Assemble Entertainment Supports PC Publishing For Pithead Studio’s Cralon

Publishing

Toplitz and SpaceRocket Delay Permafrost

Publisher Toplitz Productions and developer SpaceRocket are giving the title Permafrost more time to polish. Instead of launching in the height of summer, Early Access will now begin in October.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Publishing

Newzoo: GTA VI Grosses $260 Million in Its First Week of Pre-Orders

GTA VI is set to be a huge hit. But just how big? Based on their data from the first week of pre-orders, market analysts at Newzoo have ventured a forecast putting the launch week’s sales in the single-digit billion range.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

Sega Announces Its gamescom 2026 Line-Up

Sega has announced its presence at gamescom 2026, where visitors will be able to play the publisher's biggest upcoming titles. These include Alien: Isolation 2, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Stranger Than Heaven, Persona 4 Revival and Total War: Warhammer 40,000, among others.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Business

Over 400 Games Featured in the Fifth 'Games Made in Germany' Steam Sale

The fifth "Games Made in Germany" Steam sale, under the theme "Games Composed in Germany", will kick off on 20 July 2026. Organised by Games Germany, the event will showcase over 400 games developed in Germany. The event will also feature a digital showcase.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 20. July 26: EU Funding, Assemble x Pithead, Gryphon Games, Leyline, AC Black Flag

Surprising successes, well-deserved funding, new partnerships – much of today’s news revolves around the theme of support. After all, with support – whether financial or otherwise – many things become much easier.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Products

Aesir Interactive Launches EverRail in Early Access

Today, Aesir Interactive launched its open-world, action-survival, crafting game, EverRail, into Early Access on PC. This is the Munich-based company's first foray into publishing with this new "open world survival craft" IP.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Guildrun Announcement Leads to Massive Success for Leyline

The Munich-based indie studio Leyline was genuinely taken by surprise by the feedback on its game, Guildrun. Just four days after its announcement, the title has been added to over 100,000 wishlists. The demo had reached more than 10,000 CCUs.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Gryphon Games

Gryphon Games, based in Berlin, has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Over €860,000 has been awarded for a future Planet Crusher game.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Funding

Games Industry Receives Another €6,1 Million From EU Funding Pot

Seven of the eleven projects funded under the ‘Innovative Tools and Business Models’ funding strand are from the games industry. And four of these are from Germany. They will receive a total of €3.3 million. The other games projects are receiving 2.8 million euros from France.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read