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Marcel Kleffmann

Marcel Kleffmann

Marcel Kleffmann is Chief of Content of GamesMarket and our B2B and B2C expert for hardware, market data, products and launch numbers with more than two decades of editorial experience. (marcelDOTkleffmannATgamesmarktDOTde)

Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 / Final Fantasy Resonance (c) Activision Blizzard / Square Enix

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G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Takes the Lead, Final Fantasy Resonance Surprises

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has performed much better than Black Ops 7 (2025) and Modern Warfare III (2023) in the weekly Steam charts. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy Resonance has surprised many with its strong launch for a single-player Final Fantasy title.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival © Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive

Products

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival

Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive have released Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, the first game based on the cult horror series. This survival horror game has been developed to AA standards and thrives on its superbly utilised licence, brutality and approach to classic gameplay.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games — Pythia Games © Pythia Games / Rune

Publishing

Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games

Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Figuya X Konsolenkost Opens Its Eighth Store – in Partnership With BB-Spiele — Shop No. 8 with Dr Jessica Janus and Sebastian Kost © Figuya X Konsolenkost

Business

Figuya X Konsolenkost Opens Its Eighth Store – in Partnership With BB-Spiele

This weekend, Figuya X Konsolenkost will open their eighth store. This time, they will be sharing premises with a partner for the first time: BB-Spiele at the Aicherpark Outlet Centre.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Reorganisation: Nacon Reduced Its Workforce by 28% in Six Months — Bigben Group, Nacon © Bigben Group, Nacon

Business

Reorganisation: Nacon Reduced Its Workforce by 28% in Six Months

Nacon is still subject to judicial reorganisation proceedings. As part of this process, the French company has reduced its workforce by 311 employees over the course of six months, leaving it with 814 staff.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Capcom Sold Over 32 Million Games in the First Half of the Year — Onimusha: Way of the Sword / Pragmata © Capcom

Business

Capcom Sold Over 32 Million Games in the First Half of the Year

Capcom sold over 32 million games in the first half of the current fiscal year — more than nine million higher than the previous year. The strong financial results were also considerably boosted by the new IP Pragmata and the return of Onimusha.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Atari Names Matt Hall EVP of Mobile — Matt Hall, Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile © Atari

People

Atari Names Matt Hall EVP of Mobile

Matt Hall has been appointed Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile. In this role, he will oversee the company's mobile gaming business. He will report directly to Wade Rosen, Atari's Chairman and CEO.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

200 Studios, 1 Event: Toukana Interactive Organises the Indie Treasures Sale — Indie Treasures Sale 2026 (c) Toukana Interactive

Products

200 Studios, 1 Event: Toukana Interactive Organises the Indie Treasures Sale

Over 200 indie studios are joining forces for the Indie Treasures Sale on Steam, led by Berlin-based indie studio Toukana Interactive. The aim is to showcase the independent games industry and give smaller games more visibility, just ahead of the release of GTA VI.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Federal Funding Goes to SkySpirit — Screenshot from the SkySpirit showcase © SkySpirit

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to SkySpirit

Another studio has been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. This funding is supporting SkySpirit, based in Stuttgart.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award — (From left to right): Christopher Flato (ESBD), Mayor Maria Helmis-Arend (Cologne), Katrin Lögering (Green Party Member of the State Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia) and Florian Weber (Cologne District Association) (c) Viola Schuldner/ESBD

Esports

German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award

The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap — Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître

Events

Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap

Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funds 13 Games With €926,000 — Glider / Unfollow / Kitchen of Memories (c) mbb, Mosaik Studio, MadeFor Film, Arkanum Pictures

Funding

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funds 13 Games With €926,000

The New Media Funding programme from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has awarded €926,000 in funding to 13 game projects. The programme focuses on emerging studios and start-ups, and many of the funded projects are the first or second of their kind.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read