Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Products Greenheart Games' Eleven-Year Journey With Tavern Keeper and the Importance of German VO Following the release of Game Dev Tycoon, Australian studio Greenheart Games spent over eleven years working on Tavern Keeper, which is now available on Early Access and has been a success. GamesMarkt spoke with Patrick and Daniel Klug, who are originally from Austria. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
StarRupture © Creepy Jar Products Creepy Jar's StarRupture Significantly Exceeds Expectations Creepy Jar is delighted with the Early Access launch of StarRupture, which sold over 500,000 copies in under two weeks. Gross sales have exceeded $8.7 million, which is well above the Polish studio's expectations. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Tavern Keeper Greenheart Games spent over eleven years developing Tavern Keeper. Over the years, they have thoroughly experimented with and tested their fantasy tavern management simulation. This persistence has paid off, with the game proving outstanding in Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Tides of Tomorrow © DigixArt / THQ Nordic Products Tides of Tomorrow Gets New Release Date in April Publisher THQ Nordic and developer DigixArt have decided to push back the launch of Tides of Tomorrow. This narrative-driven adventure game will now be released in April instead of February. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jonathan Hales, CEO Megabit Publishing © Megabit People Megabit Publishing Appoints Jonathan Hales as CEO Megabit, the publishing arm of Aonic, has appointed Jonathan Hales as its new CEO to lead a strengthened team. The former Kalypso and Codemasters senior leader will oversee publishing efforts on Hello Sunshine, Thick as Thieves, Lou's Lagoon and more. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
game Sales Award in December 2025 © game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Products G+ No Fewer Than Seven Game Sales Awards Were Handed out at the End of 2025 Seven games received a game Sales Award in December 2025. No other month last year saw so many awards presented by game – the German Games Industry Association. Nintendo alone received four of these awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, CEO of NC America & COO of NC West © Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, CEO, NC America People Jeonghee Jin of Ncsoft Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 What are game industry executives' reflections on 2025, and what are their thoughts on 2026? We spoke to Jeonghee Jin, CEO of NC America and COO of NC West, to find out. This interview concludes our series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check © Brigada Games and Devolver Digital Products Quarantine Zone: The Last Check It topped over 1.3 million wishlists and had two million players who tried the demo: Quarantine Zone: The Last Checkpoint. Released last week, it sold over 300,000 copies in three days. So, what is it about this rather unusual game from Brigada Games and Devolver Digital? By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
LEC Roadtrip 2026 © Riot Games Esports League of Legends EMEA Championship Roadtrips to Spain and France Riot Games is planning to host more League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) roadtrips in 2026. For the first time ever, the LEC will stop in Barcelona, before heading to Madrid and Évry-Courcouronnes, which is south of Paris. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Julian Gerighty © Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio People Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft Massive and Joins Battlefield Studios Julian Gerighty, Creative Director and Executive Producer on Tom Clancy's The Division, is leaving Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio to join Battlefield Studios at Electronic Arts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
New World: Aeternum © Amazon Games Products Amazon Shuts Down New World: Aeternum; Facepunch Interested in Takeover Amazon is continuing to wind down its internal games business. The company had already announced that New World: Aeternum, developed by Amazon Game Studios, would not receive any new content. Now, it has been confirmed that the MMORPG will be taken offline on 31 January 2027. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment / RoadCraft © Sardin, Pullup Entertainment / Saber & Focus Business Pullup Capitalizes on Strong Back Catalog and Two Dotemu Releases Pullup Entertainment recorded a solid performance in Q3 of 2025/26, with the two Dotemu titles, Absolum and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, performing particularly well. The entire back catalogue also grew strongly. Financial targets for the full year were confirmed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
