in Austria is ending the oldest game studies course in Europe and closing its Center for Applied Game Studies. This marks the loss of two of the oldest institutions in European Game Studies. Former Center Head Natalie Denk however has plans. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business The AI Tax: How Silicon Scarcity is Colliding with the ‘GTA 6’ Super Cycle In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with his consent. This time's topic: The impact of the AI boom on console pricing (options) and what this could mean for game development and publishing. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger People Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The Urban Games team at gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Business Urban Games Largely Self-Financed the $25m Budget for Transport Fever 3 "Transport simulations had an audience of millions in the 1990s and early 2000s, but then a vacuum emerged, which we were able to fill with Train Fever and the Transport Fever series. Thanks to steady growth, we are now number one in this genre." Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Programme) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Focus Home Interactive (nor Pullup) acquired the studio in February 2022 © Focus / Pullup Business Pullup Entertainment Closes Leikir Studio Pullup Entertainment has announced the closure of Leikir Studio. The French studio's most recent projects were Rogue Lords, Metal Slug Tactics and Synergy, all of which were developed in Ivry-sur-Seine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Arthur Van Clap and Ivan Marchand, President (from Left to Right) Business Gamevestor Secures Funding to Create and Launch Crowd Investment Platform for Games With €1 million in fresh capital, Gamevestor plans to launch its crowd investment platform for games in early 2026. An interview with founders Ivan Marchand and Arthur Van Clap about the platform, how it differs from crowdfunding, and their long-term goals including an expansion to the US. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
The University for Further Education Krems is closing the doors of their Center for Applied Game Studies. Center Lead Natalie Denk is looking to save projects like FROG otherwise. (Walter Skokanitsch / Denk) Business Europe’s Oldest Game Studies Course Is Getting Closed The University for Further Education Krems in Austria is ending the oldest game studies course in Europe and closing its Center for Applied Game Studies. This marks the loss of two of the oldest institutions in European Game Studies. Former Center Head Natalie Denk however has plans. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business The AI Tax: How Silicon Scarcity is Colliding with the ‘GTA 6’ Super Cycle In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with his consent. This time's topic: The impact of the AI boom on console pricing (options) and what this could mean for game development and publishing. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
