"Black Ops" bricht UK-Verkaufsrekord Patrick Maier June 28, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Mit über 3,7 Mio. verkauften Exemplaren schafft "Call Of Duty: Black Ops" einen neuen UK-Rekord © None Horses of Hoofprint Bay (left; Thogli Studios) and It's Always Happy at Chubby's (Pixel Maniacs) have been announced recently. Products Cozy or Spooky? Two Bavarian Game Announcements Have it All Two Bavarian game studios, Thogli Games from Fürstenfeldbruck and Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg, have announced their new game projects around Halloween: A horse game homage, including horse game expert Alice Ruppert, and a horror culinary quest respectively. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read © Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read © Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media: Games Funding Round Open Until February The current EU funding round for games is now taking submissions. Until 11 February 2026, game developers can apply for Creative Europe Media funding. The next EU funding call for Video Games and Immersive content development is here. Submissions are open right now, with the deadline being 11 February 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Björn Meyer, HandOfBlood, Johannes Gorzel (Picture: Sascha Voijcek) Business HandOfBlood Founds Music Label Corrupted Blood Records and Organizes Concert The indie metal label Corrupted Blood Records is a joint venture between Gute Gesellschaft and Throwdown Entertainment and aims to promote newcomers. In September 2026, Instinct3 is also organizing the Corrupted Blood Club Show, which will be streamed on Twitch. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Constance (btf/Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES) Products Constance Far from being a Hollow Knight: Silksong clone, Constance from Blue Backpack/btf and ByteRockers' Games is one of the strongest platformers of the year. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Business After NBG's Rebranding in CentreSoft: Looking Ahead Without Limits With its renaming to CentreSoft, NBG is also starting a new chapter externally and just won Capcom as a new vendor. GamesMarkt spoke with Thomas Schütterle about acquisitions, renaming, and the opportunities offered by the market for the physical distribution of video games. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read The high-level meeting, the Madeira Games Summit, which took place for the first time in 2025, was attended by 120 experienced industry representatives. [Picture by DevGamm]| Business Devgamm Organisers Celebrate Record and Madeira Games Summit Premiere Following the Devgamm events in Portugal, the organizers have published their recap, including figures. The main event in Lisbon celebrated a record attendance, and the Madeira Games Summit, held for the first time, attracted 120 participants. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Picture by Karola G/Pexels Business New JIM Study Reveals Media Ownership and Usage Among German Youth Fewer German teenagers are playing digital games. Although the decline is only slight, it is not the only surprising finding from the new JIM 2025 study by the Medienpädagogischen Forschungsverbunds Südwest (mpfs) By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Horses of Hoofprint Bay (left; Thogli Studios) and It's Always Happy at Chubby's (Pixel Maniacs) have been announced recently. Products Cozy or Spooky? Two Bavarian Game Announcements Have it All Two Bavarian game studios, Thogli Games from Fürstenfeldbruck and Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg, have announced their new game projects around Halloween: A horse game homage, including horse game expert Alice Ruppert, and a horror culinary quest respectively. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Creative Europe Media Business Creative Europe Media: Games Funding Round Open Until February The current EU funding round for games is now taking submissions. Until 11 February 2026, game developers can apply for Creative Europe Media funding. The next EU funding call for Video Games and Immersive content development is here. Submissions are open right now, with the deadline being 11 February 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Björn Meyer, HandOfBlood, Johannes Gorzel (Picture: Sascha Voijcek) Business HandOfBlood Founds Music Label Corrupted Blood Records and Organizes Concert The indie metal label Corrupted Blood Records is a joint venture between Gute Gesellschaft and Throwdown Entertainment and aims to promote newcomers. In September 2026, Instinct3 is also organizing the Corrupted Blood Club Show, which will be streamed on Twitch. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Constance (btf/Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES) Products Constance Far from being a Hollow Knight: Silksong clone, Constance from Blue Backpack/btf and ByteRockers' Games is one of the strongest platformers of the year. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Business After NBG's Rebranding in CentreSoft: Looking Ahead Without Limits With its renaming to CentreSoft, NBG is also starting a new chapter externally and just won Capcom as a new vendor. GamesMarkt spoke with Thomas Schütterle about acquisitions, renaming, and the opportunities offered by the market for the physical distribution of video games. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
The high-level meeting, the Madeira Games Summit, which took place for the first time in 2025, was attended by 120 experienced industry representatives. [Picture by DevGamm]| Business Devgamm Organisers Celebrate Record and Madeira Games Summit Premiere Following the Devgamm events in Portugal, the organizers have published their recap, including figures. The main event in Lisbon celebrated a record attendance, and the Madeira Games Summit, held for the first time, attracted 120 participants. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Picture by Karola G/Pexels Business New JIM Study Reveals Media Ownership and Usage Among German Youth Fewer German teenagers are playing digital games. Although the decline is only slight, it is not the only surprising finding from the new JIM 2025 study by the Medienpädagogischen Forschungsverbunds Südwest (mpfs) By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
