European Games Key Markets: Spain in 2023 Marcel Kleffmann September 05, 2024 – 3 min read Share this post © GamesMarkt Business The Public Gaming Privatization Wave: Why Public Equity Markets Are Losing Their Grip on Video Game Publishing In his new update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why the rigid demands of linear quarterly earnings are causing a systematic valuation breakdown against the multi-year, hit-driven development cycles of interactive entertainment. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read ZBD © ZBD Business ZBD Launches Payments Stack Built for Games ZBD has announced a new platform offering embedded financial infrastructure for money lifecycle in games. This new line of products sees the company expand to support PC and console games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Harvey Smith, CEO and Creative Director at Black Pony Immersive | Ben Horne, COO and Executive Producer at Black Pony Immersive © Black Pony Immersive Business Harvey Smith and Ben Horne Set Up Black Pony Immersive Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have founded Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio specialising in the design and development of first-person action RPGs - specifically, immersive sims - in which players create their own experiences through emergent game systems. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read gamescom Xsolla Unveils Its Largest Product Rollout Yet: New Tools Give Studios Control Over Their Own Growth Advertorial | Xsolla is heading to Cologne for gamescom dev and gamescom with a range of new services and products. Learn more at xsolla.pro/gmktgc, or connect with the team at gamescom, Hall 2.2, #A030-B035. By Xsolla • 4 min read The showcase was curated and moderated by MotekGames/Motek Productions. Products First GamingUp Showcase Features 39 GSA Games With 39 games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, among them two premieres, GamingUp Showcase by MotekGames has made a respectable debut on Sunday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel are part of a big Green party presence at gamescom 2026 (Elias Keilhauer/Marija Heinecke) People Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026 With a press tour through the entertainment area on Wednesday, the Greens enforce their gamescom presence: Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel from Baden-Württemberg will check out the fair this year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Isabel Grünberg In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 21 August 2026: gamescom Heat Prevention, Hoofprint Release Date, ZBD & more GamesMarket Daily is pausing for a week as the team travels to gamescom to produce the official daily magazines on site. Online news publication will procede as usual though! Today, we also share some important heat prevention tips for Cologne with you. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Products Release Date Reveal: Why Horses of Hoofprint Bay Wants to Tackle GTA VI Together with Thogli Studios, we are revealing that upcoming horse game highlight Horses of Hoofprint Bay will release on 4 November. Publisher Alice Ruppert explains why the game wants to go toe to toe with GTA VI. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business The Public Gaming Privatization Wave: Why Public Equity Markets Are Losing Their Grip on Video Game Publishing In his new update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why the rigid demands of linear quarterly earnings are causing a systematic valuation breakdown against the multi-year, hit-driven development cycles of interactive entertainment. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
ZBD © ZBD Business ZBD Launches Payments Stack Built for Games ZBD has announced a new platform offering embedded financial infrastructure for money lifecycle in games. This new line of products sees the company expand to support PC and console games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Harvey Smith, CEO and Creative Director at Black Pony Immersive | Ben Horne, COO and Executive Producer at Black Pony Immersive © Black Pony Immersive Business Harvey Smith and Ben Horne Set Up Black Pony Immersive Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have founded Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio specialising in the design and development of first-person action RPGs - specifically, immersive sims - in which players create their own experiences through emergent game systems. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom Xsolla Unveils Its Largest Product Rollout Yet: New Tools Give Studios Control Over Their Own Growth Advertorial | Xsolla is heading to Cologne for gamescom dev and gamescom with a range of new services and products. Learn more at xsolla.pro/gmktgc, or connect with the team at gamescom, Hall 2.2, #A030-B035. By Xsolla • 4 min read
The showcase was curated and moderated by MotekGames/Motek Productions. Products First GamingUp Showcase Features 39 GSA Games With 39 games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, among them two premieres, GamingUp Showcase by MotekGames has made a respectable debut on Sunday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel are part of a big Green party presence at gamescom 2026 (Elias Keilhauer/Marija Heinecke) People Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026 With a press tour through the entertainment area on Wednesday, the Greens enforce their gamescom presence: Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel from Baden-Württemberg will check out the fair this year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Isabel Grünberg In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 21 August 2026: gamescom Heat Prevention, Hoofprint Release Date, ZBD & more GamesMarket Daily is pausing for a week as the team travels to gamescom to produce the official daily magazines on site. Online news publication will procede as usual though! Today, we also share some important heat prevention tips for Cologne with you. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Products Release Date Reveal: Why Horses of Hoofprint Bay Wants to Tackle GTA VI Together with Thogli Studios, we are revealing that upcoming horse game highlight Horses of Hoofprint Bay will release on 4 November. Publisher Alice Ruppert explains why the game wants to go toe to toe with GTA VI. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
