Just2D Interactive and Drova - Forsaken Kin: How the Dream Project Came to Be Marcel Kleffmann October 15, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post The founding foursome: Johannes Hauffe, Christian Sandkämper, Kai Bornemann and Julian Voss were brought together by their studies and a passion for gaming. © Sven Kloss/OVGU Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read GTA VI | Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming © Rockstar Games | AppsFlyer Business G+ "Not Everyone Is Competing for the Same Player" in Regards to the Launch of GTA VI "Not everyone is competing for the same player," says Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming, regarding the launch of GTA VI in November. He also discusses the potential impact of this major release on the industry and the opportunities it may create. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Gothic 1 Remake Holds up, and Solarpunk Debuts Gothic 1 Remake continues to perform well in the weekly Steam charts in Germany, Poland, Austria and Switzerland, though it has just slipped out of the top ten globally. Rokaplay's Solarpunk has reached number seven in the German charts. Meanwhile, Meccha Chameleon is shaking up the charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Amir Satvat and Seth Rosen are two of the speakers now announced for gamescom dev 2026 | Pictures: gamescom dev gamescom Amir Satvat to Open Gamescom Dev With Keynote Speech; Further Speakers Confirmed A good two months before the start of gamescom dev, the organisers have announced Amir Satvat as the opening keynote speaker. Seth Rosen, Fleur Marty, Kim Belair, Fiona Cherbak, Nikky Armstrong, Mia Ginaé Watkins, Noor Amin and Emi Nguyen have also been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read (Pexels / ds_30, edited by GamesMarket) Campus G+ Further Education in Games Skills: An Overview Just because you already work in the games industry, the joy of learning new things and the urge to educate yourself further doesn’t stop. Here, we collect opportunities of further education around game skills in all of Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Emese-Anna Hoppa (Ubisoft), Jamie Elms (Bytro), Rüdiger Brandis (Playing History), Devan Soyka (Crytek) and Jelmer Lukkien (Limbic Entertainment; from Left to Right)´ gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Reclaiming the Workplace Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025. The panellists at today’s session will be discussing the experiences and challenges faced when workers in the games industry organise themselves. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read The brothers Ricardo (left) and Bruno (right) Ceisteiro of Camel 101 at GDC (all photos: Camel 101) Camel 101: How This Small Portuguese Studio Remains Sustainable Since 2009 Advertorial | Camel 101, founded by Bruno and Ricardo Cesteiro, is one of the few Portuguese studios focusing on original IP. In this portrait and company history, we put the developer of Those Who Remain and now DEAD STOP: No Vacancy into the spotlight. By APVP • 5 min read GTA VI | Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming © Rockstar Games | AppsFlyer Business G+ "Not Everyone Is Competing for the Same Player" in Regards to the Launch of GTA VI "Not everyone is competing for the same player," says Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming, regarding the launch of GTA VI in November. He also discusses the potential impact of this major release on the industry and the opportunities it may create. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read
GTA VI | Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming © Rockstar Games | AppsFlyer Business G+ "Not Everyone Is Competing for the Same Player" in Regards to the Launch of GTA VI "Not everyone is competing for the same player," says Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming, regarding the launch of GTA VI in November. He also discusses the potential impact of this major release on the industry and the opportunities it may create. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Gothic 1 Remake Holds up, and Solarpunk Debuts Gothic 1 Remake continues to perform well in the weekly Steam charts in Germany, Poland, Austria and Switzerland, though it has just slipped out of the top ten globally. Rokaplay's Solarpunk has reached number seven in the German charts. Meanwhile, Meccha Chameleon is shaking up the charts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Amir Satvat and Seth Rosen are two of the speakers now announced for gamescom dev 2026 | Pictures: gamescom dev gamescom Amir Satvat to Open Gamescom Dev With Keynote Speech; Further Speakers Confirmed A good two months before the start of gamescom dev, the organisers have announced Amir Satvat as the opening keynote speaker. Seth Rosen, Fleur Marty, Kim Belair, Fiona Cherbak, Nikky Armstrong, Mia Ginaé Watkins, Noor Amin and Emi Nguyen have also been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read
(Pexels / ds_30, edited by GamesMarket) Campus G+ Further Education in Games Skills: An Overview Just because you already work in the games industry, the joy of learning new things and the urge to educate yourself further doesn’t stop. Here, we collect opportunities of further education around game skills in all of Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Emese-Anna Hoppa (Ubisoft), Jamie Elms (Bytro), Rüdiger Brandis (Playing History), Devan Soyka (Crytek) and Jelmer Lukkien (Limbic Entertainment; from Left to Right)´ gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Reclaiming the Workplace Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025. The panellists at today’s session will be discussing the experiences and challenges faced when workers in the games industry organise themselves. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The brothers Ricardo (left) and Bruno (right) Ceisteiro of Camel 101 at GDC (all photos: Camel 101) Camel 101: How This Small Portuguese Studio Remains Sustainable Since 2009 Advertorial | Camel 101, founded by Bruno and Ricardo Cesteiro, is one of the few Portuguese studios focusing on original IP. In this portrait and company history, we put the developer of Those Who Remain and now DEAD STOP: No Vacancy into the spotlight. By APVP • 5 min read
GTA VI | Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming © Rockstar Games | AppsFlyer Business G+ "Not Everyone Is Competing for the Same Player" in Regards to the Launch of GTA VI "Not everyone is competing for the same player," says Adam Smart, AppsFlyer's Global Director of Product – Gaming, regarding the launch of GTA VI in November. He also discusses the potential impact of this major release on the industry and the opportunities it may create. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
